An investigation by RealClearInvestigations found that the FBI updated its 2022 crime statistics in September, showing that rather than a 2.1% drop in violent crime as originally reported, the United States actually experienced a 4.5% rise in violent crime. The new dataset showed thousands more murders, rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults.

The FBI recently and quietly revised its 2022 crime data, reversing earlier claims that violent crime had decreased. Initially, the bureau reported a 2.1%

Violent crime increased under Joe Biden rather than decreasing as previously thought, revised figures from the FBI show.

Former President Donald Trump has been hit with numerous “fact-checks” on the campaign trail that have cited FBI statistics to maintain violent crime is falling in America. However, the bureau quietly adjusted its figures for 2022 in recent weeks — and the new numbers show that offenses actually ticked up overall.

Congressional Republicans voiced outrage Wednesday over the FBI quietly updating its violent crime statistics. The FBI previously said violent crime decreased by "an estimated 1.7%" from 2021 to 2022.

In a major revision, the FBI’s updated data has revealed an unexpected increase in violent crime for 2022—countering previous claims of a decline. The original FBI report suggested a modest 2.1% decrease in violent crimes,