Misdemeanors comprise the greatest number of criminal filings, followed by felonies. otherwise noted. For a list of individual case types in a case-type category, please see p.

A crime is behavior that is punishable as a public offense. The elements of a crime generally come from statutes, but may also be supplied by the common law in states where the criminal common law still carries force.

In 2022, the violent crime rate fell for the second consecutive year, down to 380.7 per 100,000 people. The property crime rate increased for the first time since 2001, up 6.7% to 1,954.4 per 100,000 people. For the first time in two decades, larceny-theft crime rates increased (up 7.4%) in 2022.

What is the relationship between media and fear of crime? Media coverage generally lacks objectivity e.g. analysing actual risks associated with the crime. Instead, it makes the audience 'emotional' or 'angry' by overexposing the victims of the crime story featured.