TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Executive Summary
Expert Reviewers
Summary of Methodology
I. State-Level Analysis of Crime
A. Criminal Justice Policies
1. Increased Incarceration
2. Increased Police Numbers
3. Use of Death Penalty
4. Enactment of Right-to-Carry Gun Laws
B. Economic Factors
5. Unemployment
6. Growth in Income
7. Inflation
8. Consumer Confidence
C. Social and Environmental Factors
9. Decreased Alcohol Consumption
10. Aging Population
11. Decreased Crack Use
12. Legalization of Abortion
13. Decreased Lead in Gasoline
II. City-Level Analysis of Crime
A. Policing
1. Introduction of CompStat
Conclusion
Appendix A: State Graphs on Incarceration & Crime
Appendix B: Expanded Methodology, Data Sources & Results Tables
Endnotes
Fuente: Brennan Center
