SSBR: Crime

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CHART: Violent Crime Measures
Violent Crime Measures

Serious violent crime levels declined since 1993 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey.

Previous
2.0
2001 NCVS
(in millions)

Current
1.7
2002 NCVS
(in millions)

Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics / Federal Bureau of Investigation as of October 27, 2003.

CHART: Homicide Rates by Age
Homicide Rates by Age

The Uniform Crime Reports overall homicide rate remained the same from 2001 to 2002.

Previous
5.6
2001
(rate per 100,000)

Current
5.6
2002
(rate per 100,000)

Provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation as of October 27, 2003.

CHART: Violent Crime Rates by Gender
Violent Crime Rates by Gender of Victim

Violent crime rates declined after 1994 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey. Victimization rates for males and females are getting closer in recent years.

Previous
25.1
2001
(rate per 1,000 persons 12 and older)

Current
23.1
2002
(rate per 1,000 persons 12 and older)

Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of August 24, 2003.

CHART: Property Crime Rates
Property Crime Rates

Property crimes continued to decline as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey.

Previous
166.9
2001
(rate per 1,000 households)

Current
159.0
2002
(rate per 1,000 households)

Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of August 24, 2003.

CHART: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations
Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations

The estimated number of arrests for drug abuse violations decreased slightly from 2001 to 2002.

Previous
1.59
2001
(in millions)

Current
1.54
2002
(in millions)

Provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation as of October 27, 2003.

CHART: National Correctional Populations
National Correctional Populations

The number of people under correctional supervision increased 2.3% from 2001 to 2002.

Previous
6.6
2001
(in millions)

Current
6.7
2002
(in millions)

Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of August 20, 2003.

Crime Demography Education Health SSBR

CHART: Violent Crime Measures	Violent Crime Measures Serious violent crime levels declined since 1993 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey.	Previous 2.0 2001 NCVS (in millions)	Current 1.7 2002 NCVS (in millions)
	Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics / Federal Bureau of Investigation as of October 27, 2003.
CHART: Homicide Rates by Age	Homicide Rates by Age The Uniform Crime Reports overall homicide rate remained the same from 2001 to 2002.	Previous 5.6 2001 (rate per 100,000)	Current 5.6 2002 (rate per 100,000)
	Provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation as of October 27, 2003.
CHART: Violent Crime Rates by Gender	Violent Crime Rates by Gender of Victim Violent crime rates declined after 1994 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey. Victimization rates for males and females are getting closer in recent years.	Previous 25.1 2001 (rate per 1,000 persons 12 and older)	Current 23.1 2002 (rate per 1,000 persons 12 and older)
	Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of August 24, 2003.
CHART: Property Crime Rates	Property Crime Rates Property crimes continued to decline as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey.	Previous 166.9 2001 (rate per 1,000 households)	Current 159.0 2002 (rate per 1,000 households)
	Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of August 24, 2003.
CHART: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations	Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations The estimated number of arrests for drug abuse violations decreased slightly from 2001 to 2002.	Previous 1.59 2001 (in millions)	Current 1.54 2002 (in millions)
	Provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation as of October 27, 2003.
CHART: National Correctional Populations	National Correctional Populations The number of people under correctional supervision increased 2.3% from 2001 to 2002.	Previous 6.6 2001 (in millions)	Current 6.7 2002 (in millions)
	Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of August 20, 2003.