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or the elimination of leaded gasoline.

• thrower123 7y ago
  In reality, it is probably a hugely complicated blending of all these different effects that is almost impossible to tease out root causes for. Complex systems are complex.
  • codesushi42 7y ago
    The drop is likely related to the precipitous technological change at the time though. The Internet, wireless communication, video games, cheap cable TV. Even Internet porn. I don't really see cellphones as being the defining factor here. They were relatively rare during the 90s. Even by the early 00s, only rich folks owned them.
• tonyedgecombe 7y ago
  Or too cheap to steal consumer goods.
  • cal5k 7y ago
    Or video games.
  • sdinsn 7y ago
    Crime rates fell across the board, not just petty crime. Violent crime rates fell especially hard
    • Gibbon1 7y ago
      Rape dropped by 75-80% between 1970 and 2015.