Data Points: Latest U.S. Crime Statistics
Violent crime has decreased since 2006
Posted September 29, 2008
- 1,408,337: Number of violent crimes reported nationwide in 2007
- 0.7 percent: Decrease in estimated volume of violent crime compared to 2006
- 9,843,481: Number of property crimes
- $17.6 billion: Amount that victims of property crimes lost
- 14,209,365: Arrests made by law enforcement agencies
- 200.2 per 100,000 inhabitants: Arrest rate for violent crime
Source: FBI
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With what i have read regards the crime tackle and property recovery, i think, more grease should added to the elbows of the FBI.
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