Watch our webinar with an accomplished criminal justice researcher and two reporters from The Trace who cover gun violence.

Crime in the US has decreased, but the data is complex and the claim that it has reached an "all-time low" is not supported by the available data, according to independent analysts.

The U.S. Justice Department has two programs that measure the nation’s crime: the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting and the National Crime Victimization Survey. Together, they offer a clearer overall ...