Crime and Crime Rates

Profile of Intimate Partner Violence Cases in Large Urban Counties Bureau of Justice Statistics. October, 2009. (Most cases of intimate partner violence involved a charge of assault, either aggravated (12%) or simple (78%); an additional 5% were charged with intimidation, including stalking.)
Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2007 Bureau of Justice Statistics. October, 2009. "Age-adjusted rate of nonfatal violent crime against persons with disabilities was 1.5 times higher than the rate for persons without disabilities."
Female Victims of Violence Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 2009. "The rate of intimate partner violence against females declined 53% between 1993 and 2008, from 9.4 victimizations per 1,000 females age 12 or older to 4.3 per 1,000. Against males, the rate declined 54%."
Criminal Victimization, 2008 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 2009. "The violent crime rate declined by 41% and the property crime rate fell by 32% over the 10-year period."
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2008 Bureau of Justice Statistics. April, 2009. "During the 2005–06 school year, 86 percent of public schools reported that at least one violent crime, theft, or other crime occurred at their school."
Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Victims of Crime Bureau of Justice Statistics. March, 2009. "From 2002 through 2006, the average annual rate of nonfatal violent victimization against Asians was about 11 violent victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older, compared to 24 per 1,000 persons for non-Asians."
Stalking Victimization in the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics. January, 2009. "About half (46%) of stalking victims experienced at least one unwanted contact per week, and 11% of victims said they had been stalked for 5 years or more."
Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08 Bureau of Justice Statistics. January, 2009. "Most (83%) of the reported incidents involved allegations of sex trafficking. Labor trafficking accounted for 12% of incidents, and other or unknown forms of human trafficking made up 5%."
Criminal Victimization, 2007 Bureau of Justice Statistics. December, 2008. "Violent crime rates in 2007 (20.7 per 1,000 persons age 12 or older) were not significantly different from those in 2005 (21.1 per 1,000 persons)."
Cybercrime against Businesses, 2005 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 2008. "The 3,247 businesses that incurred monetary loss from cybercrime lost a total of $867 million"
Do More Prisoners Equal Less Crime? A Response to George Will Sentencing Project. June, 2008. "Will's selective use of data and limited vision provide an inaccurate portrayal of current criminal justice policy and its effects. [This piece] is an assessment of some of the key arguments raised in the column."
Felony Defendants in Large Urban Counties, 2004 Bureau of Justice Statistics. April, 2008. "More than three-fourths of felony defendants had a prior arrest history, with 53% having at least five prior arrest charges."
Crime, Corrections, and California: What Does Immigration Have to Do with It?, Public Policy Institute of California. February, 2008. "Immigrants are far less likely than the average U.S. native to commit crime in California.... Such findings suggest that longstanding fears of immigration as a threat to public safety are unjustified."
Federal Prosecution of Child Sex Exploitation Offenders, 2006 Bureau of Justice Statistics. December, 2007. "The main sex exploitation offense referred to U.S. attorneys shifted from sex abuse (73%) in 1994 to child pornography (69%) in 2006."
Criminal Victimization, 2006 Bureau of Justice Statistics. December, 2007. "Males experienced higher levels of victimization than females. The rate of violent victimization for males was 26 violent victimizations per 1,000 males age 12 or older. Females experienced 23 violent victimizations per 1,000 females age 12 or older."
Identity Theft, 2005 Bureau of Justice Statistics. November, 2007. "Ten percent of the households with incomes of $75,000 or higher experienced identity theft; that was about twice the percentage of households earning less than $50,000."
I'd rather be Hanged for a Sheep than a Lamb The Unintended Consequences of 'Three-Strikes' Laws, [PDF] Radha Iyengar, Harvard University. October, 2007. "Among third-strike eligible offenders, the probability of committing violent crimes increased by 9 percentage points."
Black Victims of Violent Crime Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 2007. "Blacks accounted for 13% of the U.S. population in 2005, but were victims in 15% of all nonfatal violent crimes and nearly half of all homicides."
Gang Wars: The Failure of Enforcement Tactics and the Need for Effective Public Safety Strategies, Justice Policy Institute. July, 2007. (There are fewer gang members in the United States today than there were a decade ago, and there is no evidence that gang activity is growing.)
Veterans in State and Federal Prison, 2004 Bureau of Justice Statistics. May, 2007. "The percentage of veterans among State and Federal prisoners has steadily declined over the past three decades, according to national surveys of prison inmates conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics."
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2005 Bureau of Justice Statistics. April, 2007. "Households in the West were more likely to experience one or more crimes compared to households in other regions."
The Myth of Immigrant Criminality and the Paradox of Assimilation Incarceration Rates among Native and Foreign-Born Men (Spring 2007), Immigration Policy Center. 2007. "Among men age 18-39 (who comprise the vast majority of the prison population), the 3.5 percent incarceration rate of the native-born in 2000 was 5 times higher than the 0.7 percent incarceration rate of the foreign-born."
Intimate Partner Violence in the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics. December, 2006. "Overall intimate partner violence during 2004 remained unchanged from 2003, although some demographic groups experienced an increase."
Federal Prosecution of Human Trafficking, 2001-2005 Bureau of Justice Statistics. October, 2006. "Between 2001 and 2005, U.S. attorneys investigated 555 suspects in matters involving violations of Federal human trafficking statutes."
When Men Murder Women: An Analysis of 2004 Homicide Data, [PDF] The Violence Policy Center. September, 2006. "[O]ffers both national and state-by-state statistics from FBI Supplementary Homicide Report data including charts listing the number and rate of female homicides by state and a chart ranking each state by rate."
Criminal Victimization, 2005 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 2006. "For most crimes, aggregated rates for the period 2004-05 were unchanged from the previous two year period 2002-03, while minor declines were seen for some forms of robbery and simple assault without injury."
Violent Felons in Large Urban Counties Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 2006. "Eight-one percent of violent felons were sentenced to incarceration with 50% going to prison and 31% to jail. Nineteen percent received a probation term without incarceration."
Federal Criminal Justice Trends, 2003 Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 2006. "Drug offenses remained the most prevalent offense across stages over 10-year period."
Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report, 2005 Federal Bureau of Investigation. June, 2006. "Preliminary figures indicate that, as a whole, law enforcement agencies throughout the Nation reported an increase of 2.5 percent in the number of violent crimes brought to their attention in 2005 when compared to figures reported for 2004."
Evaluation of Milwaukee's Judicial Oversight Demonstration Urban Institute. May, 2006. "Judicial Oversight Demonstration (JOD) was associated with a reduced rate of arrest for domestic violence, an indication of gains in victim safety."
Identity Theft, 2004 Bureau of Justice Statistics. April, 2006. "The report, based on interviews with 40,000 household residents drawn to be nationally representative, describes age, race, and ethnicity of the household head; household income; and location of the household (urbanicity)."
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2004 Bureau of Justice Statistics. April, 2006. "Both violent and property crimes declined between 1994 and 2004."
Sex Offender Sentencing in Washington State: Failure to Register As a Sex Offender, [PDF] Washington State Institute for Public Policy. January, 2006. "[S]ex offenders with a conviction for failing to register have recidivism rates that are twice the rate of those without a conviction."
Sex Offender Sentencing in Washington State: Has Community Notification Reduced Recivism?, [PDF] Washington State Institute for Public Policy. December, 2005.
Sex Offender Sentencing in Washington State: Notification Levels and Recidivism, [PDF] Washington State Institute for Public Policy. December, 2005. "The notification levels determined by the ESRC do not classify sex offenders into groups that accurately reflect their risk for reoffending."
Incarceration and Crime: A Complex Relationship, [PDF] Sentencing Project. November, 2005.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2005 Bureau of Justice Statistics. November, 2005. "Annually, from 1999 through 2003, teachers were the victims of approximately 183,000 total nonfatal crimes at school, including 119,000 thefts and 65,000 violent crimes."
Hate Crimes Reported by Victims and Police Bureau of Justice Statistics. November, 2005.
Annual Report - Fiscal Year 2005 [PDF] State of Missouri Public Defender Commission. October, 2005. "[B]y 2005 trial division attorneys average 298 cases, 27% more than the 1989 caseload standard.... At 17%, the Department's attorney turnover rate is simply too high."
Crime in the United States - 2004 Federal Bureau of Investigation. October, 2005.
A Primer: Three Strikes - The Impact After More Than a Decade, Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) - California's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor. October, 2005.
Criminal Victimization, 2004 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 2005. "The rate of violent crime dropped 9% from the period 2001-02 to the period 2003-04."(Presents victimization rates for 2004.)
Ganging Up on Communities Putting Gang Crime in Context, Justice Policy Institute. July, 2005.
Violence by Gang Members, 1993-2003 Bureau of Justice Statistics. June, 2005.
Family Violence Statistics: Including Statistics on Strangers and Acquaintances, Bureau of Justice Statistics. June, 2005.
Does Parole Work?: Analyzing the Impact of Postprison Supervision on Rearrest Outcomes, [PDF] Urban Institute. March, 2005.
The Governor's Preventing Crime in Virginia's Minority Communities Task For Department of Criminal Justice Services. March, 2005.
Crime and Victimization in the Three Largest Metropolitan Areas, 1980-98, Bureau of Justice Statistics. March, 2005.
Violent Victimization of College Students, 1995-2002 Bureau of Justice Statistics. January, 2005.
Oregon's Measure 11 Sentencing Reform: Implementation and System Impact, [PDF] RAND Corporation. January, 2005.
Crimes Against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1993-2002 Bureau of Justice Statistics. January, 2005.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2004 Bureau of Justice Statistics. November, 2004.
Intellectual Property Theft, 2002 Bureau of Justice Statistics. October, 2004.
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2003 Bureau of Justice Statistics. October, 2004.
Crime in the United States - 2003 Federal Bureau of Investigation. October, 2004.
When Violence Hits Home: How Economics and Neighborhood Play a Role, National Institute of Justice. September, 2004.
Criminal Victimization, 2003 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 2004.
Carjacking, 1993-2002 Bureau of Justice Statistics. July, 2004.
Georgia's Aging Inmate Population Georgia Department of Corrections. June, 2004. "Georgia, with a prison population in excess of 47,000 inmates has the sixth largest prison system in the nation. At the end of FY 2002 4,025 inmates, or nearly one in ten were 50 or older."
Crime Trends and Incarceration Rates in Oregon [PDF] Justice Strategies. June, 2004.
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2002 Bureau of Justice Statistics. February, 2004.
Violent Victimization of College Students Bureau of Justice Statistics. December, 2003. "students were victims of violence overall at rates lower than those of nonstudents."
Crime in the United States - 2002 Federal Bureau of Investigation. October, 2003.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2003 Bureau of Justice Statistics. October, 2003.
Criminal Victimization, 2002 Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 2003. (Overall violent victimization and property crime rates are the lowest recorded since recording began in 1973)
Money Laundering Offenders 1994-2001, Bureau of Justice Statistics. July, 2003.
Reporting Crime to the Police, 1992-2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics. March, 2003.
Intimate Partner Violence, 1993-2001 Bureau of Justice Statistics. February, 2003.
Homicide Trends in the United States: 2000 Update, Bureau of Justice Statistics. January, 2003.
Federal Criminal Case Processing, 2001 With trends 1982-2001, Reconciled Data, Bureau of Justice Statistics. January, 2003.
Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted, 2001 [PDF] Federal Bureau of Investigation. December, 2002.
Hate Crime Statistics, 2001 [PDF] Federal Bureau of Investigation. November, 2002.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2002 Bureau of Justice Statistics. November, 2002.
Crime in the United States - 2001 Federal Bureau of Investigation. October, 2002.
Crime and the Nation's Households, 2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 2002.
Reflections on the Crime Decline: Lessons for the Future?, [PDF] Urban Institute. August, 2002. (builds upon the work of The Crime Drop in America, edited by Alfred Blumstein and Joel Wallman)
Rape and Sexual Assault: Reporting to Police and Medical Attention, 1992-2000, Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 2002.
Civil Rights Complaints in U.S. District Courts, 2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics. July, 2002.
Third-Party Involvement in Violent Crime 1993-99, Bureau of Justice Statistics. July, 2002. (Third parties include bystanders, other victims, household members, police officer, officers, instigators, or any combination of these.)
Hispanic Victims of Violent Crime, 1993-2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics. April, 2002.
Age Patterns in Violent Victimization, 1976-2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics. February, 2002.
Homicide trends in the United States [Website] Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2002. (Frequently updated)
Criminal Victimization 2001: Changes 2000-2001 with Trends 1993-2001, Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2002. (dropped 10% in 2001; to half the rate it was in 1973 when the survey began)
Violence in the Workplace, 1993-99 Bureau of Justice Statistics. December, 2001. "Law enforcement officers most at risk for workplace violence"(This report presents data for 1993 through 1999 from the National Crime Victimization Survey estimating the extent of workplace crime in the United States.)
Hate Crime Statistics, 2000 [PDF] Federal Bureau of Investigation. November, 2001. "This annual report captures information on bias-motivated incidents, the nature of the offense, and the characteristics of the victims and offenders."(The UCR covers *reported* crime not actual crime.)
Intimate Partner Violence and Age of Victim, 1993-99 Bureau of Justice Statistics. October, 2001.
Crime in 2000 Federal Bureau of Investigation. October, 2001. "FBI reports no change in crime"(Uniform Crime Reports contains only reported crime)
Hate Crimes Reported in NIBRS, 1997-99 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 2001.
Injuries from Violent Crime, 1992-98 Bureau of Justice Statistics. June, 2001. "On average each year between 1992 and 1998, 2.6 million of the 10.2 million victims of violent crime in the United States were injured in the victimization."
Criminal Victimization 2000: Changes 1999-2000 with Trends 1993-2000 Bureau of Justice Statistics. June, 2001.
Violent Victimization and Race, 1993-98 Bureau of Justice Statistics. March, 2001.
Childhood Victimization and Delinquency, Adult Criminality, and Violent Criminal Behavior: A Replication and Extension, Final Report., [PDF] Diana J. English, Cathy Spatz Widom and Carol Brandford. January, 2001.
Sexual Victimization of College Women Bureau of Justice Statistics. January, 2001.
Women Offenders Bureau of Justice Statistics. December, 2000. "About 2.1 million violent female offenders annually. Most commit simple assaults against other females"
Urban, Suburban, and Rural Victimization, 1993-98 Bureau of Justice Statistics. October, 2000.
Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2000: Crime in the Nation's schools declined in the 1990's, Bureau of Justice Statistics. October, 2000.
Criminal Victimization 1999: Changes 1998-99 with Trends 1993-99, Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 2000. "National violent crime rate falls more than 10 percent -- Violent victimizations down one-third since 1993"
Sexual Assault of Young Children as Reported to Law Enforcement: Victim, Incident, and Offender Characteristics, Bureau of Justice Statistics. July, 2000.
Intimate Partner Violence Bureau of Justice Statistics. May, 2000. "Intimate partner violence against women declined from 1993 through 1998 -- One-third of all murdered females were killed by partner"
School House Hype: Two Years Later [PDF] Justice Policy Institute. April, 2000.
Dispelling the Myth: An Analysis of Youth and Adult Crime Patterns in California over the Past 20 Years, [PDF] Justice Policy Institute. March, 2000.
Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1992-97 Bureau of Justice Statistics. March, 2000. "People 65 years old and older less likely to be victims of violent crime than younger U.S. residents"
Federal Enforcement of Environment Laws, 1997 Bureau of Justice Statistics. November, 1999. "Prosecutors investigated almost 1,000 individuals and businesses suspected of criminal environmental law violations"
DWI Offenders under Correctional Supervision Bureau of Justice Statistics. June, 1999. "More than 500,000 drunk drivers on probation or incarcerated in 1997"
Criminal Victimization and Perceptions of Community Safety Bureau of Justice Statistics. May, 1999. "Survey in 12 cities show widespread community support for police: New process collects data on victimization, citizen perceptions of police and crime"
Youth Violence: Perception Versus Reality, Urban Institute. May, 1999.
Carjackings in the United States, 1992-96 Bureau of Justice Statistics. March, 1999. "Reports shows almost 49,000 non-fatal carjackings every year"
Homicide Trends in the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics. January, 1999. "Nation's largest cities lead the way as homicides fall to lowest rate in three decades"
School House Hype: The School Shootings, and the Real Risks Kids Face in America, [PDF] Justice Policy Institute. July, 1998.
Workplace Violence, 1992-96 Bureau of Justice Statistics. July, 1998.
Students' Report of School Crime: 1989 and 1995, Bureau of Justice Statistics. April, 1998.
Trends in Juvenile Violence and the 1997 Update Bureau of Justice Statistics. November, 1997.
Sex Differences in Violent Victimization, 1994 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 1997.
Violence-Related Injuries Treated in Hospital Emergency Departments Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 1997.
Age Patterns of Victims of Serious Violent Crime Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 1997. "Presents data from the redesigned NCVS that examines violent crime across the general population, ages 12 or older."
Changes in Criminal Victimization 1994-95 Bureau of Justice Statistics. April, 1997.
Criminal Victimization, 1973-95 Bureau of Justice Statistics. April, 1997.
Sex Offenses and Offenders Bureau of Justice Statistics. February, 1997.
Female Victims of Violent Crime Bureau of Justice Statistics. December, 1996.
Child Victimizers: Violent Offenders and Their Victims, Bureau of Justice Statistics. March, 1996.
Violence Against Women: Estimates from the Redesigned National Crime Victimization Survey, Bureau of Justice Statistics. August, 1995.
Violent Offenders in State Prison: Sentences and Time Served--State Inmates, 1992-94, Bureau of Justice Statistics. July, 1995.
Violence between Intimates Bureau of Justice Statistics. November, 1994.
Violence and Theft in the Workplace Bureau of Justice Statistics. July, 1994.
Child Rape Victims, 1992 Bureau of Justice Statistics. June, 1994. (based on 15 states)
Elderly Crime Victims Bureau of Justice Statistics. March, 1994.
Crime and the Nation's Households, 1992 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 1993.
Murder in Large Urban Counties, 1988 Bureau of Justice Statistics. May, 1993.
School Crime, 1991 Bureau of Justice Statistics. September, 1991. "Analyzes the experiences of U.S. students in grades 6-12"