The FBI recently released its annual crime report for 2017, and property crimes were 3 percent fewer than they were in 2016, marking the 15th consecutive year the collective estimates for these offenses declined. The report, Crime in the United States, is a statistical compilation of offense, arrest and police employee data reported by law enforcement agencies voluntarily participating in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.

Nationwide, there were an estimated 7,694,086 property crimes, according to the report. The estimated numbers for two of the three property crimes showed declines when compared with the previous year’s estimates. Burglaries dropped 7.6 percent and larceny-thefts decreased 2.2 percent. Motor vehicle thefts, however, rose 0.8 percent. The estimated rate of property crime, according to the 2017 statistics, was 2,362.2 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, a decline of 3.6 percent. Victims of property crimes (excluding arson) suffered losses estimated at $15.3 billion in 2017.