Sacramento's violent crime rate was higher than U.S. crime rate in 2016

Sacramento’s violent crime rate is almost double the national rate, according to the FBI’s 2016 crime statistics released Monday.Violent crime rate -- which includes the number of homicides, rape, robbery and assault -- was 716.3 per 100,000 people in 2016. Nationally, the violent crime rate was 386.3.Overall, violent crime in America rose in 2016 for the second straight year, driven by a spike in killings in some major cities, but remained near historically low levels. The FBI said it was the first time violent crime rose in consecutive years in more than a decade.Violent crimes across the U.S. rose 4.1 percent in 2016 from the year before, with homicides climbing 8.6 percent, according to the figures. Violence increased 3.9 percent in 2015, while killings jumped by more than 10 percent in America.Across 10 Northern California cities, only three had violent crime rates below the national rate in 2016.Crime rate in Northern California citiesInfogramFrom 2015 to 2016, the violent crime rate in Sacramento decreased by 3 percent.There were 62 fewer violent crimes reported in the city even though Sacramento’s population increased. Last year, Sacramento topped the FBI's list of cities that saw an increase in violent crime.Nationally, the violent crime rate in 2016 was also down significantly from several years ago. It dropped 18 percent from 2007, and the murder rate was 6 percent lower than it was the same year, according to the FBI data. The rate was far from the levels of the 1980s and 1990s, during the height of the drug war.---The Associated Press contributed to this story

Sacramento’s violent crime rate is almost double the national rate, according to the FBI’s 2016 crime statistics released Monday.

Violent crime rate -- which includes the number of homicides, rape, robbery and assault -- was 716.3 per 100,000 people in 2016. Nationally, the violent crime rate was 386.3.


Overall, violent crime in America rose in 2016 for the second straight year, driven by a spike in killings in some major cities, but remained near historically low levels. The FBI said it was the first time violent crime rose in consecutive years in more than a decade.

Violent crimes across the U.S. rose 4.1 percent in 2016 from the year before, with homicides climbing 8.6 percent, according to the figures. Violence increased 3.9 percent in 2015, while killings jumped by more than 10 percent in America.

Across 10 Northern California cities, only three had violent crime rates below the national rate in 2016.

From 2015 to 2016, the violent crime rate in Sacramento decreased by 3 percent.

There were 62 fewer violent crimes reported in the city even though Sacramento’s population increased. Last year, Sacramento topped the FBI's list of cities that saw an increase in violent crime.

Nationally, the violent crime rate in 2016 was also down significantly from several years ago. It dropped 18 percent from 2007, and the murder rate was 6 percent lower than it was the same year, according to the FBI data. The rate was far from the levels of the 1980s and 1990s, during the height of the drug war.

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The Associated Press contributed to this story