FBI: Murder, violent crime dropped in 2008
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- USATODAY.com WASHINGTON — Nearly all major crime categories dropped in 2008 despite the sagging economy and high unemployment, according to the FBI’s annual crime report out Monday.
Overall violent crime declined for the second straight year, including a nearly 4% drop in murder and a 2.5% drop in aggravated assault.
Although burglary was up 2%, car thefts plunged by nearly 13%, according to the report, which includes crime statistics from about 17,000 law enforcement agencies. Among other findings:
• The largest overall declines were recorded in the West, where murder was down 6.8% and car thefts dropped by nearly 17%.
• The 89,000 rapes recorded in 2008 were the fewest in two decades.
• Of the 14,180 murder victims in 2008, 2,428 were victims ages 20 to 24.
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