Crime rates are dropping across the U.S, in some cases reaching their lowest levels in decades.  Data from 40 American cities shows a decrease in crime across 11 out of 13 categories of offenses last year compared to 2024, the Council on Criminal Justice (CCJ) found in a new analysis released on Thursday. Nine of those offenses, ranging from shoplifting to carjacking to aggravated assault, declined by 10% or more.  The homicide rate fell 21% in 35 cities which provided data for the crime,