By Washington Examiner. The number of murders and other violent crimes committed dipped slightly last year, according to new crime statistics released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday.

The number of cases of manslaughter and murder decreased 0.7 percent in 2017 from the previous year, the data show. And though rapes rose 3 percent and aggravated assault rose 1 percent, overall violent crimes dropped 0.2 percent — numbers that suggest the rise of crime in recent years is ending.

“Crime declined nationwide last year, consistent with our earlier analyses of 2017 data in the nation’s 30 largest cities,” Ames Grawert, senior counsel for the Justice Program at the Brennan Center for Justice in New York, said in a statement. “That’s the good news. The bad news is that even while crime is falling, the number of Americans incarcerated remains near-record highs. Now is the time to address the problem.” (Read more from “FBI: Murders, Violent Crimes Dipped in 2017” HERE)

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Detroit No Longer Nation’s Most Violent City, According to FBI Crime Stats

By Michigan Live. Detroit has made its way out of the top spot on the list of the nation’s most violent cities, according to the most recently released 2017 FBI crime data.

According to the statistics reported to the FBI by police agencies across the nation, St. Louis is now the most violent city, per capita, with more than 50,000 residents in the U.S. Flint ranked sixth, based on 2017 data.

Rounding out the top five are Baltimore, Memphis and Camden, New Jersey, respectively. (Read more from “Detroit No Longer Nation’s Most Violent City, According to FBI Crime Stats” HERE)

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