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Murder and non-negligent manslaughter across the country
decreased by 6.1% and rape by 5.4%, while larceny and motor
vehicle theft rose by 7.8% and 10.9%, respectively, the agency
said in its national crime report.
The uptick in property crime aligns with recent reports from
major trade groups, who say organized retail crime has worsened
"exponentially" since before the pandemic, prompting stores to
take new security measures.
Although violent crime is trending downward, the 21,156 murders
reported in 2022 are also well above pre-pandemic levels,
according to FBI data. The number of annual reported murders
never topped 18,000 during the 2010s, but jumped to 21,570 in
2020.
Crime was a major issue in last year's mid-term elections, with
Republicans accusing Democratic candidates of undue lenience,
even though data showed similar crime trends in states and
cities led by officials from both parties.
The report released on Monday included some new crime
categories, such as carjackings, which increased from an
estimated 23,500 in 2021 to about 25,400 in 2022.
Attacks on law enforcement officers increased slightly, up 1.8%
from 2021 to an estimated 102,100 in 2022, the report said.
Data for this year's national crime report was gathered from
83.3% of U.S. law enforcement agencies, a marked improvement
from last year, when the FBI said changes to its data collection
methods resulted in nearly half of all agencies failing to
submit their full 2021 data in time to be counted.
(Reporting by Julia Harte; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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