[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 37 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    THE CRIME PREVENTION ACT OF 1997

  Mr. KYL. Mr. President, I rise to introduce the Crime Prevention Act 
of 1997. One of the most important responsibilities for the 105th 
Congress is to pass a tough comprehensive crime measure that will 
restore law and order to America's streets. Reported crime may have 
decreased slightly over the past few years, but the streets are still 
too dangerous. Too many Americans are afraid to go out for fear of 
being robbed, assaulted, or murdered. In fact, according to the Bureau 
of Justice Statistics report ``Highlights from 20 Years of Surveying 
Crime Victims,'' approximately 2 million people are injured a year as a 
result of violent crime. Of those who are injured, more than half 
require some level of medical treatment and nearly a quarter receive 
treatment in a hospital emergency room or require hospitalization.

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