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The rate of crime in the United States has generally decreased over the last 50 years, with some fluctuations and variations depending on the type of crime.

Violent crime rates have shown a significant overall decline:

1. The violent crime rate peaked in 1991 at 758.2 per 100,000 residents[3].

2. By 2022, the violent crime rate had fallen to 380.7 per 100,000 people, representing a decrease of about 50% since the early 1990s[1][3].

3. The FBI data shows that between 1993 and 2022, the violent crime rate fell by 49%, with large decreases in robbery (-74%) and other violent crimes[1].

Property crime has also seen a substantial decrease:

1. Property crime more than doubled between 1960 and its peak in the early 1990s[3].

2. Since then, property crime rates have generally trended downwards, with some exceptions like a slight increase in 2001[3].

It's important to note some specific trends within this overall decrease:

1. The murder rate, which rose sharply in the 1960s and remained high through the 1970s and 1980s, has declined significantly. By 2017, the homicide rate (5.3 per 100,000) had returned to levels similar to those seen in the 1960s[2].

2. There have been some short-term increases in certain types of crimes. For example, the U.S. murder rate saw its largest single-year increase on record in 2020, though preliminary data for 2023 suggests it fell substantially last year[1].

Despite the overall downward trend in crime rates, public perception often doesn't align with the data. Americans tend to believe crime is increasing, even when official statistics show a decline[1].

In summary, while there have been fluctuations and recent short-term increases in some types of crime, the overall trend in the United States over the past 50 years has been a significant decrease in both violent and property crime rates.

Citations:
[1] https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/04/24/what-the-data-says-about-crime-in-the-us/
[2] https://humanprogress.org/trends/violent-crime-rates-are-falling-steeply/
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States
[4] https://www.statista.com/statistics/191219/reported-violent-crime-rate-in-the-usa-since-1990/
[5] https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/USA/united-states/crime-rate-statistics

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