In 2022, about 41.5 percent of all violent crime committed in the United States was reported to the police. Robbery was the most likely to be reported to police, at 64 percent. Rape and sexual assault, however, was the least likely to be reported to police, with 21.4 percent of such crimes reported to police in that year.
Percentage of violent crimes in the United States reported to the police in 2022
*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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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (September 20, 2023). Percentage of violent crimes in the United States reported to the police in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251934/usa-percentage-of-violent-crimes-reported-to-the-police/
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