Table 15
Crime Trends
Additional Information About Selected Offenses
by Population Group, 2009–2010
Population group | Forcible rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Burglary | Motor vehicle theft | Arson |
Number of agencies |
2010 estimated population |
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Rape by force |
Assault to rape- attempts |
Firearm |
Knife or cutting instrument |
Other weapon |
Strong-arm | Firearm |
Knife or cutting instrument |
Other weapon |
Hands, fists, feet, etc. |
Forcible entry |
Unlawful entry |
Attempted forcible entry |
Autos |
Trucks and buses |
Other vehicles |
Structure | Mobile | Other | ||||
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES: | 2009 | 72,041 | 5,423 | 147,510 | 26,707 | 30,317 | 142,628 | 146,461 | 131,251 | 235,043 | 189,907 | 1,194,238 | 640,096 | 126,393 | 518,407 | 123,101 | 77,793 | 23,713 | 15,009 | 14,647 | ||
2010 | 68,934 | 5,293 | 128,793 | 24,388 | 27,170 | 130,839 | 138,403 | 127,857 | 222,892 | 185,029 | 1,166,754 | 636,558 | 122,434 | 481,236 | 109,266 | 70,074 | 22,470 | 12,680 | 13,931 | 14,439 | 272,150,917 | |
Percent change | -4.3 | -2.4 | -12.7 | -8.7 | -10.4 | -8.3 | -5.5 | -2.6 | -5.2 | -2.6 | -2.3 | -0.6 | -3.1 | -7.2 | -11.2 | -9.9 | -5.2 | -15.5 | -4.9 | |||
TOTAL CITIES | 2009 | 52,545 | 4,268 | 125,099 | 22,966 | 25,718 | 124,606 | 114,283 | 102,879 | 175,421 | 132,504 | 864,431 | 460,892 | 96,826 | 420,677 | 94,940 | 49,219 | 17,796 | 10,507 | 10,934 | ||
2010 | 50,714 | 4,219 | 109,059 | 21,130 | 23,105 | 114,092 | 108,048 | 100,557 | 167,723 | 130,313 | 843,526 | 459,032 | 93,263 | 388,351 | 84,541 | 45,184 | 16,911 | 8,994 | 10,601 | 10,386 | 180,156,135 | |
Percent change | -3.5 | -1.1 | -12.8 | -8.0 | -10.2 | -8.4 | -5.5 | -2.3 | -4.4 | -1.7 | -2.4 | -0.4 | -3.7 | -7.7 | -11.0 | -8.2 | -5.0 | -14.4 | -3.0 | |||
GROUP I (250,000 and over) | 2009 | 16,176 | 1,686 | 67,462 | 10,551 | 11,111 | 56,640 | 57,058 | 38,543 | 69,050 | 30,700 | 319,484 | 115,224 | 29,674 | 178,417 | 51,657 | 16,871 | 6,359 | 4,976 | 3,113 | ||
2010 | 15,611 | 1,702 | 58,034 | 9,530 | 9,704 | 52,477 | 53,771 | 37,530 | 66,687 | 31,095 | 310,714 | 115,308 | 27,645 | 165,380 | 46,788 | 15,838 | 6,029 | 4,103 | 3,207 | 71 | 45,289,754 | |
Percent change | -3.5 | +0.9 | -14.0 | -9.7 | -12.7 | -7.3 | -5.8 | -2.6 | -3.4 | +1.3 | -2.7 | +0.1 | -6.8 | -7.3 | -9.4 | -6.1 | -5.2 | -17.5 | +3.0 | |||
1,000,000 and over (Group I subset) | 2009 | 4,610 | 663 | 23,022 | 4,216 | 3,867 | 19,857 | 15,865 | 12,223 | 20,897 | 7,931 | 94,331 | 31,731 | 6,699 | 51,675 | 23,518 | 7,146 | 1,737 | 1,848 | 1,002 | ||
2010 | 4,345 | 681 | 19,193 | 3,746 | 3,469 | 18,064 | 14,729 | 11,927 | 20,680 | 8,189 | 90,745 | 31,873 | 6,244 | 45,235 | 20,837 | 6,177 | 1,512 | 1,394 | 984 | 8 | 14,654,178 | |
Percent change | -5.7 | +2.7 | -16.6 | -11.1 | -10.3 | -9.0 | -7.2 | -2.4 | -1.0 | +3.3 | -3.8 | +0.4 | -6.8 | -12.5 | -11.4 | -13.6 | -13.0 | -24.6 | -1.8 | |||
500,000 to 999,999 (Group I subset) | 2009 | 5,817 | 526 | 25,387 | 3,510 | 4,027 | 18,817 | 22,823 | 15,067 | 27,957 | 10,741 | 129,354 | 41,897 | 13,131 | 68,942 | 17,348 | 5,821 | 2,176 | 1,517 | 1,121 | ||
2010 | 5,870 | 523 | 21,296 | 3,286 | 3,581 | 17,930 | 21,258 | 15,133 | 27,325 | 11,240 | 123,501 | 42,035 | 12,171 | 64,963 | 16,040 | 5,766 | 2,353 | 1,368 | 1,019 | 24 | 16,775,442 | |
Percent change | +0.9 | -0.6 | -16.1 | -6.4 | -11.1 | -4.7 | -6.9 | +0.4 | -2.3 | +4.6 | -4.5 | +0.3 | -7.3 | -5.8 | -7.5 | -0.9 | +8.1 | -9.8 | -9.1 | |||
250,000 to 499,999 (Group I subset) | 2009 | 5,749 | 497 | 19,053 | 2,825 | 3,217 | 17,966 | 18,370 | 11,253 | 20,196 | 12,028 | 95,799 | 41,596 | 9,844 | 57,800 | 10,791 | 3,904 | 2,446 | 1,611 | 990 | ||
2010 | 5,396 | 498 | 17,545 | 2,498 | 2,654 | 16,483 | 17,784 | 10,470 | 18,682 | 11,666 | 96,468 | 41,400 | 9,230 | 55,182 | 9,911 | 3,895 | 2,164 | 1,341 | 1,204 | 39 | 13,860,134 | |
Percent change | -6.1 | +0.2 | -7.9 | -11.6 | -17.5 | -8.3 | -3.2 | -7.0 | -7.5 | -3.0 | +0.7 | -0.5 | -6.2 | -4.5 | -8.2 | -0.2 | -11.5 | -16.8 | +21.6 | |||
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999) | 2009 | 9,145 | 607 | 21,761 | 4,349 | 5,137 | 22,641 | 20,484 | 20,442 | 32,900 | 18,671 | 157,457 | 86,173 | 18,769 | 82,606 | 18,314 | 9,234 | 2,838 | 1,680 | 1,759 | ||
2010 | 8,672 | 597 | 19,954 | 4,096 | 4,732 | 20,224 | 19,671 | 19,394 | 31,783 | 19,003 | 154,456 | 86,225 | 18,134 | 75,680 | 15,885 | 8,265 | 2,838 | 1,475 | 1,658 | 194 | 28,854,065 | |
Percent change | -5.2 | -1.6 | -8.3 | -5.8 | -7.9 | -10.7 | -4.0 | -5.1 | -3.4 | +1.8 | -1.9 | +0.1 | -3.4 | -8.4 | -13.3 | -10.5 | 0.0 | -12.2 | -5.7 | |||
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999) | 2009 | 8,111 | 598 | 14,554 | 3,408 | 3,894 | 19,253 | 13,910 | 15,669 | 25,935 | 22,108 | 126,335 | 79,137 | 15,763 | 63,946 | 10,548 | 7,538 | 2,537 | 1,566 | 1,854 | ||
2010 | 7,895 | 530 | 12,661 | 3,307 | 3,531 | 17,463 | 12,748 | 15,390 | 24,766 | 21,021 | 123,843 | 77,490 | 15,391 | 59,436 | 9,293 | 7,028 | 2,495 | 1,248 | 1,818 | 444 | 30,436,777 | |
Percent change | -2.7 | -11.4 | -13.0 | -3.0 | -9.3 | -9.3 | -8.4 | -1.8 | -4.5 | -4.9 | -2.0 | -2.1 | -2.4 | -7.1 | -11.9 | -6.8 | -1.7 | -20.3 | -1.9 | |||
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) | 2009 | 6,764 | 415 | 9,864 | 2,162 | 2,628 | 11,927 | 9,018 | 10,579 | 18,167 | 17,564 | 94,994 | 62,658 | 11,811 | 40,192 | 5,663 | 5,824 | 1,908 | 943 | 1,609 | ||
2010 | 6,675 | 407 | 8,509 | 1,869 | 2,412 | 10,969 | 8,689 | 10,832 | 17,037 | 16,737 | 94,879 | 63,251 | 11,769 | 37,244 | 5,018 | 5,157 | 1,660 | 840 | 1,504 | 770 | 26,639,832 | |
Percent change | -1.3 | -1.9 | -13.7 | -13.6 | -8.2 | -8.0 | -3.6 | +2.4 | -6.2 | -4.7 | -0.1 | +0.9 | -0.4 | -7.3 | -11.4 | -11.5 | -13.0 | -10.9 | -6.5 | |||
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) | 2009 | 6,425 | 440 | 7,361 | 1,572 | 1,897 | 8,810 | 7,772 | 9,685 | 16,132 | 19,318 | 91,642 | 61,899 | 11,417 | 32,122 | 5,228 | 5,098 | 1,884 | 718 | 1,148 | ||
2010 | 6,044 | 406 | 6,355 | 1,465 | 1,750 | 8,061 | 7,288 | 9,410 | 15,403 | 18,958 | 87,879 | 61,582 | 11,012 | 29,392 | 4,374 | 4,688 | 1,732 | 705 | 1,098 | 1,684 | 26,749,154 | |
Percent change | -5.9 | -7.7 | -13.7 | -6.8 | -7.7 | -8.5 | -6.2 | -2.8 | -4.5 | -1.9 | -4.1 | -0.5 | -3.5 | -8.5 | -16.3 | -8.0 | -8.1 | -1.8 | -4.4 | |||
GROUP VI (under 10,000) | 2009 | 5,924 | 522 | 4,097 | 924 | 1,051 | 5,335 | 6,041 | 7,961 | 13,237 | 24,143 | 74,519 | 55,801 | 9,392 | 23,394 | 3,530 | 4,654 | 2,270 | 624 | 1,451 | ||
2010 | 5,817 | 577 | 3,546 | 863 | 976 | 4,898 | 5,881 | 8,001 | 12,047 | 23,499 | 71,755 | 55,176 | 9,312 | 21,219 | 3,183 | 4,208 | 2,157 | 623 | 1,316 | 7,223 | 22,186,553 | |
Percent change | -1.8 | +10.5 | -13.4 | -6.6 | -7.1 | -8.2 | -2.6 | +0.5 | -9.0 | -2.7 | -3.7 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -9.3 | -9.8 | -9.6 | -5.0 | -0.2 | -9.3 | |||
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES | 2009 | 13,610 | 819 | 20,510 | 3,351 | 4,013 | 16,373 | 24,544 | 22,360 | 47,607 | 40,751 | 239,492 | 129,516 | 23,274 | 81,003 | 23,771 | 21,334 | 4,063 | 3,651 | 2,866 | ||
2010 | 12,757 | 737 | 17,997 | 2,886 | 3,544 | 15,165 | 23,226 | 21,354 | 43,855 | 39,097 | 234,110 | 125,713 | 22,691 | 76,357 | 20,491 | 18,494 | 3,771 | 2,946 | 2,557 | 1,687 | 65,686,356 | |
Percent change | -6.3 | -10.0 | -12.3 | -13.9 | -11.7 | -7.4 | -5.4 | -4.5 | -7.9 | -4.1 | -2.2 | -2.9 | -2.5 | -5.7 | -13.8 | -13.3 | -7.2 | -19.3 | -10.8 | |||
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES | 2009 | 5,886 | 336 | 1,901 | 390 | 586 | 1,649 | 7,634 | 6,012 | 12,015 | 16,652 | 90,315 | 49,688 | 6,293 | 16,727 | 4,390 | 7,240 | 1,854 | 851 | 847 | ||
2010 | 5,463 | 337 | 1,737 | 372 | 521 | 1,582 | 7,129 | 5,946 | 11,314 | 15,619 | 89,118 | 51,813 | 6,480 | 16,528 | 4,234 | 6,396 | 1,788 | 740 | 773 | 2,366 | 26,308,426 | |
Percent change | -7.2 | +0.3 | -8.6 | -4.6 | -11.1 | -4.1 | -6.6 | -1.1 | -5.8 | -6.2 | -1.3 | +4.3 | +3.0 | -1.2 | -3.6 | -11.7 | -3.6 | -13.0 | -8.7 | |||
SUBURBAN AREAS1 | 2009 | 23,921 | 1,503 | 34,771 | 6,309 | 7,674 | 33,933 | 37,040 | 37,981 | 76,097 | 75,764 | 395,668 | 238,887 | 44,589 | 149,486 | 34,555 | 31,670 | 7,525 | 5,056 | 5,510 | ||
2010 | 22,938 | 1,440 | 30,311 | 5,607 | 6,849 | 31,288 | 35,043 | 36,991 | 70,222 | 73,603 | 386,691 | 235,012 | 43,636 | 138,980 | 29,724 | 27,625 | 6,801 | 4,210 | 5,001 | 7,591 | 119,228,798 | |
Percent change | -4.1 | -4.2 | -12.8 | -11.1 | -10.8 | -7.8 | -5.4 | -2.6 | -7.7 | -2.9 | -2.3 | -1.6 | -2.1 | -7.0 | -14.0 | -12.8 | -9.6 | -16.7 | -9.2 |
- 1 Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city. The agencies associated with suburban areas also appear in other groups within this table.
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