WASHINGTON D.C.
Violent crimes increased in the nation for the second straight year, rising 4.1 percent in 2016, according to FBI Crime Statistics report released this week.
Property crimes dropped 1.3 percent, marking the 14th consecutive year the collective estimates for these offenses declined.
The 2016 statistics show the estimated rate of violent crime was 386.3 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, and the estimated rate of property crime was 2,450.7 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants.
The violent crime rate rose 3.4 percent compared with the 2015 rate, and the property crime rate declined 2.0 percent.
Of the 18,481 cities, county, university and college, state, tribal, and federal agencies eligible to participate in the Crimes Statistics Program, 16,782 submitted data in 2016.
A high-level summary of the statistics submitted, as well as estimates for those agencies that did not report, follows:
- In 2016, there were an estimated 1,248,185 violent crimes. Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses increased 8.6 percent when compared with estimates from 2015.
- Aggravated assault and rape (legacy definition) offenses increased 5.1 percent and 4.9 percent, respectively, and robbery increased 1.2 percent.
- Nationwide, there were an estimated 7,919,035 property crimes. The estimated numbers for two of the three property crimes show declines when compared with the previous year’s estimates.
- Burglaries dropped 4.6 percent, larceny-thefts declined 1.5 percent, but motor vehicle thefts rose 7.4 percent.
- Collectively, victims of property crimes (excluding arson) suffered losses estimated at $15.6 billion in 2016.
- The FBI estimated that law enforcement agencies nationwide made 10.7 million arrests, excluding those for traffic violations, in 2016.
- The arrest rate for violent crime was 159.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, and the arrest rate for property crime was 420.6 per 100,000 inhabitants.
- By violent crime offense, the arrest rate for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter was 3.7 per 100,000 inhabitants; rape (aggregate total using the revised and legacy definition), 7.3; robbery, 29.8; and aggravated assault, 119.0 per 100,000 inhabitants.
- By property crime offense, the arrest rate for burglary was 64.3 per 100,000 inhabitants; larceny-theft, 326.5; and motor vehicle theft, 26.7.
- The arrest rate for arson was 3.0 per 100,000 inhabitants.
- In 2016, there were 13,217 law enforcement agencies that reported their staffing levels to the FBI.
These agencies reported that, as of October 31, 2016, they collectively employed 652,936 sworn officers and 280,206 civilians, a rate of 3.4 employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
To read the FBI Crime Report click here: Department of Justice