FBI reports violent crime down from 2023

FBI says American crime is on the decline

There was a 13% decrease in crimes in 2023 compared to 2022, a 6% decrease in reported violent crimes, and a 4% decrease in reported property crimes.

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Despite that, the total number of mass shootings in the U.S. has declined so far in 2023, with 385 as of Sept. 5, according to GVA data, compared to 561 by this time last year.

In July, the FBI announced that violent crime had fallen so far in 2024, and the 2023 numbers were down from the previous year. In it 2024 Quarterly Crime Report and Use of Force Data Updatethe agency said murders were down 26.4 percent, rapes were down 25.7 percent, robberies were down 17.8 percent and aggravated assaults were down 12.5 percent from 2023, according to preliminary reports.

How many mass shootings occurred in 2024 in Florida?

Before Friday morning, there had been 26 mass shootings in Florida this year, as defined by the GVA:

• January 20, Plantation: Four people were injured in a shooting outside a Best Buy. One person later died.
• January 20, Palm Bay: A man shot and he killed his mother, grandfather and sister and injured his 15-year-old grandson and another person.
• January 28, Palm Bay: A man shot and killed a priest, the priest’s sister and his own grandfather and wounded two policemen.
• February 28: Orlando: A finished fight when a vehicle was to be returned resulted in one person killed and six injured.
• March 12, Lawty: Man with knife accused of shooting and killing three women.
• March 25, Pompano Beach: A 16-year-old boy and three men were shot by multiple suspects who approached them, said the deputies.
• March 31, Saint Petersburg: Men arguing outside a restaurant opened fire, wounding three men in their 20s and a 17-year-old girlthe police said.
• April 5, Riviera beach: Four injured in the shootingincluding a minor.
• April 6, Doral: Man in bar disturbance shoot and kill a security officersix people were injured in the resulting fire.
• April 11, Orlando: Deputies responded to a call and found four men shot. One died later.
• April 27, Daytona Beach: A man shot and wounded four people during a “physical altercation”.
• April 28, Sanford: A 16-year-old shot and wounded 10 people at a bar, including Houston Texans WR Tank Dell.
• April 29, Miami Gardens: Argument about fighting between teenagers leaves five people injuredincluding two teenagers.
• May 12, Tallahassee: Four people shot in the parking lot of a shopping centertwo died.
• May 18, Sarasota: One person killed, four people (incl Auburn RB Brian Battie) were injured.
• May 25, Fort Pierce: Five people aged 15-20 shot at the meeting.
• June 2, Pensacola: One person was shot in the leg and three others hit with shrapnel, police said.
• June 12, Hudson: The man admits to shooting two adults and killing two children, burning all four bodies in the fire pit
• June 14, Fort Lauderdale: An apparent gunshot went off one person dead and four injured.
• June 23, Tampa: Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio shot and killedthree others injured outside the Holiday Inn.
• July 5, Tampa: Security guard, three bystanders injured in the altercation.
• July 8, Fort Lauderdale: A shot to the left a man and a woman dead and three other people, including a 2-year-old child, injured.
• July 28, Pensacola: Three dead, five injured when three men opened fire on a group of people playing dice.
• August 10, Jacksonville: Two females and four males in their teens to early 20s they were shot and wounded outside a pop-up club.
• September 7, Opa Locka: An argument turned violent five people were shot and injured.
• October 30, Dade City: Four people were shot during an argument between neighbors, police said.

(This story has been updated with new information.)