fbi.gov
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Down across the board.

"For the third year in a row," the FBI just reported, preliminary data show that "violent crime, property crime, and arson have decreased."

Over the first half of the year, compared to the same six months in 2008, here are the trends:

— Murder; down 10%.

— Forcible rape; down 3.3%.

— Robbery; down 6.5%.

— Aggravated assault; down 3.2%.

— Burglary; down 2.5%.

— Larceny-theft; down 5.3%.

— Motor vehicle theft; down 18.7%.

Overall, the FBI says, "the volume of violent crime in the nation decreased 4.4% and the volume of property crime declined 6.1%.