>"During the slowdown, police continued to respond to calls, and the arrest rate for major crimes (murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larcen

>"During the slowdown, police continued to respond to calls, and the arrest rate for major crimes (murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny, and grand theft auto) remained constant" It's an interesting study, but the fact that the arrest rate for major crimes remained constant while the rate of reporting for those crimes dropped tells me that the rate of those crimes being committed didn't actually drop.