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CHART: Violent Crime Measures
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
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
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
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
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
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.

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