The correlation (r) among the juvenile crime rate and the number of sworn police officers was -0.69. This means that ___
A) There is a strong positive correlation between juvenile crime rate and the number of sworn police officers.
B) There is a weak negative correlation between juvenile crime rate and the number of sworn police officers.
C) There is a strong negative correlation between juvenile crime rate and the number of sworn police officers.
D) There is no significant correlation between juvenile crime rate and the number of sworn police officers.