According to FBIpublished on Monday, the level of violent crime in the U.S. rose for the second consecutive year due to the increase in the number of murders. But the authorities add that in General, this indicator remains rather low.
The administration of the trump called the data evidence that the country covers dangerous crime wave that can only be stopped by switching to a tougher course, and this means the increase in the number of arrests and more severe sentences for crimes that involve drugs. However, experts warn that the data obtained may not indicate the beginning of a long-term trend, noting that the level of violent crime remains lower than a quarter-century ago.
If to speak about more concrete indicators, the number of violent crimessuch as shootings and robberies, rose by 4.1 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year, while the number of murders increased by 8.6 per cent over the same period. In 2015 violent crimes has increased by 3,9 and murders by more than 10 percent.
Attorney General Jeff sessions said last week during his speech in Boston that the authorities are not going to put up with this state of Affairs. On Monday, he urged the security forces to repel the crime wave.
Sessions uses yet phantom menace of a growing violence as the impetus for radical changes in its policy. He ordered Federal prosecutors in the country to achieve tougher sentences for most suspects, including drug abusers, as well as defendants in cases with a firearm.
But the experts cannot come to a common opinion concerning the reasons for the growth of crime and how to respond to this problem. Many believe that data for two years is not enough to talk about the established trend. Currently, there are no factors that would point to an increase in the number of crimes.
Despite the recent increase, the level of violent crime in 2016, was significantly lower than in 2007. In addition, the growth of violence in different major cities was uneven. For example, in Chicago, the number of crimes involving firearms increased by 60% in 2015, which has led to increased homicide rates across the country by 20%.
