U.S.: number of public transit crime events, by type

In 2022, the number of robberies reported throughout the public transit networks in the U.S. amounted to 101 cases, down by 10 incidents from the year 2021. During the same year, there were 50 recorded cases of homicide on U.S. public transit, up from 24 in the previous year. The number of assault cases have increased significantly from 1,255 to 1,770 incidents.

Number of crime events in the public transportation systems in the United States in 2022, by type

Characteristic	Assault	Robbery	Homicide	Rape	Theft	Vandalism	Suspicious package	Other
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Release date

January 2024

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United States

Survey time period

2019 to 2022

Supplementary notes

The source defines the crime events as follows:

Homicides: "the killing of one or more human beings by another. This includes murder, non-negligent manslaughter, and manslaughter by negligence";
Rape: "the carnal knowledge of a person forcibly and/or against that person's will, or not forcibly or against that person's will if the victim is incapable of giving consent because of age or because of his or her temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity";
Robbery: "the taking, or attempting to take, anything of value under confrontational circumstances from the control, custody, or care of another person by force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear of immediate harm";
Assault: "an unlawful attack or attempt by one person upon another. This includes incidents where injury resulted requiring immediate transport away from the scene";
Theft: "the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another";
Vandalism: "the willful or malicious destruction or defacement of transit property or vehicles".

The source also specifies that "data is from transit agencies in urbanized areas with a population over 50,000 and include patrons, employees, and others".

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