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The increase in violent crime was the result of an upward

swing in assaults, which moved up by 22 percent, from 4

million in 2010 to 5 million last year. The increases in

violent crime experienced by whites, Hispanics, younger

people and men accounted for the majority of the increase in

violent crime.

In the latest survey, property crime was up for the first

time in a decade, from 15.4 million in 2010 to 17 million

last year. Household burglaries rose 14 percent, from 3.2

million to 3.6 million. The number of thefts jumped by 10

percent, from 11.6 million to 12.8 million.

The victimization figures are based on surveys by the Census

Bureau of a large sample of people in order to gather data

from those who are victims of crime. They are considered the

government’s most comprehensive crime statistics because

they count both crimes that never are reported to the police

as well as those reported.

Last May, the FBI’s preliminary crime report for 2011, which

counts only crimes reported to police, concluded that crime

dropped again last year, down 4 percent for violent crime and

3.7 percent for property crime. The declines slowed in the

second half of last year, a sign to academic experts that the

many years of lowering crime levels might be nearing an end.

Historically, less than half of all crimes, including violent

crimes, are reported to police.

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