Except for homicides and rapes, most of the decreases in metropolitan areas (where the vast majority of Americans live) are rather small. Robberies increased a bit. Motor vehicle theft increased substantially. Aggravated assaults (the majority of measured violent crimes) decreased by 1.7 percent which influenced a small decrease in overall violence at 3.1 percent.
It’s important to recognize that there are dozens of cities reporting increases in major categories of violent crime in 2023 via the Major Cities Chiefs Association report with some reporting increases in homicides, some with considerable gains.
But the bottom line is that the “preliminary” decrease for “reported” crime in 2023 is good news for the country
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Except for homicides and rapes, most of the decreases in metropolitan areas (where the vast majority of Americans live) are rather small. Robberies increased a bit. Motor vehicle theft increased substantially. Aggravated assaults (the majority of measured violent crimes) decreased by 1.7 percent which influenced a small decrease in overall violence at 3.1 percent.
It’s important to recognize that there are dozens of cities reporting increases in major categories of violent crime in 2023 via the Major Cities Chiefs Association report with some reporting increases in homicides, some with considerable gains.
But the bottom line is that the “preliminary” decrease for “reported” crime in 2023 is good news for the country
https://www.crimeinamerica.net/crime-decreased-in-2023-per-the-fbi-metropolitan-areas-still-struggle-with-crime/