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Table 15

Crime Trends

Additional Information About Selected Offenses

by Population Group, 2010–2011

Population group Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Burglary Motor vehicle theft Arson Number
of
agencies
2011
estimated
population
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: 2010 68,809 5,310 128,931 24,331 27,151 130,526 137,270 126,813 222,154 182,985 1,160,987 633,791 121,961 479,367 108,997 68,717 22,410 12,305 14,003
2011 66,234 4,939 122,300 23,043 25,819 126,119 136,371 121,786 207,435 172,931 1,161,322 640,486 121,785 468,551 101,510 66,268 20,703 10,652 13,825 14,206 271,107,891
Percent change -3.7 -7.0 -5.1 -5.3 -4.9 -3.4 -0.7 -4.0 -6.6 -5.5 * +1.1 -0.1 -2.3 -6.9 -3.6 -7.6 -13.4 -1.3
TOTAL CITIES 2010 50,322 4,209 109,228 21,058 22,975 113,781 107,200 99,892 167,258 129,309 836,147 455,666 92,620 385,519 84,771 44,018 16,840 8,835 10,552
2011 48,952 3,955 104,432 20,011 21,795 110,193 106,514 96,116 155,055 124,541 837,549 458,391 93,010 378,865 78,724 43,461 15,666 7,766 10,623 10,153 178,385,519
Percent change -2.7 -6.0 -4.4 -5.0 -5.1 -3.2 -0.6 -3.8 -7.3 -3.7 +0.2 +0.6 +0.4 -1.7 -7.1 -1.3 -7.0 -12.1 +0.7
GROUP I (250,000 and over) 2010 15,603 1,736 58,799 9,563 9,757 52,599 54,167 37,635 67,478 31,354 311,885 115,557 27,842 164,695 46,686 15,145 5,831 3,917 3,012
2011 15,447 1,596 55,949 8,978 9,221 51,182 53,080 36,373 61,406 30,695 308,205 118,421 28,198 163,345 43,819 14,815 5,485 3,348 3,264 70 43,640,378
Percent change -1.0 -8.1 -4.8 -6.1 -5.5 -2.7 -2.0 -3.4 -9.0 -2.1 -1.2 +2.5 +1.3 -0.8 -6.1 -2.2 -5.9 -14.5 +8.4
1,000,000 and over (Group I subset) 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 6,230 1,512 1,394 984
2011 4,249 606 16,910 3,400 3,166 17,025 13,823 11,603 18,298 8,222 87,994 33,100 6,915 44,702 19,204 5,897 1,289 1,131 1,146 8 14,331,558
Percent change -2.2 -11.0 -11.9 -9.2 -8.7 -5.8 -6.2 -2.7 -11.5 +0.4 -3.0 +3.8 +10.7 -1.2 -7.8 -5.3 -14.7 -18.9 +16.5
500,000 to 999,999 (Group I subset) 2010 5,833 548 21,077 3,345 3,596 17,904 21,072 14,889 27,250 11,755 122,143 42,371 12,306 65,276 14,503 4,943 2,149 1,250 858
2011 5,816 499 20,577 3,209 3,495 17,642 20,747 14,580 25,421 11,448 120,843 43,372 12,146 63,864 13,648 4,843 2,059 1,163 901 23 15,708,534
Percent change -0.3 -8.9 -2.4 -4.1 -2.8 -1.5 -1.5 -2.1 -6.7 -2.6 -1.1 +2.4 -1.3 -2.2 -5.9 -2.0 -4.2 -7.0 +5.0
250,000 to 499,999 (Group I subset) 2010 5,425 507 18,529 2,472 2,692 16,631 18,366 10,819 19,548 11,410 98,997 41,313 9,292 54,184 11,346 3,972 2,170 1,273 1,170
2011 5,382 491 18,462 2,369 2,560 16,515 18,510 10,190 17,687 11,025 99,368 41,949 9,137 54,779 10,967 4,075 2,137 1,054 1,217 39 13,600,286
Percent change -0.8 -3.2 -0.4 -4.2 -4.9 -0.7 +0.8 -5.8 -9.5 -3.4 +0.4 +1.5 -1.7 +1.1 -3.3 +2.6 -1.5 -17.2 +4.0
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999) 2010 8,902 625 20,285 4,118 4,637 20,504 19,624 19,401 31,405 19,417 155,642 85,154 18,641 76,510 15,989 8,232 2,990 1,560 1,761
2011 8,462 573 19,637 3,793 4,300 20,170 19,489 18,693 29,110 18,675 155,556 85,126 19,023 74,213 14,082 8,196 2,552 1,376 1,659 198 29,584,802
Percent change -4.9 -8.3 -3.2 -7.9 -7.3 -1.6 -0.7 -3.6 -7.3 -3.8 -0.1 * +2.0 -3.0 -11.9 -0.4 -14.6 -11.8 -5.8
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999) 2010 7,620 484 12,405 3,201 3,423 16,882 12,541 15,056 24,115 19,997 120,176 75,225 14,483 58,400 9,679 6,949 2,430 1,162 1,718
2011 7,408 442 11,746 3,069 3,316 16,104 12,537 14,221 22,241 19,156 123,563 75,655 14,523 56,717 8,845 7,014 2,178 1,148 1,667 433 30,111,658
Percent change -2.8 -8.7 -5.3 -4.1 -3.1 -4.6 * -5.5 -7.8 -4.2 +2.8 +0.6 +0.3 -2.9 -8.6 +0.9 -10.4 -1.2 -3.0
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 2010 6,731 433 8,130 1,887 2,463 10,896 8,093 10,665 16,999 16,360 93,895 64,357 11,662 36,966 5,023 5,152 1,685 862 1,520
2011 6,577 450 7,811 1,931 2,353 10,606 8,498 10,385 16,348 16,058 95,796 63,161 11,333 36,467 4,760 5,313 1,658 703 1,407 775 26,966,293
Percent change -2.3 +3.9 -3.9 +2.3 -4.5 -2.7 +5.0 -2.6 -3.8 -1.8 +2.0 -1.9 -2.8 -1.3 -5.2 +3.1 -1.6 -18.4 -7.4
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 2010 6,031 380 6,125 1,427 1,755 7,887 7,162 9,317 15,466 19,478 84,974 61,487 10,924 28,495 4,255 4,551 1,693 707 1,104
2011 5,897 365 5,926 1,428 1,727 7,237 7,336 9,002 14,761 18,127 85,758 62,335 10,479 27,916 4,198 4,276 1,588 658 1,106 1,671 26,448,157
Percent change -2.2 -3.9 -3.2 +0.1 -1.6 -8.2 +2.4 -3.4 -4.6 -6.9 +0.9 +1.4 -4.1 -2.0 -1.3 -6.0 -6.2 -6.9 +0.2
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 2010 5,435 551 3,484 862 940 5,013 5,613 7,818 11,795 22,703 69,575 53,886 9,068 20,453 3,139 3,989 2,211 627 1,437
2011 5,161 529 3,363 812 878 4,894 5,574 7,442 11,189 21,830 68,671 53,693 9,454 20,207 3,020 3,847 2,205 533 1,520 7,006 21,634,231
Percent change -5.0 -4.0 -3.5 -5.8 -6.6 -2.4 -0.7 -4.8 -5.1 -3.8 -1.3 -0.4 +4.3 -1.2 -3.8 -3.6 -0.3 -15.0 +5.8
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES 2010 13,035 764 17,990 2,912 3,684 15,266 23,097 21,088 43,592 38,409 235,980 126,578 22,842 77,840 20,115 18,508 3,755 2,739 2,580
2011 12,267 717 16,263 2,714 3,528 14,523 22,743 20,069 41,091 34,406 234,997 129,051 22,335 73,795 18,734 17,102 3,359 2,271 2,433 1,693 66,506,931
Percent change -5.9 -6.2 -9.6 -6.8 -4.2 -4.9 -1.5 -4.8 -5.7 -10.4 -0.4 +2.0 -2.2 -5.2 -6.9 -7.6 -10.5 -17.1 -5.7
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES 2010 5,452 337 1,713 361 492 1,479 6,973 5,833 11,304 15,267 88,860 51,547 6,499 16,008 4,111 6,191 1,815 731 871
2011 5,015 267 1,605 318 496 1,403 7,114 5,601 11,289 13,984 88,776 53,044 6,440 15,891 4,052 5,705 1,678 615 769 2,360 26,215,441
Percent change -8.0 -20.8 -6.3 -11.9 +0.8 -5.1 +2.0 -4.0 -0.1 -8.4 -0.1 +2.9 -0.9 -0.7 -1.4 -7.9 -7.5 -15.9 -11.7
SUBURBAN AREAS1 2010 23,235 1,483 29,876 5,628 6,992 31,401 34,369 36,522 69,771 72,193 384,145 234,917 43,426 138,979 29,194 27,420 6,805 4,013 5,046
2011 22,135 1,421 27,682 5,434 6,639 29,855 34,215 34,742 66,326 66,618 385,775 237,360 42,838 133,650 27,317 25,938 6,267 3,366 4,725 7,513 119,656,624
Percent change -4.7 -4.2 -7.3 -3.4 -5.0 -4.9 -0.4 -4.9 -4.9 -7.7 +0.4 +1.0 -1.4 -3.8 -6.4 -5.4 -7.9 -16.1 -6.4
  • 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.
  • * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

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