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Table 2

Incidents, Offenses, Victims, and Known Offenders

by Offense Type, 2017

Offense type Incidents1 Offenses Victims2 Known
offenders3
Total 7,175 8,437 8,828 6,370
Crimes against persons: 4,090 5,084 5,084 4,442
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 12 15 15 15
Rape4 23 23 23 30
Aggravated assault 788 990 990 1,051
Simple assault 1,433 1,745 1,745 1,725
Intimidation 1,807 2,283 2,283 1,588
Human Trafficking, Commercial Sex Acts 1 1 1 0
Other5 26 27 27 33
Crimes against property: 3,115 3,115 3,506 1,933
Robbery 157 157 171 288
Burglary 145 145 185 98
Larceny-theft 326 326 379 249
Motor vehicle theft 41 41 44 25
Arson 42 42 59 34
Destruction/damage/vandalism 2,325 2,325 2,585 1,182
Other5 79 79 83 57
Crimes against society5 238 238 238 284
  • 1 The actual number of incidents is 7,175. 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 the suspect's identity is known; rather, the term indicates some aspect of the suspect was identified, thus distinguishing the suspect from an unknown offender. The actual number of known offenders is 6,370. 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 this row for the offense of rape were reported using only the revised Uniform Crime Reporting definition of rape. See the data declaration for further explanation.
  • 5 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.