Teenagers have the highest crime rates
The FBI publishes "Uniform Crime Reports" every year reporting in greatest detail for "indexed crimes".
Indexed crimes include violent crimes (murder & nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and
aggravated assault) and property crime (burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson). (Note:
arson is normally not included in the "crime index" because it is inconsistently reported by various
jurisdictions, but it is included in the "modified crime index".)
Teenagers are 3.5 times for more likely to commit serious crimes than the average American.
The highest crime rate of all is for youngsters 16 and 17 years old, four times the rate for
all Americans.
Crime Rate by Age (total U.S., 1990)
| |
Crimes |
Population |
Crimes/1000 People |
| Under 9 |
19474 |
36,453,622 |
0.5 |
| 10 - 12 |
73167 |
10,489,917 |
7 |
| Subtotal 12 & under |
92641 |
46,943,539 |
2 |
|
| |
Crimes |
Population |
Crimes/1000 People |
| 13 - 14 |
169630 |
6,624,332 |
25.6 |
| 15 |
120903 |
3,321,609 |
36.4 |
| 16 |
134482 |
3,304,890 |
40.7 |
| 17 |
137721 |
3,410,062 |
40.4 |
| 18 |
133622 |
3,641,238 |
36.7 |
| 19 |
118435 |
4,076,216 |
29.1 |
| Subtotal 13-19 |
814793 |
24,378,347 |
33.4 |
|
| |
Crimes |
Population |
Crimes/1000 People |
| 20 |
99501 |
4,009,414 |
24.8 |
| 21 |
86814 |
3,817,220 |
22.7 |
| 22 |
77921 |
3,731,226 |
20.9 |
| 23 |
74258 |
3,731,226 |
19.9 |
| 24 |
72062 |
3,731,226 |
19.3 |
| Subtotal 20-24 |
410556 |
19,020,312 |
21.6 |
|
| |
Crimes |
Population |
Crimes/1000 People |
| 25 - 29 |
337643 |
21,313,045 |
15.8 |
| 30 - 34 |
268812 |
21,862,887 |
12.3 |
| 35 - 39 |
174187 |
19,963,117 |
8.7 |
| Subtotal 25-39 |
780642 |
63,139,049 |
12.4 |
|
| |
Crimes |
Population |
Crimes/1000 People |
| 40 - 44 |
97441 |
17,615,786 |
5.5 |
| 45 - 49 |
51184 |
13,872,573 |
3.7 |
| 50 - 54 |
29455 |
11,350,513 |
2.6 |
| 55 - 59 |
19000 |
10,531,756 |
1.8 |
| 60 - 64 |
13548 |
10,616,167 |
1.3 |
| 64+ (99) |
18961 |
31,241,831 |
0.6 |
| Subtotal 40 & over |
229589 |
95,228,626 |
2.4 |
|
| |
Crimes |
Population |
Crimes/1000 People |
| Total |
2,328,221 |
248,709,873 |
9.4 |
|
