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Police investigate a fatal shooting in Oakland, Calif., on August 27, 2024. Photo: Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images
The nation's violent and property crime rates dropped to a two-decade low in 2024, following the COVID-era surge in homicides, according to new FBI data released this week.
Why it matters: The numbers show crime was heading toward a 20-year record low in the last year of the Biden administration, despite President Trump's false campaign claims that President Biden was overseeing a nationwide crime spike.
