Crime Rates Fall in the USA

AO AT0 Crime Rates Fall In The USA Are you safer today? Y Crime rates in the United States have been cut nearly in half during the past 20 years, including both violent and property crimes. Where are you safest and why is crime falling? The following graphics tell the story of America's decline in crime. PROPERTY CRIME - 42% DECREASE VIOLENT CRIME -49% DECREASE 5,000 800 700 4,000 600 3,000 500 400 2,000 300 200 1,000 100 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 Property crime includes burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft. Violent crime includes murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. WHERE AND HOW DO ROBBERIES OCCUR? In 2012, the FBI estimate that 292,074 robberies occurred defined as a suspect using force or threat of violence to take something of value from a victim. On average, $1,167 of property was stolen per reported robbery. ROBBERY LOCATIONS WEAPONS USED COMMERCIAL MISC. 16.9% CONVENIENCE STORE 5.1% HOUSE 13.3% GAS/SERVICE STATION 2.4% FIREARMS 41% STRONG-ARM TACTICS RESIDENCE BANK 1.9% 42.5% 16.9% STREET/HIGHWAY 43.5% KNIVES/CUTTING INSTRUMENTS 7.8% OTHER WEAPONS 8.8% CRIME FIGURES BY REGION The Northeast is the safest place to live, with lower property crime and violent crime rates than the Midwest. Based on the number of crimes per 100,000 people, higher rates of both property crime and violent crime occur in the South, a trend that's been consistent during the past decade. CRIME RATES NORTHEAST PER 100,000 INHABITANTS PROPERTY 2.080.5 MIDWEST 349 VIOLENT WEST PROPERTY 2,764.8 354.6 VIOLENT PROPERTY 3.226.8 SOUTH VIOLENT 423.7 PROPERTY 2,949.8 VIOLENT 386.5 Source: Each year the FBI publishes data provided by law enforcement agencies nationwide through its Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Program. The UCR presents the total number of violent and property crimes correlated with population size, though it cautions that several other factors affect crime rates: population density, economic conditions, and educational achievement levels, to name a few. WHERE DO PEOPLE FEEL THE SAFEST? Among people who live in the 50 largest metropolitan areas, on average 71 percent say they feel safe when they walk alone at night. However, there is a wide gap in people's perception of security depending on where they live, according to a Gallup poll. Here are the Top 6 cities where people feel the safest. MINNEAPOLIS ST. PAUL BOSTON 80% FEEL 77% SAFE FEEL SAFE DENVER 78% SAFE FEEL RALEIGH, NC 78% SAFE FEEL SALT LAKE CITY 77% FEEL O SAFE AUSTIN, TX 77% SAFE FEEL LAw OFFICE OF Sources: Designed & issued in public interest by JG JG JOHN R. GRASSO RESEARCH: Alron Terry GRAPHIC: Jake Turcotte