Because part of this year's crime clock reflects data
gathered from a different source than in the past, the frequency may
appear significantly higher than in previous editions. This year,
we relied heavily on the National Crime Victimization Survey
as opposed to the Uniform Crime Reports (which
only capture crime reported to law enforcement). Please note each
source carefully.
- One murder every 33 minutes.
- One violent crime every 5.5 seconds.
- One robbery every 50 seconds.
- One assault every 6.5 seconds.
- One theft every 2 seconds.
- One burglary every 10 seconds.
- One rape/sexual assault every 2 minutes.
- 62 women are victimized by an intimate every hour.
- A child is abused and/or neglected in America every 36 seconds.
- Every 19 seconds a violent crime is committed against a person
at work or on duty.
- A person is killed in an alcohol-related traffic crash every 41
minutes.
- An identity theft is reported every 6 minutes.
- 3 women and/or men become victims of stalking every minute.
You may compare these statistics to our 2001 Crime Clock.
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References
- Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2002). Crime in the United States, 2001. Washington, D.C.: Federal
Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Department of Justice.
- Rennison, Callie. (2002). Criminal
Victimization in the United States 2001: Changes 2000-2001 with
Trends 1993-2001. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice Statistics,
U.S. Department of Justice.
- Children's Bureau. (2002). Child
Maltreatment 2000. Washington, D.C.: Children's Bureau, U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
- Duhart, Detis. (2002). Violence
in the Workplace, 1993-99. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Justice
Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice.
- National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration. (2002). Alcohol Inolvement in Fatal Crashes, 2000.
Washington, D.C.: NHTSA, U.S. Department of Transportation.
- Federal Trade Commision. (2002).
Identity Theft Complain Data: Figured and Trends on Identity Theft
January 2001 through December 2001. Washnigton, D.C.: Federal
Trade Commision.
- Tjaden & Thoeness. (1998).
Stalking in America: Findings from the National Violence Against
Women Survey. Washington, D.C.: National Instititute of Justice,
U.S. Department of Justice.
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