evidence: VERDICT: Violent crime in the US fell last year. [...] Violent crime was down 6% in 2023 and there was a significant drop of 13% in the murder rate, external, according to preliminary FBI data. [...] The latest FBI crime data, external, which is also preliminary, indicates this downward trend in violent crime in the US has continued into 2024, with reported incidents falling 15% in the first three months of this year, compared with the same period last year.