Categories Burlington Iowa News West Burlington Study: Gun Crime Plunges, but Most Americans Mistakenly Think It’s Up Post author By Falcon Post date May 7, 2013 Click Here: In less than twenty years, the gun murder rate has been nearly cut in half. Other gun crimes fell even more sharply, paralleling a broader drop in violent crimes committed with or without guns. Yet few Americans are aware of the dramatic drop, and more than half believe gun crime has risen. ← Sun Unleashes Spectacular Solar Eruption → Chicago Bans Displaying Historic Guns at War Museums