FBI data show increase in murder, violent crime in 2015

September 26, 2016 20:59

The FBI says the number of murders reported by local law enforcement agencies jumped by roughly 10 per cent in 2015 from the year before.

New crime statistics released today show the estimated number of murders in the nation was 15,696, or a 10.8 per cent jump from the 2014 estimate.

The FBI says that, overall, violent crime rose by 3.9 per cent in 2015. But it's still down from where it was five and 10 years ago.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch addressed the new statistics in a speech today in Little Rock.

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