> On Tue, Mar 31, 2009 at 8:27 PM, WD wrote:
> > Ugh. That was a really dumb mistake. There is still a major rise
> though:
> >
> > 1960: 160.9/100K
> > 2002: 494.6/100K
> >
> > peak in 1991 at 758.2/100K
> >
> > It's interesting that murders are essentially the same in 1960 and
> > 2002 (5.1 v. 5.6) That makes me wonder if there is some
> > methodological jimmying going on here: most murders probably get
> > counted, but rapes, robberies and aggravated assaults probably don't.
>
> That's what I was going to question - what is the assurance that
> reporting is consistent from year to year, decade to decade. There are
> likely some pretty wild variances between 1960 and 2002.
>
> Percy
Especially w/r/t spousal/gender/sexual violence, eh?