Murder and other violent crime dropped across the U.S. last year, FBI data shows
Crime, including serious violent incidents like murder and rape, dropped nationally from 2022 to 2023, according to new data released by the FBI on Monday.
Violent crime was down about 3% from 2022 to 2023 and property crime took a similar drop of 2.4%, the FBI reported in its annual "Summary of Crime in the Nation."
The most serious crimes went down significantly: Murder and non-negligent manslaughter were down an estimated 11.6%
— the largest single year decline in two decades
— while rape decreased by an estimated 9.4%.
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