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| N.D. incarceration rate climbing; no dramatic drop in crime rate |
| By bismarcktribune.com- Andrew Sheeler Andrew Sheeler |
| Published: 09/22/2014 |
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Putting more criminals behind bars has not led to a huge drop in North Dakota's crime rate, a new study indicates. A Pew Charitable Trust study found that despite locking up 175 percent more people in 2014 than it did in 1994, North Dakota has seen just an 18 percent drop in its overall crime rate during that same period. It is less than half the national average. The study was released on Sept. 11 in advance of the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton and aimed at reducing crime by, among other things, stiffening the sentencing requirements for several categories of crimes. Read More. |
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