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National Crime Victimization Survey

NCVS Crime Counts and Rates Table: Collection Year Format (Most Recent Years)

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TYPE OF CRIME Code 2002 2001 2000
Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate
PERSONAL CRIMES
Completed rape 1 90,388 0.39 83,620 .36 92,437 .41
Attempted rape 2 64,268 0.28 50,904 .22 47,472 .21
Sexual attack with serious assault 3 10,455 0.05 26,236 .11 18,152 .08
Sexual attack with minor assault 4 2,220 0.01 15,825 .07 10,877 .05
Completed robbery with injury from serious assault 5 73,751 0.32 93,230 .41 97,010 .43
Completed robbery with injury from minor assault 6 96,233 0.42 80,502 .35 63,468 .28
Completed robbery without injury from minor assault 7 215,894 0.93 252,953 1.10 359,640 1.59
Attempted robbery with injury from serious assault 8 26,735 0.12 40,669 .18 29,183 .13
Attempted robbery with injury from minor assault 9 15,861 0.07 27,075 .12 36,515 .16
Attempted robbery without injury 10 84,017 0.36 136,260 .59 145,963 .64
Completed aggravated assault with weapon 11 316,255 1.37 391,531 1.71 346,088 1.53
Attempted aggravated assault with weapon 12 309,182 1.34 320,725 1.40 378,980 1.67
Threatened assault with weapon 13 364,670 1.57 509,908 2.22 567,443 2.50
Simple assault completed with injury 14 906,579 3.91 844,941 3.69 989,019 4.36
Sexual assault without injury 15 26,828 0.12 23,657 .10 50,123 .22
Unwanted sexual contact without force 16 14,488 0.06 15,785 .07 17,231 .08
Assault without weapon without injury 17 1,393,978 6.02 1,232,835 5.38 1,433,684 6.32
Verbal threat of rape 18 13,201 0.06 11,718 .05 7,246 .03
Verbal threat of sexual assault 19 25,880 0.11 20,504 .09 17,409 .08
Verbal threat of assault 20 1,290,531 5.57 1,564,947 6.83 1,614,795 7.12
Completed purse snatching 21 55,402 0.24 20,525 .09 57,045 .25
Attempted purse snatching 22 2,138 0.01 9,434 .04 8,849 .04
Pocket picking (completed only) 23 97,857 0.42 158,410 .69 208,064 .92
PROPERTY CRIMES
Completed burglary, forcible entry 31 1,017,659 9.22 1,056,597 9.64 1,037,861 9.58
Completed burglary, unlawful entry without force 32 1,579,648 14.32 1,630,088 14.88 1,871,601 17.27
Attempted forcible entry 33 458,411 4.16 453,013 4.13 534,239 4.93
Completed motor vehicle theft 40 780,632 7.08 724,101 6.61 641,854 5.92
Attempted motor vehicle theft 41 208,125 1.89 284,624 2.60 295,200 2.74
Completed theft less than $10 54 1,214,058 11.00 1,477,608 13.49 1,379,771 12.73
Completed theft $10 to $49 55 2,972,514 26.94 3,218,144 29.37 3,327,500 30.71
Completed theft $50 to $249 56 4,455,076 40.38 4,813,565 43.93 5,296,632 48.88
Completed theft $250 or greater 57 3,270,535 29.64 3,175,682 28.98 3,176,630 29.32
Completed theft value NA 58 1,127,736 10.22 987,041 9.01 1,119,437 10.33
Attempted theft 59 454,828 4.12 463,049 4.23 615,925 5.68
TOTAL VICTIMIZATION 23,036,033 24,215,703 25,893,343
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS 110,323,842 109,568,453 108,352,957
TOTAL POPULATION AGE 12 AND OVER 231,589,263 229,215,295 226,804,614

NOTE: The Bureau of Justice Statistics groups certain types of crime into aggregate crime categories for their publications. The BJS aggregate crime categories are made up of the following Type of Crime codes:

  • Rape = 1
  • Attempted Rape = 2 and 18
  • Sexual Assault = 3, 4, 15, 16 and 19
  • Completed Robbery with Injury = 5 and 6
  • Completed Robbery without Injury = 7
  • Attempted Robbery with Injury = 8 and 9
  • Attempted Robbery without Injury = 10
  • Aggravated Assault with Injury = 11
  • Aggravated Assault Threatened with Weapon = 12 and 13
  • Simple Assault with Minor Injury = 14
  • Simple Assault without Injury = 17 and 20
  • Personal Theft = 21, 22 and 23
  • Completed Burglary Forcible Entry = 31
  • Completed Burglary Unlawful Entry without Force = 32
  • Attempted Forcible Entry = 33
  • Completed Motor Vehicle Theft = 40
  • Attempted Motor Vehicle Theft = 41
  • Theft of Less than $50 = 54 and 55
  • Theft of $50 to $249 = 56
  • Theft of $250 or more = 57
  • Theft Value NA = 58
  • Attempted Theft = 59