Table 1

Crime in the United States
by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1987 - 2006

Year	Population¹	Violent crime	Violent crime rate	Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rate	Forcible rape	Forcible rape rate	Robbery	Robbery rate	Aggravated assault	Aggravated assault rate	Property crime	Property crime rate	Burglary	Burglary rate	Larceny-theft	Larceny-theft rate	Motor vehicle theft	Motor vehicle theft rate
1987	242,288,918	1,483,999	612.5	20,096	8.3	91,111	37.6	517,704	213.7	855,088	352.9	12,024,709	4,963.0	3,236,184	1,335.7	7,499,851	3,095.4	1,288,674	531.9
1988	244,498,982	1,566,221	640.6	20,675	8.5	92,486	37.8	542,968	222.1	910,092	372.2	12,356,865	5,054.0	3,218,077	1,316.2	7,705,872	3,151.7	1,432,916	586.1
1989	246,819,230	1,646,037	666.9	21,500	8.7	94,504	38.3	578,326	234.3	951,707	385.6	12,605,412	5,107.1	3,168,170	1,283.6	7,872,442	3,189.6	1,564,800	634.0
1990	249,464,396	1,820,127	729.6	23,438	9.4	102,555	41.1	639,271	256.3	1,054,863	422.9	12,655,486	5,073.1	3,073,909	1,232.2	7,945,670	3,185.1	1,635,907	655.8
1991	252,153,092	1,911,767	758.2	24,703	9.8	106,593	42.3	687,732	272.7	1,092,739	433.4	12,961,116	5,140.2	3,157,150	1,252.1	8,142,228	3,229.1	1,661,738	659.0
1992	255,029,699	1,932,274	757.7	23,760	9.3	109,062	42.8	672,478	263.7	1,126,974	441.9	12,505,917	4,903.7	2,979,884	1,168.4	7,915,199	3,103.6	1,610,834	631.6
1993	257,782,608	1,926,017	747.1	24,526	9.5	106,014	41.1	659,870	256.0	1,135,607	440.5	12,218,777	4,740.0	2,834,808	1,099.7	7,820,909	3,033.9	1,563,060	606.3
1994	260,327,021	1,857,670	713.6	23,326	9.0	102,216	39.3	618,949	237.8	1,113,179	427.6	12,131,873	4,660.2	2,712,774	1,042.1	7,879,812	3,026.9	1,539,287	591.3
1995	262,803,276	1,798,792	684.5	21,606	8.2	97,470	37.1	580,509	220.9	1,099,207	418.3	12,063,935	4,590.5	2,593,784	987.0	7,997,710	3,043.2	1,472,441	560.3
1996	265,228,572	1,688,540	636.6	19,645	7.4	96,252	36.3	535,594	201.9	1,037,049	391.0	11,805,323	4,451.0	2,506,400	945.0	7,904,685	2,980.3	1,394,238	525.7
1997	267,783,607	1,636,096	611.0	18,208	6.8	96,153	35.9	498,534	186.2	1,023,201	382.1	11,558,475	4,316.3	2,460,526	918.8	7,743,760	2,891.8	1,354,189	505.7
1998	270,248,003	1,533,887	567.6	16,974	6.3	93,144	34.5	447,186	165.5	976,583	361.4	10,951,827	4,052.5	2,332,735	863.2	7,376,311	2,729.5	1,242,781	459.9
1999	272,690,813	1,426,044	523.0	15,522	5.7	89,411	32.8	409,371	150.1	911,740	334.3	10,208,334	3,743.6	2,100,739	770.4	6,955,520	2,550.7	1,152,075	422.5
2000	281,421,906	1,425,486	506.5	15,586	5.5	90,178	32.0	408,016	145.0	911,706	324.0	10,182,584	3,618.3	2,050,992	728.8	6,971,590	2,477.3	1,160,002	412.2
2001²	285,317,559	1,439,480	504.5	16,037	5.6	90,863	31.8	423,557	148.5	909,023	318.6	10,437,189	3,658.1	2,116,531	741.8	7,092,267	2,485.7	1,228,391	430.5
2002	287,973,924	1,423,677	494.4	16,229	5.6	95,235	33.1	420,806	146.1	891,407	309.5	10,455,277	3,630.6	2,151,252	747.0	7,057,379	2,450.7	1,246,646	432.9
2003	290,788,976	1,383,676	475.8	16,528	5.7	93,883	32.3	414,235	142.5	859,030	295.4	10,442,862	3,591.2	2,154,834	741.0	7,026,802	2,416.5	1,261,226	433.7
2004	293,656,842	1,360,088	463.2	16,148	5.5	95,089	32.4	401,470	136.7	847,381	288.6	10,319,386	3,514.1	2,144,446	730.3	6,937,089	2,362.3	1,237,851	421.5
2005³	296,507,061	1,390,745	469.0	16,740	5.6	94,347	31.8	417,438	140.8	862,220	290.8	10,174,754	3,431.5	2,155,448	726.9	6,783,447	2,287.8	1,235,859	416.8
2006	299,398,484	1,417,745	473.5	17,034	5.7	92,455	30.9	447,403	149.4	860,853	287.5	9,983,568	3,334.5	2,183,746	729.4	6,607,013	2,206.8	1,192,809	398.4

¹ Populations are U.S. Census Bureau provisional estimates as of July 1 for each year except 1990 and 2000, which are decennial census counts.
² The murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.
³ The 2005 crime figures have been adjusted.
NOTE: Although arson data are included in the trend and clearance tables, sufficient data are not available to estimate totals for this offense.

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The estimated number of violent crime offenses in 2006 was more than 1.4 million (1,417,745) offenses, an increase of 1.9 percent over the 2005 estimate.
A comparison of the estimated number of violent crimes for 2006 with the 2005 estimates showed that:
- Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses increased in volume by 1.8 percent.
- Robbery offenses increased 7.2 percent.
- Forcible rape and aggravated assault offenses decreased 2.0 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.
The rate for violent crime based on the estimated number of offenses was 473.5 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2006, an increase of 1.0 percent when compared with 2005 data.
The rate for murder was 5.7 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants in 2006, a 0.8 percent increase when compared with the rate for 2005.
The estimated number of property crimes in 2006 was nearly 10 million (9,983,568) offenses, a 1.9-percent decrease from the 2005 estimate.
Burglary was the only offense among the estimated property crimes that increased (1.3-percent) in 2006 when compared with 2005 estimates. The estimated number of larceny-thefts decreased 2.6 percent, and motor vehicle thefts declined 3.5 percent.
The property crime rate for 2006 (3,334.5 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants) was down 2.8 percent when compared with 2005 data.
A comparison of estimates from 2006 and 1997 shows a 13.3-percent decrease in the estimated number of violent crimes and a 13.6-percent decrease in estimated property crime offenses for the 10-year period.