US murder rate continued grim climb in 2021, new FBI estimates show - Fox News

The FBI acknowledges that violent crime is at the very least matching the high levels seen in 2020, which surged nearly 30% over 2019.

Nevertheless, violent crime slipped slightly across the nation as a whole, falling 1% from 1,326,600 in 2020 to 1,313,200 in 2021.

"The robbery rate decreased 8.9% from 2020 to 2021, which heavily contributed to the decrease in overall violent crime despite increases in murder and rape rates at the national level," the FBI wrote in a press release.

The FBI's report was expected to miss an estimated 2.1 million total crimes across the country in 2021 due to the methodology change, according to a report from The Marshall Project and Axios

For instance, the FBI's estimates say carjackings rose 11.5% in 2021, but it likely rose more dramatically in reality due to cities like Philadelphia not fully reporting data

The FBI release comes months after bureau deputy director Paul Abbate admitted that homicides and assaults were occurring at an "appalling rate" in April

"We’re seeing a disturbing violent crime surge across the country

"There’s gun violence, homicides and aggravated assaults, and are all occurring at an appalling rate, not to mention hate crimes and the persistent threat posed by violent extremists."