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Good stuff. Many of the factors that came to the fore during COVID are receding.
Violent crime fell in the first quarter of 2024 by more than 15%, continuing its postpandemic decline nationwide, according to data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Homicides and reported rapes both declined about 26% in the first three months of 2024 compared with a year earlier, data from the FBI’s quarterly uniform crime report showed. Robberies were down about 18% and aggravated assault fell by about 13%, the FBI said. Reported property crime declined about 15%.
The homicide rate continues to fall in big U.S. cities after skyrocketing during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Police officials and criminologists have said the factors that contributed to an increase in violent confrontations in the early days of the pandemic are receding.