[TigersEye]

A large number of police precincts have stopped reporting crimes to the FBI.
For some reason that caused "reported crimes" to go down in number. Go figure!

FBI data shows US crime plummeted in 2023 but experts warn report is incomplete The Guardian - Tue 19 Mar 2024

However, the statistics are based on figures collected from only 79% of law enforcement agencies in the US. Experts have previously warned that data can be “patchy” given inconsistency in reporting by the local agencies who supply the numbers. And the new stats are unaudited as the FBI is not scheduled to release its official figures and analysis concerning crime in 2023 until this upcoming October.

[linMcHlp]

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[freeandfreezing]

FBI crime data has always been inaccurate. The last time I looked the FBI crime database showed no homicides in Newtown CT in December 2012.