Disorderly conduct in U.S. cities and states
Breaching the peace, such as fighting or causing a disturbance in public.
We estimate about 410,000 incidents a year across the U.S., down 8.6% from a year earlier. The model projects a 11.6% decline by 2031.
- Group
- Social disorder
- FBI offense codes
- 90C
- Counted as
- Incidents (the FBI records arrests only; see below)
The FBI records this only through arrests, so agency totals are modeled from the ratio seen in cities that publish incident records.
Highest disorderly conduct rates among the places we publish
Index per resident for disorderly conduct; the U.S. rate is 100. Rates run high where many people work or visit but few live, so downtowns and shopping areas weigh on a city's figure.
25 places published so far; 22 are above the U.S. rate for disorderly conduct. The highest is at 2.2 times the U.S. rate.
Disorderly conduct by state
Every block group in each state, including towns and unincorporated areas.
Other social disorder
Estimates, not incident records: agency totals reported to the FBI, modeled across census block groups. How the estimates are made.