As the 2024 presidential election approaches, crime and safety continue to rank high on voters’ minds. But the two presumptive nominees have offered dramatically different accounts of crime trends, ...

Rates of other crimes, such as carjacking and burglary, are also plummeting. The reasons are not always simple, experts say.

Violent crime in the United States declined for the third straight year in 2023, including instances of murder, rape and assault, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation estimates released Monday ...