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Crime Known to Law Enforcement, 2025

NCJ Number
312174
Date Published
October 2026
Author(s)
Lizabeth Remrey; Andrea M. Gardner; Erica L. Smith
Length
32 pages
Abstract

This report details rates of violent and property crime in the United States based on offenses reported by law enforcement agencies from 2024 to 2025. It presents national and subnational estimates of crime offenses and victimizations for violent and property crime. Findings in this report, the third in an annual series, are based on BJS’s and the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Estimation Program. NIBRS collects detailed information on crime incidents reported to law enforcement throughout the United States.

Highlights

  • The rate of violent offenses in the United States decreased 11% from 376.1 per 100,000 persons in 2024 to 335.2 per 100,000 in 2025.
  • The rate of property offenses decreased 13% from 1,851.7 per 100,000 persons in 2024 to 1,616.1 per 100,000 in 2025.
  • The rate of violent victimization in 2025 was 339.5 per 100,000 persons, down 11% from the 2024 rate of 382.4 per 100,000.
  • The victimization rates for burglary (down 17%) and larceny-theft (down 11%) both decreased from 2024 to 2025.

Date Published: October 1, 2026