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FBI: Violent crime down by 6 percent in 2010

FBI: Violent crime down by 6 percent in 2010

The FBI says that violent crime dropped 6 percent in 2010, marking the fourth straight year of declines. And property crime also was down for the eighth straight year, falling 2.7 percent.

Senh: I thought crime goes up as the economy goes down.

 

FBI reports 5% drop in crime rate

The numbers, continuing a 20-year trend, defy expectations of higher crime during a period of economic problems. The nation's crime rate dropped 5% last year, continuing a 20-year trend that has cut the incidence of major crimes nearly in half, according to FBI statistics .

 

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