Initial data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation shows that violent crimes in the U.S. is continuing to decline.
According to the update data, violent crime decreased by 10.3% between January and June 2024 compared to the first six months of 2023.
The data shows murders decreased by 22.7%, rapes decreased by 17.7%, robberies decreased by 13.6%, and aggravated assaults decreased by 8.1%.
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The FBI also reported that property crime also decreased by 13.1% to start the year.
The data provides a preliminary look at crime trends in 2024 as the FBI continues gathering reports from local police departments. More detailed data will be released at a later date.
The preliminary 2024 data comes nearly a week after the FBI released 2023 information showing a significant drop in violent crime compared to 2022. The findings, based on reported data from 2023, showed murder and non-negligent manslaughter decreased 11.6% from the year prior, marking the largest decline in two decades. That's also almost double the drop from 2021 to 2022, which was 6.1%.
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Overall, national violent crime decreased 3% from 2022 to 2023, and property crime rates dropped 2.4%, the annual report showed.
