Violent crime in the U.S. has fallen sharply over the past quarter century. The two most commonly cited sources
of crime statistics in the U.S. both show a substantial decline in the
violent crime rate since it peaked in the early 1990s. One is an annual report by the FBI
of serious crimes reported to police in more than 18,500 jurisdictions
around the country. The other is a nationally representative annual survey by the Bureau of Justice Statistics,
which asks approximately 160,000 Americans ages 12 and older whether
they were victims of crime, regardless of whether they reported those
crimes to the police.
Using the FBI numbers, the violent crime rate fell 51% between 1993 and 2018. Using the BJS data, the rate fell 71% during that span. The long-term decline in violent crime hasn’t been uninterrupted, though. The FBI, for instance, reported increases in the violent crime rate between 2004 and 2006 and again between 2014 and 2016. Violent crime includes offenses such as rape, robbery and assault.
Using the FBI numbers, the violent crime rate fell 51% between 1993 and 2018. Using the BJS data, the rate fell 71% during that span. The long-term decline in violent crime hasn’t been uninterrupted, though. The FBI, for instance, reported increases in the violent crime rate between 2004 and 2006 and again between 2014 and 2016. Violent crime includes offenses such as rape, robbery and assault.
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