What are the current trends for crimes in America?

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What are the current trends for crimes in America?  Where are most crimes committed in America?  For this discussion board you will be going to either crimegrade.org, crimemapping.com or spotcrime.com and select a location to view crime. This can be your area or any other area. Write up the location that you selected and the general crime trends that you found. Are you surprised by what you found? Why or why not?