To: jlallen who wrote (16508 ) 11/4/2002 3:20:49 AM From: jttmab Respond to of 93284 Speaking of ....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA You'll get a kick out of this...http://www.whitehouse.gov/fsbr/crime.htmlSerious violent crime levels declined since 1993 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey. The Uniform Crime Reports overall homicide rate declined for 2000. Violent crime rates declined after 1994 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey. Property crimes continued to decline as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey. --------------- All good news on the crime front [all during the Clinton years BTW]....but notice [click on White House link] the most recent date for FBI reporting on crime to the White House sic... 28 Oct 2002 But wait! There's this Washington Post article that refers to another FBI report on 28 Oct that seems different! Associated Press Tuesday, October 29, 2002; Page A02 The number of U.S. crimes rose last year for the first time in a decade, an increase that coincided with an economic downturn that many experts say played a key role. Murder, armed robbery, rape and burglary were higher in 2001, the FBI reported yesterday. "The economy has to be the prime suspect," said James Lynch, professor at American University's Department of Justice, Law and Society. The crime index increased 2.1 percent last year, the FBI said in its annual report, which is drawn from 17,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide. That marked the first year-to-year increase since 1991. ....washingtonpost.com I wonder if the FBI provided two reports to the White House, one dated 28 Oct, 4:00 PM and the second one dated 28 Oct, 4:01 PM with a cover note from Ashcroft "You pick".......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA If you try to click on the White House links for additional detail...all the links are broken.....URLs not found...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA jttmab