Research indicates a variety of facts about murder. Which of the following murder facts is inaccurate?

a. Over 40 percent of murders in which the attacker can be identified involved an intimate partner.
b. Over the last decade, the number of stranger murders has decreased

c. Most murders occur among people who are acquainted.
d. Three-strikes laws may encourage criminals to kill while committing burglaries and robberies.


b

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