The first three months of 2024 saw a continued drop in levels of violent crime and murder across the country, according to data released by the FBI on Monday.

The first three months of 2024 saw a continued drop in levels of violent crime and murder across the country, according to data released by the FBI on Monday – a trend that Attorney General Merrick Garland called “historic.”

Reported incidents of violent crime dropped 15% between January and March of this year compared to the same period last year, according to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Data.

Murders dropped by more than 26% in the same time period, the data shows.

The FBI has not released details about the number of incidents for the categories of crime. It will do so when 80% participation levels are met, the agency said.

    • Hacksaw@lemmy.ca
      9·
      5 months ago

      How does that “zero out”. A bunch of upper and middle managers embezzling millions somehow cancels the harm of not paying, usually the lowest paid employees, their fair earned wages?

      Explain the logic there?

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      81·
      5 months ago

      From your article-

      Hiscox’s researchers studied publicly available data on nearly 400 U.S. federal court cases in which employee fraud was alleged that either became publicly known or were active in the federal system during 2016. The cases involved public and private corporations, limited liability companies, municipal and government agencies, nonprofit organizations and Native American tribal businesses.

      Meaning that doesn’t show anything being zeroed out, it means there were nearly 400 federal employee fraud cases.

      And then it says-

      Despite the alarming levels of embezzlement taking place, it isn’t top of mind for many small-business owners. When asked, “What is the most critical issue facing your business?” only 1 percent said the threat of crime or vandalism

      In other words, that’s utter hogwash.