The FBI has revised its 2022 crime data to show a significant increase in violent crimes, revealing a 4.5% rise that includes thousands more murders, rapes, and assaults than previously reported. The updated figures contrast with the bureau’s original report, which claimed violent crime had decreased by 2.1%.
The changes stem from a transition in how the FBI collects its crime data. In 2021, the agency moved from the Summary Reporting System (SRS) to the more comprehensive National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS). This shift led to incomplete reports from many police departments, which impacted the accuracy of the 2022 crime data.
NEW: FBI updates crime statistics showing that violent crime *increased* not decreased.
Trump was fact-checked during the debate after he (correctly) asserted that crime had increased.
New data reveals violent crime increased in 2022 by 4.5%, not decreased like the left… pic.twitter.com/ky4Y2pPf6j
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 16, 2024
In response to criticism over the revisions, the FBI explained that it had to use statistical methods to account for the missing data. According to the updated figures, violent crime did decrease between 2021 and 2022, but the drop was just 1.6%, not the 3.5% initially reported.
The revised data has prompted concerns among public safety officials and lawmakers, many of whom rely on FBI crime data to inform their policies. With the updated numbers showing a more significant rise in violent crime, the issue is likely to become a major point of discussion in upcoming policy debates.
After Democrats and journalists have spent the entire election cycle claiming that crime is down, the FBI three weeks before an election revises their crime statistics showing that crime increased by 4.5% in 2022 instead of dropping 2.1%.
Incredible. pic.twitter.com/3wgaEsQoID
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 16, 2024
There it is: FBI "revised" violent crime data, now reporting that instead of a 2.1% drop in violent crime in 2022, it was actually a 4.5% increase. https://t.co/Bvbg0wKy1A pic.twitter.com/h6nfjRRlUb
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 16, 2024
To provide more accurate and timely data moving forward, the FBI has announced plans to release monthly updates on crime statistics. The agency hopes this change will improve transparency and ensure that future reports are more reliable.
