Violent Crime on the Decrease?

No simple solution for solving violent crimes
Posted Oct. 29, 2002 -- Murder, rape and other violent crimes committed throughout the country are up from last year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was the first time in a decade that crimes have shown a year-to-year increase.
The statistics are from the FBI report "Crime in the United States," an annual survey of crimes reported by 17,000 law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
Murders were up for the second year in a row after several years of decline, the Associated Press reported. …