<Tr> <Th> Effective </Th> <Td> June 19, 1968 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Citations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Public law </Th> <Td> 90 - 351 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Statutes at Large </Th> <Td> 82 Stat. 197 </Td> </Tr>

Crime in the u.s. decreased during the 1970s as a result of the 1968 omnibus crime control bill