https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/29/politics/republicans-midterms-crime-ads/index.html
Always rely on CNN for crap reporting. The article sites the 2021 FBI Crime report that estimates overall crime dropped. What it doesn't tell you about the 2021 report is that it had the lowest level of participation by law enforcement agencies. It also doesn't include New York or Los Angeles in the numbers.
Please see this report by the same news organization
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Always rely on CNN for crap reporting. The article sites the 2021 FBI Crime report that estimates overall crime dropped. What it doesn't tell you about the 2021 report is that it had the lowest level of participation by law enforcement agencies. It also doesn't include New York or Los Angeles in the numbers.
Please see this report by the same news organization

The FBI released its crime report for 2021 - but it tells us less about the overall state of crime in the US than ever | CNN
The FBI just released its 2021 Crime in the Nation Report, which is typically the most comprehensive snapshot of crime in the United States. But only 63% of the nation's more than 18,000 law enforcement agencies submitted data for 2021 — the lowest level of participation the FBI has reported...