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Establish Justice and Ensure Domestic Tranquility
US Crime & Disaster Statistics
Crime and Police
Jail and Prisons
Federal Courts
Firearms
Fires and Firefighters
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What Does the Government Do?
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Crime and Disaster
Spending in 2014
% of Total
6%
Federal
$37,800,000,000
State & Local
$264,900,000,000
Total
$302,700,000,000
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Crime and Police
Jail and Prisons
Federal Courts
Firearms
Fires and Firefighters
Crisis Protection
State data available
Crime and Police
State data available
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Arrests
10,310,960
2018
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Violent crime rate (per 100,000 persons)
368.90
2018
200
400
600
800
1980
1990
2000
2010
Property crime rate (per 100,000 persons)
2,199.5
2018
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Public safety officers
1,152,051
2014
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
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Jail and Prisons
State data available
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Persons under sentence of death
2,703
2017
1,000
2,000
3,000
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Average time on death row (months)
243
2017
50
100
150
200
250
1980
1990
2000
2010
Prisoners
1,489,363
2017
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Mean max prison sentence length (months)
60
2009
20
40
60
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
Mean time served in prison (months)
28
2009
5
10
15
20
25
30
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
Percent of mean maximum prison sentence ser...
47%
2009
0.10
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
Prison admissions
606,000
2016
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Jail inmates
745,200
2017
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
Jail: Inmates held for ICE
16,384
2014
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Persons under jail supervision outside of a...
63,478
2014
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Jail capacity occupied
80%
2016
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
2000
2005
2010
2015
Correctional population
6,613,500
2016
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Jail: Incarceration rate
234
2014
50
100
150
200
250
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
Detailed prisoners by crime (2013/2014)
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Federal Courts
State data available
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Appeals court cases filed
1,530
2018
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Appeals court cases reversed
11%
2018
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
0.25
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
District court cases filed
327,557
2017
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
District court cases pending
413,005
2017
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
District court cases closed
289,595
2017
100,000
200,000
300,000
400,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
District courts criminal defendants
75,163
2017
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Defendants per criminal case
1.3
2017
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
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Firearms
State data available
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Firearms licenses
136,081
2017
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firearm background checks
26,181,936
2018
5,000,000
10,000,000
15,000,000
20,000,000
25,000,000
30,000,000
2000
2005
2010
2015
Firearms enforcement
469
2017
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Firearms manufactured
8,327,792
2017
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
10,000,000
12,000,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Firearms processed under NFA
1,471,521
2017
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Business entities inspected
14%
2017
0.05
0.10
0.15
0.20
1980
1990
2000
2010
Enforcement records check
6,749
2017
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Firearm deaths
39,773
2017
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Special occupational tax paid
$6,371,000
2017
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Transfer and making tax paid
$22,972,000
2017
10,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
40,000,000
50,000,000
60,000,000
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
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Fires and Firefighters
State data available
Table View
Firefighters
1,056,200
2017
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
Fires
1,319,000
2017
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firefighter deaths
60
2017
100
200
300
400
1980
1990
2000
2010
Direct property damage
$11.6 Billion
2014
10,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
30,000,000,000
40,000,000,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Firefighter injuries
58,835
2017
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
Civilian deaths from fires
3,400
2017
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
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Crisis Protection
State data available
Table View
Disaster declarations
68
2018
50
100
150
200
250
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2010
Disaster aid
$2.31 Billion
2016
10,000,000,000
20,000,000,000
30,000,000,000
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
Natural Disaster deaths
247
2018
1,000
2,000
3,000
1980
1990
2000
2010
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