The U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation just released its annual report, Crime in the United States 2013. The data contained in the new report shows that in 2013, there were an estimated 1,928,465 burglaries, a decrease of 8.6 percent when compared with 2012 data. By subcategory, 59.2 percent of burglaries involved forcible entry, 34.3 percent were unlawful entries, and 6.4 percent were attempted forcible entry. Victims of burglary offenses suffered an estimated $4.5 billion in property losses in 2013. Burglaries of residential properties accounted for 74 percent of all burglary offenses. 

Crime in the United States: Burglary                  

by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1994–2013   

Year

Population1

Burglary

Burglary rate

1994

260,327,021

2,712,774

1,042.1

1995

262,803,276

2,593,784

987.0

1996

265,228,572

2,506,400

945.0

1997

267,783,607

2,460,526

918.8

1998

270,248,003

2,332,735

863.2

1999

272,690,813

2,100,739

770.4

2000

281,421,906

2,050,992

728.8

20012

285,317,559

2,116,531

741.8

2002

287,973,924

2,151,252

747.0

2003

290,788,976

2,154,834

741.0

2004

293,656,842

2,144,446

730.3

2005

296,507,061

2,155,448

726.9

2006

299,398,484

2,194,993

733.1

2007

301,621,157

2,190,198

726.1

2008

304,059,724

2,228,887

733.0

2009

307,006,550

2,203,313

717.7

2010

309,330,219

2,168,459

701.0

2011

311,587,816

2,185,140

701.3

20123

313,873,685

2,109,932

672.2

2013

316,128,839

1,928,465

610.0

1Populations are U.S. Census Bureau provisional estimates as of July 1
for each year except 2000 and 2010, which are decennial census counts.   

2The murder and nonnegligent homicides that occurred as a result of the
events of September 11, 2001, are not included in this table.     

3The crime figures have been adjusted.                                     

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation