Crime in the United States has been recorded since colonization. Crime rates have varied over time, with a sharp rise after 1963, reaching a broad peak between the 1970s and early 1990s. Since then, crime has declined significantly in the United States,[1] and current crime rates are approximately the same as those of the 1960s.[2]
Statistics on specific crimes are indexed in the annual Uniform Crime Reports by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and by annual National Crime Victimization Surveys by the Bureau of Justice Statistics.[3] In addition to the primary Uniform Crime Report known as Crime in the United States, the FBI publishes annual reports on the status of law enforcement in the United States.[2] The report’s definitions of specific crimes are considered standard by many American law enforcement agencies.[4] According to the FBI, index crime in the United States includes violent crime and property crime.[5] Violent crime consists of four criminal offenses: murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault; property crime consists of burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson.[5]
SO… ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN STUDIES, THE FBI IS AS USELESS AS TITS ON A BOAR HOG
Compare crime statistics with employment statistics, and you’ll find that when everyone is working, there is very little crime.
Crime is low right now (while unemployment is high) because there’s been a decades-long drive to incarcerate anyone willing to clench a fist. A lot of our army is already behind bars (but our army grows steadily by the day anyway).