Theft/Burglary Statistics

9,320,971 property crimes were reported across the nation. Of this number of property crimes, 23.6% were burglaries.
There were 2,199,125 burglaries throughout the year. This is only a 1.3% decrease from 2008.
61% of the burglaries in the United States were forcible entry. 32.6% of burglaries occurred without force and 6.5% involved burglary attempts through forcible entry.
Nationwide, the loss of property from burglary amounted to $4.6 billion.
On average, each burglary victim suffered a loss of $2,096.
Regionally, the South had the most property crimes (43.9%). The West came in second (22.7%) with the Midwest close behind (20.8%). The Northeast had the fewest property crimes committed (12.6%).
12.5% of burglaries were cleared by arrest or exceptional means
A burglary occurs every 14.3 seconds.
A vehicle is stolen every 39.7 seconds.
Robbery happens every 1.3 minutes.
Aggravated Assault occurs every 39.1 seconds.
Somebody is murdered every 34.5 minutes.
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