According to the FBI, there was a 10% decrease in violent crime during the first half of 2024 when compared to the same time last year.
Their quarterly crime report, which was released in September of last year, supports this. According to their schedule from the previous year, the government should release their annual Crime in the Nation statistics report for 2024 in September, however they haven’t done so yet.
This article is a follow-up to the Herald’s analysis of state-level crime data, which you can view here.
Compared to 2023, violent crime decreased by 10.3% overall between January and June of 2024 for law enforcement agencies that submit data to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting program. According to the agency, data is reported by over 16,000 state, county, local, higher education, and tribal authorities that have jurisdiction over 94.3% of the nation.
That quarterly statistics update showed a decline of 22.7% in murder, 17.7% in rape, 13.6% in robbery, and 8.1% in violent assault. There was a 13.1% fall in property crime as well.
This indicates that the declining trend from 2023 has persisted.
Compared to 2022, national law enforcement handled 3% fewer violent crime events during the 14 million criminal offenses recorded to the FBI that year. This includes a 9.4% drop in rapes, a 2.8% drop in violent assaults, an 11.6% drop in murders and non-negligent manslaughter, and a 0.3% drop in robberies.
