The nation's violent and property crime rates eased down last year, according to new FBI numbers released Monday, while other evidence shows hate crime reached an all-time high in the nation's largest cities.

Incidents of violent crime in the United States fell by 3% last year, while the number of hate crimes rose, the FBI said in an annual report released on Monday.

By the numbers: New FBI data show that national violent crime decreased an estimated 3% in 2023 compared to 2022 estimates. The nation's violent crime rate dropped to 363.8 per 100,000 residents last year. It was 377.1 in 2022. The national property crime rate also fell in 2023 to 1,916.7 residents. It was 1,973.8 in 2022.