These graphs, published by the PEW Foundation, use data from the FBI and Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to report about crime rates. Review the graphs, and then answer the question that follows.

Trends in U.S. Violent Crime and Property Crime, 1993-2017

Property crimes per 100,000 people (FBI)

Crime2,362.94,7402,000-1,000-50005001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0006,0005,000-2,000L198019851990199520002005201020152020Chart100%

Property crimes per 1,000 households (BJS)

Crime108.4351.8300-100-50050100150200250300350400450L198019851990199520002005201020152020Chart100%

Violent crimes per 100,000 people (FBI)

Crime394.9747.1300-200-1000100200300400500600700800900L198019851990199520002005201020152020Chart100%

Violent crimes per 1,000 people ages 12+ (BJS)

Crime20.679.8100-20-1001020304050607080120100-40L198019851990199520002005201020152020Chart100%
Note: FBI figures include reported crimes only. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) figures include unreported and reported crimes. 2006 BJS estimates are not comparable to those in other years due to methodological changes.
Source: FBI, Bureau of Justic Statistics

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True or false?
Data from the FBI and Bureau of Justice Statistics show that crime rates, both rates of violent crime and rates of property crime, have fallen since 1993.