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Empirical evidence supports the notion of declining violence from "summary" of The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker
The idea that violence has been decreasing over time is not merely a product of wishful thinking or rose-tinted glasses. There is solid empirical evidence to back up this claim. Various forms of violence, such as homicide, war, and corporal punishment, have all shown downward trends when examined through the lens of historical data. For instance, rates of homicide have plummeted in many parts of the world, with some societies seeing a tenfold decrease from medieval times to the present day. The spread of centralized states with a monopoly on violence has played a significant role in curbing interpersonal violence and maintaining order within societies. Likewise, the decline of dueling, once a common way of settling disputes, is further evidence of the waning tolerance for violence in civili...
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