Download Crime Data
All data on OpenCrime is free to download and use. Files are JSON format, processed from official FBI Crime Data Explorer datasets.
City Crime Index
9,739 cities with violent/property crime rates, murder rates, population, YoY change
3.6 MB · JSONState Summary
51 states ranked by violent crime rate with murder and property rates
15 KB · JSONState Trends
51 states with 42 years of annual crime data (1979-2024)
964 KB · JSONNational Trends
National crime estimates 1979-2024: violent, property, murder, rape, robbery, assault
15 KB · JSONCrime Types
9 crime types with 42 years of rate and volume data
34 KB · JSONArrest Data
National arrest estimates, 10-year trends, by age/sex/race, by state, juvenile
~80 KB · JSONHomicide Data
Expanded homicide: weapon types, victim demographics, circumstances, relationships
~15 KB · JSONHate Crime by State
Hate crime incidents by state and bias motivation (race, religion, sexual orientation)
~10 KB · JSONAggregate Stats
Computed statistics: rankings, changes, top/bottom cities and states
14 KB · JSONIndividual City Files
12,826 individual city JSON files are available at /data/cities/[slug].json. Each contains multi-year crime breakdowns (violent, property, murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, MV theft, arson).
Use the city search to find city slugs, then download at opencrime.us/data/cities/[slug].json
Original Data Sources
Our processed data is derived from these FBI sources:
- FBI Crime Data Explorer — Primary source for all crime statistics
- SRS Estimated Crimes 1979-2024 — National and state estimates
- Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement — City-level data by state
- Expanded Homicide Data — Victim/offender demographics, weapons, circumstances
- Persons Arrested — Arrest data by offense, demographics, state
- Hate Crime Statistics — Bias-motivated incidents
License
FBI data is in the public domain. Our processed JSON files are released under CC0 (public domain) — use them for any purpose without restriction. Attribution to OpenCrime is appreciated but not required.