In 2021, the arrest rate for violent offenses in the United States was at 112.8 arrests per 100,000 of the population. This is a decrease from 1990 levels, when the arrest rate for violent offenses stood at 282.9 per 100,000 of the population.
Arrest rate for violent offenses in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (arrests per 100,000 of the population)
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FBI. (October 5, 2022). Arrest rate for violent offenses in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (arrests per 100,000 of the population) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/191644/arrest-rate-for-violent-offenses-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI. "Arrest rate for violent offenses in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (arrests per 100,000 of the population)." Chart. October 5, 2022. Statista. Accessed September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191644/arrest-rate-for-violent-offenses-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI. (2022). Arrest rate for violent offenses in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (arrests per 100,000 of the population). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/191644/arrest-rate-for-violent-offenses-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI. "Arrest Rate for Violent Offenses in The United States from 1990 to 2021 (Arrests per 100,000 of The Population)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191644/arrest-rate-for-violent-offenses-in-the-us-since-1990/
FBI, Arrest rate for violent offenses in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (arrests per 100,000 of the population) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/191644/arrest-rate-for-violent-offenses-in-the-us-since-1990/ (last visited September 24, 2023)
Arrest rate for violent offenses in the United States from 1990 to 2021 (arrests per 100,000 of the population) [Graph], FBI, October 5, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/191644/arrest-rate-for-violent-offenses-in-the-us-since-1990/