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FBI Crime Report
2017 Preliminary
Semiannual Crime Statistics Released
Stats Show Slight Crime Decline in First Half of 2017
Preliminary statistics show declines in the number of both violent
crimes and property crimes reported for the first half of 2017 when
compared with the first half of 2016, according to the FBI’s
Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report, January - June 2017,
released today. The report includes data from more than 13,000 law
enforcement agencies nationwide that submitted crime data to the FBI’s
Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
According to the report, overall violent crime decreased 0.8 percent in
the first six months of 2017 compared with the same time frame in 2016,
though the number of murders and non-negligent manslaughters reported
increased by 1.5 percent. Additionally, the number of rapes (revised
definition) decreased 2.4 percent, robberies decreased 2.2 percent, and
aggravated assaults were down 0.1 percent.
Overall reported property crime offenses dropped 2.9 percent in the
first half of 2017 compared with the first half of 2016. Burglaries
decreased 6.1 percent, and larceny-thefts decreased 3 percent. One area
of property crime that did rise was motor vehicle thefts, with a 4.1
percent increase.
This UCR report is the first to only show rape data submitted by those
agencies using the UCR Program’s revised definition of rape.
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