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Key Facts at a Glance

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Total property crime
Burglary
Theft
Motor vehicle theft

Key Facts at a Glance
Property crime trends

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National Crime Victimization Survey
property crime trends, 1973-2005

Adjusted property victimization rates
Number of victimization per 1,000 households
  Total
property crime
      Motor
vehicle theft
Year Burglary Theft
             
1973 519.9 110.0   390.8 19.1  
1974 551.5 111.8   421.0 18.8  
1975 553.6 110.0   424.1 19.5  
1976 544.2 106.7   421.0 16.5  
1977 544.1 106.2   420.9 17.0  
1978 532.6 103.1   412.0 17.5  
1979 531.8 100.9   413.4 17.5  
1980 496.1 101.4   378.0 16.7  
1981 497.2 105.9   374.1 17.2  
1982 468.3 94.1   358.0 16.2  
1983 428.4 84.0   329.8 14.6  
1984 399.2 76.9   307.1 15.2  
1985 385.4 75.2   296.0 14.2  
1986 372.7 73.8   284.0 15.0  
1987 379.6 74.6   289.0 16.0  
1988 378.4 74.3   286.7 17.5  
1989 373.4 67.7   286.5 19.2  
1990 348.9 64.5   263.8 20.6  
1991 353.7 64.6   266.8 22.2  
1992 325.3 58.6   248.2 18.5  
1993 318.9 58.2   241.7 19.0  
1994 310.2 56.3   235.1 18.8  
1995 290.5 49.3   224.3 16.9  
1996 266.4 47.2   205.7 13.5  
1997 248.3 44.6   189.9 13.8  
1998 217.4 38.5   168.1 10.8  
1999 198.0 34.1   153.9 10.0  
2000 178.1 31.8   137.7 8.6  
2001 166.9 28.7   129.0 9.2  
2002 159.0 27.7   122.3 9.0  
2003 163.2 29.8   124.4 9.0  
2004 161.1 29.6  

122.8

8.8  
2005 154.0 29.5   116.2 8.4  

Note: 1973-91 data adjusted to make data comparable to data after the redesign. Estimates for 1993 and beyond are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data year.

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