Violence is Up, and We Have a Problem

This was certainly predictable.

Want another prediction? It is only going to get worse as the full extent of our economic meltdown hits more and more people.

Gun Guys » Violence is Up, and We Have a Problem:

The shouts from police, mayors, and scholars are getting louder, but is anyone listening? The latest evidence that America is facing a coming tide of violent crime can be found in data released this week by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to the FBI, violent crime continued to rise with a 3.7 percent jump in the first half of 2006 compared to same period in 2005 (which showed similar increases compared to 2004).

The report documented a 9.7 percent jump in robbery, a 1.4 percent increase in murder, and a rise in aggravated assault of 1.2 percent. While murder in cities over one million increased 6.7 percent, the biggest jump–8.4 percent–was seen in cities between 500,000 to 999,999. The data, contained in the FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, January-June, 2006, compiles the voluntary submissions of 11,535 law enforcement agencies and is the precursor to the agency’s annual Uniform Crime Reports.