FBI Crime Data API

by cde.ucr.cjis.gov

Government and law Added on November 7th, 2026 Checked and working on November 7th, 2026

What it does

The FBI Crime Data API gives US crime statistics reported by police agencies to the FBI: offences, arrests, victims and offenders per agency, state and year, for example to compare crime rates between states. Responses are JSON. Free with a free api.data.gov key.

API
HTTP-GET
JSON
REST

At a glance

API key: Needed, free · More APIs with a free key
Pricing: Free with a free api.data.gov key.
From the browser: Yes (CORS)
Formats: JSON
Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
Provider: cde.ucr.cjis.gov
Last checked: Working on November 7th, 2026

More information: https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/docApi

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HTML

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Example request

curl

curl 'https://api.usa.gov/crime/fbi/cde/agency/byStateAbbr/CA' \
  -H 'X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.usa.gov/crime/fbi/cde/agency/byStateAbbr/CA", {
  headers: {
    "X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.usa.gov/crime/fbi/cde/agency/byStateAbbr/CA",
    headers={
        "X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own key. The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.