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Studies have shown no connection between video games and violent behavior. The American Psychological Association states that while there is a well-established link between violent video games and aggressive behaviors, attributing acts of violence to violent video gaming "is not scientifically sound."
Experts in psychology, sociology, and gaming discuss the link between violent video games and real-world youth violence, debunking common misconceptions and highlighting the potential benefits of ...
The homicide rate in the United States has never been higher than during the 1930s. Similarly, this theory fails to explain why violent crime rates (including among juveniles) dramatically fell in the mid 1990s and have stayed low, during a time when media violence has continued to increase, and saw the addition of violent video games.
The portrayal of race in some video games such as the Grand Theft Auto series, Custer's Revenge, 50 Cent: Bulletproof [citation needed], and Def Jam: Fight for NY [citation needed] has been controversial. The 2002 game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City was criticized as promoting racist hate crime.
New Yorkers love violent video games, but this state is even more bloodthirsty: study. A screen shot from Mortal Kombat with an insert showing a PC gamer in action. New York gamers may go gaga for ...
Violent crime in the United States declined for the second straight year in 2023, including instances of murder, rape and assault, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates released ...
Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association, 564 U.S. 786 (2011), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that struck down a 2005 California law banning the sale of certain violent video games to children without parental supervision. In a 7–2 decision, the Court affirmed the lower court decisions and nullified the law, ruling that ...
But the violent crime rate dropped from 2022 to 2023, from 377.1 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2022 to 363.8 violent crimes per 100,000 people in 2023, the new FBI data shows.