Washington — Violent crime and property crime decreased total in 2023, based on information launched by the FBI on Monday, though the yr noticed an increase in automotive thefts.
The FBI’s 2023 crime report, which the company releases yearly, makes use of crime statistics from legislation enforcement companies and companions all through the nation to stipulate the crime panorama nationwide. This yr’s report comes simply weeks forward of the presidential election, the place crime has grow to be a key difficulty on the marketing campaign path.
Violent crime down
Violent crime — which incorporates homicide and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, aggravated assault and theft — decreased by round 3% from 2022 to 2023 nationwide, the report discovered.
Among the many findings, homicide and non-negligent manslaughter noticed a lower of 11.6% from the earlier yr, together with a 9.4% lower in rape, a 0.3% lower in robberies and a 2.8% lower in aggravated assault.
The declining violent crime charges come after a spike in violent crime throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Violent crime additionally waned in 2022, falling by 1.7%.
General, greater than 1.2 million violent crimes have been dedicated in 2023, the report estimated.
Property crime down, automotive thefts up
Property crime was additionally down total, with a 2.4% drop from 2022, accounting for housebreaking, larceny theft and motorcar theft. Whereas housebreaking decreased by 7.6% and larceny — property theft with out violence — by 4.4%, motorcar theft noticed a rise of 12.6%, based on the report.
Automobile thefts have been additionally up considerably in 2022, with an almost 11% rise from 2021. The slight decline in property crime extra broadly comes after charges rose by round 7% from 2021 to 2022.
In 2023, greater than 6.4 million property crimes have been dedicated, based on the report.
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