In contrast to previous findings, results of the current research indicated no significant decrease in levels of nonfatal serious violent crime among young, Black, urban males between 1994 and 2001. There was a measurable decrease in serious violence against young, White, nonurban, males that contributed most significantly to the overall drop in nonfatal serious victimization during the study period. The reduction in firearm violence also significantly contributed to the overall reduction in nonfatal serious violence. The findings suggest that the prominent role given to young, Black, urban males as the main contributing factor for the overall drop in violence during the 1990s is misleading. Data were drawn from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) on the serious violent crimes of rape, sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. The analytic technique involved the calculations of variance estimates, standard errors, and confidence intervals. Future research on the contemporary crime decline should consider multi-level investigations. Figures, tables, notes, references