FBI Releases 2014 Crime Stats

[Scott B.]

The estimated number of violent crimes in the nation decreased 0.2 percent in 2014 when compared with 2013 data, according to FBI figures released today. Property crimes decreased by 4.3 percent, marking the 12th straight year the collective estimates for these offenses declined.

The 2014 statistics show the estimated rate of violent crime was 365.5 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, and the property crime rate was 2,596.1 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants. The violent crime rate declined 1.0 percent compared to the 2013 rate, and the property crime rate declined 5.0 percent.

[Charlies.Contingency]

Do you have a link to the new statistics?

[The Annoyed Man]

Do you have a link to the new statistics?

https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/c ... -u.s.-2014

[The Annoyed Man]

You probably also want this chart: https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/c ... 0-2014.xls

[The Annoyed Man]

AND.... the Justifiable Homicide by Private Citizen table: https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/c ... 0-2014.xls

[Scott B.]

Sorry, had to run and thought I'd included the link.

[RoyGBiv]

2015 data will not be so good, I predict.
Unless it's massaged like employment statistics.

[baldeagle]

The 2014 statistics show the estimated rate of violent crime was 365.5 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, and the property crime rate was 2,596.1 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants. The violent crime rate declined 1.0 percent compared to the 2013 rate, and the property crime rate declined 5.0 percent.

Boiling this down to the personal, you have less than a 0.4% chance of being involved in a violent crime and a less than 2.6% chance of suffering from a property crime. And, according to the FBI, you have a 0.00008% chance of every having to kill someone in a justifiable homicide.

[esxmarkc]

AND.... the Justifiable Homicide by Private Citizen table: https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/c ... 0-2014.xls

TAM.... Don't those number SEEM kinda low to you?

And the footnote says "The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen." Seems strange. Are they saying a that the deceased would have to have been previously convicted of a felony? Or are they calling he/she a felon because they died during the act of a felony.

Anyways I would have thought those numbers would have increased significantly with the increase of CHL carriers.

[esxmarkc]

I found the stats for Texas:
"Justifiable homicide is the killing of a felon by a peace officer in the line of duty or the killing (during the commission of a felony) of a felon by a private citizen. In 2014, there were 103 justifiable homicides"

So according to them Texas makes up the more than 1/3 of their statistic. Sounds like they don't have their data correct.

[o b juan]

I was under the impression the TEXAS A&M study said crime was not affected downward because of CHL??

[The Annoyed Man]

AND.... the Justifiable Homicide by Private Citizen table: https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/c ... 0-2014.xls

TAM.... Don't those number SEEM kinda low to you?

And the footnote says "The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen." Seems strange. Are they saying a that the deceased would have to have been previously convicted of a felony? Or are they calling he/she a felon because they died during the act of a felony.

Anyways I would have thought those numbers would have increased significantly with the increase of CHL carriers.

Maybe when more people have carry licenses, fewer people commit felonies for fear of getting shot.

[baldeagle]

Maybe when more people have carry licenses, fewer people commit felonies for fear of getting shot.

TAM, you know that can't be true, because Texas A&M said so.