USA - arrest rate for violent offenses 2021

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)

Characteristic	Arrest rate
'21	112.8
'20	147.9
'19	156.3
'18	159.9
'17	160.7
'16	159.7
'15	157.2
'14	156.7
'13	159.8
'12	166.3
'11	172.3
'10	179.2
'09	191.2
'08	198.2
'07	200.2
'06	207
'05	204.8
'04	200.4
'03	205.3
'02	215.2
'01	220.2
'00	221.5
'99	233
'98	250.1
'97	268.1
'96	277.3
'95	303
'94	299.1
'93	292.5
'92	291
'91	285.1
'90	282.9

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

1990 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Rates are the number of reported offenses per 100.000 population.

Violent offenses are defined in line the with the Violent Index offenses of the FBI. Violent Index offenses include murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

The data from previous years can be accessed at the Uniform Crime Reports section on the Website of the FBI.

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