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Additional Crime Facts at a Glance
Small versions of the charts
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Violent crime trends |
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| Violent crime
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Since 1994, violent crime rates have declined, reaching the lowest level ever in 2005. | ||
| Homicide rates |
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Homicide rates recently declined to
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| Rape rates |
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Rape rates have been stable in recent years.
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| Robbery rates |
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Robbery rates declined after 1994. | ||
| Assault rates |
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Assault rates declined since 1994.
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| Serious violent
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The proportion of serious violent crimes committed by juveniles has generally
declined since 1993. |
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Firearm crime trends
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| Nonfatal
firearm-related violent victimization rate |
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Nonfatal firearm crime rates have been declining since 1994, before increasing in 2005. |
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| Violent
crime involving firearms |
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After 1996, less than 10% of nonfatal violent crimes involved firearm. |
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| Crimes
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After peaking in 1993, the number of gun crimes reported to police declined and then stabilized at levels last seen in 1988. |
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Property crime trends |
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| Burglary rates |
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After many years of declining, burglary
rates have stabilized.
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| Theft rates |
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After many years of declining, theft rates
reached the lowest level ever recorded in 2005. |
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| Motor vehicle theft
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After declining since 1992, motor vehicle
theft rates leveled off after 2000. |
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Crime victim trends
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| Violent
crime rates by age of victim |
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Teens and young adults experience the highest rates of violent crime.
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| Homicide
victimization rate by age |
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The Uniform Crime Reports homicide rate has been stable in recent years. Young adults 18 to 24 experience the highest homicide rates.
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| Violent
crime rates by race of victim |
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Serious violent crime rates declined in recent years for both blacks and whites.
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Reporting trends |
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reported to police by race of victim |
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The percentage of crimes reported to the police has increased for all racial groups.
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Crime reporting by both Hispanics and NonHispanics has increased.
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