Violent Crimes, Murder | featured news

Violent crimes in the US fell 5.5% last year, with the biggest drop coming in the South, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday. The FBI reported declines in all four categories of violent crime: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault ...

All four offenses that make up violent crime fell in the first half of 2009, with murders down a significant 10 percent, the FBI reported Monday.

Violent crimes linked to Craigslist ads in Minnesota and Boston have made headlines, but CEO Jim Buckmaster said the site is an 'extremely unsafe venue for criminal activity because you're virtually guaranteeing that you're going to get caught.'