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Car thefts around the United States were up 10% in 2022, while murders were down 6%, according to statistics released by the FBI Monday. Car theft s around the United States were up 10% in 2022, while murder s were down 6%, according to new crime statistics released by the FBI Monday. Every October, the FBI releases crime statistics from the previous year, which paint a picture of top crimes -- and prevalence -- in the United States. Carjackings saw a noticeable increase from 2021 to 2022 -- and they continue to go up in 2023, according to statistics from various police departments around the country. More than 1 million vehicles were stolen in 2022, according to the FBI. Nearly 18% of those who carried out carjackings were males under then age of 18, the data showed. MORE: Rep. Henry Cuellar gives firsthand account of being carjacked More carjacking offenders worked in groups -- a 13% increase from 2021 -- with two or more suspects involved in the carjackings. Most carjackings happene...

A convict accused of murdering a Baltimore tech CEO has also been linked to an attempted murder, arson and rape that occurred last week, police said. A convict accused of murdering a Baltimore tech CEO has also been linked to an attempted murder, arson and rape that occurred last week, police said, as a manhunt for the suspect continues. Jason Dean Billingsley, 32, of Baltimore, is wanted for first-degree murder , assault, reckless endangerment and other charges in connection with the death of Pava LaPere, 26, the founder of EcoMap Technologies, police said. Police found LaPere dead with "blunt-force trauma wounds" in a Baltimore apartment building on Monday, within hours of being reported missing, according to Baltimore Commissioner Richard Worley. Billingsley was announced as a suspect in the case on Tuesday. MORE: Suspect sought in murder of 26-year-old tech CEO: Police Amid the investigation, Baltimore police said on Wednesday that Billingsley is also wanted in connecti...

Two teenagers in Las Vegas have been arrested and face murder charges as adults in a hit-and-run that authorities say the teens captured on video LAS VEGAS -- LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two teenagers face murder charges for targeting a bicyclist in Las Vegas and capturing on video the moment they drove into the man as he pedaled along the side of a road, authorities said Tuesday. Las Vegas police said they have tied the teens to at least three hit-and-run incidents on the morning of Aug. 14. They believe the death of 64-year-old Andreas Rene Probst, a former police chief in Bell, California, was the final one. Video shot from the front passenger seat shows the vehicle approaching Probst from behind while he was riding near the curb on an otherwise traffic-free road. As those in the car laugh, the vehicle steers toward Probst and then rams the bicycle, sending Probst hurtling onto the hood and into the windshield. A final image from the moving car shows Probst on the ground next to the curb. D...

The families of two of the victims in the University of Idaho killings have filed notice reserving their right to sue the city of Moscow, according to documents. The families of two of the victims in the University of Idaho killings last fall have filed notice reserving their right to sue the city of Moscow, according to documents filed with the city. The families of slain students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, and Madison Mogen, 21, may seek damages against the city for the murders of their daughters, according to the notices, which were dated May 3 and May 11, respectively, and were obtained by ABC News. The notices do not specify what kind of claim the families may make. They say that potential dollar figures for damages are "undetermined at this time." No lawsuit has yet been filed, but the claims protect the families' rights to sue within two years, Shanon Gray, an attorney representing the Goncalves and Mogen families, told ABC News. Bryan Kohberger enters the courtroom...