FBI revises crime data, reveals increase after initial decline reported

The FBI has revised its 2022 crime data, initially reporting a 2.1% decrease in violent crime. The updated figures now reveal a 4.5% increase. The revision includes 80,000 more incidents of violent crime than previously reported, with an increase of 1,699 murders, 7,780 rapes, over 33,000 robberies and 37,000 aggravated assaults. This new data was released without a formal announcement, with the FBI noting only on its website that the 2022 violent crime rate had been updated. The discovery of these changes was first highlighted by John Lott, an American...