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Crime and Justice
Trends in the
United States
During the Past
Three Decades
January 31, 2000
Prepared for
National Institute of Justice
Prepared by
Douglas McDonald
Peter Finn
Cambridge, MA
Lexington, MA
Hadley, MA
Bethesda, MD
Washington, DC
Chicago, IL
Cairo, Egypt
Johannesburg, South Africa
Abt Associates Inc.
55 Wheeler Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Abt Associates Inc. Crime and Justice Trends in the United States During the Past Three Decades i
Contents
The Course of Crime During the Past Three Decades ....................................................... 2
Homicide and Other Violent Crimes ........................................................................... 2
Guns ............................................................................................................................. 8
Hate Crimes – A Newly Targeted Offense .................................................................. 9
Drug Abuse and Worldwide Trafficking ................................................................... 10
Alcohol and Crime ..................................................................................................... 11
The Costs of Substance Abuse ................................................................................... 12
Property Crime Rates Are Declining ......................................................................... 12
The High Cost of Personal Crimes ............................................................................ 14
White Collar/Economic Crimes Continue ................................................................. 15
Environmental Crimes – Newly Defined Offenses ................................................... 16
Immigration Offenses – More Offenders, Stiffer Penalties ....................................... 16
Increasing Use of Computers and Advanced Technologies by Criminals ................ 17
The “Globalization” of Crime...