<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishTakwimu za mwisho wa mwaka zinaonyesha kiwango cha mauaji kiliendelea kupungua mwaka 1996; miongoni mwa mambo yaliyotajwa ni sheria za kudhibiti bunduki, wahalifu zaidi waliofungwa gerezani, na polisi zaidi katika hatua.  <response>: Year-end figures show the murder rate continued falling in 1996; among the factors cited are gun-control laws, more criminals locked away in prison, and more cops on the beat. 