Table 1a History of
Crime in United States: 1976-2006 |
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| Source: Data for Year 1976 to 1979, FBI's Uniform Crime Report - 1995 Data for Year 1980 to 1983, FBI's Uniform Crime Report - 1999 Data for Year 1984 to 1986, FBI's Uniform Crime Report - 2003 Data for Year 1987 to 2006, FBI's Uniform Crime Report - 2006 |
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| Compiled by Russ Long, May 2008 | |||||||||||
| Year | Population | Total Index Crime |
Violent Crime |
Property Crime |
Murder | Forcible Rape |
Robbery | Assault | Burglary - Theft |
Larceny | Auto Theft |
| 1976 | 214,659,000 | 11,349,700 | 1,004,210 | 10,345,500 | 18,780 | 57,080 | 427,810 | 500,530 | 3,108,700 | 6,270,800 | 966,000 |
| 1977 | 216,332,000 | 10,984,500 | 1,029,580 | 9,955,000 | 19,120 | 63,500 | 412,610 | 534,350 | 3,071,500 | 5,905,700 | 977,700 |
| 1978 | 218,059,000 | 11,209,000 | 1,085,550 | 10,123,400 | 19,560 | 67,610 | 426,930 | 571,460 | 3,128,300 | 5,991,000 | 1,004,100 |
| 1979 | 220,099,000 | 12,249,500 | 1,208,030 | 11,041,500 | 21,460 | 76,390 | 480,700 | 629,480 | 3,327,700 | 6,601,000 | 1,112,800 |
| 1980 | 225,349,264 | 13,408,300 | 1,344,520 | 12,063,700 | 23,040 | 82,990 | 565,840 | 672,650 | 3,795,200 | 7,136,900 | 1,131,700 |
| 1981 | 229,146,000 | 13,423,800 | 1,361,820 | 12,061,900 | 22,520 | 82,500 | 592,910 | 663,900 | 3,779,700 | 7,194,400 | 1,087,800 |
| 1982 | 231,534,000 | 12,974,400 | 1,322,390 | 11,652,000 | 21,010 | 78,770 | 553,130 | 669,480 | 3,447,100 | 7,142,500 | 1,062,400 |
| 1983 | 233,981,000 | 12,108,600 | 1,258,090 | 10,850,500 | 19,310 | 78,920 | 506,570 | 653,290 | 3,129,900 | 6,712,800 | 1,007,900 |
| 1984 | 235,824,902 | 11,881,755 | 1,273,282 | 10,608,473 | 18,692 | 84,233 | 485,008 | 685,349 | 2,984,434 | 6,591,874 | 1,032,165 |
| 1985 | 237,923,795 | 12,430,357 | 1,327,767 | 11,102,590 | 18,976 | 87,671 | 497,874 | 723,246 | 3,073,348 | 6,926,380 | 1,102,862 |
| 1986 | 240,132,887 | 13,211,869 | 1,489,169 | 11,722,700 | 20,613 | 91,459 | 542,775 | 834,322 | 3,241,410 | 7,257,153 | 1,224,137 |
| 1987 | 242,288,918 | 13,508,708 | 1,483,999 | 12,024,709 | 20,096 | 91,111 | 517,704 | 855,088 | 3,236,184 | 7,499,851 | 1,288,674 |
| 1988 | 244,498,982 | 13,923,086 | 1,566,221 | 12,356,865 | 20,675 | 92,486 | 542,968 | 910,092 | 3,218,077 | 7,705,872 | 1,432,916 |
| 1989 | 246,819,230 | 14,251,449 | 1,646,037 | 12,605,412 | 21,500 | 94,504 | 578,326 | 951,707 | 3,168,170 | 7,872,442 | 1,564,800 |
| 1990 | 249,464,396 | 14,475,613 | 1,820,127 | 12,655,486 | 23,438 | 102,555 | 639,271 | 1,054,863 | 3,073,909 | 7,945,670 | 1,635,907 |
| 1991 | 252,153,092 | 14,872,883 | 1,911,767 | 12,961,116 | 24,703 | 106,593 | 687,732 | 1,092,739 | 3,157,150 | 8,142,228 | 1,661,738 |
| 1992 | 255,029,699 | 14,438,191 | 1,932,274 | 12,505,917 | 23,760 | 109,062 | 672,478 | 1,126,974 | 2,979,884 | 7,915,199 | 1,610,834 |
| 1993 | 257,782,608 | 14,144,794 | 1,926,017 | 12,218,777 | 24,526 | 106,014 | 659,870 | 1,135,607 | 2,834,808 | 7,820,909 | 1,563,060 |
| 1994 | 260,327,021 | 13,989,543 | 1,857,670 | 12,131,873 | 23,326 | 102,216 | 618,949 | 1,113,179 | 2,712,774 | 7,879,812 | 1,539,287 |
| 1995 | 262,803,276 | 13,862,727 | 1,798,792 | 12,063,935 | 21,606 | 97,470 | 580,509 | 1,099,207 | 2,593,784 | 7,997,710 | 1,472,441 |
| 1996 | 265,228,572 | 13,493,863 | 1,688,540 | 11,805,323 | 19,645 | 96,252 | 535,594 | 1,037,049 | 2,506,400 | 7,904,685 | 1,394,238 |
| 1997 | 267,783,607 | 13,194,571 | 1,636,096 | 11,558,475 | 18,208 | 96,153 | 498,534 | 1,023,201 | 2,460,526 | 7,743,760 | 1,354,189 |
| 1998 | 270,248,003 | 12,485,714 | 1,533,887 | 10,951,827 | 16,974 | 93,144 | 447,186 | 976,583 | 2,332,735 | 7,376,311 | 1,242,781 |
| 1999 | 272,690,813 | 11,634,378 | 1,426,044 | 10,208,334 | 15,522 | 89,411 | 409,371 | 911,740 | 2,100,739 | 6,955,520 | 1,152,075 |
| 2000 | 281,421,906 | 11,608,070 | 1,425,486 | 10,182,584 | 15,586 | 90,178 | 408,016 | 911,706 | 2,050,992 | 6,971,590 | 1,160,002 |
| 2001 | 285,317,559 | 11,876,669 | 1,439,480 | 10,437,189 | 16,037 | 90,863 | 423,557 | 909,023 | 2,116,531 | 7,092,267 | 1,228,391 |
| 2002 | 287,973,924 | 11,878,954 | 1,423,677 | 10,455,277 | 16,229 | 95,235 | 420,806 | 891,407 | 2,151,252 | 7,057,379 | 1,246,646 |
| 2003 | 290,788,976 | 11,826,538 | 1,383,676 | 10,442,862 | 16,528 | 93,883 | 414,235 | 859,030 | 2,154,834 | 7,026,802 | 1,261,226 |
| 2004 | 293,656,842 | 11,679,474 | 1,360,088 | 10,319,386 | 16,148 | 95,089 | 401,470 | 847,381 | 2,144,446 | 6,937,089 | 1,237,851 |
| 2005 | 296,507,061 | 11,565,499 | 1,390,745 | 10,174,754 | 16,740 | 94,347 | 417,438 | 862,220 | 2,155,448 | 6,783,447 | 1,235,859 |
| 2006 | 299,398,484 | 11,401,313 | 1,417,745 | 9,983,568 | 17,034 | 92,455 | 447,403 | 860,853 | 2,183,746 | 6,607,013 | 1,192,809 |