Or the 300 year secular trend: ...violent crime in the United States has been in decline since colonial times. The homicide rate has been estimated to be over 3

Or the 300 year secular trend: ...violent crime in the United States has been in decline since colonial times. The homicide rate has been estimated to be over 30 per 100,000 people in 1700, dropping to under 20 by 1800, and to under 10 by 1900.