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Statistics show that crime rates nowadays have decreased compared to a few decades to a few centuries ago. However, the media’s portrayal of crime makes it seem like crime rates are higher. How severe was crime a few decades, to a few centuries ago?

by /u/TheRedFoxxy in /r/AskHistorians

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