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CRIME & JUSTICE

4 indicators · 1976–2025 · every value from its primary publisher
┊ dashed lines mark 1979 Oil shock & inflation peak · 1987 Black Monday crash · 1991 Gulf War recession · 2001 Dot-com bust & 9/11 · 2008 Global financial crisis · 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
329.12025
−30% since 1976
467.8 then
Oil shock & inflation peak (1979)’79Black Monday crash (1987)’87Gulf War recession (1991)’91Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
1,551.62025
−68% since 1976
4,819.5 then
Oil shock & inflation peak (1979)’79Black Monday crash (1987)’87Gulf War recession (1991)’91Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Homicide Rateoffenses per 100,000 people · 2000–2025 · FBI Crime Data Explorer, reported homicide
4.32025
−26% since 2000
5.8 then
Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
Imprisonment Ratepercent of US residents in state or federal prison · 1978–2023 · BJS National Prisoner Statistics
0.36%2023
+0.23 pts since 1978
0.13% then
Oil shock & inflation peak (1979)’79Black Monday crash (1987)’87Gulf War recession (1991)’91Dot-com bust & 9/11 (2001)’01Global financial crisis (2008)’08COVID-19 pandemic (2020)’20
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Complete year-by-year values, raw numbers in the unit in each column header. Machine-readable: stats.json · stats.csv.

YearViolent Crime Rateoffenses per 100,000 people · 1976–2025Property Crime Rateoffenses per 100,000 people · 1976–2025Homicide Rateoffenses per 100,000 people · 2000–2025Imprisonment Ratepercent of US residents in state or federal prison · 1978–2023
1976467.84819.5
1977475.94601.7
1978497.84642.50.131
1979548.95016.60.133
1980596.65353.30.138
1981594.35263.90.153
1982571.15032.50.17
1983537.74637.40.179
1984539.24492.10.187
1985556.64650.50.201
1986617.74862.60.216
1987609.74940.30.23
1988637.25027.10.246
1989663.15077.90.274
1990731.85088.50.295
1991758.25140.20.311
1992757.74903.70.33
1993747.147400.36
1994713.64660.20.389
1995684.54590.50.411
1996636.644510.427
19976114316.30.444
1998567.64052.50.463
19995233743.60.476
2000534.43751.75.80.47
2001529.53801.55.90.47
2002512.93737.75.90.477
2003493.837045.90.483
2004478.63599.45.70.487
20054833518.35.90.492
2006486.93397.15.90.501
2007477.93316.15.80.506
2008463.63252.35.50.506
2009436.83076.75.10.504
2010408.12963.44.80.5
2011390.12925.74.80.492
2012390.72881.34.80.48
2013378.22759.34.60.479
2014373.72591.84.50.472
2015384.62495.350.459
2016399.52469.15.40.45
2017397.42372.35.30.442
2018384.82206.85.20.431
20193812109.15.30.419
2020399.31955.46.80.357
2021361.21763.96.90.35
2022398.21998.86.90.355
2023385.71951.36.10.36
2024363.61767.85.2
2025329.11551.64.3
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