FBI's UCR database

View data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report from 1998-2008.

FBI report: Violent crimes down nationwide

The estimated number of violent crimes in the nation declined for the second year in a row, according to the FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report.

FBI Uniform Crime Report

The estimated number of violent crimes in the nation declined for the second year in a row, according to the FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report.

FBI report shows nationwide drop in violent crime

2008 FBI Uniform Crime Reports

For the second year in row, the number of violent crimes declined across the country -- a total of 2.5 percent during 2008 compared to the previous year -- according to the FBI's Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report.

2007 FBI Uniform Crime Reports

Nationwide, violent crime fell for the first time since 2005. Property crime declined for the fifth straight year. And each of the seven specific offense categories -- from aggravated assault to murder -- was down from 2006, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program.