2014 was the least violent year in decades, FBI says

[NickB79]

http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/2014-was-the-least-violent-year-in-decades-FBI-6538094.php

WASHINGTON — The FBI’s latest crime statistics, released Monday, show that overall violent crime rates fell again in 2014, reaching their lowest level in at least 20 years. “The violent crime rate declined 1 percent compared to the 2013 rate, and the property crime rate declined 5 percent,” the FBI concluded.

Murder? Down. Robbery? Down. Larceny and burglary? Down and down.

Some other indicators were more mixed: the rates of rape and aggravated assault ticked up slightly, so it’s worth keeping a close eye on these trends. But overall, crime was down. 2014 was a year of unprecedented safety in the U.S. These numbers only go through 2014, so it’s possible the 2015 data, to be released next year, may tell a different story.

But given how low overall crime rates are, even a bit of an uptick in the crime rates wouldn’t be too much of a cause for concern.

Excellent news.

[nichomachus]

2. And if you take George Zimmerman and rogue cops out of the mix

Violence was phenomenally low