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Changing US crime rates: What the data reveals

Crime statistics in the U.S. have shifted considerably in recent years, and the most recent data points in an encouraging direction. Figures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and independent research both suggest broad declines in violent and property crime, though the numbers come with important caveats about how crime data is collected and

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