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					Originally Posted by  Flames in 07
					 
				 
				But it has tapered off, quite significantly. 
  
An interesting theory in Freakonomics would suggest that it is due to legalized abortion. Putting the values aside about abortion it is plausable. 
			
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I think that was the joke.  People say rap music encourages killings... clearly it doesn't when the highest murder/capita rate was in 1980.
 
And you're right, it certainly is plausible as sad as that is.