Looking at U.S. crime in 2012, the FBI has good news and bad news. A newly released report shows an increase in violent crimes, and a decrease in property crimes versus 2011. And while it’s a mixed bag for the country, the South fared better, statistically speaking.

According to the report, violent crime in the U.S. was up slightly by 1.2 percent overall in 2012. Murder and non-negligent manslaughter increased 1.5 percent, aggravated assault increased 1.7 percent, and robbery increased .6 percent. Forcible rape was the only violent crime to see a decrease, of .3 percent.

The report shows a .8 percent decline in the number of property crimes in 2012. Burglary decreased 3.6 percent, motor vehicle theft increased 1.3 percent, and larceny-theft was virtually unchanged.

Regionally speaking, the news is mostly good for us in the South. By U.S. region, violent crime in the South was up only .6 percent, compared to 3.3 percent in the West and 1.3 percent in the Midwest. It was actually down by .6 percent in the Northeast. For property crimes, the South saw the largest decrease at 3.5 percent. The Midwest and Northeast each saw decreases of 2.1 percent and 1.6 percent, respectively. Property crime in the West was up 5.2 percent.