In 2021, about 54 percent of survey respondents said crime was a serious or extremely serious problem in the United States. However, only 14 percent felt their local area had a serious problem with crime. This is a slight increase from the previous year, when 10 percent of respondents felt that crime was a serious problem in their area.
Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2021, nationwide and local
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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
- 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
- JFIU financial intelligence reports received by Hong Kong's C&ED 2013-2018
- Number of money laundering investigations by Hong Kong's C&ED 2013-2017
- Offenses on tax crimes in MLA requests to Hong Kong 2013-2017
- Number of suspicious transactions reported to Hong Kong's ImmD 2013-2018
- Suspicious transaction reportings by Hong Kong's moneylenders 2013-2017
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Gallup. (November 10, 2021). Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2021, nationwide and local [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/
Gallup. "Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2021, nationwide and local." Chart. November 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/
Gallup. (2021). Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2021, nationwide and local. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/
Gallup. "Percentage of The U.S. Population That Assesses Crime as a Serious Problem from 2000 to 2021, Nationwide and Local." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/
Gallup, Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2021, nationwide and local Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Percentage of the U.S. population that assesses crime as a serious problem from 2000 to 2021, nationwide and local [Graph], Gallup, November 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/205560/public-perception-of-crime-problem-in-nationwide-and-local/