Criminologists say these economic crimes eventually will show up in the overall crime rate.

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"I think if you look at the overall violent crime rate that the FBI rate disseminates annually, it's been decreasing steadily nationwide over the last few decades, " said spokesman Andrew Arulanandam.

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Although Switzerland's overall crime rate is low by European standards, the country has the highest rate of gun suicide in Europe.

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