The Crime Rate in the US had a 12% decrease in 2019. Based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), the nation's largest crime survey, the portion of U.S. residents age 12 or older who were victims of one or more violent crimes decreased about 12% from 2018 to 2019. The NCVS is a self-reported survey administered annually from January 1 to December 31. This report presents statistics in various different crimes that occur each year in the U.S.. NCVS data are weighted to produce annual estimates. Because the NCVS relies on a sample rather than a census of the entire U.S. population, weights are designed to adjust to known population totals and to compensate for survey non-response and other aspects of the complex sample design.

Bureau of Justice Statistic collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is a component of the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice.

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