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Track violent and property crime rates throughout the decades with local and federal law enforcement metrics, get data on illegal drug use, and see the roles jails and prisons play in the US.

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Which cities have the highest and lowest crime rates?

Crime data shows little change in 2021, but the data is incomplete.

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Which states have the highest murder rates?

Mississippi’s homicide rate — the highest in the nation — is more than 11 times New Hampshire’s — the nation’s lowest.

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How much does text message fraud cost Americans?

In 2022, most text fraud reports of financial loss involved less than $1,000 — but over 88,000 reports involved losses of more than $10,000.

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How is crime measured in the US?

The FBI relied heavily on estimates for 2021 crime statistics due to low response rates from law enforcement agencies.

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‘Time-to-crime’: a gun's path from legal ownership to crime

Shorter time-to-crime suggests a higher chance that a gun was bought for a criminal purpose.

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Who buys the guns that are used in crimes? A closer look at the buyers

An increasing share of guns bought by women and 18–34-year-olds are ending up at crime scenes.

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Which states have the highest and lowest crime rates?

Between 2021 and 2022, New York’s violent crime rate rose 39.2%, while its property crime rate rose 64.3%.

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The federal data available on active shooter incidents, mass killings and domestic terrorism

We explore the data the government has and doesn’t have on domestic terrorism and mass shootings.

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