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Mon Jul-10-06 10:44 AM
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10. actually the murder rate in DC is lower than it was in the 90s

The murder rate dropped significantly while Clinton was president, but it also continued to drop after he left office. I don't think who is President has a thing to do with it.

http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1239,q,543308,mpdcNav_GID,1523,mpdcNav,|.asp

1993: 454
1994: 399
1995: 360
1996: 397
1997: 301
1998: 260
1999: 241
2000: 242

2001: 234
2002: 262
2003: 248
2004: 198
2005: 195
2006: ..to date, number of homicides is almost identical to same date 2005.

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