Between 1993 and 1996, there was a 20 percent decrease in the homicide rate in the United States. During this same time, the number of homicide stories on the news
A) decreased by the same rate
B) stayed the same
C) increased by 721 percent
D) none of these

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During this period, despite the decrease in the actual homicide rate, the number of homicide stories covered by the news increased dramatically, by 721 percent. This discrepancy highlights the difference between actual crime rates and the portrayal of crime in the media.

Between 1993 and 1996, There Was a 20 Percent Decrease