Overview

• Violent crime fell 4.5% in 2024, marking the second consecutive annual decline and bringing overall levels back near pre-pandemic figures
• Property crime decreased 8.1%, led by an 18.6% plunge in motor vehicle thefts—the largest single-year drop ever recorded in that category
• Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter rates dropped 14.9% to five per 100,000 residents, the lowest rate since 2015
• Hate crimes fell 1.5% in 2024, according to FBI estimates based on submissions from 16,675 agencies covering about 95.6% of the population
• Despite falling crime, assaults on officers rose to 85,730 incidents—a decade high—and 64 officers were feloniously killed in the line of duty