North Carolina Department of Correction
Last updated November 30, 1998
U.S. crime rate drops
The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today that for the sixth consecutive year reported serious crime decreased in the United States. In 1997, reported serious crime, which includes both violent and property crimes, was estimated at nearly 13.2 million offenses, a decline of 2 percent from the 1996 level and 7 percent from the 1993 figures.
Other sites of interest
| Crime in North Carolina - North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation |
| Correction statistics - North Carolina Department of Correction Office of Research and Planning |
| Construction increases space for prisoners and reduces paroles - North Carolina Department of Correction |
| Probationers supervised in North Carolina |
| Bureau of Justice Statistics --Correction statistics |
| Media's
prime-time crime spree hides real statistics — violence in U.S. is down - Freedom Forum |
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