NEW
CRIME STATS RELEASED
A Continuing Downward Trend
10/17/05
Talk
about information sharing: the 2004 edition
of Crime
in the United States—now available
free on this website—is a veritable
treasure trove of data for anyone and everyone
who wishes to analyze the nature and extent
of crime in the country, in a region, in
a state, and in a particular community.
You
can find in-depth stats specifically on:
...
violent
crime (murder and non-negligent manslaughter,
forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault);
... property
crime (burglary, larceny-theft, and
motor vehicle theft);
... hate
crime (a full report will be available
later in the fall);
... arson;
... arrests;
and
... the
number of sworn police officers and civilian
law enforcement personnel fighting these
crimes.
The
publication also includes two special studies:
one on arrests
of juveniles for drug abuse violations
and the other on infants
as victims of crime.
What
do the top line numbers show? A decline
in the estimated volume of violent crimes
and property crimes—as reported by
more than 17,000 law enforcement agencies
nationwide. Violent crimes fell 1.2 percent
(including a 2.4 percent drop in murders)
and property crimes dropped 1.1 percent.
Arson also decreased 6.4 percent compared
to last year.
A
few other stats you might be interested
in:
... Property crime victims lost an estimated
$16 billion in 2004, including $7.6
million from motor vehicle thefts, $5.1
billion from larceny-thefts, and $3.5 billion
from burglaries.
... Law enforcement made approximately 14
million arrests last year, slightly higher
than the 13.6 million made in 2003.
... 7,649 hate crime incidents were reported,
compared to 7,489 in 2003.
In
the words of Director Mueller: "In
a nation where information sharing has become
a priority so that law enforcement can work
together to investigate crimes and prevent
terrorist acts, the UCR (Uniform Crime Reporting)
Program remains an open book for all who
want to better understand crime in the United
States."
We
hope you'll take time to check out this
"open
book" here on this website. For
an overview of the numbers, take a look
at our national
press release.
Resources:
2004 Crime
in the United Statesl | Criminal
Justice Information Services Division
| Related
stories
