“The U.S. violent crime rate plunged 9.7% last year — the largest annual drop since the FBI’s national estimates began in 1936 — according to the bureau’s data released Friday and reviewed by Axios…

Among the declines cited by the FBI:

• Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter dropped 18.1%.
• Robbery fell 18.5%, rape 7.6% and aggravated assault 7.2%.
• Meanwhile, the U.S. murder rate decreased 18.5% to 4.1 per 100,000 residents, tying 1955 and 1956 for the lowest rate since FBI national estimates began.

Property crime declined 12.4%, led by drops in motor vehicle theft (22.7%), burglary (15.8%) and larceny-theft (9.8%).”

From Axios.