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That is different than this.Agree on the sad news part.
Crime rates, homicides, violence of all types has been steadily dropping for decades. News coverage of it has not, though.
Suicides buck the trend of the many things that are getting noticeably better, though. Slight downward trend, but really pretty steady, sadly.
USA suicide rate per 10,000 in population:
Suicide rate: US saw 25% increase since 1999, CDC says - CNN