|
CHART: Violent Crime Measures |
Violent
Crime Measures
Serious violent crime
levels declined since 1993 as
measured by the National Crime
Victimization Survey. |
Previous
1.6
2004 NCVS
(in millions)
|
Current
1.8
2005 NCVS
(in millions)
|
| Provided
by Bureau of Justice Statistics / Federal
Bureau of Investigation as of September
10, 2006. |
|
CHART: Homicide Rates by Age |
Homicide
Rates by Age
The Uniform Crime Reports
overall homicide rate remained
stable in recent years. |
Previous
5.7
2003
(rate per 100,000)
|
Current
5.5
2004
(rate per 100,000)
|
| Provided
by Federal Bureau of Investigation
as of October 17, 2005. |
|
CHART: Violent Crime Rates by
Gender |
Violent
Crime Rates by Gender of Victim
Violent crime rates
declined after 1994 for both
males and females as measured
by the National Crime Victimization
Survey. |
Previous
21.1
2004
(rate per 1,000 persons 12 and
older)
|
Current
21.0
2005
(rate per 1,000 persons 12 and
older)
|
| Provided
by Bureau of Justice Statistics as
of September 10, 2006. |
|
CHART: Property Crime Rates |
Property
Crime Rates
Property crimes continued
to decline as measured by the
National Crime Victimization
Survey. |
Previous
161.1
2004
(rate per 1,000 households)
|
Current
154.0
2005
(rate per 1,000 households)
|
| Provided
by Bureau of Justice Statistics as
of September 10, 2006. |
|
CHART: Arrests for Drug Abuse
Violations |
Arrests
for Drug Abuse Violations
The estimated number
of arrests for drug abuse violations
for adults has been increasing,
while the number for juveniles
stablized. |
Previous
1.75
2004
(in millions)
|
Current
1.84
2005
(in millions)
|
| Provided
by Federal Bureau of Investigation
as of September 18, 2006. |
|
CHART: National Correctional
Populations |
National
Correctional Populations
The number of adults
in correctional population has
been increasing. |
Previous
6.94
2003
(in millions)
|
Current
6.99
2004
(in millions)
|
| Provided
by Bureau of Justice Statistics as
of November 4, 2005. |
