Violent crime declined by 4.5 % in 2024, in keeping with an FBI report released Tuesday.
The 2024 drop in violent crime follows the three % drop the yr earlier than and continues a common downward development seen since ranges peaked throughout COVID.
The sale knowledge additionally reveals a year-over-year lower throughout all different main crime classes.
The FBI report reveals homicide and non-negligent manslaughter declined by 14.9 % in 2024, in comparison with the earlier yr; rapes declined by 5.2 %; aggravated assault declined by 3 %; and theft declined by 8.9 %.
Reported hate crimes decreased by 1.5 % in 2024, in comparison with the yr earlier than.
Brian Levin — the founding father of the Middle for the Research of Hate and Extremism and professor emeritus at California State College, San Bernardino — told The Associated Press that, regardless of the decline in hate crimes, final yr nonetheless recorded the second highest ranges within the 30 years that the middle has collected knowledge.
The report reveals violent crime occurred, on common, each 25.9 seconds in 2024, whereas a homicide occurred, on common, each 31.1 minutes; and a rape occurred, on common, each 4.1 minutes.