The U. S. Bureau of Justice statistics show that crime is down.

美国司法部统计数据表明犯罪率在下降。

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The Bureau of Justice Statistics examined data collected in surveys of former prisoners about their time behind bars.

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According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 7, 225, 800 people were on probation, in jail, or on parole in the U.S. during 2009.

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This 8.8% rate is also far smaller than the recidivism rate of criminals in the United States, which currently stands around 67.5%, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

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