Murder Spike Pushed Violent Crime Rate Up in 2015, FBI Says
- Total cases of murder, non-negligent homicide climbed 10.8%
- Report comes hours ahead of first Clinton-Trump debate
Police tape is seen on Sept. 17, 2016, in New York.
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The number of violent crimes in the U.S. increased 3.9 percent in 2015 from a year earlier amid a jump in murders, according to annual crime statistics released by the FBI.
Murders and non-negligent manslaughter increased 10.8 percent last year compared to estimates from 2014, while rapes and aggravated assaults increased 6.3 percent and 4.6 percent, respectively, according to the report published Monday. By total numbers, there were 15,696 murders and non-negligent manslaughter offenses in 2015.