Table 13
Crime Trends
by Suburban and Nonsuburban Cities1 by Population Group, 2009–2010
| Population group |
Violent crime |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
Forcible rape |
Robbery |
Aggravated assault |
Property crime |
Burglary |
Larceny- theft |
Motor vehicle theft |
Arson |
Number of agencies |
2010 estimated population |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL SUBURBAN CITIES: | 2009 | 148,119 | 1,277 | 10,996 | 40,219 | 95,627 | 1,528,488 | 296,644 | 1,139,372 | 92,472 | 8,002 | ||
| 2010 | 139,702 | 1,237 | 10,754 | 35,969 | 91,742 | 1,490,779 | 292,433 | 1,114,501 | 83,845 | 7,252 | 6,055 | 55,653,265 | |
| Percent change | -5.7 | -3.1 | -2.2 | -10.6 | -4.1 | -2.5 | -1.4 | -2.2 | -9.3 | -9.4 | |||
| GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) | 2009 | 58,671 | 536 | 3,987 | 18,127 | 36,021 | 560,288 | 110,453 | 410,349 | 39,486 | 3,045 | ||
| 2010 | 54,326 | 562 | 3,864 | 16,020 | 33,880 | 545,861 | 111,058 | 398,311 | 36,492 | 2,714 | 612 | 20,999,217 | |
| Percent change | -7.4 | +4.9 | -3.1 | -11.6 | -5.9 | -2.6 | +0.5 | -2.9 | -7.6 | -10.9 | |||
| GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) | 2009 | 51,629 | 437 | 3,970 | 14,352 | 32,870 | 533,259 | 106,851 | 393,735 | 32,673 | 2,661 | ||
| 2010 | 49,513 | 435 | 3,809 | 13,036 | 32,233 | 518,139 | 104,311 | 384,508 | 29,320 | 2,453 | 1,297 | 20,845,416 | |
| Percent change | -4.1 | -0.5 | -4.1 | -9.2 | -1.9 | -2.8 | -2.4 | -2.3 | -10.3 | -7.8 | |||
| GROUP VI (under 10,000) | 2009 | 37,819 | 304 | 3,039 | 7,740 | 26,736 | 434,941 | 79,340 | 335,288 | 20,313 | 2,296 | ||
| 2010 | 35,863 | 240 | 3,081 | 6,913 | 25,629 | 426,779 | 77,064 | 331,682 | 18,033 | 2,085 | 4,146 | 13,808,632 | |
| Percent change | -5.2 | -21.1 | +1.4 | -10.7 | -4.1 | -1.9 | -2.9 | -1.1 | -11.2 | -9.2 | |||
| TOTAL NONSUBURBAN CITIES: | 2009 | 100,386 | 1,086 | 9,589 | 19,885 | 69,826 | 868,267 | 193,673 | 637,661 | 36,933 | 5,716 | ||
| 2010 | 95,175 | 901 | 9,253 | 17,756 | 67,265 | 848,455 | 190,342 | 623,880 | 34,233 | 5,599 | 3,820 | 22,570,001 | |
| Percent change | -5.2 | -17.0 | -3.5 | -10.7 | -3.7 | -2.3 | -1.7 | -2.2 | -7.3 | -2.0 | |||
| GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) | 2009 | 36,622 | 398 | 3,211 | 10,002 | 23,011 | 301,375 | 67,079 | 219,980 | 14,316 | 1,836 | ||
| 2010 | 35,273 | 352 | 3,243 | 9,011 | 22,667 | 294,100 | 67,082 | 213,955 | 13,063 | 1,713 | 196 | 6,928,755 | |
| Percent change | -3.7 | -11.6 | +1.0 | -9.9 | -1.5 | -2.4 | * | -2.7 | -8.8 | -6.7 | |||
| GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) | 2009 | 30,780 | 311 | 2,936 | 6,083 | 21,450 | 285,930 | 63,976 | 211,048 | 10,906 | 1,324 | ||
| 2010 | 28,290 | 265 | 2,672 | 5,249 | 20,104 | 278,115 | 61,924 | 205,987 | 10,204 | 1,301 | 446 | 6,866,697 | |
| Percent change | -8.1 | -14.8 | -9.0 | -13.7 | -6.3 | -2.7 | -3.2 | -2.4 | -6.4 | -1.7 | |||
| GROUP VI (under 10,000) | 2009 | 32,984 | 377 | 3,442 | 3,800 | 25,365 | 280,962 | 62,618 | 206,633 | 11,711 | 2,556 | ||
| 2010 | 31,612 | 284 | 3,338 | 3,496 | 24,494 | 276,240 | 61,336 | 203,938 | 10,966 | 2,585 | 3,178 | 8,774,549 | |
| Percent change | -4.2 | -24.7 | -3.0 | -8.0 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -2.0 | -1.3 | -6.4 | +1.1 |
- 1 Suburban cities include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban cities exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city. Nonsuburban cities include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants that are not associated with a Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
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