FBI Releases 2023 Crime in the Nation Statistics
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Aggravated assault decreased an estimated 2.8% in 2023; rate of 264.1 per 100,000
“"Aggravated assault figures decreased an estimated 2.8 percent. The FBI released detailed data on over 14 million criminal offenses for 2023 reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program by participating law enforcement agencies. More than 16,000 agencies, covering 94.3% of inhabitants, submitted data through NIBRS."”
Calculation notes
The 2023 aggravated assault rate of 264.1 per 100,000 comes from FBI NIBRS estimates. With a US population of approximately 335 million, this implies roughly 885,000 reported aggravated assaults. The 2.8% decrease from 2022 is consistent with a multi-year declining trend in violent crime. These are law-enforcement-reported incidents; the NCVS estimates substantially more aggravated assaults when unreported incidents are included.
Independence note: FBI NIBRS collects data from law enforcement agencies. The weapon-type breakdown (17.5% knife) is from the 2019 UCR legacy system, applied to the 2023 aggregate count. The two data points are from the same FBI program but different reporting years and systems.
Source date: 2024-09-23 · Accessed: 2026-04-18
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Robbery rate of 66.5 per 100,000 population in 2023; robberies decreased an estimated 0.3%
“"The FBI released detailed data on over 14 million criminal offenses for 2023 reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program by participating law enforcement agencies. More than 16,000 state, county, city, university and college, and tribal agencies, covering a combined population of 94.3% of inhabitants, submitted data through NIBRS and the Summary Reporting System."”
Calculation notes
FBI UCR/NIBRS estimates a 2023 robbery rate of 66.5 per 100,000 population (Statista, citing FBI data). With a US population of ~335 million: 66.5 × 3,350 ≈ 222,775 reported robberies. Annual per-person probability: 0.000665. Lifetime over 59 years: 1 − (1 − 0.000665)^59 ≈ 0.038. This is the reported-crime figure only; NCVS data shows substantial underreporting.
Source date: 2024-09-23 · Accessed: 2026-04-18
