The population of the United States living in urban areas is growing faster than the national rate. At last count, more than four in five Americans lived in a metropolitan ... Read Full Story »
Violent crime in the United States continues to fall. Between 2006 and 2011, the violent crime rate -- including crimes such as murder, robbery and aggravated assault -- in the ... Read Full Story »
For the fifth year in a row, the estimated number of violent crimes in the United States fell in 2011, according to the FBI’s latest statistics. The rate of violent ... Read Full Story »
Today, the FBI announced that violent crime dropped 4% in 2011, compared to a 5.5% drop in 2010. Nationally, the murder rate fell 1.9% from 2010, and robbery, forcible rape ... Read Full Story »