A startling tapestry of crime unfolds across the globe, from the 21,156 murders in the US and a surge in cybercrime costing victims billions to the persistent threats of drug trafficking and gun violence shaping cities worldwide.
Key Takeaways
- In 2022, the United States reported 21,156 murders and non-negligent manslaughters, marking a 6% increase from 2021 according to FBI data.
- New York City experienced 438 homicides in 2022, the lowest since 1961 but still 11% higher than pre-pandemic levels.
- Chicago recorded 617 homicides in 2022, down 13% from 2021 but averaging 1.7 per day.
- In 2021, US burglaries totaled 898,000 incidents per FBI UCR.
- Property crime rate in US dropped 1.9% in 2022 to 1,954 per 100,000.
- California had 746,000 property crimes in 2022, leading the nation.
- In 2022, US drug possession arrests were 586,000 per FBI.
- Opioid-related overdose deaths hit 81,000 in 2022, linked to drug trafficking.
- DEA seized 379 million fentanyl pills in 2022.
- US firearm homicides: 19,592 in 2022 per CDC.
- FBI NIBRS: 450,000 gun crimes in 2021.
- Chicago: 80% of 617 homicides involved guns in 2022.
- US cybercrime losses: $10.3 billion in 2022 per FBI IC3.
- Phishing attacks: 300,000 complaints, $52M losses in 2022.
- Ransomware incidents: 2,200 reported to FBI in 2022.
Official US crime data shows mixed trends, with some violent crime rising in 2022.
Cyber and Fraud Crimes
- US cybercrime losses: $10.3 billion in 2022 per FBI IC3.
- Phishing attacks: 300,000 complaints, $52M losses in 2022.
- Ransomware incidents: 2,200 reported to FBI in 2022.
- Identity theft complaints: 1.1 million in 2022.
- Business email compromise: $2.7B losses in 2022.
- UK cybercrime reports: 3.4 million fraud cases in 2022.
- EU cybercrime: €5.6B losses estimated in 2022.
- Canada fraud losses: CAD 600M from cyber scams in 2022.
- Australia cybercrime: 68,000 reports, AUD 3.1B loss in 2022.
- Investment fraud: 11,000 complaints, $3.3B loss US 2022.
- Cryptocurrency scams: 69,000 complaints in 2022.
- Elder fraud: 101,000 complaints, $3.4B loss in 2022.
- Confidence fraud: 34,000 cases US 2022.
- Tech support scams: 15,000 complaints 2022.
- Romance scams: 19,000 reports, $1.3B loss 2022.
- New York cyber fraud arrests: 500 in 2022.
- California identity theft: 50,000 cases 2022.
- Texas fraud reports: 30,000 in 2022.
- Florida elder fraud: $200M loss 2022.
- Chicago wire fraud: 1,000 cases 2022.
- Los Angeles phishing arrests: 200 in 2022.
- Philadelphia check fraud: 5,000 incidents 2022.
- Houston investment scams: 500 reports 2022.
Cyber and Fraud Crimes Interpretation
These statistics paint a grim portrait of our digital age, proving that while humanity has mastered the art of connecting, we've yet to master the art of not being swindled on that very same connection.
Drug Crimes
- In 2022, US drug possession arrests were 586,000 per FBI.
- Opioid-related overdose deaths hit 81,000 in 2022, linked to drug trafficking.
- DEA seized 379 million fentanyl pills in 2022.
- California drug arrests: 45,000 in 2022.
- Texas reported 20,000 drug trafficking arrests in 2022.
- Florida drug possession cases: 35,000 in 2022.
- New York drug arrests fell 20% to 15,000 in 2022.
- Chicago drug-related arrests: 10,000 in 2022.
- Los Angeles drug seizures valued at $1B in 2022.
- UK drug offenses reached 300,000 in year ending March 2023.
- Canada drug trafficking incidents: 25,000 in 2022.
- Australia drug arrests: 130,000 in 2021-22.
- Germany cannabis-related offenses: 400,000 in 2022.
- France drug use/trafficking: 170,000 cases in 2022.
- US meth lab incidents: 200 in 2022 per DEA.
- Philadelphia drug arrests: 8,000 in 2022.
- Houston opioid deaths: 1,500 in 2022.
- Phoenix drug trafficking arrests: 2,000 in 2022.
- San Antonio fentanyl seizures: 500 lbs in 2022.
- San Diego border drug seizures: $5B value in 2022.
- Dallas drug arrests: 5,000 in 2022.
- Las Vegas meth arrests: 1,500 in 2022.
- Detroit heroin overdoses: 800 in 2022.
- Jacksonville drug possession: 3,000 arrests in 2022.
- Columbus OH cocaine seizures: 200 kg in 2022.
- Charlotte NC drug trafficking: 1,200 arrests.
Drug Crimes Interpretation
Despite these staggering statistics on drug enforcement from around the globe, it seems we are collectively winning the battle of seizing substances while tragically losing the war on saving lives.
Firearm Crimes
- US firearm homicides: 19,592 in 2022 per CDC.
- FBI NIBRS: 450,000 gun crimes in 2021.
- Chicago: 80% of 617 homicides involved guns in 2022.
- California gun violence deaths: 4,000 in 2022.
- Texas firearm recoveries: 15,000 crime guns in 2022.
- Florida concealed carry permits: 2.3 million in 2023, linked to gun crimes.
- Philadelphia: 85% homicides by firearm in 2022.
- New York illegal gun arrests: 3,000 in 2022.
- Los Angeles gun thefts: 1,200 in 2022.
- UK firearm offenses: 6,000 in year to March 2023.
- Canada firearm homicides: 277 in 2022.
- Australia strict gun laws: 200 firearm crimes in 2021-22.
- Germany illegal firearms seized: 8,000 in 2022.
- France gun homicides: 70 in 2022.
- ATF traced 25,000 crime guns to Houston in 2022.
- Baltimore gun violence: 90% of homicides.
- Detroit firearm recoveries: 2,500 in 2022.
- St. Louis: 95% homicides by gun in 2022.
- New Orleans gun crimes: 1,000+ shootings in 2022.
- Memphis: 85% homicides firearms.
- Milwaukee gun arrests: 1,000 in 2022.
- Kansas City firearm homicides: 140 in 2022.
- Indianapolis shootings: 1,200 incidents in 2022.
- Atlanta gun violence victims: 1,000+ in 2022.
- Oakland firearm assaults: 500 in 2022.
- Cleveland gun seizures: 800 in 2022.
Firearm Crimes Interpretation
One interpretation of this grim, towering ledger is that the American experience with gun violence is an outlier of such grotesque scale that it renders international comparisons almost satirical, while domestic statistics read like a recurring, bloody decimal across our cities.
Property Crimes
- In 2021, US burglaries totaled 898,000 incidents per FBI UCR.
- Property crime rate in US dropped 1.9% in 2022 to 1,954 per 100,000.
- California had 746,000 property crimes in 2022, leading the nation.
- New York State reported 200,000+ burglaries in 2022.
- Texas burglaries numbered 140,000 in 2022.
- Florida's 2022 larceny-thefts exceeded 300,000 cases.
- In 2022, England and Wales had 1.1 million theft offenses.
- Burglaries in Australia fell 6% to 159,000 in 2021-22.
- Canada reported 144,000 break-and-enter incidents in 2022.
- Germany's 2022 residential burglaries totaled 125,000.
- France had 380,000 burglaries in 2022.
- US motor vehicle thefts rose 7% to 1 million in 2022.
- Chicago reported 25,000 burglaries in 2022.
- Los Angeles had 50,000+ burglaries in 2022.
- Philadelphia property crimes totaled 70,000 in 2022.
- Houston saw 40,000 burglaries in 2022.
- Phoenix reported 20,000 burglaries in 2022.
- San Antonio had 15,000 burglaries in 2022.
- San Diego's 2022 larcenies numbered 45,000.
- Dallas reported 25,000 property crimes in 2022.
- Las Vegas had 12,000 burglaries in 2022.
- Columbus OH saw 10,000 burglaries in 2022.
- Charlotte NC reported 15,000 burglaries in 2022.
- Detroit had 8,000 burglaries in 2022.
- Jacksonville FL property crimes: 30,000 in 2022.
- Fort Worth TX burglaries: 7,000 in 2022.
- Austin TX larcenies: 25,000 in 2022.
- Memphis burglaries: 9,000 in 2022.
- Baltimore property crimes: 35,000 in 2022.
- Milwaukee burglaries: 6,000 in 2022.
Property Crimes Interpretation
Despite the property crime rate's slight, somewhat encouraging dip, the sheer volume of incidents across the US and globally suggests we're not so much winning the war as we are diligently managing a vast, international franchise of petty larceny and unauthorized entry.
Violent Crimes
- In 2022, the United States reported 21,156 murders and non-negligent manslaughters, marking a 6% increase from 2021 according to FBI data.
- New York City experienced 438 homicides in 2022, the lowest since 1961 but still 11% higher than pre-pandemic levels.
- Chicago recorded 617 homicides in 2022, down 13% from 2021 but averaging 1.7 per day.
- Los Angeles saw 382 homicides in 2022, a 16% increase from 2021 per LAPD reports.
- In 2021, England and Wales had 244,000 violent crimes involving injury, up 12% from 2020.
- FBI data shows 1.2 million aggravated assaults nationwide in 2022, comprising 69% of violent crimes.
- California reported 125,000 aggravated assaults in 2022, highest in the nation.
- In 2023 Q1, UK knife crime offenses reached 19,000, a 7% rise year-over-year.
- Philadelphia had 516 homicides in 2022, down 12% but with 80% involving firearms.
- Baltimore's 2022 homicide count was 335, a 30% increase from 2014 lows.
- In 2022, Texas recorded 1,847 murders, second highest after California.
- Detroit saw 309 homicides in 2022, with clearance rate under 40%.
- Australia reported 347 homicides in 2021-22, stable from prior year.
- Canada had 788 homicides in 2022, rate of 2.03 per 100,000.
- France recorded 959 homicides in 2022, up 2% from 2021.
- Germany saw 216 homicides in 2022, lowest in decades.
- In 2022, aggravated assaults in Florida totaled 60,000+.
- Memphis had 328 homicides in 2022, highest per capita in US.
- St. Louis reported 200 homicides in 2022, rate of 64.8 per 100,000.
- Atlanta's 2022 homicides numbered 172, up 30% from 2021.
- In 2022, US violent crime rate was 380.7 per 100,000, down 1.7%.
- Juvenile violent crime arrests fell 5% in 2021 per OJJDP.
- New Orleans had 266 homicides in 2022, 70 per 100,000 rate.
- Cleveland reported 183 homicides in 2022.
- Milwaukee's 2022 homicides totaled 190.
- Kansas City had 170 homicides in 2022.
- Indianapolis recorded 208 homicides in 2022.
- Washington DC saw 274 homicides in 2022, highest in 15 years.
- Oakland had 134 homicides in 2022.
- Stockton CA reported 53 homicides in 2022.
Violent Crimes Interpretation
While it's a statistical mosaic of both alarming spikes and hard-won gains, the grim reality is that thousands of lives are lost to violence annually, and the unsettling truth behind the percentages is that we are still counting our dead in the hundreds per city and the tens of thousands nationwide.
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