So how in the heck do you get from “violent crime is falling” to “we are having an outbreak of violent crime caused by video games”? I wish I knew. But the argument is even more ridiculous underneath than it is on its face. The data not only doesn’t show a positive correlation between violent games and violent crime, it seems to suggest a NEGATIVE correlation. That is, it sure does look as if the more violent games we play the less violent we seem to be.