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- A report by the US Secret Service and US Department of Education examined incidents of school violence between 1974 and 2000. Of the attackers studied, 27% had an interest in violent movies, 24% in violent books, and 37% exhibited interest in their own violent writings, while only 12% showed interest in violent video games.
- According to the US Department of Justice, juvenile arrests for violent crimes have decreased 50% since 2006. Meanwhile, a study by Geek Wire showed that violent video game sales have increased 204%, with Americans spending $5.6 billion in March 2020.