Clearance Rates for Reported Violent and Property Crimes in the US, 1996-2015
Clearance Rates for Reported Violent and Property Crimes in the US, 1996-2015: According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, in 2015, of the 1,197,704 violent offenses known to police, 46.0 percent were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. Of the 7,993,631 property offenses in 2015 known to police, only 19.4 percent were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. In 2000, of the 1,131,923 violent offenses known to police, 47.5 percent were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. Of the 8,235,013 property offenses in 2000 known to police, only 16.7 percent were cleared by arrest or exceptional means.