Crime Rate in the United States, 1980–2014
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
(rate per 100,000 inhabitants)
The following table shows the crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants committed in the United States from 1980 to 2014 (the most recent data available), including violent crime, property crime, rape, robbery, and more.
| Year | Violent crime1 | Prop- erty crime2 | Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter | Forcible rape | Robbery | Aggra- vated assault | Burglary | Larceny- theft | Motor vehicle theft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 596.6 | 5,353.3 | 10.2 | 36.8 | 251.1 | 298.5 | 1,684.1 | 3,167.0 | 502.2 |
| 1985 | 556.6 | 4,650.5 | 8.0 | 37.1 | 208.5 | 302.9 | 1,287.3 | 2,901.2 | 462.0 |
| 1990 | 731.8 | 5,088.5 | 9.4 | 41.2 | 257.0 | 424.1 | 1,235.9 | 3,194.8 | 657.8 |
| 1995 | 684.6 | 4,591.3 | 8.2 | 37.1 | 220.9 | 418.3 | 987.1 | 3,043.8 | 560.4 |
| 2000 | 506.1 | 3,617.9 | 5.5 | 32.0 | 144.9 | 323.6 | 728.4 | 2,475.3 | 414.2 |
| 2005 | 490.5 | 3,535.4 | 5.9 | 32.2 | 150.8 | 301.6 | 750.2 | 2,342.6 | 442.7 |
| 2010 | 404.5 | 2,945.9 | 4.8 | 27.7 | 119.3 | 252.8 | 701 | 2,005.8 | 239.1 |
| 2012 | 386.9 | 2,859.2 | 4.7 | 26.9 | 112.9 | 242.3 | 679.2 | 1,959.3 | 229.7 |
| 2013 | 367.9 | 2,730.7 | 4.5 | 25.2 | 109.1 | 229.1 | 610.0 | 1,899.4 | 221.3 |
| 2014 | 365.5 | 2,565.3 | 4.5 | 36.6 | 102.2 | 232.1 | 534.5 | 1,812.0 | 218.8 |
1. Violent crimes are offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
2. Property crimes are offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. Data are not included for the property crime of arson.
3. The FBI has suspended use of the crime index, first used in the U.S. in 1960, because it “has not been a true indicator of the degree of criminality.”
Source: Crime in the United States, FBI, Uniform Crime Reports.
| Crime Data | Crime Rate by State, 2004 |
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