In 2022, about 78 percent of Americans felt there is more crime now in the United States than there was a year ago. A further 13 percent of survey respondents said that there was less crime in the U.S. in 2022 than there was the year previous.
Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less?
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Statistics on Crime in the United States
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Number of committed crimes in the U.S. 2021, by type
- Basic Statistic United States crime rate in 2020, by type of crime
- Basic Statistic Reported violent crime rate in the U.S. 2020, by state
- Premium Statistic Metropolitan areas - crime rate U.S. 2020, by type
- Basic Statistic Public assessment of crime as a serious issue U.S. 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S. crime rate trend perception 1990-2022
Violent Crime
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- Basic Statistic U.S.: reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter cases 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic USA - reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S.: reported forcible rape cases 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic USA - reported forcible rape rate 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S.: reported robbery cases 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic USA - reported robbery rate 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S.: reported cases of aggravated assault 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic USA - reported aggravated assault rate 1990-2021
Property Crime
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- Basic Statistic U.S.: reported larceny-theft cases 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic USA - reported larceny-theft rate 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S.: reported burglary cases 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic USA - reported burglary rate 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S.: reported motor vehicle theft cases 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic U.S.: reported motor vehicle theft rate 1990-2021
Crime Clearance & Arrests
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- Basic Statistic Clearance rate - crime clearance rate U.S. 2020, by type
- Basic Statistic Regional distribution - crime clearance rate in the U.S. 2020
- Basic Statistic USA - number of arrests for all offenses 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic USA - arrest rate for all offenses 1990-2020
- Basic Statistic USA - number of arrests for violent offenses 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic USA - arrest rate for violent offenses 1990-2021
- Basic Statistic USA - number of arrests for property offenses 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic USA - arrest rate for property offenses 1990-2021
Further related statistics
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- Public schools in the U.S. - crime rate in 2010
- Development of crime in Finland 1950-2021
- Public worry about crimes in Scotland in 2017/18
- Number of crimes recorded in St. Petersburg 2010-2021
- Scotland: how locals view the presence of crime in their area, by age 2017/18
- Finland: development of assault offences 1950-2017
- Nonmetropolitan counties - crime rate U.S. 2020, by type
- Commercial crime rates in Singapore 2012-2021
- Percent change in crime rate in the U.S. by state 2018-2019
- Suspicious transaction reportings to Hong Kong's JFIU 2017, by institution
- Offenses on counterfeiting and piracy in MLA requests to Hong Kong 2013-2017
- Offenses on tax crimes in MLA requests to Hong Kong 2013-2017
- Number of "no consent" letters issued by JFIU in Hong Kong 2013-2017
- Number of money laundering investigations by Hong Kong's C&ED 2013-2017
- Number of cleared crime and law violations involving foreign suspects Japan 2013-2022
- Volume of cocaine seized in Germany 2014-2021
- Men's worries on potential crime South Korea 2021
- U.S. information industry revenue, by sector 2010
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- Public schools in the U.S. - crime rate in 2010
- Development of crime in Finland 1950-2021
- Public worry about crimes in Scotland in 2017/18
- Number of crimes recorded in St. Petersburg 2010-2021
- Scotland: how locals view the presence of crime in their area, by age 2017/18
- Finland: development of assault offences 1950-2017
- Nonmetropolitan counties - crime rate U.S. 2020, by type
- Commercial crime rates in Singapore 2012-2021
- Percent change in crime rate in the U.S. by state 2018-2019
- Suspicious transaction reportings to Hong Kong's JFIU 2017, by institution
- Offenses on counterfeiting and piracy in MLA requests to Hong Kong 2013-2017
- Offenses on tax crimes in MLA requests to Hong Kong 2013-2017
- Number of "no consent" letters issued by JFIU in Hong Kong 2013-2017
- Number of money laundering investigations by Hong Kong's C&ED 2013-2017
- Number of cleared crime and law violations involving foreign suspects Japan 2013-2022
- Volume of cocaine seized in Germany 2014-2021
- Men's worries on potential crime South Korea 2021
- U.S. information industry revenue, by sector 2010
Gallup. (November 10, 2022). Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. "Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less?." Chart. November 10, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. (2022). Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup. "Is There More Crime in The U.S. than There Was a Year Ago, or Less?." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/
Gallup, Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
Is there more crime in the U.S. than there was a year ago, or less? [Graph], Gallup, November 10, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205525/public-perception-of-trend-in-crime-problem-in-the-usa/