| Crime in the United States 2005
United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Web-posted September 18, 2006, online edition
This annual publication is a statistical compilation of offense and arrest data reported by law enforcement agencies nationwide. In 2005, more than 17,000 city, county, state, tribal, and federal law enforcement agencies, representing 94 percent of the nation's population, voluntarily participated in the Program. The UCR Program collects information on crimes reported by law enforcement agencies regarding the violent crimes of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as well as the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson According to this year's report, last year, an estimated 1,390,695 violent crimes were reported in the U.S. The offense of forcible rape was the only violent crime to show a decrease. Nationwide in 2005, an estimated 10,166,159 property crimes were reported. Burglary was the only property crime to show an increase (0.5 percent) in the estimated volume when compared with 2004 data.
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