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The FBI released detailed data on over 14 million criminal offenses for 2023 reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program by participating law enforcement agencies.
In 2022, violent crime rates per 100,000 people decreased across all types of crimes, except for robbery. Federal, state, and local governments spent $282.1 billion on law enforcement and corrections in 2021 — the most since at least 1980 (after adjusting for inflation).
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s. The two primary sources of government crime statistics both paint an incomplete picture, though efforts at improvement are underway.
This is a list of U.S. states and territories by violent crime rate. It is typically expressed in units of incidents per 100,000 individuals per year; thus, a violent crime rate of 300 (per 100,000 inhabitants) in a population of 100,000 would mean 300 incidents of violent crime per year in that entire population, or 0.3% out of the total.
U.S. crime rate & statistics for 2019 was 4.99, a 1.14% increase from 2018. U.S. crime rate & statistics for 2018 was 4.93 , a 5.99% decline from 2017. Download Historical Data Save as Image
How dangerous is the United States? And is it becoming more dangerous? Find out in our analysis of violent crime in the U.S.
Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies collect data about crime. Find crime statistics around the U.S. using the FBI’s Crime Data Explorer. Use the Crime Data Explorer to find statistics about different types of crime nationally or in your state, county, or town.
This page lists key statistics from the latest annual crime report published by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report, published on October 16, 2023, includes data on crime at the national, state, and local levels for 2022 along with comparisons against previous years.
In 2022, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Colorado experienced high rates of both property crime and violent crime, while states in New England generally saw some of the lowest rates.
How have crime rates changed over time? In 2022, crime rates were 58.0% lower than in 1979. The nation’s crime rate began consistently declining in the early 1990s and fell yearly between 2001 and 2021. Both property and violent crime rates reflect this long-term trend of decreasing crime.