That's fake news. Did you get that from a liberal professor or possibly one of fellow activists? Here are the real homicide counts for those years. The people were far safer back then, even at the height of the crack epidemic. Why, you ask? Because instead of surrendering to the criminals like politicians and law enforcement did in 2009-2016, the attitude back then was get tough and put criminals behind bars. We can't parole, probate, peacewalk, or "ice cream cone community cop" our way out of this