Crim Document

To view data, click on the chart.

Summary findings •

In 2006, U.S. residents age 12 or older experienced approximately 25 million crimes, according to findings from the National Crime Victimization Survey. -- 75% (18.9 million) were property crimes -- 24% (6.1 million) were crimes of violence -- 1% (173,200) were personal thefts.

•

In 2006 for every 1,000 persons age 12 or older, there occurred --1 rape or sexual assault --2 assault with injury --3 robberies

•

Murders were the least frequent violent victimization -- about 6 murder victims per 100,000 persons in 2006.

Summary findings Violent Crime Trends | Victim/offender relationship | Intimate violence Time | Place | Weapon use | Role of alcohol Property Crime Trends | Homeownership| Region | Urban, suburban, rural Violent Crime Violent crime includes murder, rape and sexual assault, robbery, and assault. Trends Since 1994, violent crime rates have declined, reaching the lowest level ever recorded in 2005.

Summary findings Violent crime victims Age | Race | Ethnicity | Gender | Annual household income | Marital status Property crime victims (characteristics of head of household) Age | Race | Ethnicity | Annual household income Violent crime victims Violent crime includes murder, rape and sexual assault, robbery, and assault. Age Teens and young adults experience the highest rates of violent crime. To view data, click on the chart.

Sample findings Hate crime NIBRS captures a wide range of information on specific bias-motivated incidents. The 1997-99 NIBRS data showed that out of nearly 5.4 million offenses reported to NIBRS agencies in nearly a dozen States, almost 3,000 were identified as hate crimes. In addition • • •

Sixty-one percent of hate crime incidents were motivated by race, 4% by religion, 13% by sexual orientation, 11% by ethnicity, and 1% by victim disability. Targets of hate crime were most commonly individuals (84%) as opposed to businesses or religious organizations. Among victims of violent hate crime, 7% listed their attackers as relatives or friends, 38% as acquaintances and 26% as strangers.

Sexual assault among young victims

Because the National Crime Victimization Survey does not interview victims under age 12, no other multijurisdictional data were available on this subject. The NIBRS data from law enforcement agencies of 12 States covering the years 1991 through 1996 showed that -• • •

Sixty-seven percent of all victims of sexual assault reported to the participating law enforcement agencies were juveniles (under the age of 18); 34% of all victims were under age 12. One of every seven victims of sexual assault reported to the participating law enforcement agencies were under age 6. Forty percent of the offenders in the incidents reported who victimized children under age 6 were juveniles (under the age of 18)

Summary findings In 2005 •

Half the prosecutors' offices Nationwide employed 9 or fewer people and had a budget of $355,000 or less

•

The 2,344 State court prosecutors' offices employed over 78,000 attorneys, investigators, and support staff; a 27% increase from 1992 and 9% from 1996.

•

A quarter of the prosecutors offices participated on a State or local homeland security task force, with a third having staff that attended homeland security training.

•

60% of the prosecutors’ litigated a variety of crimes related to computer and electronic commerce fraud (felony or misdemeanor), a 20% increase compared to 2001.

•

70% of prosecutors’ prosecuted at least one case involving the transmission of child pornography, an increase of 40% compared to 2001.

•

Approximately 70% of the prosecutors’ Nationwide litigated an identity theft case, an increase of 50% since 2001.

•

A quarter of the prosecutor offices reported their district maintains an offender DNA database.

•

About 24% of prosecutors' offices assigned prosecutors to handle community-related activities.

Summary findings • • • • • • •

Prosecution Pretrial Adjudication Sentencing Criminal appeals Corrections Money laundering

Prosecution •

U.S. attorneys opened matters for investigation against 137,590 suspects during 2005. The number of investigations initiated by U.S. attorneys increased by 7% over 2003. Fifty-one percent were investigated for public-order offenses such as regulatory (4%); immigration (26%), and weapons (10%) offenses; more than a quarter (27%) were investigated for drug offenses; 18% for property offenses; and 4% for violent offenses such as murder, rape, assault, and robbery.

•

Of the 143,640 suspects in matters concluded during 2005, 79% were referred for prosecution either before a U.S. district court judge (60%) or a U.S. magistrate (20%). Nearly all (99%) of those investigated for immigration offenses were referred for prosecution.

Summary findings • • • • • • • • • • •

Prevalence of imprisonment in the United States Lifetime likelihood of going to State or Federal prison Characteristics of State prison inmates Characteristics of jail inmates Comparing Federal and State prison inmates Recidivism Sex offenders Child victimizers Intimate victimizers Use of alcohol by convicted offenders Women Offenders

For additional information about homicide offenders, see Homicide Trends in the United States. Prevalence of imprisonment in the United States •

As of December 31, 2001, there were an estimated 5.6 million adults who had ever served time in State or Federal prison, including 4.3 million former prisoners and 1.3 million adults in prison.

•

Nearly a third of former prisoners were still under correctional supervision, including 731,000 on parole, 437,000 on probation, and 166,000 in local jails.

•

In 2001, an estimated 2.7% of adults in the U.S. had served time in prison, up from 1.8% in 1991 and 1.3% in 1974.

•

The prevalence of imprisonment in 2001 was higher for -- black males (16.6%) and Hispanic males (7.7%) than for white males (2.6%) -- black females (1.7%) and Hispanic females (0.7%) than white females (0.3%)

•

Nearly two-thirds of the 3.8 million increase in the number of adults ever incarcerated between 1974 and 2001 occurred as a result of an increase in first incarceration rates; one-third occurred as a result of an increase in the number of residents age 18 and older.

Summary findings As of September 2004, Federal agencies employed about 106,000 full-time personnel authorized to make arrests and carry firearms. Number of full-time Federal officers*

Function

Total 106,354 Criminal investigation/enforcement 40,408 Police response and patrol 22,278 Inspections 17,280 Corrections/detention 16,530 Court operations 5,158 Security/protection 4,524 Other 176 *Nonmilitary Federal officers authorized to carry firearms and make arrests. Excludes officers in foreign countries. •

Of all Federal officers, 16.1% were women and 33.2% were members of a racial or ethnic minority.

•

The largest employers of Federal officers, accounting for 63% of the total, were the: - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (28,200) - Federal Bureau of Prisons (15,361) - FBI (12,414) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (10,691)

•

About half of all Federal officers were employed in - Texas (14,633) - California (13,365) - the District of Columbia (9,201) - New York (8,159) - Florida (6,627)

•

Nationwide, there were 36 Federal officers per 100,000 U.S. residents, including 1,662 per 100,000 residents in the District of Columbia. There were more than 60 per 100,000 residents in Arizona, North Dakota, Vermont, Montana, New Mexico, Texas, and Alaska. There were fewer than 10 per 100,000 in Wisconsin, New Hampshire, and Iowa.