Straight Line of the Day: Why have homicide rates declined?
Homicide Is Declining Around the World – But Why?
Phys.org / November 4, 2019Americans are currently living in one of the lowest crime periods ever — and so are many people in the rest of the world.
Following decades of increasing crime during the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, U.S. homicide rates declined by almost 40% throughout the 1990s, and have remained low since.
Most explanations of this extraordinary decline in violence put forth by politicians and early academic research focus on events and domestic policies exclusive to the United States. However, emerging studies are providing evidence that this crime decline is not unique to the U.S., but rather occurring across most of the world.

Why have homicide rates declined?
I blame Trump! Wait a minute…
It’s all a name game. We now call all Homicides Suicides. (unless of course they are perpetrated by a ‘weapon of war’.)
Why have homicide rates declined?
well I’m not saying it involves Aliens but… it involves Aliens.
Global Warming!
It’s hard out there for a hitman.
Why have homicide rates declined?
Fewer people have information that will put Hillary Clinton in jail.
Why have homicide rates declined?
Who says they have Comrade.
Why have homicide rates declined?
It is obvious, the hung the graph the wrong side up.
Concealed Carry and Body Armor.
Just taking a break. Stay tuned.
Why have homicide rates declined?
Because [redacted].
Soylent green isn’t homicide.
…because there are now less homes and more homeless
The proliferation of electronic devices has diverted our focus from “that guy over there – I really hate him”…
No-fault divorce…
It’s so easy to get triggered, you don’t need a gun to get the feeling…
Pot legalization…
It’s not Monday, I have coffee…there ya go!
I’ve been taking longer naps.
… Rodney King asking the world to get along.
LEEROY JENKINS!!!
Not sure how that one works here, but I like the sentiment
The world is collectively obsessed with nuking the moon for some reason…
I can’t say why, but I know that it’s NOT from a sudden decrease in “the number of people who need killing.”
Why have homicide rates declined?
Obama’s policies finally coming into full effect. And No, I don’t know which ones. At this point, does it matter?
Kids these days – so lazy.
Fewer people are annoying me in traffic
More PSAs telling us it’s illegal.
They put up more “Homicide Free Zone” signs.
I blame violent, virulent Video Games!
Why have homicide rates declined?
More people accepting people who are breathing fluid.
It’s those darn meddling kids!
…because government experts told you they did.
…AOC answer – because with everyone working two jobs to make the employment numbers look good, who has free time to commit murder anymore?
AOC: “Because everyone’s killing like two or three people, which brings the average down.”
Why have homicide rates declined?
To get to the other side.
Why have homicide rates declined?
Modern administrative methods and technology have cut way back on “double counting” victims.
Why have homicide rates declined?
Way too busy coming up with responses for straight line of the day to give the human herd the culling to which it is in such desperate need.
… turns out that holding your gun sideways like in rap videos is just terrible technique.
… millennials believe that “mugs” refers to cocoa cups,
“pugs” refers to trendy puppies,
“thugs” refers to white rich kids who wear gold chains, and — well, you get the idea.
They bring all the wrong things to the Number Six Dance.
Just so long as they hold with tradition, and rape the s**t outta the women folk. At the number six dance. Afterwards!
…because Biden, Hillary, and the duck are on patrol watching you.
Well…the duck is on patrol. Biden doesn’t know where he’s at, and Hillary just wants another drink.
Common core math
1+1=3