The U.S. is ranked 41st on the new report, while 1,798 terrorism-related fatalities in 2011 alone put Iraq at the top of the list.

A 4 percent drop in overall violent crime is reported in the FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2011.

For the first time since 2008 or so when crime decreased yearly, U.S. residents age 12 or older experienced an estimated 5.8 million violent victimizations and 17.1 million property victimizations, in both cases a significant jump, based on data from the annual National Crime Victimization Survey.

Police and retailers are pushing back against a report claiming that theft of Tide laundry detergent is on the rise nationwide and that cities are devising special task forces to crack down on the alleged phenomenon, according to a report from Fox News.