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Rates of violent and nonviolent crimes are decreasing. Rates of violent crimes are decreasing, but there are more nonviolent crimes now than ever before. Crime rates have skyrocketed since the 1970s due to lax corrections laws. Rates of street crime have gone up, but corporate crime has gone down.

Rates of violent and nonviolent crimes are decreasing.
Rates of violent crimes are decreasing, but there are more nonviolent crimes now than ever before.
Crime rates have skyrocketed since the 1970s due to lax corrections laws.
Rates of street crime have gone up, but corporate crime has gone down.
Which of the following situations best describes crime trends in the United States?
From Lesson 116:7.3 Review Questions·Sociology

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