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Table 4 Data Declaration

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Table 4 Data Declaration

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Crime in the United States, by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2010–2011

The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.

General comments

  • This table provides the estimated number of offenses and the rate (per
    100,000 inhabitants) of crime in each region, geographic division, and state in 2010 and 2011, and the 2-year percent change in each.
  • For both 2010 and 2011, the data collection methodology for forcible rape used by Minnesota (with the exceptions of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota) did not comply with national UCR Program guidelines.  Consequently, the state’s figures for forcible rape were estimated for inclusion in this table.
  • The UCR Program does not have sufficient data to estimate for arson.

Caution against ranking

Any comparisons of crime among different locales should take into consideration relevant factors in addition to the area’s crime statistics.  Variables Affecting Crime provides more details concerning the proper use of UCR statistics.

Methodology

  • The data used in creating this table were from all law enforcement agencies in the UCR Program (including those submitting less than 12 months of data).
  • Crime statistics include estimated offense totals (except arson) for agencies submitting less than 12 months of offense reports for each year.
  • The FBI derives state totals by estimating for non-reporting and partially reporting agencies within each state.  Using the state’s individual agency estimates, the UCR Program aggregates a state total.

Population estimation

The FBI calculated the 2011 state growth rates using the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 decennial state/national population figures and 2011 provisional state/national population estimates.  The FBI then estimated population figures for city jurisdictions by applying the 2011 state growth rate to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data.