No dispute here and no need to "educate" the eggakator.
Yes, as an anomaly, the past three years have seen a temporary uptick in the homicide rate, which I could tell you too. HOWEVER, people are talking crime rates in this thread and all over Tattletale "News" and AM radio, which have been in freefall for thirty years. In fact, the homicide rate was following the same freefalling trend as were overall crime rates over the same time period.
Again, it's a temporary blurb, and no indication of ANY trend, as the homicide rate will resume its freefall again in short order.