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Key Facts at a Glance
Property crime trends
National Crime Victimization Survey
property crime trends, 1973-2008
| Total property crime |
Motor vehicle theft |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Burglary | Theft | ||||
| 1973 | 519.9 | 110.0 | 390.8 | 19.1 | ||
| 1974 | 551.5 | 111.8 | 421.0 | 18.8 | ||
| 1975 | 553.6 | 110.0 | 424.1 | 19.5 | ||
| 1976 | 544.2 | 106.7 | 421.0 | 16.5 | ||
| 1977 | 544.1 | 106.2 | 420.9 | 17.0 | ||
| 1978 | 532.6 | 103.1 | 412.0 | 17.5 | ||
| 1979 | 531.8 | 100.9 | 413.4 | 17.5 | ||
| 1980 | 496.1 | 101.4 | 378.0 | 16.7 | ||
| 1981 | 497.2 | 105.9 | 374.1 | 17.2 | ||
| 1982 | 468.3 | 94.1 | 358.0 | 16.2 | ||
| 1983 | 428.4 | 84.0 | 329.8 | 14.6 | ||
| 1984 | 399.2 | 76.9 | 307.1 | 15.2 | ||
| 1985 | 385.4 | 75.2 | 296.0 | 14.2 | ||
| 1986 | 372.7 | 73.8 | 284.0 | 15.0 | ||
| 1987 | 379.6 | 74.6 | 289.0 | 16.0 | ||
| 1988 | 378.4 | 74.3 | 286.7 | 17.5 | ||
| 1989 | 373.4 | 67.7 | 286.5 | 19.2 | ||
| 1990 | 348.9 | 64.5 | 263.8 | 20.6 | ||
| 1991 | 353.7 | 64.6 | 266.8 | 22.2 | ||
| 1992 | 325.3 | 58.6 | 248.2 | 18.5 | ||
| 1993 | 318.9 | 58.2 | 241.7 | 19.0 | ||
| 1994 | 310.2 | 56.3 | 235.1 | 18.8 | ||
| 1995 | 290.5 | 49.3 | 224.3 | 16.9 | ||
| 1996 | 266.4 | 47.2 | 205.7 | 13.5 | ||
| 1997 | 248.3 | 44.6 | 189.9 | 13.8 | ||
| 1998 | 217.4 | 38.5 | 168.1 | 10.8 | ||
| 1999 | 198.0 | 34.1 | 153.9 | 10.0 | ||
| 2000 | 178.1 | 31.8 | 137.7 | 8.6 | ||
| 2001 | 166.9 | 28.7 | 129.0 | 9.2 | ||
| 2002 | 159.0 | 27.7 | 122.3 | 9.0 | ||
| 2003 | 163.2 | 29.8 | 124.4 | 9.0 | ||
| 2004 | 161.1 | 29.6 | 122.8 |
8.8 | ||
| 2005 | 154.2 | 29.6 | 116.3 | 8.4 | ||
| 2006* | ||||||
| 2007 | 146.5 | 26.9 | 111.4 | 8.2 | ||
| 2008 | 134.7 | 26.3 | 101.8 | 6.6 | ||
Note: 1973-91 data adjusted to make data comparable to data after the redesign. Estimates for 1993 and beyond are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data year. Estimates for 1996 and beyond
are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data
year. For additional information about the methods used, see Criminal Victimization, 2009. |
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