Premium ReportsCrime Trends Have Been Tough to Track. We Broke Down the 10 Biggest CitiesA look at the rates of murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and car theft—the crimes most reliably reported to police.CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailListenSaveIllustration by The Epoch Times, ShutterstockBy Petr Svab|July 02, 2024Updated:July 05, 2024News AnalysisIs crime rising or falling across the United States? National crime trends have been difficult to track in recent years because of changes in the way that police departments report their statistics to the FBI.