Table 1
Crime in the United States
by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1993–2012
| Year | Population1 |
Violent crime |
Violent crime rate |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate |
Forcible rape |
Forcible rape rate |
Robbery |
Robbery rate |
Aggravated assault |
Aggravated assault rate |
Property crime |
Property crime rate |
Burglary |
Burglary rate |
Larceny- theft |
Larceny- theft rate |
Motor vehicle theft |
Motor vehicle theft rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 257,782,608 | 1,926,017 | 747.1 | 24,526 | 9.5 | 106,014 | 41.1 | 659,870 | 256.0 | 1,135,607 | 440.5 | 12,218,777 | 4,740.0 | 2,834,808 | 1,099.7 | 7,820,909 | 3,033.9 | 1,563,060 | 606.3 |
| 1994 | 260,327,021 | 1,857,670 | 713.6 | 23,326 | 9.0 | 102,216 | 39.3 | 618,949 | 237.8 | 1,113,179 | 427.6 | 12,131,873 | 4,660.2 | 2,712,774 | 1,042.1 | 7,879,812 | 3,026.9 | 1,539,287 | 591.3 |
| 1995 | 262,803,276 | 1,798,792 | 684.5 | 21,606 | 8.2 | 97,470 | 37.1 | 580,509 | 220.9 | 1,099,207 | 418.3 | 12,063,935 | 4,590.5 | 2,593,784 | 987.0 | 7,997,710 | 3,043.2 | 1,472,441 | 560.3 |
| 1996 | 265,228,572 | 1,688,540 | 636.6 | 19,645 | 7.4 | 96,252 | 36.3 | 535,594 | 201.9 | 1,037,049 | 391.0 | 11,805,323 | 4,451.0 | 2,506,400 | 945.0 | 7,904,685 | 2,980.3 | 1,394,238 | 525.7 |
| 1997 | 267,783,607 | 1,636,096 | 611.0 | 18,208 | 6.8 | 96,153 | 35.9 | 498,534 | 186.2 | 1,023,201 | 382.1 | 11,558,475 | 4,316.3 | 2,460,526 | 918.8 | 7,743,760 | 2,891.8 | 1,354,189 | 505.7 |
| 1998 | 270,248,003 | 1,533,887 | 567.6 | 16,974 | 6.3 | 93,144 | 34.5 | 447,186 | 165.5 | 976,583 | 361.4 | 10,951,827 | 4,052.5 | 2,332,735 | 863.2 | 7,376,311 | 2,729.5 | 1,242,781 | 459.9 |
| 1999 | 272,690,813 | 1,426,044 | 523.0 | 15,522 | 5.7 | 89,411 | 32.8 | 409,371 | 150.1 | 911,740 | 334.3 | 10,208,334 | 3,743.6 | 2,100,739 | 770.4 | 6,955,520 | 2,550.7 | 1,152,075 | 422.5 |
| 2000 | 281,421,906 | 1,425,486 | 506.5 | 15,586 | 5.5 | 90,178 | 32.0 | 408,016 | 145.0 | 911,706 | 324.0 | 10,182,584 | 3,618.3 | 2,050,992 | 728.8 | 6,971,590 | 2,477.3 | 1,160,002 | 412.2 |
| 20012 | 285,317,559 | 1,439,480 | 504.5 | 16,037 | 5.6 | 90,863 | 31.8 | 423,557 | 148.5 | 909,023 | 318.6 | 10,437,189 | 3,658.1 | 2,116,531 | 741.8 | 7,092,267 | 2,485.7 | 1,228,391 | 430.5 |
| 2002 | 287,973,924 | 1,423,677 | 494.4 | 16,229 | 5.6 | 95,235 | 33.1 | 420,806 | 146.1 | 891,407 | 309.5 | 10,455,277 | 3,630.6 | 2,151,252 | 747.0 | 7,057,379 | 2,450.7 | 1,246,646 | 432.9 |
| 2003 | 290,788,976 | 1,383,676 | 475.8 | 16,528 | 5.7 | 93,883 | 32.3 | 414,235 | 142.5 | 859,030 | 295.4 | 10,442,862 | 3,591.2 | 2,154,834 | 741.0 | 7,026,802 | 2,416.5 | 1,261,226 | 433.7 |
| 2004 | 293,656,842 | 1,360,088 | 463.2 | 16,148 | 5.5 | 95,089 | 32.4 | 401,470 | 136.7 | 847,381 | 288.6 | 10,319,386 | 3,514.1 | 2,144,446 | 730.3 | 6,937,089 | 2,362.3 | 1,237,851 | 421.5 |
| 2005 | 296,507,061 | 1,390,745 | 469.0 | 16,740 | 5.6 | 94,347 | 31.8 | 417,438 | 140.8 | 862,220 | 290.8 | 10,174,754 | 3,431.5 | 2,155,448 | 726.9 | 6,783,447 | 2,287.8 | 1,235,859 | 416.8 |
| 2006 | 299,398,484 | 1,435,123 | 479.3 | 17,309 | 5.8 | 94,472 | 31.6 | 449,246 | 150.0 | 874,096 | 292.0 | 10,019,601 | 3,346.6 | 2,194,993 | 733.1 | 6,626,363 | 2,213.2 | 1,198,245 | 400.2 |
| 2007 | 301,621,157 | 1,422,970 | 471.8 | 17,128 | 5.7 | 92,160 | 30.6 | 447,324 | 148.3 | 866,358 | 287.2 | 9,882,212 | 3,276.4 | 2,190,198 | 726.1 | 6,591,542 | 2,185.4 | 1,100,472 | 364.9 |
| 2008 | 304,059,724 | 1,394,461 | 458.6 | 16,465 | 5.4 | 90,750 | 29.8 | 443,563 | 145.9 | 843,683 | 277.5 | 9,774,152 | 3,214.6 | 2,228,887 | 733.0 | 6,586,206 | 2,166.1 | 959,059 | 315.4 |
| 2009 | 307,006,550 | 1,325,896 | 431.9 | 15,399 | 5.0 | 89,241 | 29.1 | 408,742 | 133.1 | 812,514 | 264.7 | 9,337,060 | 3,041.3 | 2,203,313 | 717.7 | 6,338,095 | 2,064.5 | 795,652 | 259.2 |
| 2010 | 309,330,219 | 1,251,248 | 404.5 | 14,722 | 4.8 | 85,593 | 27.7 | 369,089 | 119.3 | 781,844 | 252.8 | 9,112,625 | 2,945.9 | 2,168,459 | 701.0 | 6,204,601 | 2,005.8 | 739,565 | 239.1 |
| 20113 | 311,587,816 | 1,206,005 | 387.1 | 14,661 | 4.7 | 84,175 | 27.0 | 354,746 | 113.9 | 752,423 | 241.5 | 9,052,743 | 2,905.4 | 2,185,140 | 701.3 | 6,151,095 | 1,974.1 | 716,508 | 230.0 |
| 2012 | 313,914,040 | 1,214,462 | 386.9 | 14,827 | 4.7 | 84,376 | 26.9 | 354,520 | 112.9 | 760,739 | 242.3 | 8,975,438 | 2,859.2 | 2,103,787 | 670.2 | 6,150,598 | 1,959.3 | 721,053 | 229.7 |
| 1 Populations are U.S. Census Bureau provisional estimates as of July 1 for each year except 2000 and 2010, which are decennial census counts. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 The murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 The crime figures have been adjusted. | |||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Although arson data are included in the trend and clearance tables, sufficient data are not available to estimate totals for this offense. Therefore, no arson data are published in this table. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Table 1A | |||||||||||||||||||
| Crime in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Percent Change in Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants for 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years |
Violent crime |
Violent crime rate |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate |
Forcible rape |
Forcible rape rate |
Robbery |
Robbery rate |
Aggravated assault |
Aggravated assault rate |
Property crime |
Property crime rate |
Burglary |
Burglary rate |
Larceny- theft |
Larceny- theft rate |
Motor vehicle theft |
Motor vehicle theft rate |
|
| 2012/2011 | +0.7 | * | +1.1 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | +1.1 | +0.4 | -0.9 | -1.6 | -3.7 | -4.4 | * | -0.7 | +0.6 | -0.1 | |
| 2012/2008 | -12.9 | -15.6 | -9.9 | -12.8 | -7.0 | -9.9 | -20.1 | -22.6 | -9.8 | -12.7 | -8.2 | -11.1 | -5.6 | -8.6 | -6.6 | -9.5 | -24.8 | -27.2 | |
| 2012/2003 | -12.2 | -18.7 | -10.3 | -16.9 | -10.1 | -16.7 | -14.4 | -20.7 | -11.4 | -18.0 | -14.1 | -20.4 | -2.4 | -9.6 | -12.5 | -18.9 | -42.8 | -47.0 | |
- * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
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Overview
Table 1—Crime in the United States, by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1993–2012
Table 1A—Crime in the United States, Percent Change in Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants for 2 years, 5 years, and 10 years
- In 2012, the estimated number of violent crime offenses was 1,214,462, an increase of 0.7 percent from the 2011 estimate.
- The violent crime of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter increased 1.1 percent in 2012 when compared with the 2011 estimates. Forcible rape offenses increased 0.2 percent, and aggravated assault offenses increased 1.1 percent. The violent crime of robbery declined 0.1 percent when compared with the 2011 estimates.
- The 2012 violent crime rate was 386.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, which remained virtually unchanged when compared with the 2011 violent crime rate.
- In 2012, the murder rate was 4.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, a 0.4 percent increase when compared with the estimated rate for the previous year.
- The estimated number of property crimes in 2012 was 8,975,438, a 0.9 percent decrease from the 2011 estimate.
- Of the property crimes, the estimated number of burglary offenses decreased 3.7 percent, and larceny-theft offenses essentially stayed the same. The estimated number of motor vehicle thefts increased 0.6 percent.
- The 2012 property crime rate was 2,859.2 per 100,000, down 1.6 percent when compared with the 2011 rate.
