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Four measures of serious violent crime
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Four measures of serious violent crime
Serious Violent Crimes (including homicide)
| Year |
NCVS Actual |
NCVS Reported |
UCR Reported |
UCR Arrests |
| 1973 |
3,589,800 |
|
1,860,400 |
|
715,300 |
|
392,700 |
| 1974 |
3,799,300 |
|
2,029,300 |
|
790,300 |
|
462,900 |
| 1975 |
3,593,800 |
|
1,975,300 |
|
843,300 |
|
441,100 |
| 1976 |
3,612,500 |
|
2,038,800 |
|
822,100 |
|
414,600 |
| 1977 |
3,661,700 |
|
1,966,000 |
|
844,900 |
|
438,500 |
| 1978 |
3,625,300 |
|
1,879,000 |
|
893,300 |
|
469,900 |
| 1979 |
3,834,000 |
|
2,019,800 |
|
998,000 |
|
467,700 |
| 1980 |
3,793,600 |
|
2,036,700 |
|
1,107,500 |
|
482,900 |
| 1981 |
4,100,900 |
|
2,217,100 |
|
1,124,200 |
|
496,600 |
| 1982 |
3,925,300 |
|
2,231,800 |
|
1,107,400 |
|
547,400 |
| 1983 |
3,454,700 |
|
1,876,600 |
|
1,064,200 |
|
516,600 |
| 1984 |
3,682,500 |
|
2,002,800 |
|
1,081,100 |
|
501,600 |
| 1985 |
3,357,700 |
|
1,925,700 |
|
1,125,900 |
|
506,800 |
| 1986 |
3,283,800 |
|
1,899,300 |
|
1,268,000 |
|
565,000 |
| 1987 |
3,424,100 |
|
1,987,000 |
|
1,264,500 |
|
568,100 |
| 1988 |
3,562,100 |
|
1,941,100 |
|
1,335,800 |
|
600,000 |
| 1989 |
3,532,800 |
|
1,846,900 |
|
1,404,100 |
|
666,100 |
| 1990 |
3,499,700 |
|
1,948,300 |
|
1,555,900 |
|
722,400 |
| 1991 |
3,711,100 |
|
2,132,000 |
|
1,631,700 |
|
738,200 |
| 1992 |
3,985,800 |
|
2,159,800 |
|
1,656,100 |
|
722,700 |
| 1993 |
4,190,000 |
|
2,217,500 |
|
1,647,100 |
|
716,100 |
| 1994 |
4,115,000 |
|
2,109,900 |
|
1,604,600 |
|
778,800 |
| 1995 |
3,493,500 |
|
1,756,400 |
|
1,549,900 |
|
796,200 |
| 1996 |
3,260,100 |
|
1,740,400 |
|
1,444,600 |
|
729,900 |
| 1997 |
3,038,200 |
|
1,740,900 |
|
1,404,300 |
|
717,800 |
| 1998 |
2,776,000 |
|
1,587,100 |
|
1,321,100 |
|
675,900 |
| 1999 |
2,529,100 |
|
1,408,500 |
|
1,233,500 |
|
636,000 |
| 2000 |
2,186,300 |
|
1,250,800 |
|
1,223,500 |
|
625,300 |
| 2001 |
2,014,300 |
|
1,181,100 |
|
1,229,000 |
|
627,100 |
| 2002 |
1,685,900 |
|
1,035,700 |
|
1,216,100 |
|
620,500 |
| 2003 |
1,829,900 |
|
1,068,700 |
|
1,179,000 |
|
597,000 |
| 2004 |
1,648,100 |
|
1,030,200 |
|
1,162,100 |
|
590,300 |
| 2005 |
1,823,400 |
|
1,055,000 |
|
1,190,600 |
|
603,500 |
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| Source: National Crime Victimization Survey and Uniform Crime
Reports |
Note: The serious violent crimes included are rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and homicide. Because of
changes made to the victimization survey, data prior to 1992 are adjusted
to make them comparable to data collected under the redesigned methodology.
Estimates for 1993 and beyond are based on collection year while earlier
estimates are based on data year.
- The measures of violent crime come from two sources of data:
- 1) The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) a household survey ongoing since 1972 that interviews about 80,000 persons age 12 and older in 43,000 households each year about their victimizations from crime.
- 2) The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) that collects information on crimes and arrests reported by law enforcement authorities to the FBI.
Definitions:
- Total violent crime:
- The estimated number of homicides of persons age 12 and older recorded by police plus the number of rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults from the victimization survey whether or not they were reported to the police. From NCVS + homicide from the UCR.
- Victimizations reported to the police:
- The estimated number of homicides of persons age 12 and older recorded by police plus the number of rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults from the victimization survey that victims said were reported to the police. From the NCVS + homicide from the UCR.
- Crimes recorded by the police:
- The estimated number of homicides, forcible rapes, robberies, and aggravated assaults included in the Uniform Crime Reports of the FBI excluding commercial robbery and crimes involving victims under age 12 from the UCR.
- Arrests for violent crimes:
- The number of persons arrested for homicide, forcible rape, robbery or aggravated assault as reported by law enforcement agencies to the FBI. From the UCR.
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