Table 3
Crime in the United States
Offense and Population Percent Distribution by Region, 2015
Region | Population |
Violent crime |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
Rape (revised definition)1 |
Rape (legacy definition)2 |
Robbery |
Aggravated assault |
Property crime |
Burglary |
Larceny- theft |
Motor vehicle theft |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
United States Total3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Northeast | 17.5 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 17.2 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 12.9 | 8.0 |
Midwest | 21.1 | 19.6 | 21.5 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 18.9 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 19.6 | 16.7 |
South | 37.7 | 41.2 | 45.9 | 37.4 | 36.8 | 38.6 | 42.8 | 42.2 | 45.2 | 42.2 | 35.3 |
West | 23.7 | 24.5 | 20.2 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 25.3 | 24.2 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 25.3 | 39.9 |
- 1 The figures shown in the rape (revised definition) column were calculated using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See data declaration for further explanation.
- 2 The figures shown in the rape (legacy definition) column were calculated using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See data declaration for further explanation.
- 3 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- NOTE: Although arson data are included in the trend and clearance tables, sufficient data are not available to estimate totals for this offense. Therefore, no arson data are published in this table.
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Overview
Crime in the United States, Offense and Population Percent Distribution by Region, 2015
- The South, the most populous region of the nation, accounted for 41.2 percent of all violent crimes in 2015. Lesser volumes of violent crime were recorded in the West at 24.5 percent, the Midwest at 19.6 percent, and the Northeast at 14.7 percent.
- In 2015, 45.9 percent of the nation’s estimated total number of murders occurred in the South. The Midwest had 21.5 percent of murders, followed by the West with 20.2 percent and the Northeast with 12.4 percent.
- During 2015, 42.2 percent of the estimated number of property crimes were recorded in the South. The West was next with 26.6 percent, followed by the Midwest with 19.3 percent, and the Northeast with 11.9 percent.