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Al Jazeera Staff

US crime rates dropped in 2024, new FBI report shows

A violent crime occurred in the US every 26 seconds in 2024, Tuesday's FBI report said [File: Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo]

A new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has found that crime in the United States decreased in 2024, continuing a trend of improved public safety after a spike in murders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The report, released on Tuesday, estimates that 1,221,345 incidents of violent crime – including murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault offences – took place in the US last year, down by 4.5 percent from 2023.

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