Table 13
Crime Trends
by Suburban and Nonsuburban Cities1 by Population Group, 2010–2011
| 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 |
2011 estimated population |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL SUBURBAN CITIES: | 2010 | 140,045 | 1,232 | 11,741 | 35,836 | 91,236 | 1,494,604 | 289,681 | 1,122,173 | 82,750 | 7,443 | ||
| 2011 | 135,051 | 1,232 | 11,347 | 34,396 | 88,076 | 1,487,199 | 292,054 | 1,114,706 | 80,439 | 6,878 | 6,104 | 56,825,644 | |
| Percent change | -3.6 | 0.0 | -3.4 | -4.0 | -3.5 | -0.5 | +0.8 | -0.7 | -2.8 | -7.6 | |||
| GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) | 2010 | 53,813 | 559 | 4,413 | 15,636 | 33,205 | 547,409 | 109,054 | 402,355 | 36,000 | 2,799 | ||
| 2011 | 51,975 | 512 | 4,304 | 15,147 | 32,012 | 541,155 | 110,185 | 396,276 | 34,694 | 2,485 | 627 | 21,573,271 | |
| Percent change | -3.4 | -8.4 | -2.5 | -3.1 | -3.6 | -1.1 | +1.0 | -1.5 | -3.6 | -11.2 | |||
| GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) | 2010 | 50,362 | 428 | 4,161 | 12,928 | 32,845 | 522,301 | 104,271 | 389,078 | 28,952 | 2,514 | ||
| 2011 | 47,721 | 441 | 3,988 | 12,237 | 31,055 | 521,217 | 105,692 | 387,206 | 28,319 | 2,333 | 1,335 | 21,440,907 | |
| Percent change | -5.2 | +3.0 | -4.2 | -5.3 | -5.4 | -0.2 | +1.4 | -0.5 | -2.2 | -7.2 | |||
| GROUP VI (under 10,000) | 2010 | 35,870 | 245 | 3,167 | 7,272 | 25,186 | 424,894 | 76,356 | 330,740 | 17,798 | 2,130 | ||
| 2011 | 35,355 | 279 | 3,055 | 7,012 | 25,009 | 424,827 | 76,177 | 331,224 | 17,426 | 2,060 | 4,142 | 13,811,466 | |
| Percent change | -1.4 | +13.9 | -3.5 | -3.6 | -0.7 | * | -0.2 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -3.3 | |||
| TOTAL NONSUBURBAN CITIES: | 2010 | 96,526 | 891 | 9,290 | 17,758 | 68,587 | 854,835 | 194,101 | 626,550 | 34,184 | 5,439 | ||
| 2011 | 94,075 | 1,057 | 9,053 | 17,342 | 66,623 | 858,538 | 192,994 | 631,384 | 34,160 | 5,543 | 3,731 | 22,980,363 | |
| Percent change | -2.5 | +18.6 | -2.6 | -2.3 | -2.9 | +0.4 | -0.6 | +0.8 | -0.1 | +1.9 | |||
| GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) | 2010 | 36,143 | 351 | 3,457 | 9,186 | 23,149 | 313,292 | 71,561 | 228,188 | 13,543 | 1,769 | ||
| 2011 | 36,077 | 379 | 3,404 | 9,022 | 23,272 | 314,090 | 70,821 | 229,243 | 14,026 | 1,779 | 205 | 7,323,313 | |
| Percent change | -0.2 | +8.0 | -1.5 | -1.8 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -1.0 | +0.5 | +3.6 | +0.6 | |||
| GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) | 2010 | 29,330 | 256 | 2,787 | 5,184 | 21,103 | 276,807 | 62,328 | 204,388 | 10,091 | 1,318 | ||
| 2011 | 28,938 | 322 | 2,786 | 5,051 | 20,779 | 278,059 | 62,271 | 206,017 | 9,771 | 1,346 | 453 | 6,982,391 | |
| Percent change | -1.3 | +25.8 | * | -2.6 | -1.5 | +0.5 | -0.1 | +0.8 | -3.2 | +2.1 | |||
| GROUP VI (under 10,000) | 2010 | 31,053 | 284 | 3,046 | 3,388 | 24,335 | 264,736 | 60,212 | 193,974 | 10,550 | 2,352 | ||
| 2011 | 29,060 | 356 | 2,863 | 3,269 | 22,572 | 266,389 | 59,902 | 196,124 | 10,363 | 2,418 | 3,073 | 8,674,659 | |
| Percent change | -6.4 | +25.4 | -6.0 | -3.5 | -7.2 | +0.6 | -0.5 | +1.1 | -1.8 | +2.8 |
- 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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