That would be an insane murder rate if so! But I genuinely don't know. I assume more crimes are reported and investigated nowadays, and to a higher standard, but I guess the internet, porn and computer games have kind of subdued people somewhat, and as much as it doesn't feel like it, Western society has become a lot more prosperous overall.

In the UK, certain crime is skyrocketing (sexual assaults for one), while others have fallen off a cliff. So there may be something there too