The FBI crime statistics differed from a telephone crime survey released in October by the Justice Department . No slayings , murders , shootings or knifings reported in any of the affected neighborhoods . The violence - free area is part of a downward trend in crime in the city , police say . FBI says violent crime is decreasing nationwide but remains problem in urban areas .
No slayings , murders , shootings or knifings reported in any of the affected neighborhoods . The violence - free area is part of a downward trend in crime in the city , police say . FBI says violent crime is decreasing nationwide but remains problem in urban areas .