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Table 1

Crime in the United States

by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1995–2014

Year Population1 Violent
crime2 		Violent
crime
rate 		Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
rate 		Rape
(revised definition)3 		Rape
(revised definition) rate3 		Rape
(legacy definition)4 		Rape
(legacy definition) rate4 		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
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
20015 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
2011 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 313,873,685 1,217,057 387.8 14,856 4.7 85,141 27.1 355,051 113.1 762,009 242.8 9,001,992 2,868.0 2,109,932 672.2 6,168,874 1,965.4 723,186 230.4
20136 316,497,531 1,168,298 369.1 14,319 4.5 113,695 35.9 82,109 25.9 345,093 109.0 726,777 229.6 8,651,892 2,733.6 1,932,139 610.5 6,019,465 1,901.9 700,288 221.3
2014 318,857,056 1,165,383 365.5 14,249 4.5 116,645 36.6 84,041 26.4 325,802 102.2 741,291 232.5 8,277,829 2,596.1 1,729,806 542.5 5,858,496 1,837.3 689,527 216.2
  • 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 violent crime figures include the offenses of murder, rape (legacy definition), robbery, and aggravated assault.
  • 3 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were estimated using the revised UCR definition of rape. See data declaration for further explanation.
  • 4 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were estimated using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See data declaration for further explanation.
  • 5 The murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.
  • 6 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.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.

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Crime in the United States, by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1995–2014    

  • In 2014, the estimated number of violent crime offenses was 1,165,383, a decrease of 0.2 percent from the 2013 estimate.
  • The violent crime of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter decreased 0.5 percent in 2014 when compared with the 2013 estimates. Rape offenses (provided under the UCR legacy definition, see Data Declaration for more information) increased 2.4 percent, and aggravated assault offenses increased 2.0 percent. The violent crime of robbery declined 5.6 percent when compared with the 2013 estimates.  
  • The 2014 violent crime rate was 365.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, down 1.0 percent when compared with the 2013 violent crime rate.
  • The murder rate was 4.5 per 100,000 inhabitants, a 1.2 percent decrease when compared with the estimated rate for the previous year.
  • The estimated number of property crimes in 2014 was 8,277,829, a 4.3 percent decrease from the 2013 estimate.   
  • Of the property crimes, the estimated number of burglary offenses decreased 10.5 percent, and larceny-theft offenses declined 2.7 percent. The estimated number of motor vehicle thefts decreased 1.5 percent.  
  • The 2014 property crime rate was 2,596.1 per 100,000, a 5.0 percent decrease when compared with the 2013 rate.