Table 2
January to June 2015–2016
Percent Change
by Region
| Region |
Violent crime1 |
Murder |
Rape (revised definition)2 |
Rape (legacy definition)3 |
Robbery |
Aggravated assault |
Property crime |
Burglary |
Larceny- theft |
Motor vehicle theft |
Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | +5.3 | +5.2 | +3.5 | +4.4 | +3.2 | +6.5 | -0.6 | -3.4 | -0.8 | +6.6 | -1.1 |
| Northeast | +1.2 | +2.0 | +2.7 | +6.0 | -3.2 | +3.3 | -2.4 | -5.9 | -1.8 | +0.1 | +5.0 |
| Midwest | +5.9 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +6.6 | +3.9 | +8.0 | -1.3 | -1.8 | -1.6 | +2.6 | -1.3 |
| South | +5.9 | +7.9 | +3.2 | +10.0 | +5.5 | +6.2 | -0.9 | -4.3 | -0.4 | +4.1 | +1.2 |
| West | +6.4 | +5.7 | +7.4 | -10.1 | +4.1 | +7.5 | +0.8 | -2.4 | -0.4 | +11.3 | -5.1 |
- 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.
Data Declaration
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