FBI Data Shows 2024 Crime Decline Despite Political Claims
TL;DR
FBI data for 2024 shows a decline in all major crime categories, contradicting claims that crime has surged under Biden, with violent crime rates reaching historic lows since the 1960s and a significant drop in murders, rapes, and assaults.
- FBI report disproves Trump’s claim of a Biden-era out-of-control crime wave The Guardian
- FBI proves it: Republicans spent 2024 pointing to a crime 'wave' that didn't exist MSNBC News
- FBI crime report says violent crime decreased by 4.5% in 2024 NBC News
- Murders dropped nearly 15% last year, FBI data shows PBS
- Violent crime trends down year-over-year nationwide, youth involvement persists in Minnesota 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
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