Table 12
Crime Trends
by Population Group, 2010–2011
| Population group |
Violent crime |
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter |
Forcible rape |
Robbery |
Aggravated assault |
Property crime |
Burglary |
Larceny- theft |
Motor vehicle theft |
Arson |
Number of agencies |
2011 estimated population |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL ALL AGENCIES: | 2010 | 1,181,882 | 14,103 | 78,324 | 355,154 | 734,301 | 8,511,419 | 2,025,882 | 5,782,929 | 702,608 | 51,620 | ||
| 2011 | 1,134,527 | 13,913 | 75,341 | 341,298 | 703,975 | 8,458,639 | 2,034,562 | 5,743,662 | 680,415 | 49,191 | 14,717 | 292,506,506 | |
| Percent change | -4.0 | -1.3 | -3.8 | -3.9 | -4.1 | -0.6 | +0.4 | -0.7 | -3.2 | -4.7 | |||
| TOTAL CITIES | 2010 | 946,384 | 10,905 | 58,220 | 311,034 | 566,225 | 6,652,581 | 1,485,743 | 4,608,166 | 558,672 | 38,667 | ||
| 2011 | 912,979 | 10,823 | 56,652 | 300,223 | 545,281 | 6,603,857 | 1,491,850 | 4,568,015 | 543,992 | 37,124 | 10,570 | 197,757,214 | |
| Percent change | -3.5 | -0.8 | -2.7 | -3.5 | -3.7 | -0.7 | +0.4 | -0.9 | -2.6 | -4.0 | |||
| GROUP I (250,000 and over) | 2010 | 431,139 | 5,755 | 18,699 | 168,528 | 238,157 | 2,156,411 | 510,859 | 1,384,193 | 261,359 | 13,426 | ||
| 2011 | 416,888 | 5,606 | 18,524 | 163,172 | 229,586 | 2,132,880 | 512,076 | 1,365,045 | 255,759 | 13,083 | 74 | 55,434,683 | |
| Percent change | -3.3 | -2.6 | -0.9 | -3.2 | -3.6 | -1.1 | +0.2 | -1.4 | -2.1 | -2.6 | |||
| 1,000,000 and over (Group I subset) | 2010 | 183,261 | 2,315 | 6,062 | 78,293 | 96,591 | 810,340 | 172,991 | 535,650 | 101,699 | 3,890 | ||
| 2011 | 176,602 | 2,223 | 5,947 | 74,249 | 94,183 | 791,320 | 172,588 | 520,049 | 98,683 | 3,604 | 10 | 25,247,146 | |
| Percent change | -3.6 | -4.0 | -1.9 | -5.2 | -2.5 | -2.3 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -3.0 | -7.4 | |||
| 500,000 to 999,999 (Group I subset) | 2010 | 138,154 | 1,792 | 6,646 | 49,258 | 80,458 | 753,582 | 184,393 | 480,058 | 89,131 | 4,807 | ||
| 2011 | 133,879 | 1,756 | 6,656 | 48,380 | 77,087 | 747,268 | 184,976 | 475,738 | 86,554 | 4,742 | 24 | 16,335,382 | |
| Percent change | -3.1 | -2.0 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -4.2 | -0.8 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -2.9 | -1.4 | |||
| 250,000 to 499,999 (Group I subset) | 2010 | 109,724 | 1,648 | 5,991 | 40,977 | 61,108 | 592,489 | 153,475 | 368,485 | 70,529 | 4,729 | ||
| 2011 | 106,407 | 1,627 | 5,921 | 40,543 | 58,316 | 594,292 | 154,512 | 369,258 | 70,522 | 4,737 | 40 | 13,852,155 | |
| Percent change | -3.0 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -4.6 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | * | +0.2 | |||
| GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999) | 2010 | 157,917 | 1,774 | 10,072 | 51,826 | 94,245 | 1,164,126 | 274,124 | 785,903 | 104,099 | 6,775 | ||
| 2011 | 152,076 | 1,833 | 9,523 | 50,034 | 90,686 | 1,143,385 | 274,428 | 769,164 | 99,793 | 6,348 | 207 | 31,014,905 | |
| Percent change | -3.7 | +3.3 | -5.5 | -3.5 | -3.8 | -1.8 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -4.1 | -6.3 | |||
| GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999) | 2010 | 120,757 | 1,253 | 8,418 | 37,086 | 74,000 | 982,605 | 216,978 | 689,347 | 76,280 | 5,584 | ||
| 2011 | 114,889 | 1,095 | 8,205 | 35,279 | 70,310 | 981,855 | 220,298 | 687,716 | 73,841 | 5,272 | 454 | 31,501,619 | |
| Percent change | -4.9 | -12.6 | -2.5 | -4.9 | -5.0 | -0.1 | +1.5 | -0.2 | -3.2 | -5.6 | |||
| GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) | 2010 | 89,956 | 910 | 7,870 | 24,822 | 56,354 | 860,701 | 180,615 | 630,543 | 49,543 | 4,568 | ||
| 2011 | 88,052 | 891 | 7,708 | 24,169 | 55,284 | 855,245 | 181,006 | 625,519 | 48,720 | 4,264 | 832 | 28,896,584 | |
| Percent change | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.6 | -1.9 | -0.6 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -6.7 | |||
| GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) | 2010 | 79,692 | 684 | 6,948 | 18,112 | 53,948 | 799,108 | 166,599 | 593,466 | 39,043 | 3,832 | ||
| 2011 | 76,659 | 763 | 6,774 | 17,288 | 51,834 | 799,276 | 167,963 | 593,223 | 38,090 | 3,679 | 1,788 | 28,423,298 | |
| Percent change | -3.8 | +11.5 | -2.5 | -4.5 | -3.9 | * | +0.8 | * | -2.4 | -4.0 | |||
| GROUP VI (under 10,000) | 2010 | 66,923 | 529 | 6,213 | 10,660 | 49,521 | 689,630 | 136,568 | 524,714 | 28,348 | 4,482 | ||
| 2011 | 64,415 | 635 | 5,918 | 10,281 | 47,581 | 691,216 | 136,079 | 527,348 | 27,789 | 4,478 | 7,215 | 22,486,125 | |
| Percent change | -3.7 | +20.0 | -4.7 | -3.6 | -3.9 | +0.2 | -0.4 | +0.5 | -2.0 | -0.1 | |||
| METROPOLITAN COUNTIES | 2010 | 184,513 | 2,346 | 14,202 | 40,054 | 127,911 | 1,434,808 | 390,792 | 926,675 | 117,341 | 9,338 | ||
| 2011 | 172,794 | 2,243 | 13,298 | 37,229 | 120,024 | 1,419,972 | 392,065 | 917,393 | 110,514 | 8,790 | 1,735 | 67,858,398 | |
| Percent change | -6.4 | -4.4 | -6.4 | -7.1 | -6.2 | -1.0 | +0.3 | -1.0 | -5.8 | -5.9 | |||
| NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES1 | 2010 | 50,985 | 852 | 5,902 | 4,066 | 40,165 | 424,030 | 149,347 | 248,088 | 26,595 | 3,615 | ||
| 2011 | 48,754 | 847 | 5,391 | 3,846 | 38,670 | 434,810 | 150,647 | 258,254 | 25,909 | 3,277 | 2,412 | 26,890,894 | |
| Percent change | -4.4 | -0.6 | -8.7 | -5.4 | -3.7 | +2.5 | +0.9 | +4.1 | -2.6 | -9.3 | |||
| SUBURBAN AREAS2 | 2010 | 325,617 | 3,593 | 26,054 | 76,138 | 219,832 | 2,939,418 | 682,943 | 2,055,994 | 200,481 | 16,831 | ||
| 2011 | 308,991 | 3,499 | 24,767 | 71,889 | 208,836 | 2,918,518 | 687,185 | 2,039,842 | 191,491 | 15,704 | 7,847 | 124,855,631 | |
| Percent change | -5.1 | -2.6 | -4.9 | -5.6 | -5.0 | -0.7 | +0.6 | -0.8 | -4.5 | -6.7 |
- 1 Includes state police agencies that report aggregately for the entire state.
- 2 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.
- * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
Data Declaration
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