Crime/Crash Clock
1997
One
murder
every
29
minutes
One
aggravated assualt
every
31
seconds
One
violent crime
every
19
seconds
One
crime
every
2
seconds
One
property crime
every
3
seconds
One
fatality
every
13
minutes
One
injury
every
9
seconds
One
crash
every
5
seconds
One
property damage
every
7
seconds
Source:
NHTSA Traffic Safety Facts, 1997
Uniform Crime Report, 1997, Department of Justice