2024 Crime Overview
Significant reductions in both violent and property crimes were recorded in 2024.
However, it’s noteworthy that reported incidences of assaults on law enforcement officers (LEOKA), which encompass both aggravated and simple assaults, have soared to a 10-year peak, with a staggering 85,730 officers assaulted while on duty.
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A detailed analysis of crime statistics in recent years is available at Violent and Property Crime Rates In The U.S.
Report Details
“Reported Crimes in the Nation (RCN), 2024” incorporates data from 16,675 law enforcement agencies adhered to either the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) or the Summary Reporting System (SRS).
The agencies represent 86.3% of those active in the FBI’s UCR Program, collectively serving a population of 325,100,512 (95.6%). All city agencies with populations exceeding 1 million contributed complete data for the year.
Year-to-year estimations based on reported data indicate the following trends nationwide:
- Violent crime saw a 4.5% decrease from 2023 to 2024.
- Property crime decreased approximately 8.1% during the same period.
- The number of agencies reporting NIBRS data increased by 562 compared to the previous year, with NIBRS data representing 75.5% of enrolled agencies and covering 87.2% of the population.
Violent Crime Trends
Violent crime encompasses murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. From 2023 to 2024, estimates reflect the following changes:
- Overall violent crime decreased by estimated 4.5%.
- Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter decreased by an estimated 14.9%.
- Rape saw a decrease of approximately 5.2%.
- Robbery decreased by an estimated 8.9%.
- Aggravated assault saw an estimated decrease of 3.0%.
In 2024, an estimated 1,221,345 violent crimes were reported, resulting in a rate of 359.1 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, down from 379.5 in 2023.
An estimated 419,423 arrests related to violent crimes were made in 2024.
Notably, 35.2% of homicide victims knew their offender(s) but were not related, with 16.5% killed by strangers and 14.8% by family members.
Property Crime Trends
Property crime involves burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft. Nationwide estimates show the following changes from 2023 to 2024:
- Overall property crime decreased by an estimated 8.1%.
- Burglary decreased by roughly 8.6%.
- Larceny-theft saw a decrease of approximately 5.5%.
- Motor vehicle theft decreased significantly by an estimated 18.6%.
Approximately 5,986,400 property crimes were reported in 2024, resulting in a rate of 1,760.1 property crimes per 100,000 inhabitants, descending from 1,934.1 in 2023.
There were approximately 910,654 arrests pertaining to property crimes in 2024.
Clearance Rates and Arrest Insights
In 2024, law enforcement agencies successfully cleared 43.8% of violent crimes by arrests or through exceptional means. For property crimes, 15.9% were similarly cleared.
Of the violent crimes cleared, 8.1% involved solely juvenile offenders. Additionally, 7.5% of cleared property crimes involved only juveniles that year.
Population Impact on Crime Trends
Crime trends from agencies reporting for 2023 and 2024 align closely with the overall decrease in violent crimes. Metropolitan agency contributions reflected the largest decrease in violent crime at 6.5%. No population group displayed an increase in violent crime trends.
The most notable drop in murder rates (19.1%) was reported in city agencies serving over a million residents.
Hate Crimes Overview
In the analysis of reported hate crime data from 2023 to 2024, incidents dropped from 11,862 to 11,679, while offenses reduced from 13,829 to 13,683, with victims decreasing from 14,416 to 14,243. Interestingly, the number of known offenders rose from 9,739 to 10,096.
Law Enforcement Assault Statistics (LEOKA)
In 2024, there were 64 felonious killings of officers recorded while on duty, with 61 offenders identified. Firearms were involved in 46 of these deaths. Additionally, 43 officers suffered accidental deaths, primarily due to vehicle-related incidents.
Notably, LEOKA assaults hit an unprecedented peak in 2024, with 85,730 officers reporting assaults during their duties.
Long-Term Crime Trends (2005-2024)
FBI records illustrate 20-year trends in estimated violent crime for every 100,000 individuals between 2005 and 2024. Murder rates declined notably from a 20-year peak of 6.7 in 2020 to 5.0 in 2024, improving towards rates seen in 2019.
Media Engagement
The FBI’s report stipulates that it is titled UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024, to emphasize that many incidents go unreported.
In response to inquiries about the potential link between immigration and crime, the FBI clarified that such data is not included.
There has been a notable spike in assaults on law enforcement, prompting further studies by the FBI.
When asked about the decrease in overall crime, the FBI highlighted the intricacies of this issue without offering specific explanations.
Contextual References
Latest Data On Homicides From The USDOJ and JAMA
- An estimated 38% of violent crimes in urban areas were reported to law enforcement, which is lower compared to 43% in suburban regions and 51% in rural areas.
- Reported rape and sexual assault incidents in rural communities reached 52%, notably higher than urban (13%) and suburban (29%) areas.
- Reporting rates for simple assaults were higher in suburban (39%) and rural (46%) areas compared to urban areas (32%).
- Robbery reporting was notably lower in suburban (49%) versus urban areas (63%). There was no significant difference between urban and rural for robbery reporting.
Historic data, including insights from the National Crime Victimization Survey by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, illustrates the largest rise in violent crime historically, with marked increases in digital and other categories of property crime.
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