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Crime Data Gap

A photo diptych shows former President Donald Trump, a White man wearing a dark blue suit and red tie, gesturing with his arm, on the left, and President Joe Biden, a White man in a dark blue suit and striped blue and white tie, gesturing with his arm, on the right.
Election 2024 June 27
Crime Rates and the 2024 Election: What You Need to Know
As crime data again becomes a flashpoint in the presidential campaign, experts push for better national statistics.
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Analysis November 3, 2023
New Data Shows Violent Crime Is Up… And Also Down.
Property crime and violence against young people are both up, recent federal data shows, but other crime trends are murkier.
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Analysis August 3, 2023
See if Police in Your State Reported Crime Data to the FBI
Nearly one-third of law enforcement agencies are missing from the FBI’s 2022 crime statistics. Use our tables to check on your state and local agencies.
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Analysis July 13, 2023
4 Reasons We Should Worry About Missing Crime Data
The FBI’s crime data is still incomplete — and politicians are taking advantage.
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An Asian woman, standing in a crowd, holds a sign reading "This is our home too!!!"
Closing Argument March 25, 2023
New FBI Data Shows More Hate Crimes. These Groups Saw The Sharpest Rise.
Bias-related crimes rose in 2021 to nearly 11,000 incidents.
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A New York Police Department ambulance is parked on the right, with an officer on a motorcycle behind it. A officer's chest is out of focus in the foreground on the left.
Closing Argument October 8, 2022
The Problem With The FBI’s Missing Crime Data
Many police departments have not adopted the feds’ new reporting system, muddling the picture about national crime trends.
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Analysis June 14, 2022
What Can FBI Data Say About Crime in 2021? It’s Too Unreliable to Tell
The transition to a new data system creates huge gaps in national crime stats sure to be exploited by politicians in this election year.
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