Violent crime held relatively steady, ticking down a meager 1%, while homicides jumped 4.3% during 2021, according to an estimate from the FBI’s “Crime in the Nation” report.

Overall violent crime nudged down slightly from 1,326,600 in 2020 to 1,313,200 in 2021, while homicides jumped from 22,000 in 2020 to 22,900 in 2021, the report found. The bureau is cautioning that its report, which is historically one of the most extensive in the United States, is premised on scanter data than prior reports due to sagging local participation.