While crime rates dipped across the board last year, including murder and hate crimes, the FBI recorded a 10-year high in ...

Rates of other crimes, such as carjacking and burglary, are also plummeting. The reasons are not always simple, experts say.

Aside from weather, more Americans get news about local crime than any other local news topic we asked about in our survey. Roughly three-quarters of U.S. adults (77%) say they often or sometimes get ...

Violent and property crimes declined across the United States in 2024, according to new FBI data released Tuesday. Preliminary data from the first six months of 2025 suggests the downward trend in ...

Violent crime in the United States declined for the third straight year in 2023, including instances of murder, rape and assault, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates released Monday ...

To better understand the ways that Americans respond to local crime news, we asked how often respondents feel certain emotions after seeing or hearing this type of news. About one-in-five U.S. adults ...

A constant influx of crime drama and trials often floods the national conversation. Some cases grip the public’s attention and leave a lasting mark on society. And we are in for a particularly busy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A crime scene in New York City. Police ballistic markers stand near a stroller and a child’s chair at a crime scene in the ...

“President Trump, as you know, the FBI says overall violent crime is coming down in this country.” — David Muir, ABC News moderator at the presidential debate, Sept. 10 “MASSIVE NEWS! The Department ...

Last summer, a protester in Seattle made an anti-police sign with an unusual message. Hey SPD, it read. Crime is down 20 percent, and you had nothing to do with it. The taunt was glib, but it hinted ...