Sentence examples for declining crime from inspiring English sources

Foremost is the impact of a growing economy accompanied by a declining crime rate.

First, public support for capital punishment remains strong despite the current fracas and a decade of declining crime rates.

In time, less reoffending should cut prison numbers, release resources and create a virtuous circle of declining crime.

Perhaps that's why the prime minister didn't use declining crime as his first line of defence yesterday.

But the statement that the police are not working hard falls flat in the face of declining crime rates.

The past eight years have seen declining crime rates and increased participation from the private sector in urban life.

While the housing project did enjoy the generally declining crime rates of the 1990's, violence remained a problem.

After years of declining crime rates, the Police Department is well regarded here, and many people said they were confident that it would soon solve the case.

And in a time of declining crime rates and tight state budgets, smart reforms are gaining ground, and most aim to reduce the prison population.

The declining crime rate accounts for part of the drop: in the mid-nineties, murders were twice as common as they are now.

The reasons for the stunning drop in killings remain something of a mystery, according to many experts and social scientists who have followed New York's declining crime rates.