U.S. reference data
Personal and home
safety statistics.
A practical, source-led view of recent U.S. crime, property, and home-fire data. Each number keeps its original reporting year and links to the organization that published it.
Last updated November 4, 2026 · Next review: September 2027
01 / The latest picture
Key U.S. safety figures, in context.
Violent victimizations
Estimated for people age 12 and older in 2024, or 23.3 per 1,000 people in that age group.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2024 ↗Property victimizations
Estimated across U.S. households in 2024, a rate of 97.6 per 1,000 households.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2024 ↗Residential building fires
The U.S. Fire Administration’s 2024 estimate. Cooking was the leading cause at 46.7%.
U.S. Fire Administration, 2024 ↗02 / Personal safety
Reported and unreported experiences both matter.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates both crimes reported to police and those that were not. Its 2024 survey found 6.7 million violent victimizations of people age 12 or older, a rate of 23.3 per 1,000 people. The estimate includes rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault.
That same report estimated that 1.45% of people age 12 or older experienced at least one violent victimization in 2024. The agency notes this was similar to 2023. These are population measures, not a measure of a person’s individual risk.
03 / Home and property
Property crime is reported at very different rates by place.
U.S. households experienced 13,069,560 property victimizations in 2024. The Bureau of Justice Statistics defines this group as burglary or trespassing, motor-vehicle theft, and other theft.
About 3 in 10 property victimizations were reported to police in 2024. Reporting varied by category: 41% of burglary or trespassing victimizations, 75% of motor-vehicle thefts, and 25% of other thefts were reported.
For a household, useful readiness starts with the basics: secure doors and windows, keep entry areas visible, store emergency contacts where they can be found, and choose tools that fit the routines people will actually use.
04 / Fire readiness
Home readiness includes more than security.
The U.S. Fire Administration estimates 343,000 residential building fires in 2024. Cooking accounted for 46.7% of the estimated fires, ahead of unintentional or careless actions, heating, and electrical malfunction.
In its June 2024 review of reported U.S. home fires from 2018 through 2022, the National Fire Protection Association found that smoke alarms were present in 74% of reported home fires. It also found that 59% of home-fire deaths occurred in properties with no smoke alarm or an alarm that failed to operate. These findings describe reported fires and should not be treated as an individual outcome guarantee.
A calm home-readiness plan can include working smoke alarms, a practiced exit plan, clear access to doors and windows, and a simple way to call attention or get help when needed.
05 / Methodology and sources
Built for careful citation.
This page uses primary U.S. government and safety-organization publications. Figures are shown with the source year, population, and unit supplied by the publisher. It will be checked after the next annual releases from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and U.S. Fire Administration, or earlier if a core source is revised.
- Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Victimization, 2024 ↗Published September 2025
- Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2024 NCVS: Property Crime ↗Published September 2025
- U.S. Fire Administration, Statistics ↗Accessed November 4, 2026
- National Fire Protection Association, Smoke Alarms in U.S. Home Fires ↗Published June 2024
Safety Tech Devices. “U.S. Personal and Home Safety Statistics (2026).” Updated November 4, 2026. https://safetytechdevices.com/personal-home-safety-statistics
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