US crime dropped widely in 2024, FBI says — with some notable caveats

 U.S. crime rates dropped significantly in every major category in 2024, according to a new report released by the FBI on Tuesday — with measurable drops in violent crime, robberies, assaults and robberies with a firearm, and other major categories.The numbers were part of the FBI’s annual Unified Crime Report, a report released by the bureau each year. And despite the overwhelmingly positive findings, the report did underscore a sobering uptick in attacks on law enforcement officers in the line of duty over the last four years. This year's report used data shared by roughly 16,675 law enforce