363.9
2024 (latest)
CRIME
offenses per 100,000 people · 1976–2024
467.8
1976
758.2
peak · 1991
361.5
low · 2021
−22%
since 1976
2026 SO FAR · THROUGH APRIL 2026
−18.7%murder, Jan–Apr 2026 vs 2025Real-Time Crime Index · 566 agencies · ~119M people
The FBI's 2026 numbers won't be final until late 2027, but the Real-Time Crime Index shows murder down 18.7% through April 2026 versus the same months of 2025, across 566 agencies covering roughly 119 million people. 2026 is on pace for the lowest murder rate the FBI has ever recorded, extending a three-year run of record declines.
Violent crime
Property crime
Violent crime peaked nationally in 1991 and the long decline continued through the 2000s and 2010s, interrupted by a real homicide spike in 2020–22 that has since receded. Property crime fell even harder — down more than half since 2000. Both lines are reported offenses per 100,000 people from the FBI's Crime Data Explorer.
| Year | Violent /100k | Property /100k | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 467.8 | 4,819.5 | — |
| 1977 | 475.9 | 4,601.7 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 497.8 | 4,642.5 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 548.9 | 5,016.6 | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 596.6 | 5,353.3 | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 594.3 | 5,263.9 | −0.4% |
| 1982 | 571.1 | 5,032.5 | −3.9% |
| 1983 | 537.7 | 4,637.4 | −5.8% |
| 1984 | 539.2 | 4,492.1 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 556.6 | 4,650.5 | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 617.7 | 4,862.6 | +11.0% |
| 1987 | 609.7 | 4,940.3 | −1.3% |
| 1988 | 637.2 | 5,027.1 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 663.1 | 5,077.9 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 731.8 | 5,088.5 | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 758.2 | 5,140.2 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 757.7 | 4,903.7 | −0.1% |
| 1993 | 747.1 | 4,740.0 | −1.4% |
| 1994 | 713.6 | 4,660.2 | −4.5% |
| 1995 | 684.5 | 4,590.5 | −4.1% |
| 1996 | 636.6 | 4,451.0 | −7.0% |
| 1997 | 611.0 | 4,316.3 | −4.0% |
| 1998 | 567.6 | 4,052.5 | −7.1% |
| 1999 | 523.0 | 3,743.6 | −7.9% |
| 2000 | 534.4 | 3,751.7 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 529.5 | 3,801.5 | −0.9% |
| 2002 | 512.9 | 3,737.8 | −3.1% |
| 2003 | 493.8 | 3,704.0 | −3.7% |
| 2004 | 478.6 | 3,599.4 | −3.1% |
| 2005 | 483.0 | 3,518.3 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 486.9 | 3,397.1 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 477.9 | 3,316.1 | −1.8% |
| 2008 | 463.6 | 3,252.3 | −3.0% |
| 2009 | 436.8 | 3,076.7 | −5.8% |
| 2010 | 408.1 | 2,963.4 | −6.6% |
| 2011 | 390.1 | 2,925.7 | −4.4% |
| 2012 | 390.7 | 2,881.3 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 378.2 | 2,759.3 | −3.2% |
| 2014 | 373.7 | 2,591.8 | −1.2% |
| 2015 | 384.6 | 2,495.3 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 399.5 | 2,469.1 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 397.4 | 2,372.3 | −0.5% |
| 2018 | 384.8 | 2,206.8 | −3.2% |
| 2019 | 381.0 | 2,109.1 | −1.0% |
| 2020 | 399.3 | 1,955.4 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 361.5 | 1,765.5 | −9.5% |
| 2022 | 398.2 | 1,998.9 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 385.8 | 1,951.9 | −3.1% |
| 2024 | 363.9 | 1,769.0 | −5.7% |
Source. FBI Crime Data Explorer, reported violent crime. Reported offenses per 100k. 2021 dip partly reflects the NIBRS reporting transition. 1976-1990 from FBI Crime in the United States 1995 Table 1 (UCR national estimates); 1991-1999 from the CIUS 2010 edition Table 1 (later revisions; overlap with the 1995 edition agrees within 0.3). LINEAGE SEAM at 2000: pre-2000 values are UCR estimated rates, 2000+ are FBI CDE reported rates — the two methodologies differ (UCR-estimated 2000 was 506.5 vs CDE-reported 534.4), so the 1999-2000 step is not a like-for-like change. Series page: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. Property crime: FBI Crime Data Explorer, reported property crime.