Crime Known to Law Enforcement, 2024

• NCJ Number: 310856
• Author(s): Lizabeth Remrey, PhD, BJS Statistician; Erica L. Smith, BJS Statistician
• Date Published: March 2026
• Publication Series: Crime Known to Law Enforcement
• Publication Type: Publication

Description

This report presents national and subnational estimates of crime offenses and victimizations for violent and property crime. Findings in this report, the second in an annual series, are based on BJS’s and the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Estimation Program. NIBRS collects detailed information on crime incidents reported to law enforcement throughout the United States. 

Highlights

• The rate of violent offenses in the United States decreased from 393.9 per 100,000 persons in 2023 to 370.8 per 100,000 in 2024.
• The rate of property offenses decreased 9% from 2,019.7 per 100,000 persons in 2023 to 1,835.1 per 100,000 in 2024.
• The rate of violent victimization in 2024 was 376.9 per 100,000 persons, down from the 2023 rate of 401.1 per 100,000.
• Males and females both had decreases in the rate of homicide victimization from 2023 to 2024.
• The victimization rates for burglary and larceny-theft both decreased from 2023 to 2024.