December 10, 2024
Table 7. 2023 Cost per Crime Type in an Average U.S. State, Millions of 2023 Dollars
|
Average U.S. State |
Medical |
Mental Health |
Productivity |
Property Loss |
Public Services |
Adjudication and Sanctioning |
Perpetrator work loss |
Subtotal: tangible loss |
Quality of Life |
Total |
|
Murder |
$3.40 |
$3.20 |
$487.96 |
$0.05 |
$39.71 |
$127.57 |
$47.46 |
$709.36 |
$1,374.47 |
$2,083.82 |
|
Rape |
$6.64 |
$14.87 |
$16.56 |
$0.64 |
$0.09 |
$3.08 |
$1.27 |
$43.16 |
$776.52 |
$819.68 |
|
Rape (PR) |
$10.28 |
$20.06 |
$22.13 |
$0.54 |
$2.78 |
$137.72 |
$56.77 |
$250.27 |
$985.64 |
$1,235.91 |
|
Other sexual assault (PR) |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
|
Robbery |
$4.25 |
$0.46 |
$10.07 |
$3.79 |
$1.92 |
$20.00 |
$8.60 |
$49.10 |
$33.01 |
$82.10 |
|
Robbery (PR) |
$4.27 |
$0.43 |
$10.11 |
$2.80 |
$2.88 |
$30.04 |
$12.92 |
$63.45 |
$31.94 |
$95.40 |
|
Assault |
$102.67 |
$10.48 |
$70.58 |
$2.61 |
$111.96 |
$160.16 |
$59.33 |
$517.79 |
$1,218.59 |
$1,736.37 |
|
Assault (PR) |
$100.84 |
$19.44 |
$110.59 |
$3.81 |
$208.19 |
$297.79 |
$110.30 |
$850.87 |
$1,020.41 |
$1,871.28 |
|
Arson |
$1.11 |
$0.02 |
$1.42 |
$8.20 |
$1.68 |
$1.09 |
$0.21 |
$13.87 |
$2.70 |
$16.57 |
|
Burglary |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.27 |
$19.41 |
$2.84 |
$4.56 |
$4.54 |
$31.63 |
$0.00 |
$31.63 |
|
Burglary (PR) |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.34 |
$24.88 |
$5.02 |
$8.07 |
$8.04 |
$46.35 |
$0.00 |
$46.35 |
|
Larceny/theft |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$2.31 |
$71.48 |
$104.22 |
$297.44 |
$26.13 |
$501.58 |
$0.00 |
$501.58 |
|
Larceny/theft (PR) |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.57 |
$53.33 |
$45.68 |
$130.28 |
$11.46 |
$242.32 |
$0.00 |
$242.32 |
|
Motor vehicle theft |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.42 |
$25.59 |
$2.33 |
$6.39 |
$2.50 |
$37.23 |
$0.00 |
$37.23 |
|
Motor vehicle theft (PR) |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.27 |
$78.00 |
$7.73 |
$21.22 |
$8.29 |
$116.51 |
$0.00 |
$116.51 |
|
Fraud |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.70 |
$22.73 |
$0.89 |
$0.64 |
$0.20 |
$25.17 |
$0.00 |
$25.17 |
|
Buying stolen property |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$2.28 |
$9.31 |
$2.72 |
$16.30 |
$0.00 |
$16.30 |
|
Vandalism |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$9.10 |
$0.54 |
$16.05 |
$5.79 |
$31.48 |
$0.00 |
$31.48 |
|
Weapons carrying |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.37 |
$12.05 |
$5.02 |
$17.44 |
$0.00 |
$17.44 |
|
Prostitution/pandering |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.01 |
$0.05 |
$0.02 |
$0.08 |
$0.00 |
$0.08 |
|
Drug possession/sales |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$114.36 |
$81.56 |
$34.04 |
$229.96 |
$0.00 |
$229.96 |
|
Gambling |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.01 |
$0.00 |
$0.02 |
$0.00 |
$0.02 |
|
All Police Reported Crime |
$119.90 |
$43.14 |
$636.10 |
$203.45 |
$432.14 |
$873.47 |
$303.23 |
$2,613.45 |
$3,415.17 |
$6,028.61 |
|
Total Crime in the Average U.S. State |
$233.46 |
$68.95 |
$736.31 |
$326.96 |
$655.49 |
$1,365.11 |
$405.60 |
$3,793.93 |
$5,443.28 |
$9,237.21 |
Source: Miller, et al., Federal Bureau of Investigations, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Note: Normalized to Iowa’s population
Table 8. 2023 Cost per Crime Type in Iowa, Millions of 2023 Dollars
|
Iowa |
Medical |
Mental Health |
Productivity |
Property Loss |
Public Services |
Adjudication and Sanctioning |
Perpetrator work loss |
Subtotal: tangible loss |
Quality of Life |
Total |
|
Murder |
$1.21 |
$1.13 |
$173.29 |
$0.02 |
$14.10 |
$45.31 |
$16.86 |
$251.92 |
$488.13 |
$740.05 |
|
Rape |
$2.68 |
$6.01 |
$6.69 |
$0.26 |
$0.04 |
$1.25 |
$0.51 |
$17.44 |
$313.70 |
$331.13 |
|
Rape (PR) |
$4.15 |
$8.10 |
$8.94 |
$0.22 |
$1.12 |
$55.63 |
$22.93 |
$101.10 |
$398.16 |
$499.26 |
|
Robbery |
$1.73 |
$0.19 |
$4.10 |
$1.54 |
$0.78 |
$8.13 |
$3.50 |
$19.97 |
$13.42 |
$33.39 |
|
Robbery (PR) |
$1.74 |
$0.17 |
$4.11 |
$1.14 |
$1.17 |
$12.22 |
$5.26 |
$25.81 |
$12.99 |
$38.80 |
|
Assault |
$77.21 |
$14.89 |
$84.67 |
$2.92 |
$159.41 |
$228.02 |
$84.45 |
$651.50 |
$781.32 |
$1,432.82 |
|
Assault (PR) |
$62.92 |
$12.13 |
$69.00 |
$2.38 |
$129.90 |
$185.81 |
$68.82 |
$530.90 |
$636.68 |
$1,167.58 |
|
Arson |
$1.20 |
$0.02 |
$1.54 |
$8.86 |
$1.82 |
$1.18 |
$0.23 |
$14.98 |
$2.92 |
$17.90 |
|
Burglary |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.27 |
$19.29 |
$2.82 |
$4.54 |
$4.51 |
$31.44 |
$0.00 |
$31.44 |
|
Burglary (PR) |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.33 |
$24.73 |
$4.99 |
$8.02 |
$7.99 |
$46.07 |
$0.00 |
$46.07 |
|
Larceny/theft |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.90 |
$58.97 |
$85.99 |
$245.41 |
$21.56 |
$413.84 |
$0.00 |
$413.84 |
|
Larceny/theft (PR) |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.30 |
$44.00 |
$37.69 |
$107.49 |
$9.45 |
$199.93 |
$0.00 |
$199.93 |
|
Motor vehicle theft |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.26 |
$15.71 |
$1.43 |
$3.92 |
$1.53 |
$22.86 |
$0.00 |
$22.86 |
|
Motor vehicle theft (PR) |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.78 |
$47.89 |
$4.74 |
$13.03 |
$5.09 |
$71.53 |
$0.00 |
$71.53 |
|
Fraud |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.48 |
$15.59 |
$0.61 |
$0.44 |
$0.13 |
$17.26 |
$0.00 |
$17.26 |
|
Buying stolen property |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$1.14 |
$4.63 |
$1.35 |
$8.11 |
$0.00 |
$8.11 |
|
Vandalism |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$7.10 |
$0.42 |
$12.53 |
$4.52 |
$24.57 |
$0.00 |
$24.57 |
|
Weapons carrying |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.23 |
$7.54 |
$3.14 |
$10.91 |
$0.00 |
$10.91 |
|
Prostitution/pandering |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.01 |
$0.02 |
$0.01 |
$0.03 |
$0.00 |
$0.03 |
|
Drug possession/sales |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$155.57 |
$110.96 |
$46.31 |
$312.84 |
$0.00 |
$312.84 |
|
Gambling |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.00 |
$0.01 |
$0.01 |
$0.02 |
$0.00 |
$0.02 |
|
All Police Reported Crime |
$71.22 |
$21.56 |
$259.78 |
$151.93 |
$353.52 |
$564.82 |
$192.09 |
$1,615.98 |
$1,538.89 |
$3,154.87 |
|
Total Crime in Iowa |
$152.84 |
$42.65 |
$357.67 |
$250.62 |
$603.99 |
$1,056.08 |
$308.16 |
$2,773.02 |
$2,647.33 |
$5,420.35 |
Source: Miller, et al., Iowa Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Endnotes
[1] George Brauchler, Steven L. Byers, Mitch Morrissey, “The Cost of Crime and its Economic Impact on Colorado: Crime’s Impact on the Economy and Residents,” Common Sense Institute, July 13, 2023, https://www.commonsenseinstituteus.org/colorado/research/crime-and-public-safety/the-cost-of-crime-and-its-economic-impact-on-colorado-crimes-impact-on-the-economy-and-residents.
[2] Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime Data Explorer, 2023, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/.
[3] Miller, Ted R., Mark A. Cohen, David I. Swedler, Bina Ali, and Delia V. Hendrie, “Incidence and Costs of Personal and Property Crimes in the USA, 2017,” Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 12, no. 1 (2021): 24–54, https://doi.org/10.1017/bca.2020.36.
[4] Miller, Ted R., Mark A. Cohen, David I. Swedler, Bina Ali, and Delia V. Hendrie, “Incidence and Costs of Personal and Property Crimes in the USA, 2017,” Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 12, no. 1 (2021): 24–54, https://doi.org/10.1017/bca.2020.36.
[5] Tapp, Susannah N., and Emilie J. Coen, “Criminal Victimization, 2023,” NCJ 309335, U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, September 12, 2024. https://bjs.ojp.gov/library/publications/criminal-victimization-2023.
[6] Iowa Department of Public Safety, “Annual Trend Report,” 2023, https://icrime.dps.state.ia.us/CrimeInIowa/Report/AnnualTrendReport.
[7] Regional Economic Models Inc. (REMI), REMI PI+ Model, Version 3.2 (2024).
[8] Iowa Department of Public Safety, “Annual Trend Report,” 2023, https://icrime.dps.state.ia.us/CrimeInIowa/Report/AnnualTrendReport.
[9] * Fraud includes false pretense/swindle/confidence game, credit card/automatic teller machine fraud, impersonation, welfare fraud, wire fraud, identity theft, and hacking/computer invasion. All other larceny includes all types of theft besides pocket-picking, purse-snatching, shoplifting, theft from buildings, theft from coin-operated machines or devices, theft from motor vehicles, theft from motor vehicle parts/accessories.
[10] Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime Data Explorer, 2023, https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/.
[11] Federal Bureau of Investigation, “Variables Affecting Crime,” U.S. Department of Justice, 2012, https://ucr.fbi.gov/nibrs/2012/resources/variables-affecting-crime.