Summary
“The number of persons age 12 or older who were victims of violent crime increased from 2.7 million in 2015 to 2.9 million in 2016 (up 9% from 2015) and 3.1 million in 2017 (up 17% from 2015). The portion of persons age 12 or older who were victims of violent crime increased from 0.98% in 2015 to 1.14% in 2017. From 2015 to 2017, the percentage of persons who were victims of violent crime increased among males, whites, those ages 25 to 34, those age 50 and over, and those who had never been married. From 2016 to 2017, the rate of overall property crime declined from 118.6 victimizations per 1,000 households to 108.4, while the burglary rate fell from 23.7 to 20.6. The rate of robbery victimization increased from 1.7 per 1,000 persons in 2016 to 2.3 in 2017. About 45% of violent victimizations and 36% of property victimizations were reported to police, based on the 2017 survey. The percentage of rapes or sexual assaults that were reported to police rose from 23% in 2016 to 40% in 2017.”--Page 1.