Recent FBI crime victimization surveys show a troubling upward trend in crime across the United States. According to the latest data, violent crime has risen by 10.4% and property crime has increased by 6.4% between 2019 and 2023. These figures reflect a combination of growing criminal activity and shifting reporting standards, providing a nuanced look into the current state of crime in America.
Each year, the FBI releases two key reports that shape the national conversation on crime. The first is a compilation of headline crime data for the previous calendar year, based on official reports from law enforcement agencies. The second is a crime victimization survey, which asks ordinary Americans whether they have been victims of crime, regardless of whether they reported the incidents to police.
Comparing these two data sets helps paint a clearer picture of the crime landscape, offering insights into underreported or overlooked issues. For example, discrepancies between the official crime data and victim reports suggest that theft and property crimes, in particular, are significantly underreported.
While theft has long been known to be underreported, recent data highlights a growing gap between the FBI’s official crime statistics and the victimization surveys. This divergence suggests that crime, particularly property crime, may be worsening more than the official figures indicate.
The growing trend of underreporting is partly fueled by perceptions that filing a report won’t make much difference. This is particularly true in densely populated areas where law enforcement resources are stretched thin. People may also be less inclined to report minor thefts or property damage, believing that law enforcement is more focused on violent crimes. However, this underreporting can distort public understanding of how pervasive property crime really is.
The shift in crime reporting methods has further complicated efforts to track crime trends. In 2016, the FBI set a deadline of January 1, 2021, for law enforcement agencies to transition from the Summary Reporting System (SRS), a paper-based method that recorded only the most serious crime per incident, to the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), a computer-based system that can log up to 10 different crimes per incident.
The goal of this transition was to capture more detailed and accurate crime data. However, 40% of law enforcement agencies, including those in major states like California, New York, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Florida, missed the deadline. Even the two largest police departments in the U.S.—New York City and Los Angeles—failed to make the switch on time.
As a result, reported violent and property crime statistics dropped dramatically between 2020 and 2021, by 15.9% and 27.3% respectively. This decline, however, did not reflect a real decrease in crime. Instead, it was largely due to data collection issues. At the same time, victimization data revealed a different story: violent crime victimization rose by 0.9%, while property crime victimization fell by 3.3%.
The transition problems meant that reported crime rates, particularly for violent crime, were lower than they should have been. The ratio of reported violent crimes to victimizations dropped from 85.6% in 2020 to 71.4% in 2021. Similarly, the rate for property crime reporting fell from 51.6% to 38.8%, underscoring how incomplete crime data painted an inaccurately rosy picture of the crime landscape in 2021.
In 2022 and 2023, crime reporting improved significantly. By 2022, only 17% of law enforcement agencies had failed to submit at least three months of NIBRS data, and by 2023, over 16,000 agencies—covering 95.2% of the national population—were reporting. This improvement has brought violent crime reporting rates back in line with 2019 levels, but the gap in property crime reporting remains. In 2023, property crime reporting rates were still 14.4% below 2019 levels.
This gap suggests that Americans are either less inclined to report property crimes or less confident that doing so will lead to resolution. As a result, property crime statistics may still be underrepresenting the true scope of the issue.
While the improved data collection has helped clarify some trends, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic continues to distort crime data in many ways. Anomalous reporting patterns from that time still affect how we interpret current crime rates. Additionally, as law enforcement agencies continue to adjust to the new reporting standards, it may take several more years before crime data fully reflects the real state of affairs.
In the meantime, the increase in both violent and property crimes since 2019 highlights the need for continued focus on crime prevention and law enforcement support. It also underscores the importance of accurate and timely crime reporting to ensure that policymakers and the public can respond effectively to emerging trends.
I just left these comments elsewhere on this site today which apply here too. Because those in power at the moment are NOT serving “We the People, American Citizens;” but are serving Satan!
All comments are correct here!
What we’ve been witnessing by this POS from hell administration is replacement invasion not immigration that normally follows any code of ethics or basic principles of fairness and protecting the American Citizen! Which tells us that those in charge are looking at us like trash to be crushed in a compactor, because it’s us they are replacing, you me and our middle class neighbors! This is the “Hate American Citizens” paradigm and administration, so for that I say; they should rot in hell for what they’ve done to our country and “We the People!” Use Obama for the head of the spear to be delivering them through the depths of the netherworld to their true father of all lies, Satan!
Brother Michael, I totally agree with all you’ve pointed out here! This is the ratcheting-up of the Soft Coup that I said was taking place after the 2020 stolen election! That Muslin terrorist sympathizer who said many times about 911, “something happened” Omar, is now stating boldly how if the Democrats win the election they intend on packing the Supreme Court (basically cancelling the US Constitution and commandeering the full power of the Government by also impeaching Justice Clarence Thomas) all of this in line with what that Commie Schumer said for the last few years so boldly, and these are people in our government So all of this you bring to the fore fits in with how they are out to destroy millions of American Citizens or make them slaves to their dictates if they finish the job they’re doing to our Nation!
Miracles are absolutely necessary now to overcome this horrendous Satanic evil taking place now, all part of the Globalist Demonic Cabal; as all those you mentioned are in concert with the Rothschild’s and Illuminati for total global control. These are the same demonic infested creatures that are sacrificing human children and that are tied directly into the nearly 400,000 unaccompanied children that came through our US Border that went missing too! I pray that more Citizens increase their faith in Jesus.
God bless you Brother.
Pray to God that His mercy and Grace will be provided now in this perilous time for our Nation and People! Amen.
That would be nice but…
Where were the miracles in 2008 and 2020?
Those were miracles that we didn’t know till now. The country is not blind to this anymore. At least the ones who have COMMON SENSE. There is know way we can deny what LAWRENCE has told us. THE CABAL IS REAL AND IT IS HERE. They have been DECEIVING the PEOPLE for to long. And some of our so-called ELECTED leaders are part of it.
TIME TO TAKE OJR COUNTRY BACK!
AND WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE!
TELL ME IM WRONG
This is certainly true!
Earnest T Bass; what you said is.
Earnest T Bass, I’m 100% with you and I’ve been saying that same thing now for years, alot of people don’t know what extreme prejudice means.!
America should lock and load to protect their loved ones and friends and get ready for the 2nd Civil War should the Communist Democrats cheat like Hell and put spread eagle Kamala in Office.
If one believes in God Almighty and knows the fact of the matter is that America this once “One Nation under God” has excessive sin upon it by so many, even just the matter of the over 63 Million Abortions that occurred here since 1973 (globally nearly 2 Billion) and a demonic inspired party which has RINO’s following suit, that has elevated abortion to a being “a woman’s right or just health care!” And promoting this evil atrocity “Biden being the abortion king” having bragged that he in his first 100 days in office appropriated 468 $Billion for abortion, up to and including “full term day of delivery!” This alone shows how evil modern mankind has become; and it simply means that citizens “better get right with God” to receive “His graces” and the “great help” that is now needed in order to not suffer the “full consequences” of their folly before the “End of Days” arrives. “This world is God’s plan,” not ours to screw with or screw up as we damn well please; but so many think otherwise! This world is all temporary and will pass away, but meanwhile “the battle for souls grows fiercer and draws to an end.” We’re “all being tested” and many will make it to the pearly gates while many others by their own volition will be in eternal damnation! “Free Will.”
“People must love God;” and not all of their pleasures and distractions or even egocentric madness over and above God.
Brother you know how I feel about Christ, ArchAngel Michael and all the Devine forces.
But I really think God almighty is waiting for we normal humans to fight the battle as did the way the walls of Jerhaco were destroyed.
If we fail then Michael and his Army of Angeles will desend to help us.
I maybe wrong but only time will tell.
Keep up the good work Brother Lawrence.
Brother Michael; God is a forgiving and so merciful Supreme Being, the “Alpha and the Omega” so anyone that doesn’t put Him above all considerations is functioning with an insurmountable handicap and perhaps wall around them, which won’t be overcome unless that soul has His guidance.
Evil has been in the earthly realm for millennia as “Free Will” is necessary for actual genuine love to exist between God and His children thereby being the true test of where their hearts are! That was stomped on in the Garden and so the battle ensued to bring Salvation to those who want it and only because “God is so loving and merciful” was this allowed to carry on till now! But as you and multitudes know there is an appointed time to end all of this conflict that only the Father knows when it will come, but, this is to allow for as many souls, that all of which would otherwise be condemned and be damned to hell for eternity not being worthy to enter into God’s perfect Holy Presence! The only means to achieve that is the acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Savior and Redeemer who makes the atonement for our sin and unworthiness of Paradise with God the Father!
Romans 3:10 Amplified Bible “As it is written and forever remains written, “THERE IS NONE RIGHTEOUS [none that meets God’s standard], NOT EVEN ONE.”
Basically the human race is a wicked lot and on a dead-end as we trapped in the flesh struggle with death and all things that are against us that we have no ultimate control over by ourselves. We are “nothing without God front and center through Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.” So many people live outside of that truth thinking they can do as they damn well please and say arrogantly whatever! So they welcome the dirt and nothing after this life or they get into false ideologies and “pie in the sky” nonsense thinking something happens no matter what, so why worry about it; and maybe the aliens from somewhere out there in space will take us on a galactic ride to some better place; and we can live on! Dream On I say to those! Not going to happen and this world we are in will be gone long before any of their flights of fancy ever happen; not going to happen nonsense.
John 5:21-23 “For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes. 22Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, 23so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.”
Ephesians 6:10-12 “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
This is how his great mercy actually manifests in this world where there is so much sin and loss.
Luke 15:3-7 “Then Jesus told them this parable: 4“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? 5And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, 6comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ 7In the same way, I tell you that there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous ones who do not need to repent.”
But Brother I agree; we must “always be vigilant and as prepared” as we can in this daily physical life to be ready for any contingency that may arise, so that we can “carry on as brave and thankful souls for the opportunity that God bestowed upon His created children” that even though fallen from His full grace at this time have “an absolute path to everlasting peace and happiness with Him in heaven.” But meanwhile “Free Will” is a dividing force as “it allows people to go the right way or the wrong way!” If we learn along our way and grow in love and appreciation for Him then it was for the better in the end.
Matthew 25:32-34 “All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will place the sheep on His right and the goats on His left. 34Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.”
Matthew 8:25-27 “The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” 26“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm. 27The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”
Matthew 17:20 He answered, “Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and [if it is God’s will] it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
That verse is my point to people because without that kind of genuine devout faith in God and the desire to do “His will” on Earth as it is in Heaven instead of following one’s own foolish desires, there cannot be a path out of here alive as in our immortal soul finding that one place of peace and joy for eternity. This age is a very reckless one and full of temptations or a myriad of distractions from the truth and our only way to perfection with God.
James 4:5-7 Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy? 6But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “ God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
John 14:5-7“Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?” 6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. 7If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”
John 14:15-17 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— 17the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.”
John 14:25-27 “All this I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you. 27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.”
Matthew 24:42-45 “Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. 43 But know this, that if the master of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. 44 Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. 45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant,[a] whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time?”
Of course this also reminds us Brother to be prepared for what could be a fight to the finish, but time will tell, if that is what God will allow for His plan and purposes!
We pray for His divine guidance in all things in Jesus’ name. Amen.
God bless you.
Amen brother.
Thanks for the attention to these matters Brother! In the reliable sources of news and what’s really going down its reported how Trump and Vance say the actions being taken on the opposing side like bringing European labor party activists here to the US to go out into the swing states ahead of the election to push their agenda (basically Communism) is in the area of foreign election interference and absolutely prohibited and Vance along with others are saying this is akin to what happened in 1776 when the founders who were trying their best to establish a New Constitutional Republic with a Bill of Rights and Constitution to establish a Free Democracy of the People which ended up requiring the Revolution and it may have to happen again! So your perspective is well taken and appreciated!
These so called elected officials on the opposing side are really internal enemies and not looking to keep America the Nation it was intended to be so this is almost as bad as it gets but time will tell soon enough what must come and we pray for God’s will in all of this of course!
Brother, it’s time now more than ever for the people to come together and fight this Evil take over. But with half the Country siding with that Communist Demonic Democrat Kamala and to see a Black Preacher and his congregation praising her for mocking God almighty after Kamala told a her security to escort a Black man out after he said Jesus is lord and she said he was at the wrong rally instead of Yes Jesus is Lord and King.!
She pissed off alot of Christians except that Black Preacher.
So that alone tells me that his Church is not of Cristian faith but Evil Demonic Church of Satanic followers.
We are becoming a screwed Nation under Satan followers and it’s getting worse by the minute.
Take a look at North Carolina after the hurricane with no assistance from the Communist Democrats polls show Communist Kamala is winning that State.! The question is how.? Do they like the way things are happening, all money going to Illegals and giving the finger to the hurricane victims.?
My God what is happening to the people who have turned their backs on their fellow Americans.?
If we are to survive we must fight against this Evil spreading across our Nation.
Brother Michael, I agree with all the specific points you make here! To which I say the following.
Too many citizens are secular, materialistic, heathen or pagan immoral slobs now, with no sense of values and integrity that’s required in order to “stand up for what is right or good.”
Back in our grandfathers or great grandfathers and even in many case our parents youthful days it was a completely difference story! Back then Churches were filled with good decent citizens who were Patriotic and had a real sense of community along with having a “conscientious civic duty to be responsible in all matters that affected one and all;” that old adage of “brotherly love” and “all for one and one for all” was what enabled “America to pull the world up out of WWII,” which if not for that it would have resulted in this planet getting as evil or far more than it is by now if those “demonic forces back then” had overcome the good and the wrong side won the war. I know for a fact just by family lineage that close kin of mine back then even got birth documents fudged with earlier birth dates like quite a few of those young men back in that era who were under age being only 16, who then were able to get enlisted in the military and go to war and fight the Nazis or Hirohito’s Jap forces! Does anyone think most kids that age today think that way and could or would do the same even if capable; highly unlikely, as they say a whole different animal. I don’t call them young men because they mostly don’t have that kind of gumption or intestinal fortitude, and in many cases not a real clue what life is to begin with, being so brainwashed or lost in a twisted society where community doesn’t exist for the most part and most churches are empty or closing their doors just as they’ve been doing in Europe. And adults are too busy often getting lottery tickets and if not gambling doing some other pagan habits, doing drugs or alcohol to disconnect from reality (pot legalized a dream come true for many of them) and just be good little heathen commies now! Lenin, Marx and all the rest down the line said we will destroy you from within and that was Satan speaking through them!
What I’m saying is any real effort as a nation of people to alter the present dynamic that is running this nation “to hell in a hand-basket” may very well be “too little too late!” This was all “allowed to fester and brew into a cancer” that has overwhelmed the nation “once under God” and made for an impossible by “human terms” scenario to repair or even salvage! Think about it, they even brought in by some estimates about 20 million foreign nationals in just the last few years, many of which don’t have any “true connection or interest in America’s heritage and culture” but more importantly “the Christian foundational precepts” that made America a Great Nation for quite a while; “all these invaders want is to get anything they can get by handouts or stealing it for the most part” which is way better for them than what they were getting in the hell-holes they originated from which they created, and so in essence “they don’t come here to make things better but only much worse!” Some like ISIS and Chinese foreign nationals are even here in large numbers who are only here because “they want to do as much damage as they can” which means we have “multiple battles and enemies to fight on several fronts already” and so the real “shit hasn’t even hit the fan yet!” Like the “nefarious globalists alter the climate now with “geoengineering” which has been ongoing for several decades, sped up in the last two, they are engineering a “kill switch mechanism” (climate lock-downs and famines) to crush everyone that they see as “expendable” and “that means pretty much most people” unless you happen to be one of “the globalist elites and mastermind deceivers and their cabals” in the shadows like Soros and Rothschild and quite a few others demonic clans like even King Charles and the rest of the so called royals (Illuminati) of the planet.
So the real imperative question becomes are enough people waking up and getting too damn fed up to live like this and are going to be willing to respond appropriately when the going gets very rough and just jump into duty over all other matters, even if it means putting one’s life on the line to overcome the formidable forces that are already in place?
I highly doubt that these weak and stupid trolls of our society today will “give a care or ever dare, to get their own hands dirty, or even muss their hair;” just a bunch of “entitlement whiners” who know how to make noise, piss and moan or bitch to high heaven; but don’t have what it takes to do “the right thing all the way home if necessary!”
This is good reason to make God Almighty of prime concern each day seeking His forgiveness for our lack as a people and our desire to make things right again; to do His will on earth!