going home to their families, raising their children and growing up. There is no price that can be put on that result.

It is also appropriate to look at national crime rate trends to see if there are differences with the rest of the country that does not have California's law. These figures are just as compelling using the statistics of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from their indexes on Crime in the United States, 1998. In the United States for the year 1997-1998 the total crime index dropped 5.4% (the crime rate drop in rate per 100,000 was 6.4%. Those same FBI indexes show the total crime index in California dropping 9.6% (the crime rate drop in rate per 100,000 was 10.7%). In the last year alone this is an over 4% greater drop in crime in California than in the nation. The national violent crime index dropped 6.4% (the crime rate drop in rate per 100,000 was 7.3%). Those same FBI indexes show the total violent crime index in California dropping 10.8% (the crime rate drop in rate per 100,000 was 11.9%). In the last year alone this is an over 4% greater drop in violent crime in California than in the nation. The national crime rate index for property crime dropped 5.3% (the crime rate drop in rate per 100,000 was 6.2%). Those same FBI indexes show the total property crime index in California dropping 9.4% (the crime rate drop in rate per 100,000 was 10.5%). In the last year alone this is an over 4% greater drop in property crime in California than in the nation. The national crime rate index for murder and non-negligent manslaughter dropped 7.1% (the crime rate drop in rate per 100,000 was 7.4%). Those same FBI indexes show the total murder and non-negligent manslaughter index in California dropped 15.8% (the crime rate drop in rate per 100,000 was 17.5%). In the last year alone this is an over 8%-1O% greater drop in homicide in California than in the rest of the nation.

In every category California's crime rate drop substantially exceeds the national crime rate drops for 1997-1998. It should also be noted that the drop in the national crime rate includes California's drops in the overall statistic. Therefore, the actual national

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