Posted by SLS on October 4, 2015, at 12:52:02
In reply to Re: Shooters and Psychiatry, posted by hello321 on October 3, 2015, at 23:36:47
> Here's a website I found showing the rate of various types of crimes in the US since 1960
> http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
>
> You can compare the numbers to the population numbers shown for each year. And actually, the ratio for violent crimes has decreased a bit in recent years.Is it possible that the statistics are influenced by a differences in reporting practices over the last 55 years?
Interestingly, the rate has been going down steadily since the advent of SSRI antidepressants (1988).
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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