The cost of crime in the United States (statistics were compiled in 2011 by several different agencies and organizations):

• In 2007, for crimes both reported and not reported, the total economic loss to victims was $2 billion for violent crime and $16 billion for property crime.
• In 2007, 15 percent of violent crimes and 94 percent of property crimes resulted in economic losses from theft or damage.
• In 2008, an estimated $581 million worth of property was stolen during robberies reported to the police. The average dollar value of property stolen per robbery offense was $1,315.
• Two-thirds of property crimes reported in 2008 were larceny-thefts, with the value of stolen property averaging $925 per offense. The total value of stolen property was an estimated $6.1 billion.
• In 2008, the average dollar loss due to arson was $16,015 per offense.
• An estimated 30,500 fires were intentionally set to structures in 2008, a decrease of 6 percent from 2007. These fires resulted in 315 civilian deaths and $866 million in property loss (an increase of 18 percent from 2007).
• Approximately 17,500 fires were intentionally set to vehicles in 2008, resulting in $139 million in property damage, a 4 percent decrease from 2007.
• In 2008, the average dollar loss per burglary offense was $2,079. The total amount lost to burglaries was an estimated $4.6 billion.
• Victim compensation programs distributed $461 million in 2008. This amount is an increase over the $453 million paid in 2007 and $444 million paid in 2006.
• Victim compensation programs paid $29 million for forensic sexual assault exams in 2008, a 28 percent increase from 2007.
• Victims of child abuse constituted 19 percent of the recipients of crime victim compensation in 2008.
• In 2008, domestic violence victims made up 22 percent of all adult victims compensated by victim compensation programs; 35 percent of all assault claims were paid to domestic violence victims.
• In 2008, medical expenses constituted 52 percent of all victim compensation payments; economic support for lost wages for injured victims and for lost support in homicides made up 16 percent of the total; 11 percent of total payments were for funeral bills; and 8 percent went toward mental health counseling for crime victims.
• In 2008, the total amount of money lost from all cases of Internet fraud referred to law enforcement for investigation was $264.6 million, with a median dollar loss of $931 per complaint. This amount is up from $239.1 million with a median dollar loss of $680 per complaint in 2007.
• In 2007, the two most common types of telemarketing fraud were fake check scams (average loss of $3,855) and false prizes or sweepstakes (average loss of $6,601), together accounting for 72 percent of telemarketing fraud complaints.
• Fake check scams were also the most common type of Internet fraud in 2007, constituting 29 percent of complaints, with an average loss of $3,311. The second most common type of Internet fraud was non-auction general merchandise sales (goods never delivered or misrepresented).
• In 2007, consumers reporting fraud to the Federal Trade Commission lost a total of more than 1.2 billion dollars.
• In 2006, the United States (at federal, state, and local levels) spent $214 billion for police protection, corrections, and judicial and legal activities.
• The direct cost of child abuse and neglect in the United States totals more than $33 billion annually. When factoring in indirect costs, the figure rises to more than $103 billion annually.