FBI says murder, violent crimes fell slightly last year after previous increases [washingtonpost.com]

Alicia Doktor 9/26/1812:00 PM

The number of murders and other violent crimes dipped slightly in the United States last year, according to crime statistics released Monday by the FBI that suggest the rise of violent crimes in recent years may be ending.

Rapes rose 3 percent in 2017, according to the data, while cases of manslaughter and murder decreased 0.7 percent compared with the previous year. Aggravated assault cases increased 1 percent, while overall violent crimes dropped 0.2 percent.

The figures suggest that a rise in violent crime in 2015 began to reverse in 2017. In 2014, there were 1,153,022 violent crimes, which climbed to 1,250,162 in 2016. Last year, the figure dipped to 1,247,321, the FBI said.

[For more on this story by Devlin Barrett and Mark Berman, go to https://www.washingtonpost.com...m_term=.7159c8417a72]

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