Myth/facts 11

After looking at the last myth presented by the American Psychological Association, like the last i would actually believed it if i didn't know any better. People would think that the US is extremely full of violence, so why wouldnt video games make violence increase? Well thats actually wrong! I looked at the diferent crime numbers from the census bureau, from 1980 to 2007 and crime is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy down! It decreased soo much over the years. 2007 was 3 years ago, so i am assuming if crime has continually decreased!

Myth 11. If violent video games cause increases in aggression, violent crime rates in the U.S. would be increasing instead of decreasing.
Facts: Three assumptions must all be true for this myth to be valid: (a) exposure to violent media (including video games) is increasing; (b) youth violentflash crime rates are decreasing; (c) video game violence is the only (or the primary) factor contributing to societal violence. The first assumption is probably true. The second is not true, as reported by the 2001 Report of the Surgeon General on Youth Violence (Figure 2-7, p. 25). The third is clearly untrue. Media violence is only one of many factors that contribute to societal violence and is certainly not the most important one.

http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/law_enforcement_courts_prisons/crimes_and_crime_rates.html