FBI data for 2025 show biggest drop in violent crime in 90 years
Data: FBI; Note: 2021 data was estimated due to a low number of agencies reporting; Chart: Noah Bressner/AxiosThe U.S. violent crime rate plunged 9.7% last year — the largest annual drop since the FBI's national estimates began in 1936 — according to the bureau's data released Friday and reviewed by Axios.Why it matters: The FBI's 2025 report indicated that the post-pandemic declines in violent crime accelerated sharply last year in communities of all sizes across the U.S.
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Data: FBI; Note: 2021 data was estimated due to a low number of agencies reporting; Chart: Noah Bressner/AxiosThe U.S. violent crime rate plunged 9.7% last year — the largest annual drop since the FBI's national estimates began in 1936 — according to the bureau's data released Friday and reviewed by Axios.Why it matters: The FBI's 2025 report indicated that the post-pandemic declines in violent crime accelerated sharply last year in communities of all sizes across the U.S. (That drop appeared to continue during the first half of this year, a separate Axios analysis of big cities' violent crime data found last week.)Among the declines cited by the FBI: Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter dropped 18.1%. Robbery fell 18.5%, rape 7.6% and aggravated assault 7.2%.Meanwhile, the U.S.
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- Data: FBI; Note: 2021 data was estimated due to a low number of agencies reporting; Chart: Noah Bressner/AxiosThe U.S. violent crime rate plunged 9.7% last year — the largest annual drop since the FBI's national estimates began in 1936 — according to the bureau's data released Friday and reviewed by Axios.Why it matters: The FBI's 2025 report indicated that the post-pandemic declines in violent crime accelerated sharply last year in communities of all sizes across the U.S.
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