Table 1a

History of Crime in United States: 1976-2006
(Number of Offenses)

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
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