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Home Crime in the U.S. 2017 Crime in the U.S. 2017 Tables Table 1 Table 1A

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
1
Violent
crime
rate
Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
rate
Rape
(revised
definition)2
Rape
(revised
definition)
rate
2
Rape
(legacy
definition)3
Rape
(legacy
definition)
rate
3
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
2017/2016 -0.2 -0.9 -0.7 -1.4 +2.5 +1.8 +3.0 +2.2 -4.0 -4.7 +1.0 +0.3 -3.0 -3.6 -7.6 -8.2 -2.2 -2.9 +0.8 *
2017/2013 +6.8 +3.7 +20.7 +17.3 +19.4 +16.0 +21.6 +18.2 -7.5 -10.1 +11.6 +8.4 -11.1 -13.6 -27.4 -29.5 -8.3 -10.9 +10.4 +7.3
2017/2008 -10.6 -16.5 +5.0 -2.0 +10.0 +2.7 -28.0 -32.8 -3.9 -10.3 -21.3 -26.5 -37.1 -41.3 -16.2 -21.8 -19.4 -24.7
  • 1 The violent crime figures include the offenses of murder, rape (legacy definition), robbery, and aggravated assault.
  • 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were estimated using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting Program's (UCR) definition of rape. See data declaration for further explanation.
  • 3 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.
  • * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.