FBI Crime Data Explorer
LiveLast verified 28 Sept 2026
US crime counts, arrests, hate crimes and NIBRS estimates by nation, state or police agency from FBI UCR data.
Example request
curl -s -H "X-Api-Key: $API_KEY" 'https://api.usa.gov/crime/fbi/cde/agency/byStateAbbr/VA'
Free tier, in plain English
Requests use a free api.data.gov key, which by default allows 1,000 calls an hour. The FBI pages read do not publish a separate limit.
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