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Table 2

Incidents, Offenses, Victims, and Known Offenders

by Offense Type, 2015

Offense type Incidents1 Offenses Victims2 Known
offenders3
Total 5,850 6,885 7,173 5,493
Crimes against persons: 3,646 4,482 4,482 4,230
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 8 18 18 9
Rape (revised definition)4 12 12 12 10
Rape (legacy definition)5 1 1 1 1
Aggravated assault 681 882 882 968
Simple assault 1,436 1,696 1,696 1,797
Intimidation 1,495 1,853 1,853 1,433
Other6 13 20 20 12
Crimes against property: 2,338 2,338 2,626 1,440
Robbery 120 120 148 227
Burglary 147 147 173 115
Larceny-theft 255 255 274 177
Motor vehicle theft 22 22 24 16
Arson 30 30 36 21
Destruction/damage/vandalism 1,698 1,698 1,897 836
Other6 66 66 74 48
Crimes against society6 65 65 65 74
  • 1 The actual number of incidents is 5,850. However, the column figures will not add to the total because incidents may include more than one offense type, and these are counted in each appropriate offense type category.
  • 2 The term victim may refer to a person, business, institution, or society as a whole.
  • 3 The term known offender does not imply that the identity of the suspect is known, but only that an attribute of the suspect has been identified, which distinguishes him/her from an unknown offender. The actual number of known offenders is 5,493. However, the column figures will not add to the total because some offenders are responsible for more than one offense type, and are, therefore, counted more than once in this table.
  • 4 The figures shown in the rape (revised definition) row include only those reported by law enforcement agencies that used the revised Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 5 The figures shown in the rape (legacy definition) row include only those reported by law enforcement agencies that used the legacy UCR definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 6 Includes additional offenses collected in the National Incident-Based Reporting System. See Methodology.

Data Declaration

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