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Violent crime falls 12 percent in U S in 2010
The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports 3.8 million violent crimes in 2010, down from 4.3 million in 2009, with simple assaults driving over half the decline. The FBI data corroborates a broad drop, while murder figures remain separately tracked.
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