Crime

What is the crime rate in the ?

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In 2023, for every 100,000 people, 364 violent crimes and 1,917 property crimes. Simply speaking, violent crimes are committed against people, property crimes are not. These crime rates do not include every violent and property crime, but rather four violent offenses and three property offenses that have been tracked since 1929.

364

violent crimes per 100K people (2023)

1,917

property crimes per 100K people (2023)
The combined violent and property crime rate in the US fell 3% versus the previous year, driven by a 3.5% decrease in the violent crime rate and a 2.9% decrease in the property crime rate. Since 2001, that overall crime rate is down 45.2%.

In 2023, 16% of all crimes were violent offenses.

Property and violent crimes per 100,000 people, 2001–2023

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Violent crimes involve force or the threat of force, and include:
  • Murder and non-negligent manslaughter
  • Rape
  • Robbery (the FBI defines this as “... taking or attempting to take something of value from a victim ... by the use of force or threat of force ...”; the victim must be present).
  • Aggravated assault
In 2023, there was about one violent offense for every 275 people. 72.6% of all violent crimes were aggravated assaults; 18.3%, robberies; 7.5%, rapes; and 1.6%, murders.

In 2023, the violent crime rate decreased 3.5% from the prior year.

Violent crimes per 100,000 people, 2001–2023

Property crimes involve the taking of money or property without force or the threat of it, and include:
  • Burglary (the FBI defines this as “the unlawful entry into a building or some other structure to commit a felony or a theft”).
  • Larceny-theft, often called stealing (the FBI defines this as “the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another person”).
  • Motor vehicle theft (not included in larceny-theft)
In 2023, there was about one property crime for every 52 people. 70.3% of all property crimes were larceny-thefts; 16.6%, motor vehicle thefts; and 13.1%, burglaries.

In 2023, the property crime rate decreased 2.9% from the prior year.

Property crimes per 100,000 people, 2001–2023

In 2023, the highest and lowest violent crime rates among states were in New Mexico at 749 offenses per 100,000 people and Maine at 102. The highest property crime rate was in New Mexico at 2,887 per 100,000 while the lowest was in Idaho at 809.
Washington, DC is also factored into the country’s overall crime rate. It had a violent crime rate of 1,151 offenses per 100,000 and a property crime rate of 4,307.

Among states, New Mexico had the highest violent crime rate and highest property crime rate.

Property and violent crimes per 100,000 people, 2023

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Methodology

USAFacts standardizes data, in areas such as time and demographics, to make it easier to understand and compare.

The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

Page sources

USAFacts endeavors to share the most up-to-date information available. We sourced the data on this page directly from government agencies; however, the intervals at which agencies publish updated data vary.

  • Federal Bureau of Investigation

    Uniform Crime Reporting Program