US News and World Report, June 11, by Emma Schwartz
http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/national/2008/06/11/crime-rates-shown-to-be-falling_print.htm
Unlike in the late 1980s and ’90s, when the crack epidemic sent crime rates up across the board, there “isn’t a consistent set of national trends” these days, says Frank Zimring.