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CRIME RATES FALL |
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01/07/08 | ||||||
It’s a good start: in the first six months of 2007, crime rates dropped for the first time in two years. Nationwide, violent crime fell 1.8 percent and property crime 2.6 percent compared to the same period last year. The figures—including breakdowns for larger cities, regions, and the nation—are available here in the just released Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report. The downward trends were wide-ranging: Among the increases in crime rates:
The in-depth statistics were compiled by our Criminal Justice Information Services Division in West Virginia, in close concert with city, county, and state law enforcement around the country. The report includes data from 11,673 law enforcement agencies nationwide. Because of the complexities involved, the FBI makes no attempt to interpret the data, which we leave to criminologists and sociologists. And, as always, we caution against ranking or comparing crime rates in cities from year to year, which do not account for the many variables that impact the volume and scope of crime in specific locations. For more information on the FBI’s specific efforts to combat violent crime, see our Major Thefts and Violent Crime webpage. |