Washington, D.C.
The nation’s rate of violent crime fell last year to its lowest level in three decades, the Justice Department reported this week. The rates of burglary and other property crimes also dropped over two years by as much as 25 percent. Since the government began collecting statistics in 1973, the number of violent and property crimes has fallen from 44 million to 23.6 million. The nation’s jail and prison population, meanwhile, has ballooned to 2 million, a record.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Create an account with the same email registered to your subscription to unlock access.
-
The Finest Summer Flavours -
Today's political cartoons - May 20, 2024Cartoons Monday's cartoons - flags flipped, Diddy dunked, and more
-
Diddy admits to beating girlfriend after videoSpeed Read Though he previously denied allegations of abuse, Combs apologized for abusing Cassie Ventura following the release of new CCTV footage
