Preliminary Crime Statistics for January-June 2007 - The FBI Reports

According to the FBI's Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report released today, the nation experienced a 1.8 percent decrease in violent crime and a 2.6 percent decrease in property crime during the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.  The report is based on information from law enforcement agencies that contributed three to six comparable months of data to the FBI during January through June of both 2006 and 2007.  A total of 11,673 law enforcement agencies met the criteria to be included in the current report. 

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