Property Crime: Data Presentation

Property Crime Rates

Data show reported incidents per 100,000 people. 1993 data and beyond based on collection year while earlier years based on data year.
	Total Rate	Burglary	Theft	Vehicle 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
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, Criminal Victimization 2000.

Property Crime Arrest Rates, 1971-2000

Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
	Total Crime	Property Crime	Burglary	Larceny-Theft	Vehicle Theft	Arson
1971	897.1	721.4	202.9	434.2	84.2	NA
1972	881.5	695.0	196.0	423.1	76.0	NA
1973	883.4	696.1	204.1	415.6	76.4	NA
1974	1,098.0	878.3	254.1	544.2	80.0	NA
1975	1,059.6	852.9	250.7	535.1	67.1	NA
1976	1,016.8	823.7	231.8	528.8	63.1	NA
1977	1,039.4	836.7	238.1	527.8	70.9	NA
1978	1,047.6	832.2	234.6	523.6	74.0	NA
1979	1,057.2	844.7	228.8	536.8	70.2	9.0
1980	1,055.8	841.4	230.4	539.8	62.3	8.9
1981	1,070.0	853.2	228.4	558.8	57.0	9.0
1982	1,148.9	912.0	232.9	612.1	58.0	9.0
1983	1,071.9	850.8	207.1	582.5	52.6	8.6
1984	1,019.8	807.3	185.9	561.4	51.9	8.2
1985	1,046.5	834.0	188.1	580.7	56.9	8.3
1986	1,091.8	857.3	189.2	595.6	64.7	7.8
1987	1,120.1	886.4	185.3	621.0	72.5	7.5
1988	1,123.5	879.7	175.6	615.4	81.0	7.7
1989	1,173.1	904.4	178.4	627.3	91.4	7.3
1990	1,203.2	912.5	176.3	641.4	87.0	7.7
1991	1,198.8	905.8	173.1	639.8	85.1	7.9
1992	1,162.4	861.9	168.6	605.5	80.3	7.6
1993	1,131.6	828.8	158.0	584.4	78.8	7.5
1994	1,148.4	837.7	154.1	595.5	80.1	8.1
1995	1,140.3	825.0	148.8	592.7	75.9	7.6
1996	1,081.8	793.2	139.1	577.3	69.5	7.2
1997	1,042.9	769.3	134.2	564.2	63.3	7.5
1998	954.0	695.2	125.5	505.6	57.5	6.5
1999	880.0	635.5	112.1	462.2	54.9	6.3
2000	821.8	593.6	104.0	429.5	54.2	5.9
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2000, Washington D.C., USGPO, 2001, p. 353.

Percent of All Larcenies, by Type

Figures are rounded and may not add up to 100%. Thefts from vehicles does not include accessories.
	Pocket-picking	Purse Snatching	Shoplifting	From Vehicle	Vehicle Accessory	Bicycles	From Buildings	Coin Operated Machines	All Other
1973	1	2	11	17	16	17	17	1	18
1974	1	2	11	18	16	17	17	1	17
1975	1	2	11	18	19	13	17	1	18
1976	1	2	10	20	22	10	15	1	18
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Percent of All Larcenies, by Type [Continued]

Figures are rounded and may not add up to 100%. Thefts from vehicles does not include accessories.
	Pocket-picking	Purse Snatching	Shoplifting	From Vehicle	Vehicle Accessory	Bicycles	From Buildings	Coin Operated Machines	All Other
1977	1	2	11	17	20	11	16	1	20
1978	1	2	11	17	19	11	17	1	21
1979	1	1	11	17	19	11	16	1	22
1980	1	2	11	17	19	10	17	1	23
1981	1	2	11	18	19	9	17	1	22
1982	1	1	12	19	20	9	16	1	21
1983	1	1	13	19	19	8	16	1	22
1984	1	1	13	19	18	8	16	1	22
1985	1	1	14	20	17	8	16	1	23
1986	1	1	15	21	17	7	15	1	22
1987	1	1	15	21	17	6	15	1	23
1988	1	1	15	22	16	6	15	1	23
1989	1	1	16	22	16	6	15	1	24
1990	1	1	16	22	15	6	14	1	24
1991	1	1	16	22	14	6	14	1	24
1992	1	1	16	23	14	6	14	1	25
1993	1	1	15	23	14	6	13	1	26
1994	1	1	15	24	13	6	13	1	27
1995	1	1	15	24	12	6	12	1	28
1996	0.5	1	15	25	11	6	13	1	29
1997	1	1	15	26	10	6	14	1	28
1998	1	1	15	26	10	5	13	1	29
1999	1	1	14	26	10	5	14	1	29
2000	1	1	14	25	10	4	13	1	32
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2000.

Number of Larcenies, 1980-1999

Year	Larcenies
1980	7,136,900
1981	7,194,400
1982	7,142,500
1983	6,712,800
1984	6,591,900
1985	6,926,400
1986	7,257,200
1987	7,499,900
1988	7,705,900
1989	7,872,400
1990	7,945,700
1991	8,142,200
1992	7,915,200
1993	7,820,900
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Number of Larcenies, 1980-1999 [Continued]

Year	Larcenies
1994	7,879,800
1995	7,997,700
1996	7,904,700
1997	7,743,800
1998	7,376,300
1999	6,957,400
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2000.

Auto Thefts

Number of thefts are estimated.
	Number of Motor Vehicle Thefts	Number of Motor Vehicle Registered	Thefts per 100,000 Registered	Ratio of Vehicles Stolen to Registered
1980	1,131,700	161,614,294	700	0.140972222
1981	1,087,800	164,287,643	662	0.146527778
1982	1,062,400	165,298,024	643	0.150000000
1983	1,007,900	167,718,000	601	0.156944444
1984	1,032,200	169,446,281	609	0.155555556
1985	1,102,900	175,709,000	628	0.152083333
1986	1,224,100	181,890,000	673	0.145138889
1987	1,288,700	186,137,000	692	0.141666667
1988	1,432,900	183,930,000	779	0.130555556
1989	1,564,800	188,981,016	828	0.125694444
1990	1,635,900	194,502,000	841	0.124305556
1991	1,661,700	194,897,000	853	0.122916667
1992	1,610,800	193,775,000	831	0.125000000
1993	1,563,100	198,041,338	789	0.129861111
1994	1,539,300	201,763,492	763	0.132638889
1995	1,472,400	205,297,050	717	0.138194444
1996	1,394,200	210,236,393	663	0.146527778
1997	1,354,200	211,580,033	640	0.150000000
1998	1,242,800	215,496,003	577	0.161805556
1999	1,152,100	220,461,056	523	0.174305556
2000	1,165,600	225,821,241	516	0.176388889
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2000.

Burglaries by Time of Day

Distribution is shown in percent. Non-residences refer to stores, offices, etc.
	Residence					Non-residence
		Night	Day	Unknown	Night	Day	Unknown
1976	22	25	16	23	5	9
1977	23	26	16	21	5	9
1978	22	26	16	20	6	10
1979	21	26	16	21	6	10
1980	21	28	17	18	5	10
1981	22	29	17	18	5	9
1982	22	27	16	19	6	10
1983	23	26	18	18	6	10
1984	22	27	18	17	6	10
1985	21	27	18	17	6	10
1986	22	28	18	17	6	10
1987	21	28	18	16	6	10
1988	21	29	18	16	7	10
1989	20	28	17	16	8	10
1990	21	29	16	16	8	9
1991	21	28	17	16	8	10
1992	21	29	16	16	9	9
1993	21	29	16	16	8	10
1994	20	30	17	15	9	9
1995	20	29	17	14	9	10
1996	20	28	19	15	8	11
1997	19	28	19	15	8	11
1998	19	29	19	14	8	11
1999	19	29	18	14	9	11
2000	19	30	16	15	11	10
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2000.

Items Stolen from 12-17 Year Olds, 1996-97

Data show percent of teenagers that have experienced a particular type of theft. Figures from a survey.
	Percent
Motor vehicle or parts	2
Purse	3
Toys, recreation equipment	4
Wallet	8
Bicycle or parts	9
Jewelry, watch, keys	9
Only cash	10
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Items Stolen from 12-17 Year Olds, 1996-97 [Continued]

Data show percent of teenagers that have experienced a particular type of theft. Figures from a survey.
	Percent
Clothing, luggage	17
Electronics, photo gear	18
Source: "The Property Taken." available from http://www.ncjrs.org.

Items Stolen from Adults, 1996-97

Data show percent of adults that have experienced a particular form of theft. Figures from a survey.
	Percent
Wallet	6
Credit cards	6
Jewelry, watch, keys	6
Only cash	6
Clothing, luggage	7
Tools, machines	9
Electronics, photo gear	10
Motor vehicle or parts	19
Source: "The Property Taken." available from http://www.ncjrs.org.

Reporting Property Crime

Figures show rate per 100,000 people. Violent crime rate is included for comparison.
	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Property crime	33.5	33.2	33.6	34.8	35.1	35.3	33.8	35.7
Burglary	50.2	48.5	51.4	50.6	51.8	49.4	49.3	50.7
Motor vehicle theft	74.7	79.0	76.2	76.5	79.8	79.7	83.7	80.4
Theft	26.2	25.9	26.4	28.4	27.9	29.2	27.1	29.5
Personal theft	25.8	29.9	35.0	37.6	30.5	34.0	25.9	35.0
Violent crime	43.2	40.4	42.0	42.8	44.5	45.9	43.9	47.9
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, 2000, p. 209.

Arson: Number of Fires, Value of Damage and Loss of Life

Figures do not include fires with cause unknown or unreported. Includes deaths occuring in incendiary or suspicious structure fires only. Number of fires and dollar losses are estimated. Losses do not include Oakland Fire storm.
	Structure Fires Number	Dollar Losses (mil.)	Vehicle Fires Number	Estimated Dollar Losses (mil.)
1978	160,000	1,111	48,000	55
1979	148,500	1,328	63,500	167
1980	146,000	1,706	45,000	75
1981	154,500	1,658	44,500	107
1982	129,000	1,604	48,000	138
1983	122,000	1,421	48,000	122
1984	110,500	1,417	50,500	138
1985	117,000	1,670	45,500	134
1986	111,000	1,677	57,000	151
1987	105,000	1,590	51,000	135
1988	99,500	1,594	53,000	151
1989	97,000	1,558	46,000	139
1990	97,000	1,394	51,000	167
1991	98,000	1,531	49,000	182
1992	94,000	1,999	44,000	158
1993	84,500	2,351	41,500	137
1994	86,000	1,447	43,500	156
1995	90,500	1,647	47,000	175
1996	85,500	1,405	47,000	202
1997	78,500	1,309	46,500	214
1998	76,000	1,249	45,000	215
1999	72,000	1,281	45,000	195
2000	75,000	1,340	46,500	186
Source: John R. Hall, Jr., U.S. Arson Trends and Patterns (Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2001), pp. 12-14, 16, 17; and Michael J. Karter, Jr., Fire Loss in the United States During 2000 (Quincy, MA: National Fire Protection Association, 2001), p. 13. Table constructed by Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics staff. Reprinted with permission from NFPA, Fire Analysis Research. Copyright 2001 National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA 02269.

Counterfeit Money Production

Figures show share of counterfeit money produced on laser printers and the value of the currrency, in thousands of dollars.
	Share	Value
1995	0.5	175
1996	3.0	760
1997	19.0	6,121
1998	43.0	17,050
Source: United States Treasury Department, The Use and Counterfeiting of United States Currency Abroad, p. 63.

Estimated Cases of identity Theft

	Cases
1998	250,000
1999	400,000
2000	500,000
2001	750,000
2002	1,000,000
2003	1,400,000
2004	1,600,000
Source: Gillin, Eric. "Protecting Yourself Against IdentityTheft"availablefromhttp://www.thestreet.com and Celent Corp. estimates.

Who Commits Health Care Fraud

	Percent
Medical professionals	72
Laboratories, med. equipment suppliers, others	10
Consumers	10
Hospitals, clinics and psychiatric hospitals	8
Source: Health Insurance Association of America, based on a 1999 survey conducted with the assistance of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association and the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association.

U.S. Copyright Losses to Trade Piracy

Figures are estimates in millions of dollars.
	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Books	665.30	685.20	685.40	671.80	650.80
Records & music	1,250.30	1,732.50	1,723.50	2,065.40	2,339.10
Motion pictures	1,776.00	1,768.50	1,268.00	1,264.50	1,323.00
Entertainment software	3,223.60	3,400.50	2,906.80	1,582.80	1,888.70
Business applications	4,779.10	4,652.90	2,761.90	2,926.50	3,207.40
Source: International Intellectual Property Association, available at http://www.iipa.org.

U.S. Customs Seizures

Figures show the value of counterfeit goods seized by Customs in millions of dollars. Number of seizures also shown.
	Value	Number
1997	54.1	1,943
1998	75.8	3,409
1999	98.5	3,691
2000	45.3	3,244
2001	57.4	3,586
Source: the U.S. Customs Service, available at http://www.customs.ustreas.gov.