The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation just released its annual report, Crime in the United States 2013. The data contained in the new report shows that in 2013, there were an estimated 1,928,465 burglaries, a decrease of 8.6 percent when compared with 2012 data. By subcategory, 59.2 percent of burglaries involved forcible entry, 34.3 percent were unlawful entries, and 6.4 percent were attempted forcible entry. Victims of burglary offenses suffered an estimated $4.5 billion in property losses in 2013. Burglaries of residential properties accounted for 74 percent of all burglary offenses.
Crime in the United States: Burglary
by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1994–2013
|
Year |
Population1 |
Burglary |
Burglary rate |
|
1994 |
260,327,021 |
2,712,774 |
1,042.1 |
|
1995 |
262,803,276 |
2,593,784 |
987.0 |
|
1996 |
265,228,572 |
2,506,400 |
945.0 |
|
1997 |
267,783,607 |
2,460,526 |
918.8 |
|
1998 |
270,248,003 |
2,332,735 |
863.2 |
|
1999 |
272,690,813 |
2,100,739 |
770.4 |
|
2000 |
281,421,906 |
2,050,992 |
728.8 |
|
20012 |
285,317,559 |
2,116,531 |
741.8 |
|
2002 |
287,973,924 |
2,151,252 |
747.0 |
|
2003 |
290,788,976 |
2,154,834 |
741.0 |
|
2004 |
293,656,842 |
2,144,446 |
730.3 |
|
2005 |
296,507,061 |
2,155,448 |
726.9 |
|
2006 |
299,398,484 |
2,194,993 |
733.1 |
|
2007 |
301,621,157 |
2,190,198 |
726.1 |
|
2008 |
304,059,724 |
2,228,887 |
733.0 |
|
2009 |
307,006,550 |
2,203,313 |
717.7 |
|
2010 |
309,330,219 |
2,168,459 |
701.0 |
|
2011 |
311,587,816 |
2,185,140 |
701.3 |
|
20123 |
313,873,685 |
2,109,932 |
672.2 |
|
2013 |
316,128,839 |
1,928,465 |
610.0 |
1Populations are U.S. Census Bureau provisional estimates as of July 1
for each year except 2000 and 2010, which are decennial census counts.
2The murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the
events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.
3The crime figures have been adjusted.
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation
