The FBI has released its Crime Report for 2012 and (drum roll please) violent crime continues to fall. Violent crime rate is 50% of what it was in 1993. I'm sure the Obama Administration will make an announcement shortly that gun control is obviously not necessary since ownership is way up and crime continues to fall.... I'm not sure I should hold my breath....
FBI Violent Crime Rate 2012
edit: Here is the link to the
full 2012 violent crime report instead of just the rate table.