Violent crimes
unexpectedly jumped 18 percent last year, the first rise in nearly 20
years, and property crimes rose for first time in a decade. But academic
experts said the new government data fall short of signaling a reversal
of the long decline in crime.
The U.S. Bureau
of Justice Statistics reported Wednesday that the increase in the
number of violent crimes was the result of an upward swing in simple
assaults, which rose 22 percent, from 4 million in 2010 to 5 million
last year. The incidence of rape, sexual assault and robbery remained
largely unchanged, as did serious violent crime involving weapons or
injury.
Property crimes were up 11 percent in
2011, from 15.4 million in 2010 to 17 million, according to the bureau's
annual national crime victimization survey. Household burglaries rose
14 percent, from 3.2 million to 3.6 million. The number of thefts jumped
by 10 percent, from 11.6 million to 12.8 million.
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