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For the second consecutive year, the estimated number of violentcrimesinthenationdecreased when compared with the previous year’s statistics, according to FBI figures released today. In 2018, violentcrimewasdown3.3percent from the 2017 number.
Property crimes also dropped 6.3 percent, marking the 16th consecutive year the collective estimatesfortheseoffensesdeclined.
The 2018 statistics show the estimated rate of violent crime was 368.9 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, and the estimated rate of property crime was 2,199.5 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants.
The violent crime rate fell 3.9 percent when compared with the 2017 rate; the property crime rate declined 6.9 percent.
These and additional data are presented in the 2018 edition of the FBI’s annual report Crime in the United States.
This publication is a statistical compilation of offense, arrest, and police employee data reported by law enforcement agencies voluntarily participating in the FBI’s UniformCrimeReportingProgram.
The UCR Program collects information on crimes reported by law enforcement agencies regarding the violent crimes of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, as well as the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
Theprogramalsocollectsarrest data for the offenses listed above plus 20 offenses that include all other crimes except traffic violations.
Of the 18,586 federal, state, county,city,universityandcollege, and tribal agencies eligible to participate in the UCR Program, 16,659 agencies submitted data in 2018.
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