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CHART: Violent Crime Measures
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Serious violent crime levels declined since 1993 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey.
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Previous
1.6 2004 NCVS
(in millions)
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Current
1.8
2005 NCVS
(in millions)
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| Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics / Federal Bureau of Investigation as of September 10, 2006. | |||
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CHART: Homicide Rates by Age
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The Uniform Crime Reports overall homicide rate remained stable in recent years.
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Previous
5.4 2005
(rate per 100,000)
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Current
5.4
2006
(rate per 100,000)
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| Provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation as of January 25, 2008. | |||
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CHART: Violent Crime Rates by Gender
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Violent crime rates declined after 1994 for both males and females as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey.
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Previous
21.1 2004
(rate per 1,000 persons 12 and older)
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Current
21.0
2005
(rate per 1,000 persons 12 and older)
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| Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of September 10, 2006. | |||
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CHART: Property Crime Rates
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Property crimes continued to decline as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey.
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Previous
161.1 2004
(rate per 1,000 households)
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Current
154.0
2005
(rate per 1,000 households)
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| Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of September 10, 2006. | |||
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CHART: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations
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The estimated number of arrests for drug abuse violations for adults has been increasing, while the number for juveniles stablized.
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Previous
1.65 2005
(in millions)
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Current
1.69
2006
(in millions)
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| Provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation as of January 25, 2008. | |||
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CHART: National Correctional Populations
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The number of adults in correctional population has been increasing.
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Previous
6.99 2004
(in millions)
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Current
7 million
2005
(in millions)
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| Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of November 30, 2006. | |||
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