Is the statistics about video games and violence true?

Rather than exposure to violence in video games, a person's natural level of aggression (trait aggression) is a superior predictor of future violent behaviors. 6. There may be a publishing bias in favor of studies highlighting the harmful effects of video game violence (compared to those that do not find a negative impact). read more

Although drawing conclusions about small population subgroups—such as kids at risk of violence—from broad population trends can be dicey, it is still worth noting that as violent video games proliferated in recent years, the number of violent youthful offenders fell—by more than half between 1994 and 2010, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. read more