Table 1
January to June 2015–2016
Percent Change
by Population Group
| Population group |
Number of agencies |
Population |
Violent crime1 |
Murder |
Rape (revised definition)2 |
Rape (legacy definition)3 |
Robbery |
Aggravated assault |
Property crime |
Burglary |
Larceny- theft |
Motor vehicle theft |
Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 13,366 | 272,120,479 | +5.3 | +5.2 | +3.5 | +4.4 | +3.2 | +6.5 | -0.6 | -3.4 | -0.8 | +6.6 | -1.1 |
| Cities: | |||||||||||||
| 1,000,000 and over | 10 | 25,844,935 | +9.7 | +21.6 | +11.3 | - | +6.3 | +11.4 | +2.1 | -5.4 | +3.3 | +5.9 | +5.3 |
| 500,000 to 999,999 | 21 | 15,272,484 | +5.2 | +2.3 | -0.1 | -2.4 | +2.0 | +7.8 | +0.1 | -2.7 | -0.2 | +7.1 | +0.7 |
| 250,000 to 499,999 | 46 | 15,694,486 | +4.3 | +6.1 | +11.0 | +2.2 | -0.2 | +5.9 | -0.6 | -4.3 | -0.5 | +4.9 | -4.8 |
| 100,000 to 249,999 | 208 | 30,929,824 | +5.1 | +2.6 | +3.1 | -4.6 | +3.9 | +6.1 | +0.2 | -3.1 | * | +7.6 | -0.7 |
| 50,000 to 99,999 | 422 | 29,443,924 | +4.1 | -3.8 | +7.4 | +6.4 | +3.3 | +4.0 | +0.5 | -1.8 | +0.1 | +8.8 | -1.3 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 763 | 26,325,532 | +4.0 | -5.8 | +3.7 | +7.6 | +1.7 | +5.0 | -0.5 | -1.5 | -0.8 | +5.7 | -3.0 |
| 10,000 to 24,999 | 1,617 | 25,871,294 | +1.1 | -6.4 | -5.6 | +5.7 | +1.4 | +2.3 | -2.5 | -2.0 | -3.3 | +7.0 | -6.6 |
| Under 10,000 | 6,676 | 20,950,502 | +2.4 | +16.7 | +0.1 | -11.5 | +3.1 | +2.8 | -3.5 | -2.8 | -4.3 | +8.8 | -2.4 |
| Counties: | |||||||||||||
| Metropolitan4 | 1,569 | 59,667,439 | +6.3 | +10.9 | +2.9 | +16.2 | +1.8 | +7.8 | -1.5 | -5.2 | -1.1 | +5.9 | -0.3 |
| Nonmetropolitan5 | 2,034 | 22,120,059 | +1.6 | -14.7 | -4.8 | +1.1 | +13.5 | +2.7 | -3.9 | -4.0 | -4.7 | +4.3 | -3.1 |
- 1 The Violent crime figures include the offenses of murder, rape (revised definition), rape (legacy definition), robbery, and aggravated assault.
- 2 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
- 3 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
- 4 Includes crimes reported to sheriffs' departments, county police departments, and state police within Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
- 5 Includes crimes reported to sheriffs' departments, county police departments, and state police outside Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
- * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
- NOTE: No agencies over 1,000,000 in population submitted rape data using the legacy UCR definition in 2016; therefore, the UCR Program could not provide a 2-year comparison for this agency group size.
Data Declaration
Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.
