Gun homicides in the United States have fallen sharply since peaking in 1993, two studies have found. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22443441 The federal Bureau of Justice Statistics said firearms-related homicides had dropped to 11,101 in 2011 from 18,253 – a reduction of 39%. Meanwhile, the Pew Research Center found gun homicides fell to 3.6 per 100,000 people in 2010 from 7 in 1993. Both reports found the rate of non-lethal crimes involving guns had also fallen significantly over that period. The Bureau of Justice Statistics, an office of the justice department, found that non-fatal firearms crimes dropped by 69% from 1.5 million to 467,300 during the period under study.Despite the drop, some 56% of Americans believe gun crime is higher than two decades ago and only 12% think it is lower, according to the Pew Research Center. Pew also found that African Americans made up a disproportionate share of gun homicide victims – 55% in 2010, despite accounting for 13% of the overall population. In 2010, white people were 25% of victims but 65% of the population, while Hispanics were 17% of victims and 16% of the population.