Updated News on National Crime Statistics
America is becoming a safer place. One would speculate that in a declining economy, we would see a trend of increasing crime rates. However, data released directly from the FBI has concluded that crimes in this country are being committed less frequently than previously reported to authorities. The decline in crime rates at the end of 2010 continue the trend of a 3 year drop in crime. The FBI has officially reported the national crime rates of violent crimes at the end of 2010, were down by 6.2 in comparison to the previous year, 2009. The violent crime category this number refers to includes offenses such as homicide, forced rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Crimes committed in the category of property crimes, are decreasing as well. Property crimes have decreased by 2.8. These types of offenses include burglary, larceny-theft and auto theft. The crime of arson has decreased by 14.6 when compared to the previous year. These numbers were released in the FBI’s Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report. This is a report that is based on numbers and statistics from agencies all over the nation, which were voluntarily contributed. The data collected from those agencies have proven the national crime rate is declining each year, for the past 3 consecutive years.
