U.S. Crime Rate Continued to Drop Last Year, FBI Data Shows

Data released Tuesday by the FBI shows that crime rates took a precipitous tumble in 2023, with the new fourth-quarter numbers continuing to reflect a post-pandemic trend that runs counter to the right-wing narrative that crime is rising nationwide.

The rate of all violent crime in the United States went down by 6 percent in 2023 as compared to the year prior, according to the data. Homicides plunged by 13 percent, robbery and aggravated assault both dipped by 5 percent, and property crime dropped by 4 percent. Motor vehicle theft, however, was the only category that saw an increase, by 11 percent.

The stats are based on numbers provided by around 15,000 law enforcement agencies, just over 79 percent of the total of 19,000 agencies in the country.

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