US violent crimes and murders rose in 2016, the FBI says
The US violent crime rate rose for the second consecutive year in 2016, the FBI said in its annual crime report.
The increase was driven by an uptick in several major cities, including Chicago, Baltimore and Las Vegas.
The overall violent crime rate rose by 4.1%, and the homicide rate increased by 8.6%, FBI statistics show.
The 2016 rate of violent crimes - defined by the FBI as assault, rape, murder and robbery - represents the largest such rise in 25 years.
A total of 17,250 people were murdered in the US last year, according to the data.
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