Committed crimes by type of crime U.S. 2022 | Statista (2024)

Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 20, 2023

In 2022, property crime was the most common type of crime committed in the United States, with over 6.51 million offenses reported to the FBI. In the same year, there were more than 1.23 million cases of violent crime reported to the FBI, of which there were 21,156 cases of homicide including murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.

Number of committed crimes in the United States in 2022, by type of crime

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Type of crimeNumber of committed crimes
Property crime (total)6,513,829
Larceny-theft4,672,363
Violent crime (total)1,232,428
Motor vehicle theft942,173
Burglary899,293
Aggravated assault893,980
Robbery220,450
Rape (revised definition)133,294
Homicide21,156

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