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US Crime & Disaster Statistics

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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

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Violent crime rate (per 100,000 persons)
382.902017
2004006008001980199020002010
Public safety officers
1,152,0512014
200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001980199020002010
Arrests
10,554,9852017
5,000,00010,000,00015,000,0001980199020002010

Jail and Prisons

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Correctional population
6,613,5002016
2,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,0001980199020002010
Prisoners
1,506,7572016
500,0001,000,0001,500,0001980199020002010
Jail inmates
728,6002015
200,000400,000600,000800,0002000200520102015
Detailed prisoners by crime (2013/2014)

Federal Courts

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Defendants per criminal case
1.32017
0.20.40.60.81.01.21.4199019952000200520102015
District courts criminal defendants
75,1632017
20,00040,00060,00080,000100,000199019952000200520102015
District court cases filed
327,5572017
100,000200,000300,000400,000199019952000200520102015

Firearms

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Firearms manufactured
8,327,7922017
2,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,00010,000,00012,000,0001980199020002010
Firearm background checks
25,235,2152017
5,000,00010,000,00015,000,00020,000,00025,000,00030,000,0002000200520102015
Firearms licenses
139,8402015
50,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000199019952000200520102015
Firearm deaths
39,7732017
10,00020,00030,00040,0001980199020002010

Fires and Firefighters

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Civilian deaths from fires
3,4002017
2,0004,0006,0008,0001980199020002010
Fires
1,319,0002017
1,000,0002,000,0003,000,0001980199020002010
Firefighters
1,134,4002014
200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001980199020002010

Crisis Protection

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Disaster aid
$2.31 Billion2016
10,000,000,00020,000,000,00030,000,000,0001980199020002010
Disaster declarations
1242018
50100150200250196019701980199020002010
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
More spending information

Crime and Police

Table View
Violent crime rate (per 100,000 persons)
382.902017
2004006008001980199020002010
Public safety officers
1,152,0512014
200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001980199020002010
Arrests
10,554,9852017
5,000,00010,000,00015,000,0001980199020002010

Jail and Prisons

Table View
Correctional population
6,613,5002016
2,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,0001980199020002010
Prisoners
1,506,7572016
500,0001,000,0001,500,0001980199020002010
Jail inmates
728,6002015
200,000400,000600,000800,0002000200520102015
Detailed prisoners by crime (2013/2014)

Federal Courts

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Defendants per criminal case
1.32017
0.20.40.60.81.01.21.4199019952000200520102015
District courts criminal defendants
75,1632017
20,00040,00060,00080,000100,000199019952000200520102015
District court cases filed
327,5572017
100,000200,000300,000400,000199019952000200520102015

Firearms

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Firearms manufactured
8,327,7922017
2,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,00010,000,00012,000,0001980199020002010
Firearm background checks
25,235,2152017
5,000,00010,000,00015,000,00020,000,00025,000,00030,000,0002000200520102015
Firearms licenses
139,8402015
50,000100,000150,000200,000250,000300,000199019952000200520102015
Firearm deaths
39,7732017
10,00020,00030,00040,0001980199020002010

Fires and Firefighters

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Civilian deaths from fires
3,4002017
2,0004,0006,0008,0001980199020002010
Fires
1,319,0002017
1,000,0002,000,0003,000,0001980199020002010
Firefighters
1,134,4002014
200,000400,000600,000800,0001,000,0001,200,0001980199020002010

Crisis Protection

Table View
Disaster aid
$2.31 Billion2016
10,000,000,00020,000,000,00030,000,000,0001980199020002010
Disaster declarations
1242018
50100150200250196019701980199020002010
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