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National Drug Control Strategy
Update 2003

February 2003

Table 31. Total Crime, Violent Crime, and Property Crime, 1989—2001

Year
Total crime index
Violent crime index1
Murder victims
Property crime2
Number3
Rate4
Number3
Rate4
Total3
Related to narcotic drug laws3
Number3
Rate4

1989

14,251,400

5,741.0

1,646,040

663.1

21,500

1,402

12,605,400

5,077.9

1990

14,475,613

5,820.3

1,820,127

731.8

23,438

1,367

12,655,486

5,088.5

1991

14,872,883

5,897.8

1,911,767

758.1

24,703

1,353

12,961,116

5,139.7

1992

14,438,191

5,660.2

1,932,274

757.5

23,760

1,302

12,505,917

4,902.7

1993

14,144,794

5,484.4

1,926,017

746.8

24,526

1,295

12,218,777

4,737.6

1994

13,989,543

5,373.5

1,857,670

713.6

23,326

1,239

12,131,873

4,660.0

1995

13,862,727

5,275.9

1,798,792

684.6

21,606

1,031

12,063,935

4,591.3

1996

13,493,863

5,086.6

1,688,540

636.5

19,645

843

11,805,323

4,450.1

1997

13,194,751

4,930.0

1,636,096

611.3

18,209

802

11,558,475

4,318.7

1998

12,485,714

4,619.3

1,533,887

567.5

16,914

682

10,951,827

4,051.8

1999

11,635,378

4,266.5

1,426,044

523.0

15,522

581

10,208,334

3,743.6

2000

11,608,070

4,124.8

1,425,486

506.5

15,586

589

10,182,854

3,618.3

2001

11,849,006

4,160.5

1,436,611

504.4

15,980

558

10,412,395

3,656.1

1Violent crime includes the following four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
2Property crime includes the following offenses: burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.
3Offenses reported to law enforcement agencies.
4Per 100,000 population.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice, Crime in the United States: Uniform Crime Reports (1990ñ2002).


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