Attorney General Loretta Lynch, speaking Monday at an event in Little Rock,
Arkansas, said the new data show that "we still have so much work to do." But she also noted that crime in many communities has remained stable or decreased.
"And it is important to remember that while crime did increase overall last year, 2015 still represented the third-lowest year for violent crime in the past two decades," she added.
The FBI's crime totals have attracted scrutiny in recent years because of the inconsistent reporting by law enforcement agencies on use of force by police officers.
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