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CHART: Violent Crime Measures

Violent Crime Measures

Serious violent crime levels declined between 1997 and 1998 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Reports.

Previous
3.0
1997 NCVS
(in millions)


Current
2.8
1998 NCVS
(in millions)

Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics / Federal Bureau of Investigation as of October 17, 1999.

CHART: Homicide Rates by Age

Homicide Rates by Age

The Uniform Crime Reports overall homicide rate declined for 1998.

Previous
6.8
1997
(rate per 100,000)


Current
6.3
1998
(rate per 100,000)

Provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation as of October 17, 1999.

CHART: Violent Crime Rates by Gender

Violent Crime Rates by Sex of Victim

Violent crime rates declined between 1997 and 1998 as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey. Victimization rates for men and women are getting closer.

Previous
39.2
1997
(rate per 1,000 persons 12 and older)


Current
36.6
1998
(rate per 1,000 persons 12 and older)

Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of July 18, 1999.

CHART: Property Crime Rates

Property Crime Rates

Property crimes continued to decline as measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey.

Previous
248.3
1997
(rate per 1,000 households)


Current
217.4
1998
(rate per 1,000 households)

Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of July 18, 1999.

CHART: Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations

Arrests for Drug Abuse Violations

The number of arrests for drug abuse violations remained relatively unchanged from 1997 to 1998.

Previous
1.58
1997
(in millions)


Current
1.56
1998
(in millions)

Provided by Federal Bureau of Investigation as of October 17, 1999.

CHART: National Correctional Populations

National Correctional Populations

The number of adults in the correctional population increased by 3.5 percent from 1995.

Previous
5.3
1995
(in millions)


Current
5.5
1996
(in millions)

Provided by Bureau of Justice Statistics as of April 8, 1999.

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