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Table 2

Incidents, Offenses, Victims, and Known Offenders

by Offense Type, 2016

Offense type Incidents1 Offenses Victims2 Known
offenders
3
Total 6,121 7,321 7,615 5,770
Crimes against persons: 3,765 4,720 4,720 4,353
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 5 9 9 9
Rape (revised definition)4 24 24 24 29
Rape (legacy definition)5 0 0 0 0
Aggravated assault 684 873 873 1,031
Simple assault 1,458 1,687 1,687 1,857
Intimidation 1,577 2,109 2,109 1,409
Other6 17 18 18 18
Crimes against property: 2,519 2,519 2,813 1,618
Robbery 134 134 163 249
Burglary 123 123 138 87
Larceny-theft 231 231 253 173
Motor vehicle theft 20 20 21 14
Arson 39 39 51 33
Destruction/damage/vandalism 1,913 1,913 2,122 1,015
Other6 59 59 65 47
Crimes against society6 82 82 82 97
  • 1 The actual number of incidents is 6,121. 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 an individual, business/financial institution, government entity, religious organization, or society/public 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 5,770. 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.