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Table 16

Rate: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants

by Population Group, 2018

Population group Violent crime Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
Rape1 Robbery Aggravated
assault
Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle
theft
Number
of
agencies
2018
estimated
population
Number of
offenses
known
Rate Number of
offenses
known
Rate Number of
offenses
known
Rate Number of
offenses
known
Rate Number of
offenses
known
Rate Number of
offenses
known
Rate Number of
offenses
known
Rate Number of
offenses
known
Rate Number of
offenses
known
Rate
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES: 1,146,904 388.2 14,905 5.0 127,945 44.4 265,464 89.9 738,590 250.0 65,481,09.,055 2,216.4 1,097,816 371.6 47,581,21.,055 1,610.5 692,172 234.3 14,414 295,438,651
TOTAL CITIES 930,407 451.5 11,890 5.8 96,818 48.0 236,682 114.9 585,017 283.9 53,163,35.,055 2,579.9 834,355 404.9 39,169,91.,055 1,900.8 564,989 274.2 10,369 206,071,411
GROUP I (250,000 and over) 458,601 737.1 6,243 10.0 38,051 62.7 136,047 218.7 278,260 447.2 1,971,670 3,168.8 318,588 512.0 1,390,362 2,234.6 262,720 422.2 84 62,221,029
1,000,000 and over (Group I subset) 194,010 695.7 2,320 8.3 15,586 55.9 61,584 220.8 114,520 410.7 722,327 2,590.2 110,246 395.3 517,071 1,854.2 95,010 340.7 11 27,887,008
500,000 to 999,999 (Group I subset) 149,910 830.3 2,151 11.9 11,414 66.7 43,297 239.8 93,048 515.4 698,786 3,870.4 116,567 645.6 490,826 2,718.6 91,393 506.2 25 18,054,682
250,000 to 499,999 (Group I subset) 114,681 704.5 1,772 10.9 11,051 70.3 31,166 191.4 70,692 434.2 550,557 3,381.9 91,775 563.8 382,465 2,349.4 76,317 468.8 48 16,279,339
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999) 144,799 453.2 1,973 6.2 15,744 50.2 37,512 117.4 89,570 280.4 9,100,19.,055 2,848.5 144,246 451.5 6,566,91.,055 2,055.5 109,082 341.4 217 31,947,237
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999) 113,321 337.9 1,285 3.8 13,097 40.1 27,067 80.7 71,872 214.3 775,424 2,312.5 120,324 358.8 579,324 1,727.7 75,776 226.0 479 33,532,131
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 79,394 268.8 944 3.2 11,241 38.7 16,703 56.5 50,506 171.0 619,682 2,097.7 92,425 312.9 478,688 1,620.4 48,569 164.4 853 29,541,212
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 71,086 259.6 820 3.0 9,834 36.6 11,886 43.4 48,546 177.3 566,422 2,068.6 87,109 318.1 439,972 1,606.8 39,341 143.7 1,718 27,382,277
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 63,206 294.7 625 2.9 8,851 42.1 7,467 34.8 46,263 215.7 473,118 2,205.9 71,663 334.1 371,954 1,734.3 29,501 137.5 7,018 21,447,525
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES 173,261 253.9 2,308 3.4 22,778 34.4 26,719 39.2 121,456 178.0 1,005,007 1,473.0 196,900 288.6 703,855 1,031.6 104,252 152.8 1,875 68,230,825
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES2 43,236 204.6 707 3.3 8,349 40.7 2,063 9.8 32,117 152.0 226,767 1,072.9 66,561 314.9 137,275 649.5 22,931 108.5 2,170 21,136,415
SUBURBAN AREA3 305,031 241.0 3,745 3.0 41,333 33.5 52,300 41.3 207,653 164.0 2,108,438 1,665.6 350,294 276.7 1,571,340 1,241.3 186,804 147.6 8,093 126,589,134
  • 1 The figures shown in this column for the offense of rape were reported using only the revised Uniform Crime Reporting definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 2 Includes state police agencies that report aggregately for the entire state.
  • 3 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.

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.