Summary: In the last year there has been an increase in violent crimes in the US (including murder) compared to in 2014, according to new data released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday.The records show an estimated 1,197,704 violent crimes, up 3.9% from 2014, while the murder rate spiked by 10.8% over the same span. These crimes include things such as"murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault," the FBI's website states.
But the report indicated that violent crime is still below 2006 and 2011 levels for 10-year and five-year comparisons.The statistics are somewhat expected, reflecting both anecdotal and statistical evidence of an increase in violence since last October. That trend has been visible in several large cities, such as Chicago, Baltimore and Washington. Other major cities such as New York and Los Angeles have not experienced the same. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the data shows "we still have so much work to do," but stressed the overall numbers are down compared to several years ago.
"Violent crime tears at the fabric of our common life -- and so any increase in violent crime is of the deepest concern to me as Attorney General and to the entire Department of Justice," Lynch said.
The findings are part of the FBI's annual crime data report, which is released around the same time every year. A similar trend of increasing violent, concentrated in some cities, appears to have continued into 2016. Data from the largest US cities for the first half of the year shows continued increase in violence also.
Analysis/Synthesis: The violence rate in America is absolutely appalling. I would think as years go by we would fix a situation such as this but the exact opposite is happening violence is increasing. If violence such as these keep increasing imagine how traumatized and demolished our country will be. Violent crimes is a situation that needs to be dealt with immediately.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/26/politics/fbi-crime-data-2015/index.html
I agree that it is scary how violent people can be. I hope that a solution to this difficult problem is found.
ReplyDeleteAmerica is supposed to be the greatest when in reality it is a joke. It is out of control and agreeing with Lauren something needs to be done
ReplyDeleteWhile I read this it makes me wonder what is causing this spike in violence? And why isn't anyone doing anything about. This is a serious issue which isn't getting any better and we need to find a solution, as Lauren said.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the rates of violent crimes in America are terrifyingly high, especially gun crimes. I think this could be remedied by addressing mental health issues and instituting stricter gun regulations.
ReplyDeleteSynthesis: How can you relate this to the past?
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