[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 CLOCK IS TICKING

  The picture painted by crime statistics is frightening. According to 
the Uniform Crime Reports released by the Department of Justice, in 
1995 there was: A violent crime every 18 seconds; a murder every 24 
minutes; a forcible rape every 5 minutes; a robbery every 54 seconds; 
an aggravated assault every 29 seconds; a property crime every 3 
seconds; a burglary every 12 seconds; and a motor vehicle theft every 
21 seconds.
  In short, a crime index offense occurred every 2 seconds. And this is 
just reported crime.

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