Violent and property crime dropped in 2007
Published June 9, 2008 by CSBJ Staff
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Violent and property crimes in the United States declined in 2007 from the previous year, the FBI reported today.
In preliminary figures for crimes reported to police, the bureau said the number of violent crimes declined by 1.4 percent from 2006, reversing two years of rising violent crime numbers. Property crimes were down 2.1 percent last year from the previous year.
The largest declines were in vehicle theft, down 8.9 percent; in rape, down 4.3 percent; and in murder, down 2.7 percent.
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