GITNUXREPORT 2026

Criminal Statistics

The blog post details 2022 crime statistics, showing mixed trends with high gun violence and rising fraud.

Rajesh Patel

Team Lead & Senior Researcher with over 15 years of experience in market research and data analytics.

First published: Feb 13, 2026

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Cybercrime costs projected $10.5 trillion annually by 2025 Cybersecurity Ventures.

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Ransomware attacks 493 million worldwide in 2023 IBM.

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Data breaches exposed 422 million records in first half 2023.

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Phishing responsible for 36% of breaches per Verizon DBIR 2023.

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DDoS attacks 15.4 million in 2022, up 238% from 2021.

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Cryptojacking incidents 69% of malware attacks 2023.

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Business email compromise losses $2.9 billion 2021-2022 FBI IC3.

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Tech support scams: 82,000 complaints, $910 million loss 2022 IC3.

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Investment fraud: 69,000 complaints, $3.9 billion loss 2022 IC3.

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Cryptocurrency scams topped $3 billion loss 2022 IC3.

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800,000+ cybercrime complaints to IC3 in 2022.

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Average BEC scam $120,000 loss per incident FBI.

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Dark web monitoring detects 500,000 new threats daily.

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Botnets control 1 million devices for DDoS per Akamai.

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Zero-day exploits used in 25% of intrusions Mandiant 2023.

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Supply chain attacks doubled to 60% of breaches per IBM 2023.

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Ransomware payments averaged $812,360 in 2022 Sophos.

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Healthcare most targeted sector, 21% of breaches Verizon.

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Financial sector 15% of cyber incidents 2023.

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State-sponsored cyber attacks from China, Russia top threats.

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Mobile malware samples 12 million in 2022 Kaspersky.

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Deepfake fraud cases up 300% in 2023.

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Credential stuffing attacks 200 billion attempts yearly Akamai.

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SIM swapping incidents 1,600 reported 2022 FTC.

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93% of orgs multi-factor authentication bypassed 2023.

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Drug possession arrests totaled 367,642 in 2022, down from prior years.

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Drug abuse violations led to 1,293,369 arrests in 2019 pre-pandemic peak.

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Marijuana possession arrests were 88% of drug possession arrests historically.

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In 2022, 614,346 arrests for drug abuse violations nationwide.

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Heroin/cocaine arrests: 145,000 in 2022 per FBI.

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Synthetic drug arrests up 20% in 2022 to over 10,000.

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80% of drug arrests are for possession, not sales per ACLU analysis.

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Black Americans arrested for marijuana possession at 3.73 times rate of whites.

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Drug overdose deaths reached 107,941 in 2022, mostly fentanyl.

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Fentanyl involved in 68% of overdose deaths in 2022 CDC data.

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Methamphetamine use led to 36,000 overdose deaths in 2022.

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Drug trafficking organizations operate in all 50 states per DEA 2023.

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Sinaloa Cartel responsible for 70% of US fentanyl supply per DEA.

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2.7 million Americans aged 12+ used illicit drugs daily in 2022 NSDUH.

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Past-year cocaine use: 5.2 million adults in 2022.

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Opioid use disorder affected 6.1 million in 2022 SAMHSA.

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Drug courts handled 150,000 cases annually pre-2020.

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40% of state prisoners incarcerated for drug offenses in 2019.

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Federal drug sentences averaged 72 months in FY2022.

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Methamphetamine trafficking convictions: 10,000+ in FY2022 USSC.

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Heroin trafficking average sentence 107 months FY2022.

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Fentanyl powder trafficking up dramatically, average 125 months FY2022.

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Drug possession federal cases: 11,000 in FY2022.

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Nebraska highest drug possession arrest rate 250 per 100,000.

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Louisiana drug arrest rate 600+ per 100,000 in 2022.

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88% of marijuana arrests for possession in 2022 ACLU.

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Juvenile drug arrests down 70% since 1997 peak.

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15% of violent crimes linked to drug use per NCVS 2021.

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Fraud offenses reported 929,053 in 2022, up significantly.

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Embezzlement arrests: 15,000 in 2022 FBI data.

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Forgery and counterfeiting: 43,000 arrests in 2022.

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Fraud losses estimated at $5.8 billion annually for consumers per FTC.

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Identity theft complaints: 1.1 million in 2022 FTC.

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Investment scams cost Americans $3.8 billion in 2022.

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Romance scams: $1.3 billion lost, median $2,000 per victim 2022.

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Imposter scams top category with 794,000 reports in 2022 FTC.

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Corporate fraud cost US economy $300-800 billion yearly per ACFE.

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42% of occupational fraud via asset misappropriation per ACFE 2022.

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Median loss from occupational fraud schemes: $117,000 ACFE 2022.

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Corruption schemes 11% of occupational fraud, median $200,000 loss.

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Financial statement fraud 10%, but median loss $766,000 ACFE.

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Money laundering global flows $800 billion to $2 trillion annually UNODC.

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Tax evasion costs US $500 billion yearly IRS estimates.

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Ponzi schemes defrauded $30 billion since 2008 per SEC.

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Elder financial exploitation losses $3 billion annually FINRA.

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5% of US adults victimized by fraud yearly per AARP.

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Wire fraud convictions average 24 months sentence FY2022 USSC.

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Mail fraud average 20 months FY2022 USSC.

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Securities fraud median loss $1 million per case ACFE.

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74% of fraudsters had no prior fraud conviction per ACFE 2022.

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Small businesses suffer 50% higher fraud losses per ACFE.

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Check fraud losses $20 billion in 2022 per ABA.

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PPP loan fraud estimated $80 billion during pandemic SBA.

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Bankruptcy fraud 10,000 cases yearly DOJ.

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Antitrust cartel fines $2.5 billion in 2022 DOJ.

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Bribery in procurement 15% of public contracts globally World Bank.

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In 2022, burglaries decreased 1.7% nationally to 539,936 offenses per FBI UCR.

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Burglary rate was 132.2 per 100,000 in 2022, lowest since 1960.

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Residential burglaries made up 62% of all burglaries in 2022 FBI data.

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Larceny-thefts totaled 4,472,411 in 2022, down 2.3% from 2021.

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Motor vehicle thefts rose 8.5% to 703,091 in 2022 per FBI.

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Shoplifting accounted for 48% of larceny-thefts in 2022 NCVS estimates.

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Property crime victimization rate was 95.2 per 1,000 households in 2021 NCVS.

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Burglary victimization rate fell to 13.3 per 1,000 households in 2021.

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Motor vehicle theft rate per NCVS was 4.2 per 1,000 in 2021.

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70% of property crimes reported to police resulted in no arrest in 2022.

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Average value stolen in burglaries was $2,351 per NCVS 2021 data.

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Theft from motor vehicles comprised 22% of property crimes in NCVS 2021.

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Purse snatchings and pocket pickings were 1% of larcenies in 2022 FBI.

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California led with 145,792 burglaries in 2022.

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New York reported 26,814 burglaries in 2022.

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Texas had 123,715 larceny-thefts in 2022 FBI data.

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Identity theft affected 1.05 million households in 2021 NCVS.

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Household burglary rate highest for renters at 20.5 per 1,000 in 2021.

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25% of burglaries occurred during daytime per NCVS historical data.

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Forced entry used in 56% of burglaries reported to police in 2022.

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Unlawful entry without force was 28% of burglaries in 2022.

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Attempted burglaries totaled 12% of burglary incidents in 2022.

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Bike thefts estimated at 800,000 annually in US per NICB.

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Catalytic converter thefts surged 1,200% in some areas 2021-2022.

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Arson offenses were 13,480 in 2022, down 5.2%.

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Structures were arson targets in 48.2% of cases in 2022.

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In 2021, 24.5 million property crimes occurred per NCVS estimates.

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Only 32% of property crimes were reported to police in 2021 NCVS.

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In 2022, 27.7 million Americans aged 12+ were victims of property crime per NCVS.

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In 2022, the FBI reported 21,156 murders and nonnegligent manslaughters in the United States, marking a 0.4% increase from 21,083 in 2021.

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The national murder rate in the US was 6.3 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022, down slightly from 6.8 in 2021.

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Firearms were used in 77.5% of all murders in the United States in 2022 according to FBI data.

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Aggravated assaults accounted for 847,962 incidents in the US in 2022, representing 88.5% of violent crimes reported to police.

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The aggravated assault rate in the US fell to 202.4 per 100,000 in 2022 from 268.5 in 1993 peak.

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Robbery offenses decreased by 1.8% in the US in 2022, totaling 202,962 incidents.

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In 2022, 42.8% of robberies involved firearms according to expanded homicide data.

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Rape offenses (revised definition) numbered 133,294 in the US in 2022, up 6.6% from 2021.

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The forcible rape rate was 42.6 per 100,000 women in the US in 2021 per NCVS.

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Simple assaults comprised 57% of all assaults reported in NCVS data for 2022.

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In 2021, there were 1.2 million violent victimizations in the US per NCVS, rate of 16.5 per 1,000 age 12+.

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Homicide victimization rate for Black males aged 15-34 was 81.6 per 100,000 in 2021.

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Domestic violence accounted for 15% of violent victimizations in 2021 NCVS data.

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Stranger-perpetrated violent crimes made up 40% of incidents in 2022 NCVS.

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In 2022, Chicago had 617 homicides, highest among US cities per capita adjusted.

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Philadelphia reported 516 murders in 2022, a 16% increase from prior year.

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Baltimore's 2022 homicide count was 261, rate of 44 per 100,000.

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New Orleans had a homicide rate of 72 per 100,000 in 2022.

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St. Louis led with 200 homicides in 2022, rate over 60 per 100,000.

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Gang-related homicides comprised 13% of total US murders in recent FBI data.

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In 2021, 54% of murder victims were Black, despite being 13% of population.

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Female murder victims were 29% of total in 2022 FBI stats.

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Argument was motive in 49.5% of homicides in 2022.

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Felony-type murders (robbery, burglary) were 10.5% of total in 2022.

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Narcotics-related homicides at 2.3% of total murders in 2022 FBI data.

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Juvenile homicide victims under 18 numbered 1,258 in 2022.

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Elderly (65+) violent victimization rate was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2021 NCVS.

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Workplace homicides averaged 458 per year from 2011-2021 per BLS.

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Mass killings (4+ victims) totaled 28 incidents with 149 killed in 2022.

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Police killed 1,176 people in 2022, highest on record per Mapping Police Violence.

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While firearms were used in over 77% of murders last year, the full picture of crime in America is a complex tapestry where a slight decrease in the national murder rate intertwines with a troubling rise in drug overdoses, cyberattacks, and fraud.

Key Takeaways

In 2022, the FBI reported 21,156 murders and nonnegligent manslaughters in the United States, marking a 0.4% increase from 21,083 in 2021.
The national murder rate in the US was 6.3 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022, down slightly from 6.8 in 2021.
Firearms were used in 77.5% of all murders in the United States in 2022 according to FBI data.
In 2022, burglaries decreased 1.7% nationally to 539,936 offenses per FBI UCR.
Burglary rate was 132.2 per 100,000 in 2022, lowest since 1960.
Residential burglaries made up 62% of all burglaries in 2022 FBI data.
Drug possession arrests totaled 367,642 in 2022, down from prior years.
Drug abuse violations led to 1,293,369 arrests in 2019 pre-pandemic peak.
Marijuana possession arrests were 88% of drug possession arrests historically.
Fraud offenses reported 929,053 in 2022, up significantly.
Embezzlement arrests: 15,000 in 2022 FBI data.
Forgery and counterfeiting: 43,000 arrests in 2022.
Cybercrime costs projected $10.5 trillion annually by 2025 Cybersecurity Ventures.
Ransomware attacks 493 million worldwide in 2023 IBM.
Data breaches exposed 422 million records in first half 2023.

The blog post details 2022 crime statistics, showing mixed trends with high gun violence and rising fraud.

Cyber Crimes

Cybercrime costs projected $10.5 trillion annually by 2025 Cybersecurity Ventures.
Ransomware attacks 493 million worldwide in 2023 IBM.
Data breaches exposed 422 million records in first half 2023.
Phishing responsible for 36% of breaches per Verizon DBIR 2023.
DDoS attacks 15.4 million in 2022, up 238% from 2021.
Cryptojacking incidents 69% of malware attacks 2023.
Business email compromise losses $2.9 billion 2021-2022 FBI IC3.
Tech support scams: 82,000 complaints, $910 million loss 2022 IC3.
Investment fraud: 69,000 complaints, $3.9 billion loss 2022 IC3.
Cryptocurrency scams topped $3 billion loss 2022 IC3.
800,000+ cybercrime complaints to IC3 in 2022.
Average BEC scam $120,000 loss per incident FBI.
Dark web monitoring detects 500,000 new threats daily.
Botnets control 1 million devices for DDoS per Akamai.
Zero-day exploits used in 25% of intrusions Mandiant 2023.
Supply chain attacks doubled to 60% of breaches per IBM 2023.
Ransomware payments averaged $812,360 in 2022 Sophos.
Healthcare most targeted sector, 21% of breaches Verizon.
Financial sector 15% of cyber incidents 2023.
State-sponsored cyber attacks from China, Russia top threats.
Mobile malware samples 12 million in 2022 Kaspersky.
Deepfake fraud cases up 300% in 2023.
Credential stuffing attacks 200 billion attempts yearly Akamai.
SIM swapping incidents 1,600 reported 2022 FTC.
93% of orgs multi-factor authentication bypassed 2023.

Cyber Crimes Interpretation

Cybercrime is less a threat and more a global-scale heist where the world’s bank vault is permanently stuck in the open position.

Drug Crimes

Drug possession arrests totaled 367,642 in 2022, down from prior years.
Drug abuse violations led to 1,293,369 arrests in 2019 pre-pandemic peak.
Marijuana possession arrests were 88% of drug possession arrests historically.
In 2022, 614,346 arrests for drug abuse violations nationwide.
Heroin/cocaine arrests: 145,000 in 2022 per FBI.
Synthetic drug arrests up 20% in 2022 to over 10,000.
80% of drug arrests are for possession, not sales per ACLU analysis.
Black Americans arrested for marijuana possession at 3.73 times rate of whites.
Drug overdose deaths reached 107,941 in 2022, mostly fentanyl.
Fentanyl involved in 68% of overdose deaths in 2022 CDC data.
Methamphetamine use led to 36,000 overdose deaths in 2022.
Drug trafficking organizations operate in all 50 states per DEA 2023.
Sinaloa Cartel responsible for 70% of US fentanyl supply per DEA.
2.7 million Americans aged 12+ used illicit drugs daily in 2022 NSDUH.
Past-year cocaine use: 5.2 million adults in 2022.
Opioid use disorder affected 6.1 million in 2022 SAMHSA.
Drug courts handled 150,000 cases annually pre-2020.
40% of state prisoners incarcerated for drug offenses in 2019.
Federal drug sentences averaged 72 months in FY2022.
Methamphetamine trafficking convictions: 10,000+ in FY2022 USSC.
Heroin trafficking average sentence 107 months FY2022.
Fentanyl powder trafficking up dramatically, average 125 months FY2022.
Drug possession federal cases: 11,000 in FY2022.
Nebraska highest drug possession arrest rate 250 per 100,000.
Louisiana drug arrest rate 600+ per 100,000 in 2022.
88% of marijuana arrests for possession in 2022 ACLU.
Juvenile drug arrests down 70% since 1997 peak.
15% of violent crimes linked to drug use per NCVS 2021.

Drug Crimes Interpretation

The data paints a grimly ironic picture where a system hyper-focused on arresting users, often with profound racial bias, struggles against a flood of increasingly deadly synthetic drugs that it seems powerless to stop.

Economic Crimes

Fraud offenses reported 929,053 in 2022, up significantly.
Embezzlement arrests: 15,000 in 2022 FBI data.
Forgery and counterfeiting: 43,000 arrests in 2022.
Fraud losses estimated at $5.8 billion annually for consumers per FTC.
Identity theft complaints: 1.1 million in 2022 FTC.
Investment scams cost Americans $3.8 billion in 2022.
Romance scams: $1.3 billion lost, median $2,000 per victim 2022.
Imposter scams top category with 794,000 reports in 2022 FTC.
Corporate fraud cost US economy $300-800 billion yearly per ACFE.
42% of occupational fraud via asset misappropriation per ACFE 2022.
Median loss from occupational fraud schemes: $117,000 ACFE 2022.
Corruption schemes 11% of occupational fraud, median $200,000 loss.
Financial statement fraud 10%, but median loss $766,000 ACFE.
Money laundering global flows $800 billion to $2 trillion annually UNODC.
Tax evasion costs US $500 billion yearly IRS estimates.
Ponzi schemes defrauded $30 billion since 2008 per SEC.
Elder financial exploitation losses $3 billion annually FINRA.
5% of US adults victimized by fraud yearly per AARP.
Wire fraud convictions average 24 months sentence FY2022 USSC.
Mail fraud average 20 months FY2022 USSC.
Securities fraud median loss $1 million per case ACFE.
74% of fraudsters had no prior fraud conviction per ACFE 2022.
Small businesses suffer 50% higher fraud losses per ACFE.
Check fraud losses $20 billion in 2022 per ABA.
PPP loan fraud estimated $80 billion during pandemic SBA.
Bankruptcy fraud 10,000 cases yearly DOJ.
Antitrust cartel fines $2.5 billion in 2022 DOJ.
Bribery in procurement 15% of public contracts globally World Bank.

Economic Crimes Interpretation

The numbers paint fraud not as a crime wave but as a parallel, parasitic economy, where the currency is broken trust and the cost is levied on everything from a retiree's savings to the nation's tax base.

Property Crimes

In 2022, burglaries decreased 1.7% nationally to 539,936 offenses per FBI UCR.
Burglary rate was 132.2 per 100,000 in 2022, lowest since 1960.
Residential burglaries made up 62% of all burglaries in 2022 FBI data.
Larceny-thefts totaled 4,472,411 in 2022, down 2.3% from 2021.
Motor vehicle thefts rose 8.5% to 703,091 in 2022 per FBI.
Shoplifting accounted for 48% of larceny-thefts in 2022 NCVS estimates.
Property crime victimization rate was 95.2 per 1,000 households in 2021 NCVS.
Burglary victimization rate fell to 13.3 per 1,000 households in 2021.
Motor vehicle theft rate per NCVS was 4.2 per 1,000 in 2021.
70% of property crimes reported to police resulted in no arrest in 2022.
Average value stolen in burglaries was $2,351 per NCVS 2021 data.
Theft from motor vehicles comprised 22% of property crimes in NCVS 2021.
Purse snatchings and pocket pickings were 1% of larcenies in 2022 FBI.
California led with 145,792 burglaries in 2022.
New York reported 26,814 burglaries in 2022.
Texas had 123,715 larceny-thefts in 2022 FBI data.
Identity theft affected 1.05 million households in 2021 NCVS.
Household burglary rate highest for renters at 20.5 per 1,000 in 2021.
25% of burglaries occurred during daytime per NCVS historical data.
Forced entry used in 56% of burglaries reported to police in 2022.
Unlawful entry without force was 28% of burglaries in 2022.
Attempted burglaries totaled 12% of burglary incidents in 2022.
Bike thefts estimated at 800,000 annually in US per NICB.
Catalytic converter thefts surged 1,200% in some areas 2021-2022.
Arson offenses were 13,480 in 2022, down 5.2%.
Structures were arson targets in 48.2% of cases in 2022.
In 2021, 24.5 million property crimes occurred per NCVS estimates.
Only 32% of property crimes were reported to police in 2021 NCVS.
In 2022, 27.7 million Americans aged 12+ were victims of property crime per NCVS.

Property Crimes Interpretation

While the overall property crime picture is brightening, the national mood is still decidedly mixed, as if we're cautiously celebrating a slightly cleaner room while noticing someone is still joyriding in our driveway and swiping parts off the car.

Violent Crimes

In 2022, the FBI reported 21,156 murders and nonnegligent manslaughters in the United States, marking a 0.4% increase from 21,083 in 2021.
The national murder rate in the US was 6.3 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022, down slightly from 6.8 in 2021.
Firearms were used in 77.5% of all murders in the United States in 2022 according to FBI data.
Aggravated assaults accounted for 847,962 incidents in the US in 2022, representing 88.5% of violent crimes reported to police.
The aggravated assault rate in the US fell to 202.4 per 100,000 in 2022 from 268.5 in 1993 peak.
Robbery offenses decreased by 1.8% in the US in 2022, totaling 202,962 incidents.
In 2022, 42.8% of robberies involved firearms according to expanded homicide data.
Rape offenses (revised definition) numbered 133,294 in the US in 2022, up 6.6% from 2021.
The forcible rape rate was 42.6 per 100,000 women in the US in 2021 per NCVS.
Simple assaults comprised 57% of all assaults reported in NCVS data for 2022.
In 2021, there were 1.2 million violent victimizations in the US per NCVS, rate of 16.5 per 1,000 age 12+.
Homicide victimization rate for Black males aged 15-34 was 81.6 per 100,000 in 2021.
Domestic violence accounted for 15% of violent victimizations in 2021 NCVS data.
Stranger-perpetrated violent crimes made up 40% of incidents in 2022 NCVS.
In 2022, Chicago had 617 homicides, highest among US cities per capita adjusted.
Philadelphia reported 516 murders in 2022, a 16% increase from prior year.
Baltimore's 2022 homicide count was 261, rate of 44 per 100,000.
New Orleans had a homicide rate of 72 per 100,000 in 2022.
St. Louis led with 200 homicides in 2022, rate over 60 per 100,000.
Gang-related homicides comprised 13% of total US murders in recent FBI data.
In 2021, 54% of murder victims were Black, despite being 13% of population.
Female murder victims were 29% of total in 2022 FBI stats.
Argument was motive in 49.5% of homicides in 2022.
Felony-type murders (robbery, burglary) were 10.5% of total in 2022.
Narcotics-related homicides at 2.3% of total murders in 2022 FBI data.
Juvenile homicide victims under 18 numbered 1,258 in 2022.
Elderly (65+) violent victimization rate was 4.3 per 1,000 in 2021 NCVS.
Workplace homicides averaged 458 per year from 2011-2021 per BLS.
Mass killings (4+ victims) totaled 28 incidents with 149 killed in 2022.
Police killed 1,176 people in 2022, highest on record per Mapping Police Violence.

Violent Crimes Interpretation

While it paints a grimly fascinating portrait of American violence—where firearms dominate murder, arguments tragically eclipse felony motives, and stark racial disparities persist—the overall trend remains a cautiously hopeful, if painfully slow, decline from the terrifying peaks of the past.

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