U.S. Census Bureau

USA Statistics in Brief--Government, Social Welfare, and Law Enforcement

GOVERNMENT 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
Federal government:
  Budget receipts (billion dollars) 2,026 1,853 1,783 1,880 2,154
  Budget outlays (billion dollars) 1,789 2,011 2,160 2,293 2,472
  Surplus\deficit (-) (billion dollars) 236 -158 -378 -413 -318
  Gross debt outstanding (billion dollars) 5,629 6,198 6,760 7,355 7,905
Federal funds and grants (billion dollars) 1,637 1,918 2,061 2,162 (NA)
State government:
  General revenue (billion dollars) 985 1,063 1,112 1,194 (NA)
  General expenditures (billion dollars) 965 1,111 1,164 1,209 (NA)
  Debt outstanding (billion dollars) 548 637 698 754 (NA)
SOCIAL WELFARE 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
Social Security payments (billion dollars) 408 454 471 493 521
State unemployment insurance benefits (billion dollars) 20.5 42.1 41.4 34.4 31.2
LAW ENFORCEMENT 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005
Violent crimes per 100,000 people 507 494 476 463 469
Murders, manslaughters (1,000) 15.6 16.2 16.5 16.1 16.7
Prisoners (1,000) 1,331 1,381 1,408 1,434 (NA)

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