Preliminary data : - The first two months of the year were not as bad for the economy as we had expected. The Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report historically provides a strong indication of the final figures that will be compiled and released later in the year . Murders declined 4.4 percent but rose in towns of fewer than 10,000 people . Drop in violent crime would be third consecutive year-to-year decline . Violent crime in the U.S. has largely been declining over the past two decades .
Preliminary data : - The first two months of the year were not as bad for the economy as we had expected. Murders declined 4.4 percent but rose in towns of fewer than 10,000 people . Drop in violent crime would be third consecutive year-to-year decline . Violent crime in the U.S. has largely been declining over the past two decades .