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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Bedigan

FBI says crime has plummeted to start 2024 - but is missing a big part of the data

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The FBI has released its first quarterly figures of 2024, which it says shows a continuation of a “historic decline” in violent crime from last year - but has ignored a big factor in the data.

The figures from the Quarterly Uniform Crime Report indicate a 15 percent drop in the first three months of the year compared with the same period in 2023.

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