Assaults , first increase in U.S. violent crime rates since 2000 . Data collected in phone surveys , according to Justice Department figures . The FBI 's Uniform Crime Report is the most closely watched report of its kind and tabulates all reported crime nationally annually . Crime rates had been rising steadily for nearly two decades . Latest increase up slightly over record high of 2010 .
Assaults , first increase in U.S. violent crime rates since 2000 . Data collected in phone surveys , according to Justice Department figures . Crime rates had been rising steadily for nearly two decades . Latest increase up slightly over record high of 2010 .