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Figure 1
Fertil ity and Abortion Rates for Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal
Fertility rate NR
Fertility rate R
Abortion ra
Abortion rate R
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79
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BirthorAbortions/women15-44
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Figure 2c
Ln Violent Crime Arrrest Rates for 20 & 21 Year Olds by Birth
Cohort and Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
21_NR
21_R
20_NR
20_R
1.6
1.9
2.2
2.5
2.8
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Birth Cohort
LnArrestsper1000
Figure 2d
Ln Violent Crime Arrrest Rates for 22 & 23 Year Olds by Birth Cohort
and Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
22_NR
22_R
23_NR
23_R
0.6
1.1
1.6
2.1
2.6
3.1
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Figure 3a
Ln Property Crime Arrrest Rates for 16 & 17 Year Olds by Birth Cohort
and Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
16_NR
16_R
17_NR
17_R
3.30
3.35
3.40
3.45
3.50
3.55
3.60
3.65
3.70
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LnArrestsper1000
Figure 3b
Ln Property Crime Arrest Rates for 18 & 19 Year Olds by Birth Cohort
and Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
18_NR
18_R
19_NR
19_R
2.80
2.90
3.00
3.10
3.20
3.30
3.40
3.50
3.60
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Figure 3c
Ln Property Crime Arrrest Rates for 20 & 21 Year Olds by Birth Cohort
and Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
21_NR
21_R
20_NR
20_R
2.60
2.70
2.80
2.90
3.00
3.10
3.20
3.30
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LnArrestsper1000
Figure 3d
Ln Property Crime Arrrest Rates for 22 & 23 Year Olds by Birth Cohort
and Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
22_NR
22_R
23_NR
23_R
2.40
2.50
2.60
2.70
2.80
2.90
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Figure 4c
Ln Murder Arrrest Rates for 20 & 21 Year Olds by Birth Cohort and
Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
21_NR
21_R
20_NR
20_R
2.80
2.90
3.00
3.10
3.20
3.30
3.40
3.50
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3.90
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Arrestsper10000
0
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Ln Murder Arrrest Rates for 22 & 23 Year Olds by Birth Cohort and
Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
22_NR
22_R
23_NR
23_R
2.90
3.00
3.10
3.20
3.30
3.40
3.50
3.60
3.70
3.80
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Figure 5a
Ln Murder Victimiation Rates by State of Residence for 16 & 17 Year
Olds by Birth Cohort and Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
16_NR
16_R
17_NR
17_R
0.40
0.90
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1.90
2.40
2.90
3.40
3.90
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LnArrestsper100000
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Ln Murder Victimization Rates by State of Residence for 18 & 19 Year
Olds by Birth Cohort and Repeal (R) and Non-Repeal States (NR)
18_NR
18_R
19_NR
19_R
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2.20
2.40
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3.20
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