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Home Crime in the U.S. 2018 Crime in the U.S. 2018 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
2018/2017 -3.3 -3.9 -6.2 -6.8 +2.7 +2.1 +1.4 +0.8 -12.0 -12.6 -0.4 -1.0 -6.3 -6.9 -11.9 -12.5 -5.4 -6.0 -3.1 -3.7
2018/2014 +4.7 +2.0 +14.5 +11.6 +18.1 +15.1 +19.2 +16.2 -12.6 -14.9 +10.4 +7.7 -12.3 -14.6 -28.2 -30.0 -10.2 -12.5 +9.0 +6.3
2018/2009 -9.0 -14.6 +5.3 -1.2 +13.3 +6.4 -31.0 -35.2 -0.6 -6.8 -22.9 -27.7 -44.2 -47.6 -17.7 -22.8 -5.9 -11.7
  • 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 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.

Data Declaration

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

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