The FBI released the below information:
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation released the 2017 edition of its Crime in the United States
(CIUS) report, a part of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR). The
report, which covers January-December 2017, reflects that after
two consecutive, historic increases in violent crime, in the first year of the
Trump Administration the nationwide violent crime rate began to
decline. The report estimates that the nationwide violent crime
rate decreased by approximately one percent in 2017, while the nationwide
homicide rate decreased by nearly one and a half percent.
“After historic increases in violent crime in 2015 and 2016, we are
beginning to see encouraging signs,” Attorney General Jeff Sessions said. “But
our work is not done. While we have made progress, violent crime and drug
trafficking continue to plague our communities and destroy the lives of
innocent, law-abiding Americans. Under the Trump administration, the Department
of Justice has restored common sense criminal charging and sentencing policies,
surged resources to jurisdictions facing some of the highest levels of violence
and drug abuse, targeted enforcement efforts against the
most violent offenders, and developed innovative approaches to address pervasive
crime problems. And we are continuing our steadfast commitment to work with our
state, local, and tribal partners across the country to confront the
lawlessness, deter violent crime, dismantle criminal organizations and gangs,
eradicate the scourge of drug trafficking, and restore the rule of law. The
American people deserve no less.”
The report released today also adjusts and corrects numbers for 2016,
showing that the nationwide homicide rate actually increased by 8.8 percent (as
opposed to 7.9 percent, as previously reported) in 2016. In 2017, the rate of
rapes increased by 2.2 percent, while the aggravated assault rate increased by
0.3 percent and the robbery rate decreased by 4.7 percent. Aggravated assaults
were 65 percent of violent crimes reported to law enforcement in 2017, while
robberies and rapes were 25.6 percent and 8 percent, respectively. Murder
accounted for 1.4 percent of violent crimes reported to law enforcement in 2017.
For the full report click here.
For the full report click here.
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