Key Takeaways
- In 2022, 800,000+ cybercrime complaints to IC3.
- Internet crime losses: $10.3 billion in 2022.
- Phishing scams: 300,000+ complaints, $52 million losses in 2022.
- In 2021, 1.9 million arrests for drug abuse violations occurred in the US.
- Opioid-related overdose deaths reached 81,806 in 2022, linked to trafficking.
- Marijuana possession arrests: 227,108 in 2022, down 12%.
- In 2022, 14,393 murders involved firearms, per FBI data.
- Gun murder rate was 4.5 per 100,000 in 2022.
- 48,830 gun deaths in 2021, 54% suicides.
- In 2022, burglary offenses totaled 898,265 nationwide, a 1.5% decrease from 2021.
- Larceny-theft incidents reached 5,520,486 in 2022, down 3.3%.
- Motor vehicle thefts surged 8.8% to 872,849 in 2022.
- In 2022, the United States recorded 21,156 murders and non-negligent manslaughters, marking a 0.3% increase from 2021.
- The violent crime rate in the US was 380.7 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2022, down 1.7% from 2021.
- Aggravated assaults accounted for 891,956 incidents in 2022, comprising 68.3% of all violent crimes.
In 2022, cybercrime and violent crime surged nationwide, with cyber losses topping $10.3 billion.
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How We Rate Confidence
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