One Person Murdered Every 30 Minutes in US—FBI
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A person is killed every 30 minutes in the United States, according to the latest crime data report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The Uniform Crime Reporting Program (UCR) tracked crime throughout the country over 2024 and found that overall gun crimes and homicides had decreased.
The data showed that a violent crime occurred, on average, every 25.9 seconds in 2024 in the US, while a murder occurred every 31.1 minutes and a rape occurred every 4.1 minutes.
Overall violent crime decreased an estimated 4.5 percent from 2023 to 2024, the report said.
Hate crimes were also reported to have decreased by 1.5 percent over the last year.
This is a breaking news story. Updates to come.
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