U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government, Department of Justice.

Aggravated assault

Felony Sentences in State Courts, 1994

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST         BJS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1997            202/633-3047

ALMOST A THIRD OF ALL CONVICTED STATE FELONS
    WERE SENTENCED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING 
               OR POSSESSION

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Drug offenders made up
almost a third of the 872,200 felons convicted in
state courts during 1994, the Justice Department
announced today.  Property crimes accounted for
another third and violent...

Criminal Victimization, 1996: Changes 1995-96 with Trends 1993-96

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 9 A.M., EST                            BJS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1997                          202/307-0784

VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS FELL 10 PERCENT LAST YEAR
Property Crimes Declined 8 Percent

     WASHINGTON -- The nation's violent crime rate
fell 10 percent last year and was 16 percent lower
than in 1993, the Department's Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS) announced today.  Property crime was
down more than 8...

Criminal Victimization, 1997: Changes 1996-97 with Trends 1993-97

Criminal Victimization 1997: Changes 1996-97 
with Trends 1993-97  -- press release
     
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 


ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST          BJS
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1998            202/307-0784
         

VIOLENT CRIME FELL ALMOST 7 PERCENT LAST YEAR
    DOWN MORE THAN 21 PERCENT SINCE 1993


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's violent
crime rate fell almost 7 percent during 1997, the
Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS)...

Criminal Victimization, 1998: Changes 1997-98 with Trends 1993-98

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT                       BJS
SUNDAY, JULY 18, 1999                             202/307-0784 
                
         U.S. VIOLENT CRIME RATE FELL 7 PERCENT IN 1998 
27 PERCENT LOWER THAN IN 1993

Violent and Property Crimes at Lowest Levels Since Survey Began

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   The nation's violent crime rate fell 7
percent last year and was 27 percent lower than in 1993, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics...

Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1992-97

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST                                         BJS
SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2000                                                     202/307-0784 
                
PEOPLE 65 YEARS OLD AND OLDER  LESS LIKELY TO BE
VICTIMS  OF VIOLENT CRIME THAN YOUNGER U.S. RESIDENTS

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   People 65 and older are substantially less
likely to be violent crime victims than are younger men and women,
according to a new report published today by the Justice
Department's Bureau of...

Criminal Victimization, 1999: Changes 1998-99 with Trends 1993-99

EMBARGOED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. EDT                              BJS
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27,  2000                         202/307-0784  
               
         
NATIONAL VIOLENT CRIME RATE FALLS MORE THAN 10 PERCENT--  
VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS DOWN ONE-THIRD SINCE 1993       

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's violent crime rate fell
by more than 10 percent during 1999, reaching the lowest level
since the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) started measuring it in 1973.  There were an estimated
28.8...

Criminal Victimization, 2000: Changes 1999-2000, with Trends, 1993-2000

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 2:00 P.M. EST
WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2001      202/307-0784

NATION'S VIOLENT CRIME RATE FELL ALMOST 15 PERCENT LAST YEAR, PROPERTY CRIME DOWN 10 PERCENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The nation's violent crime rate fell almost 15 percent last year in the largest one-year decline ever recorded by the Justice Department's National Crime Victimization Survey. Americans experienced about 1 million fewer violent crimes in 2000...

Criminal Victimization, 2001: Changes 1999-2001 with Trends 1993-2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 202/307-0703

NATION'S VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMIZATION RATE FALLS 10 PERCENT

50 Percent Drop Since Survey Began in 1973

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation's violent crime rate fell 10 percent last year, continuing a trend observed since 1994, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. During the last 7 years the annual violent crime rate decreased...

Hispanic Victims of Violent Crime, 1993-2000/Víctimas Hispanas de Crímenes Violentos, 1993-2000

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT BJS
APRIL 7, 2001 202/307-0784

RATE OF VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMIZATION AMONG HISPANICS DROPS MORE THAN 50 PERCENT IN LAST SEVEN YEARS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Between 1993 and 2000, Hispanic residents aged 12 or older experienced a 56 percent decrease in the number of violent victimizations per capita, from 62.8 violent crimes per 1,000 to 27.9 per 1,000, the...

Reporting Crime to the Police, 1992-2000

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST BJS
SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2003 202/307-0784

HALF OF ALL VIOLENT CRIMES AND A THIRD OF PROPERTY CRIMES WERE REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN 2000

WASHINGTON, D.C.- About one-half of all violent crimes committed against U.S. residents 12 years old and older during 2000 were reported to law enforcement authorities, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...

Criminal Victimization, 2002

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 9:00 A.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 2003 Contact: Stu Smith
  202/307-0784

VIOLENT CRIME AND PROPERTY CRIME LEVELS FALL TO THE LOWEST LEVELS SINCE 1973

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Criminal victimization in 2002 continued a downward trend with 23 million violent and property crimes, the lowest levels since 1973, when there were 44 million such victimizations, the Justice...

Criminal Victimization, 2004

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2005 www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
  Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784
  After hours: 301-983-9354

VIOLENT CRIMES AND PROPERTY CRIMES REMAINED AT 30-YEAR LOWS IN 2004

WASHINGTON - Violent and property crime rates in 2004 remained at the lowest levels since the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) first conducted its annual National Criminal Victimization Survey...

Criminal Victimization, 2005

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
  Contact: Stu Smith 202/307-0784
  After hours: 301-983-9354

VIOLENT CRIME RATE UNCHANGED DURING 2005 THEFT RATE DECLINED

WASHINGTON - The violent crime rate in 2005 was unchanged from the previous year, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. However, the property crime rate declined from...

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2007

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2007 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs After hours: 301-983-9354

SCHOOL CRIME RATES STABLE CHILDREN 50 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE MURDERED AWAY FROM SCHOOL THAN AT SCHOOL

WASHINGTON - Violent and property crime rates at the nation’s schools during 2005-07 such crimes per 1,000 students age 12 or older, were statistically...

Black Victims of Violent Crime

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2007 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
bjs.gov After hours: 301-983-9354

BLACK AMERICANS WERE VICTIMS IN 15 PERCENT OF ALL NONFATAL VIOLENT CRIMES AND 49 PERCENT OF ALL HOMICIDES DURING 2005

WASHINGTON - Black Americans accounted for 13 percent of the U.S. population in 2005 but were the victims of about 15 percent...

Criminal Victimization, 2006

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2007 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs After hours: 301-983-9354

URBAN AND SUBURBAN CRIME RATES STABLE FROM 2005 TO 2006

WASHINGTON - Violent and property crime rates in United States urban and suburban communities remained stable between 2005 and 2006, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. Last year...

State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 9 A.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
bjs.gov After hours: 301-983-9354

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENDANTS MORE LIKELY TO BE CONVICTED THAN NON-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENDANTS

WASHINGTON - State felony defendants charged with domestic violence (DV) were prosecuted, convicted and incarcerated at rates either equal to or higher than felony defendants charged with non-domestic violence (non-DV)...

Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Victims of Crime

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EDT Bureau of Justice Statistics
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2009 Contact: Kara McCarthy 202-307-1241
bjs.gov After hours: 781-308-3696

LOWEST RATES OF VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIME WERE EXPERIENCED BY ASIANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS

WASHINGTON - The nation’s Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander population had the lowest rates of violent and property victimizations among all racial and...

Criminal Victimization, 2007

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:00 P.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008 Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241
WWW.OJP.GOV After hours: 781-308-3696

VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN 2007 AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL IN 2005

WASHINGTON - In 2007, the violent crime rate in the United States was at about the level of 2005, and the property crime rate was somewhat below the 2005 estimate...