02 October 2018 :

More data available from "Crime in the United States, 2017" (CIUS). A section of the report issued by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, a branch of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, deals with clearance rates. In the nation in 2017, 45.6 percent of violent crimes and 17.6 percent of property crimes were cleared by arrest or exceptional means. (Identified the offender; Gathered enough evidence to support an arrest, make a charge, and turn over the offender to the court for prosecution; Identified the offender’s exact location so that the suspect could be taken into custody immediately; Encountered a circumstance outside the control of law enforcement that prohibits the agency from arresting, charging, and prosecuting the offender.) When considering clearances of violent crimes, 61.6 percent of murder offenses, 53.3 percent of aggravated assault offenses, 34.5 percent of rape offenses, and 29.7 percent of robbery offenses were cleared. Among property crimes, 19.2 percent of larceny-theft offenses, 13.7 percent of motor vehicle theft offenses, and 13.5 percent of burglary offenses were cleared.