Trends of violence

Even with the global crisis, some municipal governments, State and federal level, from the second half of the 1990s, suggest a possible move today of the scenario. Indicators of violence in Brazil show a drop in crime rates, as shown in chart beside.


What is interesting is that the same downtrend in crime rates also appears in the statistics of developed countries, as for example the United States of America and England.

How to explain these data if our feeling is that violence has only increased?