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Burglary, theft, and robbery each amount to billions of dollars in total monetary losses every year. -theft (or simply “theft”) is defined as the unlawful removal of . Burglary is defined as the unlawful entry into almost any structure with the intent to commit a inside.1 Robbery, on the other hand, is the violent theft of property or .

10 9 CRIME TRENDS 8 7 Rates of personal and household burglary, theft, and robbery have6 decreased consistently over the past two decades. The 5 national rate of personal robbery has decreased 67%, from 6.3 victimizations4 per 1,000 people age 12 or older in 1995 to 2.1 per 1,000 in 2015. Similarly, the rate of personal theft dropped 84%3 (from 1.9 to 0.3), while burglary and household theft2 have declined 60% and 65%, respectively. The rate of motor vehicle2 theft has also declined 75% (from 17.1 to 4.3 per 1,000 1 A3 households).10 0 9 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 8 A A 7 Personal Robbery and Theft Household Theft,Personal Burglary, The6/Larceny and MotorRobbery Vehicle Theft 6 rate per 1,000 people age 12 or older rate per 1,000 households 5 10 300 104 300 9 Household theft 3 8 Personal robbery 250 2 243.9 Household burglary 7 6.3 Personal theft/larceny 1 200 6 0 5 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 150 120.3 4 3.1 Personal The6/Larceny Robbery 84.4 3 100 1.9 2.1 54.4 2 0.9 50 30.6 22.0 1300 0.3 17.1 8.6 0 0 4.3 25019951995 19971997 19991999 20012001 20032003 20052005 20072007 20092009 20112011 20132013 20152015 19951995 1997 199920002001 2003 20052005 2007 200920102011 2013 20152015

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150 300From 1995 to 2015, the rates of robbery, burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft known to law enforcement have declined. 40 Robbery100 has decreased from 2.2 per 1,000 individuals to 1. Burglary decreased 50%, from nearly 10 per 1,000 individuals to 250 35 about50 5. Similarly, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft decreased by 41% and 61%, respectively. It is important to note that 30 200the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) includes commercial in these estimates, while the National Crime Victimization 0 25 Survey1995 (NCVS) does2000 not. Despite2005 this difference,2010 the UCR 2015and NCVS have reported comparable changes over the years.B 20 150 Household Burglary Motor Vehicle The6 The6 15 B 100 Burglary, Theft, and Robbery Known to Law Enforcement 10 rate per 1,000 people DID YOU KNOW? 4050 5 40 0 35 Larceny-theft 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 A 30.40 Burglary In 2014, 60.9% of were reported to the police. 30 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Motor vehicle theft Robbery Burglary Larceny-The6 Motor Vehicle The6 25 22.9 In 2015, more than 50% of robbery victimizations were Household Burglary Motor Vehicle The6Robbery The6 A 20 17.8 committed by strangers. 15 In 2015, 42% of robberies involved the use of strong- 109.9 40 arm tactics, 41% involved the use of firearms, and 8% 7.3 B4 5.65 4.2 involved the use of a knife or other cutting instrument. 35 2.2 1.4 2.2 0 1.0 30 19951995 1997 199920002001 2003 20052005 2007 200920102011 2013 20152015

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Other Of the 284,722 robberies known to law enforcement in are more likely to occur at residential dwellings, 2015, 40% occurred on public roads; 23% occurred within compared to stores, offices, or other non-residential businesses, including gas stations, stations, and locations. Public Road

convenience stores; and 19% occurred at other locations, Business such as within houses of worship, on public transportation, Location of BurglaryB Residence at schools, and within government offices.B by type of residence Bank

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Residential dwellings are also at a greater risk during the day, In 2015, 46% of larceny-theft knownNon-ResidenLal to law enforcement was while most non-residential burglaries occur at night.B worth over $200. The most commonly reported types of theft included motor vehicle theft and shopliftingMotor Vehicle. The category “other” included pocket-picking, purse-snatching, coin- Shopli6ing Burglary by Time of DayB operated machine , thefts involving items from behind and type of residence a fenced , the theft of animals, outdoor furniture Buildings B ResidenLal and machinery, boats, jet skis, and airplanes. 100% Motor-Vehicle Accessories Residence Non-ResidenLalNon-residence B Larceny-Theft by BicyclesType 38 MotorOther Vehicle 21 13 Motor vehicle (24%) 10 12 7 Shopli6ingShoplifting (22%) Day Night Unknown Buildings (12%) Buildings Motor vehicle accessories (7%)

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Buildings NOTES SOURCES 1 The NCVS measures household burglary. Motor-Vehicle Accessories A Bureau of Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, Concate- nated File, 1992-2015, (U.S. Department of Justice) 2 Household theft is categorized as the taking (a ttempted or completed) of property by an individual who has a right to beBicycles in the house. Household B FBI, Crime in the , 1995–2015, (U.S. Department of Justice), burglary is categorized as the taking of property by an individual who has UCR Data tool, Years 1995–2014; 2015 Tables 1, 23; 2015 no right to be in the house. Other Robbery Table 3 3 For all trends: In 2006, the NCVS methodology was updated. Please be careful when comparing to other years. 4 The FBI defines strong-arm tactics as the use of hands, arms, feet, fists, or teeth as a weapon.