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M2 PRESSWIRE-18 October 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Statement by the President (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:171099 The 1998 Uniform Crime Report released by the FBI today shows that serious crime has continued to fall in every region of our nation for the seventh straight year.

The murder rate is at its lowest since 1967. The overall violent crime rate is down, and gun crimes, rapes, robberies, assaults, and juvenile crime have all dropped to their lowest levels in over a decade. This is good news for America's families, and it shows we can indeed turn the tide on crime. My Administration's strategy of 100,000 more police, fewer guns in the hands of criminals thanks to the Brady Law, and more tools for communities to...