FBI Crime Stats: Where Wyckoff Stands

WYCKOFF, NJ – Crime decreased overall in the United States between 2017 and 2018, according to newly released FBI data.

In its recently published “Crime in the United States, 2018," the FBI said the estimated number of violent crimes in the United States fell 3.9 percent compared to 2017 and the property crime rate also dropped nearly 7 percent.

The report, though, is a snapshot of only one year, and thus not an accurate indicator of larger sustained trends, the FBI notes. The data used in the "Crime in the United States, 2018" report was provided by more than 16,000 law enforcement agencies across the country.

• Population: 17,161
• Violent crime: 6
• Murder: 0
• Rape: 1
• Robbery: 1
• Aggravated assault: 4
• Property crime: 84
• Burglary: 9

National Takeaways

• The nationwide drop in violent crime represents the second straight annual decrease after increases in 2015 and 2016. There were more than 1.2 million violent crimes across the country.
• Overall, robbery fell 12 percent from 2017, murder and non-negligent manslaughter decreased by 6.2 percent, and aggravated assault dropped by a fraction of a percent.
• The FBI also estimated there were nearly 7.2 million property crimes across the United States in 2018. Property crimes include burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft and arson, and all five of the categories saw a decrease from 2017.Victims of property crime, excluding arson, lost an estimated $16.4 billion in 2018.
• Law enforcement made an estimated 10.3 million arrests in 2018 (excluding traffic violations), which is a slight decrease from 2017. The juvenile arrest rate fell 11 percent in 2018 over the 2017 rate.