FBI Reports Drop in Violent, Property Crime in 2011
According to a new report from the FBI, the U.S. experienced a 4.0 percent decrease in the number of violent crimes and a 0.8 percent decline in the number of property crimes in 2011, compared to 2010.
Based on information that the FBI gathered from 14,009 law enforcement agencies that submitted six to 12 months of data for the two years, all four of the violent crime offense categories – murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault – declined nationwide. Murder and non-negligent manslaughter declined by 1.9 percent, which the other three declined at 4.0 percent each, a press release states.