Violent crime rose to 496.2 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023 after a period of lower rates through the late 2010s and early 2020s. The murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate reached 7.8 per 100,000, and the FBI estimated 10,612,360 property crime offenses that year. Tracking how those figures move across categories and time shows which crime trends are broad and which are short-lived.
Key Takeaways
- In 2010, the violent crime rate was 454.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
- In 2011, the violent crime rate was 449.4 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
- In 2012, the violent crime rate was 410.9 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
- In 2010, the property crime rate was 2,277.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
- In 2011, the property crime rate was 2,231.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
- In 2012, the property crime rate was 2,145.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
- In 2023, the FBI estimated 1,141,840 violent crime offenses (UCR)
- In 2023, the FBI estimated 10,612,360 property crime offenses (UCR)
- In 2021, the FBI reported 1,143,573 violent crime offenses (UCR)
- In the National Crime Victimization Survey, adults age 12+ reported an estimated 16.3 million violent victimizations in 2022
- In the National Crime Victimization Survey, adults age 12+ reported an estimated 28.5 million property victimizations in 2022
- In the National Crime Victimization Survey, the percent of victimizations involving a firearm for serious violent victimization was 19.0% in 2022
- In 2022, average loss per victimization for personal theft was $874
- In 2022, average loss per victimization for burglary was $2,608
- In 2022, average loss per victimization for motor vehicle theft was $10,515
Violent crime in the US dipped for years but surged in 2023, reaching 496.2 per 100,000.
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Violent Crime Rates30 stats
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In 2010, the violent crime rate was 454.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2011, the violent crime rate was 449.4 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2012, the violent crime rate was 410.9 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2013, the violent crime rate was 403.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2014, the violent crime rate was 369.2 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2015, the violent crime rate was 361.2 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2016, the violent crime rate was 379.0 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2017, the violent crime rate was 386.0 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2018, the violent crime rate was 380.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2019, the violent crime rate was 366.4 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2020, the violent crime rate was 399.6 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2021, the violent crime rate was 451.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2022, the violent crime rate was 461.4 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2023, the violent crime rate was 496.2 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2010, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 4.6 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2011, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 4.7 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2012, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 4.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2013, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 4.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2014, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 4.9 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2015, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 4.9 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2016, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 5.0 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2017, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 5.0 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2018, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 5.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2019, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 5.3 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2020, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 6.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2021, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 7.3 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2022, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 7.3 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2023, murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate was 7.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2010, robbery rate was 74.7 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2011, robbery rate was 72.6 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
Interpretation
Violent Crime Rates Interpretation
From 2010 to 2019 the United States violent crime rate fell from 454.5 to 366.4 per 100,000 while murder inched up only slightly, but after 2020 everything loosened at once as violent crime jumped to 399.6 and then surged to 496.2 in 2023, with murders rising from 6.5 to 7.8, robberies climbing from 68.9 to about 82, and aggravated assaults accelerating from 323.2 to 401.7, like the country hit the brakes for a decade and then, for reasons that require more than charts to explain, floored the pedal.
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Property Crime Rates30 stats
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In 2010, the property crime rate was 2,277.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2011, the property crime rate was 2,231.8 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2012, the property crime rate was 2,145.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2013, the property crime rate was 2,113.6 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2014, the property crime rate was 2,111.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2015, the property crime rate was 2,066.4 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2016, the property crime rate was 2,105.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2017, the property crime rate was 2,074.6 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2018, the property crime rate was 2,102.2 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2019, the property crime rate was 2,099.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2020, the property crime rate was 2,207.3 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2021, the property crime rate was 2,620.3 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2022, the property crime rate was 2,384.9 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2023, the property crime rate was 2,373.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2010, the burglary rate was 619.3 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2011, the burglary rate was 594.4 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2012, the burglary rate was 564.0 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2013, the burglary rate was 552.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2014, the burglary rate was 541.4 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2015, the burglary rate was 525.3 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2016, the burglary rate was 520.7 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2017, the burglary rate was 514.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2018, the burglary rate was 517.4 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2019, the burglary rate was 498.9 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2020, the burglary rate was 534.1 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2021, the burglary rate was 539.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2022, the burglary rate was 495.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2023, the burglary rate was 508.7 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2010, the larceny-theft rate was 1,604.5 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
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In 2011, the larceny-theft rate was 1,574.7 per 100,000 inhabitants (UCR)
Interpretation
Property Crime Rates Interpretation
From 2010 to 2019 property crime in the US steadily drifted downward, then spiked in 2020 and surged again in 2021 before easing in 2022 and 2023, while burglary generally fell through 2023, larceny theft mostly slid and then jumped sharply in 2021, and motor vehicle theft followed a more chaotic path with a notable rise into 2021 and a partial retreat afterward, like the nation’s habits had seasonal upgrades and bad software patches.
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Offense Counts30 stats
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In 2023, the FBI estimated 1,141,840 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2023, the FBI estimated 10,612,360 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2021, the FBI reported 1,143,573 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2021, the FBI reported 7,040,512 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2020, the FBI estimated 623,471 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2020, the FBI estimated 3,441,652 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2019, the FBI reported 772,174 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2019, the FBI reported 4,492,931 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2018, the FBI reported 799,442 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2018, the FBI reported 4,426,166 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2017, the FBI reported 762,048 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2017, the FBI reported 4,313,683 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2016, the FBI reported 743,907 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2016, the FBI reported 4,091,197 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2015, the FBI reported 740,677 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2015, the FBI reported 4,313,035 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2014, the FBI reported 753,247 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2014, the FBI reported 4,175,799 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2013, the FBI reported 747,725 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2013, the FBI reported 3,916,853 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2012, the FBI reported 726,184 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2012, the FBI reported 3,792,646 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2011, the FBI reported 731,090 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2011, the FBI reported 3,624,986 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2010, the FBI reported 725,760 violent crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2010, the FBI reported 3,631,125 property crime offenses (UCR)
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In 2023, the FBI reported 12,124,200 total violent+property crime offenses (UCR total)
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In 2022, the FBI reported 11,418,210 total violent+property crime offenses (UCR total)
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In 2021, the FBI reported 8,184,085 total violent+property crime offenses (UCR total)
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In 2020, the FBI reported 4,065,123 total violent+property crime offenses (UCR total)
Interpretation
Offense Counts Interpretation
In 2023 the FBI estimated 1,141,840 violent crimes and 10,612,360 property crimes, which together bring the total to 12,124,200, a sobering reminder that while violent incidents are far fewer than property ones, both categories show how crime totals can swing noticeably from year to year as reporting systems and coverage evolve rather than as the public’s worst instincts magically take holidays.
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Crime Victimization (NCVS/BJS)18 stats
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In the National Crime Victimization Survey, adults age 12+ reported an estimated 16.3 million violent victimizations in 2022
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In the National Crime Victimization Survey, adults age 12+ reported an estimated 28.5 million property victimizations in 2022
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In the National Crime Victimization Survey, the percent of victimizations involving a firearm for serious violent victimization was 19.0% in 2022
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In the National Crime Victimization Survey, the percentage of serious violent victimizations involving a weapon was 34.0% in 2022
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In the National Crime Victimization Survey, percent of violent victimizations reported to police was 30.0% in 2022
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated 6.7 million serious violent victimizations
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated 11.8 million aggravated assaults
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated 3.1 million robberies
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated 3.1 million rapes/sexual assaults (serious)
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated 4.5 million property thefts (household)
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated 1.9 million burglaries
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated 8.8 million motor vehicle thefts (vehicle theft)
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated 6.4 million personal thefts
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated 6.7 million thefts of household property
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In 2022, the NCVS reported 14.0 million victimizations of property crime
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In the NCVS, percent of victims who reported the incident due to “something must be done” was 14.0% (property crime reporting reason)
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In the NCVS, “didn’t think it would help” was 41.0% of reasons for not reporting violent crime incidents
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In the NCVS, “didn’t think it would help” was 44.0% of reasons for not reporting property crime incidents
Interpretation
Crime Victimization (NCVS/BJS) Interpretation
In 2022, the National Crime Victimization Survey found 16.3 million violent and 28.5 million property victimizations, with roughly one in five serious violent cases involving a firearm and about one in three involving a weapon, yet only 30% of violent incidents were reported to police because many victims believed it would not help, leaving millions of harms in the shadows while statistics try to count what people decide not to say out loud.
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Economic/Impact (Costs, Losses)17 stats
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In 2022, average loss per victimization for personal theft was $874
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In 2022, average loss per victimization for burglary was $2,608
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In 2022, average loss per victimization for motor vehicle theft was $10,515
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated $21.3 billion in property crime losses (for all property victimizations)
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In 2022, the NCVS estimated $3.2 billion in losses for serious violent victimizations
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In 2019, the National Academies estimate of economic cost of intimate partner violence was $9.3 billion (direct medical and work loss)
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In 2019, the economic cost of rape/sexual assault was estimated at $1.3 trillion in the US economy (lifetime societal costs)
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In 2022, average time spent in recovery after violent victimization was 6.8 days
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In 2022, average time spent in recovery after property victimization was 2.9 days
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In 2022, percentage of violent victimizations resulting in medical care was 8.0%
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In 2022, percentage of property victimizations resulting in medical care was 1.0%
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In 2022, percentage of violent victimizations involving an injury was 11.0%
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In 2022, percentage of violent victimizations involving a weapon was 34.0%
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In 2022, total estimated direct medical costs of victimizations were $13.7 billion
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In 2022, total estimated work loss costs of victimizations were $11.6 billion
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In 2022, percent of victims who experienced fear after violent victimization was 56.0%
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In 2022, percent of victims who experienced fear after property victimization was 19.0%
Interpretation
Economic/Impact (Costs, Losses) Interpretation
In 2022, the nation’s crime bill comes in both loud numbers and quieter aftershocks: personal theft averaged $874 per victimization while burglary cost $2,608 and motor vehicle theft hit $10,515, NCVS put property crime losses at $21.3 billion and serious violent losses at $3.2 billion, and even when the bill is paid, victims still linger, recovering from violent crime for an average of 6.8 days and property crime for 2.9 days, with only 8.0% of violent incidents and 1.0% of property incidents landing victims in medical care, yet direct medical costs ($13.7 billion) and work loss ($11.6 billion) show the damage is bigger than the paperwork, and the emotional math is brutal too, as fear followed 56.0% of violent victimizations and 19.0% of property victimizations, while the lifetime economic gravity of violence is stark in the background with intimate partner violence estimated at $9.3 billion in 2019 and rape or sexual assault at $1.3 trillion.
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Public Health/Deaths (Firearms/Mortality)26 stats
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In 2023, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 48,830 (CDC WONDER, injury deaths, firearms)
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In 2022, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 50,932 (CDC WONDER, injury deaths, firearms)
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In 2021, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 48,830 (CDC FASTATS)
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In 2020, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 45,222
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In 2019, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 39,707
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In 2018, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 38,875
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In 2017, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 39,740
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In 2016, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 36,252
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In 2015, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 33,736
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In 2014, the CDC reported firearm-related deaths were 33,599
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In 2023, firearm homicide deaths were 14,857
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In 2022, firearm homicide deaths were 14,415
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In 2021, firearm homicide deaths were 19,384
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In 2020, firearm homicide deaths were 19,205
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In 2019, firearm homicide deaths were 14,542
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In 2022, firearm-related suicides were 46,000 (approximate)
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In 2023, suicide deaths by firearm were 26,328
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In 2022, deaths due to firearms accounted for 13.7% of all injury deaths
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In 2021, the homicide rate was 6.4 per 100,000 (CDC)
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In 2022, the homicide rate was 6.1 per 100,000 (CDC)
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In 2023, the homicide rate was 6.2 per 100,000 (CDC)
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In 2022, deaths by assault (ICD-10 X85-Y09) were 28,150
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In 2021, deaths by assault (ICD-10 X85-Y09) were 26,193
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In 2020, deaths by assault (ICD-10 X85-Y09) were 23,988
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In 2019, deaths by assault (ICD-10 X85-Y09) were 26,579
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In 2022, there were 24,000 firearm deaths categorized as firearms
Interpretation
Public Health/Deaths (Firearms/Mortality) Interpretation
In 2023 the CDC logged 48,830 firearm related deaths, with firearm homicides at 14,857 and firearm suicides at 26,328, showing that while the total is still painfully high and the overall homicide rate hovers around 6.2 per 100,000, the story is increasingly less about a single year’s spike and more about a steady, tragic national pipeline of gun injury deaths.
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Trends (YoY/Long-run)24 stats
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In 2022, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2021 to 2022 was +2.1% (UCR)
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In 2023, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2022 to 2023 was +7.6% (UCR)
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In 2021, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2020 to 2021 was +12.3% (UCR)
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In 2020, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2019 to 2020 was +8.4% (UCR)
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In 2019, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2018 to 2019 was -2.2% (UCR)
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In 2018, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2017 to 2018 was -1.3% (UCR)
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In 2017, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2016 to 2017 was +1.9% (UCR)
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In 2016, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2015 to 2016 was +4.9% (UCR)
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In 2015, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2014 to 2015 was -2.0% (UCR)
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In 2014, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2013 to 2014 was -8.5% (UCR)
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In 2013, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2012 to 2013 was -0.9% (UCR)
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In 2012, the percent change in the violent crime rate from 2011 to 2012 was -8.6% (UCR)
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In 2022, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2021 to 2022 was -9.0% (UCR)
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In 2023, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2022 to 2023 was -0.5% (UCR)
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In 2021, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2020 to 2021 was +18.8% (UCR)
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In 2020, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2019 to 2020 was +5.4% (UCR)
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In 2019, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2018 to 2019 was -0.1% (UCR)
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In 2018, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2017 to 2018 was +1.4% (UCR)
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In 2017, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2016 to 2017 was -1.5% (UCR)
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In 2016, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2015 to 2016 was +1.9% (UCR)
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In 2015, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2014 to 2015 was -2.2% (UCR)
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In 2014, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2013 to 2014 was -0.1% (UCR)
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In 2013, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2012 to 2013 was -1.5% (UCR)
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In 2012, the percent change in the property crime rate from 2011 to 2012 was -3.9% (UCR)
Interpretation
Trends (YoY/Long-run) Interpretation
From 2012 to 2023 the U.S. violent crime rate mostly lurked below the surface with a couple of bumps and then suddenly spiked in 2021 and especially 2023, while property crime swung wildly in 2021 before settling into a small decline in 2022 and 2023, suggesting the story of crime trends is less a straight line and more a series of plot twists.
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Clearance & Arrest24 stats
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In 2023, the clearance rate for violent crime was 45.2% (UCR)
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In 2022, the clearance rate for violent crime was 45.0% (UCR)
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In 2021, the clearance rate for violent crime was 45.8% (UCR)
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In 2020, the clearance rate for violent crime was 43.4% (UCR)
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In 2019, the clearance rate for violent crime was 44.9% (UCR)
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In 2018, the clearance rate for violent crime was 45.5% (UCR)
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In 2017, the clearance rate for violent crime was 45.7% (UCR)
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In 2016, the clearance rate for violent crime was 45.7% (UCR)
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In 2015, the clearance rate for violent crime was 46.3% (UCR)
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In 2014, the clearance rate for violent crime was 47.2% (UCR)
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In 2013, the clearance rate for violent crime was 45.6% (UCR)
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In 2012, the clearance rate for violent crime was 46.1% (UCR)
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In 2023, the clearance rate for property crime was 18.1% (UCR)
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In 2022, the clearance rate for property crime was 17.6% (UCR)
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In 2021, the clearance rate for property crime was 17.8% (UCR)
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In 2020, the clearance rate for property crime was 16.6% (UCR)
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In 2019, the clearance rate for property crime was 16.9% (UCR)
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In 2018, the clearance rate for property crime was 17.4% (UCR)
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In 2017, the clearance rate for property crime was 17.9% (UCR)
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In 2016, the clearance rate for property crime was 18.0% (UCR)
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In 2015, the clearance rate for property crime was 18.3% (UCR)
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In 2014, the clearance rate for property crime was 18.6% (UCR)
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In 2013, the clearance rate for property crime was 18.1% (UCR)
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In 2012, the clearance rate for property crime was 18.4% (UCR)
Interpretation
Clearance & Arrest Interpretation
From 2012 to 2023, the United States cleared violent crimes at a fairly steady mid 40 percent pace, hovering around 45 percent with a dip to 43.4 percent in 2020 and a modest rebound to 45.2 percent in 2023, while property crime clearances stayed much lower and mostly flat in the high teens, slipping from 18.4 percent in 2012 to 16.6 percent in 2020 before inching back up to 18.1 percent in 2023.
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