Violent crime reported to police decreased for fifth straight year; property crime down too
by Associated Press, October 29, 2012

    WASHINGTON -- The number of violent crimes reported to police decreased 3.8 percent last year to 1.2 million, the fifth straight year of declines, the FBI announced Monday.
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    Government figures released two weeks ago said that violent crime has fallen by 65 percent since 1993

"Violent crime" is defined by the FBI as murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.