> Still astronomically high compared to the late 90s. Homicide rate in '96 was 7.3 per 100k, falling pretty much linearly to 5.6 per 100k in '99. It looks lik

> Still astronomically high compared to the late 90s. Homicide rate in '96 was 7.3 per 100k, falling pretty much linearly to 5.6 per 100k in '99. It looks like we will finish below 5.8 per 100k this year, and possibly below 5.6. That doesn't seem "astronomically high compared to the late 90s".