U.S.: number of reported violent crime 1990-2023

In 2023, an estimated 1,21,467 violent crimes occurred in the United States. This is a decrease from the year before, when 1,256,671 violent crimes were reported. Violent crime in the United StatesThe Federal Bureau of Investigation reported that violent crime fell nationwide in the period from 1990 to 2023. Violent crime was at a height of 1.93 million crimes in 1992, but has since reached a low of 1.15 million violent crimes in 2014. When conducting crime reporting, the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program considered murder, nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault to be violent crimes, because they are offenses which involve force or threat of violence. In 2023, there were 19,252 reported murder and nonnegligent manslaughter cases in the United States. California ranked first on a list of U.S. states by number of murders, followed by Texas, and Florida.The greatest number of murders were committed by murderers of unknown relationship to their victim. “Girlfriend” was the fourth most common relationship of victim to offender in 2023, with a reported 568 partners murdering their girlfriends that year, while the sixth most common was “wife.” In addition, seven people were murdered by their employees and 12 people were murdered by their employers. The most used murder weapon in 2023 was the handgun, which was used in 7,1 murders that year. According to the FBI, firearms (of all types) were used in more than half of the nation’s murders. The total number of firearms manufactured in the U.S. annually has reached over 13 million units.

截至2023年，美国预计发生了121,467起暴力犯罪。这一数字较上年有所下降，上年报告的暴力犯罪案件为1,256,671起。自1990年至2023年期间，美国联邦调查局报告称，全国范围内的暴力犯罪呈下降趋势。暴力犯罪在1992年达到了1,930,000起的高峰，但自那时以来，已降至2014年的1,150,000起低点。在进行犯罪报告时，联邦调查局的统一犯罪报告计划将谋杀、非疏忽性杀人、强暴、抢劫和加重攻击视为暴力犯罪，因为这些罪行涉及武力或暴力的威胁。2023年，美国共报告了19,252起谋杀和非疏忽性杀人案件。加利福尼亚州在谋杀案件数量上位列美国各州之首，其次是德克萨斯州和佛罗里达州。最多谋杀案件是由与受害者无关系的凶手所犯。在2023年，“女友”是受害者与加害人之间最常见的四种关系之一，当年共有568名伴侣杀害了自己的女友，而第六常见的关系则是“妻子”。此外，还有七人被自己的雇员杀害，12人被自己的雇主杀害。2023年最常用的谋杀武器是手枪，当年共有7,100起谋杀案件使用了手枪。根据联邦调查局的数据，全美超过一半的谋杀案件使用了枪械（包括所有类型）。美国每年生产的枪械总数已超过1,300万件。