USA - percentage of violent crimes reported to the police 2023

Published by Statista Research Department, Dec 12, 2024

In 2023, about 44.7 percent of all violent crime committed in the United States was reported to the police. Aggravated assault was the most likely to be reported to police, at 57.1 percent. Simple assault, however, was the least likely to be reported to police, with 40.9 percent of such crimes reported to police in that year.

Percentage of violent crimes in the United States reported to the police in 2023

CharacteristicPercentage of committed crimes
Violent crime* 44.7%
Aggravated assault 57.1%
Domestic violence** 47.7%
Intimate partner violence*** 47.2%
Rape/sexual assault 46%
Assault 44.9%
Stranger violence 44.9%
Robbery 42.4%
Simple assault 40.9%
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September 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

*Excludes homicide because the NCVS is based on interviews with victims and therefore cannot measure murder.
**Includes victimization committed by intimate partners and family members.
***Includes victimization committed by current or former spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends.

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