Violent crime decreases by 4.5 percent in 2024: FBI data
Violent crime decreased by 4.5 percent in 2024, according to the FBI report issued on Tuesday.
A 2024 decrease in violent crime comes after a 3 % decrease in the previous year and continues in the direction of a general decline since the levels reached its climax during Covid.
The latest data also shows a decrease on an annual basis in all other major crime categories.
The FBI report shows 14.9 % in 2024, compared to the previous year; Rapes decreased by 5.2 percent; The tight attack decreased by 3 percent; The theft decreased by 8.9 percent.
Hate crimes decreased by 1.5 percent in 2024, compared to the previous year.
Brian Levin – founder of the Hate and Extremist Study Center and Honorary Professor at California State University, San Bernardino – Associated Press said that although hate crimes have decreased, he still records last year the highest levels in the thirty years in which the center collected data.
The report shows that a violent crime occurred on average every 25.9 seconds in 2024, while a average murder occurred every 31.1 minutes and rape occurred every 4.1 minutes.
