The rate of violent crime in the U.S. declined by 13% in 2010 according to The The Bureau of Justice Statistic's 2011 survey.

The Bureau of Justice Statistic's annual survey finds a double-digit drop in rates of violent victimization in 2010.

According to the report, released this morning, Americans age 12 and older experienced a 13 percent drop in the rate of violent victimization in 2010. Between 2001 and 2010, the rate dropped 40 percent.

Rates of property crime victimization dropped six percent, and fell 28 percent between 2001 and 2010.

BJS also reports that for the first time, in 2010 men and women have nearly equal rates of violent victimization; previously males had a higher rate.

http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv10.pdf

Maryland Mirrors Nation's Continuing Crime Decline

BALTIMORE - Maryland officials say the state's drop in violent crime is mirroring a nationwide 6 percent drop in 2010 noted by the FBI.
The FBI marked the fourth year of declines in its annual crime statistics report on Monday. Maryland's 4.9 percent decline in property crime surpassed the nation's 2.7 percent drop. State officials credit a growth in technology and information sharing for the overall decline.
The data show Maryland's homicides dropped 3.2 percent and robberies and motor vehicle deaths fell about 8 percent in 2010. However, rapes increased 6.2 percent in Maryland, bucking the 5 percent drop nationwide in 2010. Maryland's increase was due to a jump in Baltimore, where police changed the way rapes were classified after a city audit and Baltimore Sun report that showed misclassifications of rapes.

 http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/maryland/maryland-mirrors-nations-continuing-crime-decline-092011