Orrin Hatch: “I am pleased to join him in introducing S. 3, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 1995. We…”

“I am pleased to join him in introducing S. 3, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 1995. We have worked hard together to craft a bill that will give the American people the tough anti-crime legislation they deserve. The people of Utah and across our Nation understand that the best crime prevention program is to ensure the swift apprehension of criminals and their certain and lengthy imprisonment. Congress can do better than the legislation it passed last year. Our Nation's violent crime problem continues to be the top concern of the American people and rightly so. The crime clock is still ticking, and is ticking faster for violent crimes. In 1992, on average, a violent crime was committed every 22 seconds. According to the Uniform Crime Reports recently published by the FBI in 1993 a violent crime was committed every 16 seconds. The latest data demonstrate that our violent crime crisis continues to worsen. According to the FBI, the murder rate in the United States increased 2.2 percent in 1993.”