Table 4

Crime in the United States
by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2004-2005

Area Year Population1 Violent crime Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft
Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000 Number Rate per 100,000
United States Total2, 3, 4 2004 293,656,842 1,360,088 463.2 16,148 5.5 95,089 32.4 401,470 136.7 847,381 288.6 10,319,386 3,514.1 2,144,446 730.3 6,937,089 2,362.3 1,237,851 421.5
2005 296,410,404 1,390,695 469.2 16,692 5.6 93,934 31.7 417,122 140.7 862,947 291.1 10,166,159 3,429.8 2,154,126 726.7 6,776,807 2,286.3 1,235,226 416.7
Percent change   +2.3 +1.3 +3.4 +2.4 -1.2 -2.1 +3.9 +2.9 +1.8 +0.9 -1.5 -2.4 +0.5 -0.5 -2.3 -3.2 -0.2 -1.1
Northeast2 2004 54,582,015 213,409 391.0 2,279 4.2 12,284 22.5 78,326 143.5 120,520 220.8 1,289,873 2,363.2 236,845 433.9 909,566 1,666.4 143,462 262.8
2005 54,641,895 215,052 393.6 2,403 4.4 12,061 22.1 80,720 147.7 119,868 219.4 1,249,751 2,287.2 231,973 424.5 887,943 1,625.0 129,835 237.6
Percent change   +0.8 +0.7 +5.4 +5.3 -1.8 -1.9 +3.1 +2.9 -0.5 -0.6 -3.1 -3.2 -2.1 -2.2 -2.4 -2.5 -9.5 -9.6
New England2 2004 14,221,651 46,554 327.3 348 2.4 3,810 26.8 13,270 93.3 29,126 204.8 356,215 2,504.7 70,676 497.0 244,354 1,718.2 41,185 289.6
2005 14,239,724 45,533 319.8 356 2.5 3,631 25.5 13,112 92.1 28,434 199.7 339,926 2,387.2 68,825 483.3 234,079 1,643.8 37,022 260.0
Percent change   -2.2 -2.3 +2.3 +2.2 -4.7 -4.8 -1.2 -1.3 -2.4 -2.5 -4.6 -4.7 -2.6 -2.7 -4.2 -4.3 -10.1 -10.2
Connecticut2 2004 3,498,966 10,113 289.0 100 2.9 755 21.6 4,188 119.7 5,070 144.9 93,942 2,684.9 15,959 456.1 66,770 1,908.3 11,213 320.5
2005 3,510,297 9,635 274.5 102 2.9 702 20.0 3,966 113.0 4,865 138.6 89,794 2,558.0 15,343 437.1 64,033 1,824.1 10,418 296.8
Percent change   -4.7 -5.0 +2.0 +1.7 -7.0 -7.3 -5.3 -5.6 -4.0 -4.4 -4.4 -4.7 -3.9 -4.2 -4.1 -4.4 -7.1 -7.4
Maine 2004 1,314,985 1,364 103.7 18 1.4 315 24.0 289 22.0 742 56.4 31,740 2,413.7 6,341 482.2 24,096 1,832.4 1,303 99.1
2005 1,321,505 1,483 112.2 19 1.4 326 24.7 323 24.4 815 61.7 31,889 2,413.1 6,323 478.5 24,218 1,832.6 1,348 102.0
Percent change   +8.7 +8.2 +5.6 +5.0 +3.5 +3.0 +11.8 +11.2 +9.8 +9.3 +0.5 * -0.3 -0.8 +0.5 * +3.5 +2.9
Massachusetts2 2004 6,407,382 29,489 460.2 171 2.7 1,794 28.0 7,484 116.8 20,040 312.8 158,150 2,468.2 34,497 538.4 101,605 1,585.7 22,048 344.1
2005 6,398,743 29,237 456.9 175 2.7 1,732 27.1 7,615 119.0 19,715 308.1 151,241 2,363.6 34,624 541.1 97,737 1,527.4 18,880 295.1
Percent change   -0.9 -0.7 +2.3 +2.5 -3.5 -3.3 +1.8 +1.9 -1.6 -1.5 -4.4 -4.2 +0.4 +0.5 -3.8 -3.7 -14.4 -14.3
New Hampshire2 2004 1,299,169 2,202 169.5 17 1.3 466 35.9 500 38.5 1,219 93.8 26,658 2,051.9 4,979 383.2 19,723 1,518.1 1,956 150.6
2005 1,309,940 1,729 132.0 18 1.4 405 30.9 359 27.4 947 72.3 23,532 1,796.4 4,153 317.0 18,042 1,377.3 1,337 102.1
Percent change   -21.5 -22.1 +5.9 +5.0 -13.1 -13.8 -28.2 -28.8 -22.3 -23.0 -11.7 -12.5 -16.6 -17.3 -8.5 -9.3 -31.6 -32.2
Rhode Island 2004 1,079,916 2,673 247.5 26 2.4 320 29.6 731 67.7 1,596 147.8 31,166 2,886.0 5,465 506.1 21,623 2,002.3 4,078 377.6
2005 1,076,189 2,703 251.2 34 3.2 321 29.8 776 72.1 1,572 146.1 29,260 2,718.9 5,318 494.2 19,544 1,816.0 4,398 408.7
Percent change +1.1 +1.5 +30.8 +31.2 +0.3 +0.7 +6.2 +6.5 -1.5 -1.2 -6.1 -5.8 -2.7 -2.4 -9.6 -9.3 +7.8 +8.2
Vermont2 2004 621,233 713 114.8 16 2.6 160 25.8 78 12.6 459 73.9 14,559 2,343.6 3,435 552.9 10,537 1,696.1 587 94.5
2005 623,050 746 119.7 8 1.3 145 23.3 73 11.7 520 83.5 14,210 2,280.7 3,064 491.8 10,505 1,686.1 641 102.9
Percent change   +4.6 +4.3 -50.0 -50.1 -9.4 -9.6 -6.4 -6.7 +13.3 +13.0 -2.4 -2.7 -10.8 -11.1 -0.3 -0.6 +9.2 +8.9
Middle Atlantic 2004 40,360,364 166,855 413.4 1,931 4.8 8,474 21.0 65,056 161.2 91,394 226.4 933,658 2,313.3 166,169 411.7 665,212 1,648.2 102,277 253.4
2005 40,402,171 169,519 419.6 2,047 5.1 8,430 20.9 67,608 167.3 91,434 226.3 909,825 2,251.9 163,148 403.8 653,864 1,618.4 92,813 229.7
Percent change   +1.6 +1.5 +6.0 +5.9 -0.5 -0.6 +3.9 +3.8 * -0.1 -2.6 -2.7 -1.8 -1.9 -1.7 -1.8 -9.3 -9.3
New Jersey 2004 8,685,166 30,943 356.3 392 4.5 1,331 15.3 13,076 150.6 16,144 185.9 211,313 2,433.0 41,030 472.4 139,977 1,611.7 30,306 348.9
2005 8,717,925 30,919 354.7 417 4.8 1,208 13.9 13,215 151.6 16,079 184.4 203,391 2,333.0 38,980 447.1 136,728 1,568.4 27,683 317.5
Percent change   -0.1 -0.5 +6.4 +6.0 -9.2 -9.6 +1.1 +0.7 -0.4 -0.8 -3.7 -4.1 -5.0 -5.4 -2.3 -2.7 -8.7 -9.0
New York 2004 19,280,727 84,914 440.4 889 4.6 3,608 18.7 33,506 173.8 46,911 243.3 422,734 2,192.5 70,696 366.7 311,036 1,613.2 41,002 212.7
2005 19,254,630 85,839 445.8 874 4.5 3,636 18.9 35,179 182.7 46,150 239.7 405,990 2,108.5 68,034 353.3 302,220 1,569.6 35,736 185.6
Percent change +1.1 +1.2 -1.7 -1.6 +0.8 +0.9 +5.0 +5.1 -1.6 -1.5 -4.0 -3.8 -3.8 -3.6 -2.8 -2.7 -12.8 -12.7
Pennsylvania 2004 12,394,471 50,998 411.5 650 5.2 3,535 28.5 18,474 149.1 28,339 228.6 299,611 2,417.3 54,443 439.3 214,199 1,728.2 30,969 249.9
2005 12,429,616 52,761 424.5 756 6.1 3,586 28.9 19,214 154.6 29,205 235.0 300,444 2,417.2 56,134 451.6 214,916 1,729.1 29,394 236.5
Percent change   +3.5 +3.2 +16.3 +16.0 +1.4 +1.2 +4.0 +3.7 +3.1 +2.8 +0.3 * +3.1 +2.8 +0.3 +0.1 -5.1 -5.4
Midwest2, 3 2004 65,693,747 257,807 392.4 3,097 4.7 24,044 36.6 76,752 116.8 153,914 234.3 2,155,351 3,280.9 424,469 646.1 1,506,184 2,292.7 224,698 342.0
2005 65,971,974 272,247 412.7 3,243 4.9 23,905 36.2 82,682 125.3 162,417 246.2 2,150,636 3,259.9 439,514 666.2 1,485,603 2,251.9 225,519 341.8
Percent change   +5.6 +5.2 +4.7 +4.3 -0.6 -1.0 +7.7 +7.3 +5.5 +5.1 -0.2 -0.6 +3.5 +3.1 -1.4 -1.8 +0.4 -0.1
East North Central2, 3 2004 45,996,435 189,731 412.5 2,399 5.2 17,385 37.8 61,787 134.3 108,160 235.1 1,491,267 3,242.1 302,861 658.4 1,024,333 2,227.0 164,073 356.7
2005 46,156,447 200,215 433.8 2,517 5.5 17,045 36.9 66,584 144.3 114,069 247.1 1,489,943 3,228.0 316,206 685.1 1,010,460 2,189.2 163,277 353.7
Percent change +5.5 +5.2 +4.9 +4.6 -2.0 -2.3 +7.8 +7.4 +5.5 +5.1 -0.1 -0.4 +4.4 +4.0 -1.4 -1.7 -0.5 -0.8
Illinois2, 3 2004 12,712,016 69,365 545.7 780 6.1 4,220 33.2 22,582 177.6 41,783 328.7 403,486 3,174.1 76,088 598.6 287,025 2,257.9 40,373 317.6
2005 12,763,371 70,392 551.5 766 6.0 4,297 33.7 23,187 181.7 42,142 330.2 393,148 3,080.3 77,462 606.9 276,301 2,164.8 39,385 308.6
Percent change   +1.5 +1.1 -1.8 -2.2 +1.8 +1.4 +2.7 +2.3 +0.9 +0.5 -2.6 -3.0 +1.8 +1.4 -3.7 -4.1 -2.4 -2.8
Indiana 2004 6,226,537 20,294 325.9 316 5.1 1,803 29.0 6,373 102.4 11,802 189.5 211,929 3,403.6 42,168 677.2 148,670 2,387.7 21,091 338.7
2005 6,271,973 20,302 323.7 356 5.7 1,856 29.6 6,809 108.6 11,281 179.9 216,778 3,456.3 43,756 697.6 151,278 2,412.0 21,744 346.7
Percent change   * -0.7 +12.7 +11.8 +2.9 +2.2 +6.8 +6.1 -4.4 -5.1 +2.3 +1.5 +3.8 +3.0 +1.8 +1.0 +3.1 +2.3
Michigan2 2004 10,104,206 49,737 492.2 643 6.4 5,482 54.3 11,336 112.2 32,276 319.4 309,805 3,066.1 64,233 635.7 194,988 1,929.8 50,584 500.6
2005 10,120,860 55,877 552.1 616 6.1 5,193 51.3 13,342 131.8 36,726 362.9 312,843 3,091.1 70,519 696.8 194,101 1,917.8 48,223 476.5
Percent change   +12.3 +12.2 -4.2 -4.4 -5.3 -5.4 +17.7 +17.5 +13.8 +13.6 +1.0 +0.8 +9.8 +9.6 -0.5 -0.6 -4.7 -4.8
Ohio2 2004 11,450,143 38,787 338.7 506 4.4 4,744 41.4 17,429 152.2 16,108 140.7 419,337 3,662.3 96,518 842.9 282,168 2,464.3 40,651 355.0
2005 11,464,042 40,273 351.3 585 5.1 4,557 39.8 18,696 163.1 16,435 143.4 419,899 3,662.7 100,063 872.8 278,457 2,429.0 41,379 360.9
Percent change   +3.8 +3.7 +15.6 +15.5 -3.9 -4.1 +7.3 +7.1 +2.0 +1.9 +0.1 * +3.7 +3.5 -1.3 -1.4 +1.8 +1.7
Wisconsin 2004 5,503,533 11,548 209.8 154 2.8 1,136 20.6 4,067 73.9 6,191 112.5 146,710 2,665.7 23,854 433.4 111,482 2,025.6 11,374 206.7
2005 5,536,201 13,371 241.5 194 3.5 1,142 20.6 4,550 82.2 7,485 135.2 147,275 2,660.2 24,406 440.8 110,323 1,992.8 12,546 226.6
Percent change   +15.8 +15.1 +26.0 +25.2 +0.5 -0.1 +11.9 +11.2 +20.9 +20.2 +0.4 -0.2 +2.3 +1.7 -1.0 -1.6 +10.3 +9.7
West North Central2 2004 19,697,312 68,076 345.6 698 3.5 6,659 33.8 14,965 76.0 45,754 232.3 664,084 3,371.4 121,608 617.4 481,851 2,446.3 60,625 307.8
2005 19,815,527 72,032 363.5 726 3.7 6,860 34.6 16,098 81.2 48,348 244.0 660,693 3,334.2 123,308 622.3 475,143 2,397.8 62,242 314.1
Percent change +5.8 +5.2 +4.0 +3.4 +3.0 +2.4 +7.6 +6.9 +5.7 +5.0 -0.5 -1.1 +1.4 +0.8 -1.4 -2.0 +2.7 +2.1
Iowa2 2004 2,952,904 8,499 287.8 44 1.5 782 26.5 1,160 39.3 6,513 220.6 85,775 2,904.8 17,928 607.1 62,214 2,106.9 5,633 190.8
2005 2,966,334 8,642 291.3 38 1.3 827 27.9 1,154 38.9 6,623 223.3 84,056 2,833.7 17,987 606.4 60,594 2,042.7 5,475 184.6
Percent change   +1.7 +1.2 -13.6 -14.0 +5.8 +5.3 -0.5 -1.0 +1.7 +1.2 -2.0 -2.4 +0.3 -0.1 -2.6 -3.0 -2.8 -3.2
Kansas2 2004 2,733,697 10,330 377.9 122 4.5 1,142 41.8 1,812 66.3 7,254 265.4 109,771 4,015.5 20,146 737.0 81,115 2,967.2 8,510 311.3
2005 2,744,687 10,634 387.4 102 3.7 1,055 38.4 1,793 65.3 7,684 280.0 103,941 3,787.0 18,917 689.2 75,702 2,758.1 9,322 339.6
Percent change   +2.9 +2.5 -16.4 -16.7 -7.6 -8.0 -1.0 -1.4 +5.9 +5.5 -5.3 -5.7 -6.1 -6.5 -6.7 -7.0 +9.5 +9.1
Minnesota 2004 5,096,546 13,751 269.8 113 2.2 2,123 41.7 4,070 79.9 7,445 146.1 155,019 3,041.6 28,048 550.3 113,453 2,226.1 13,518 265.2
2005 5,132,799 15,243 297.0 115 2.2 2,258 44.0 4,724 92.0 8,146 158.7 158,301 3,084.1 29,716 578.9 114,304 2,226.9 14,281 278.2
Percent change   +10.9 +10.1 +1.8 +1.1 +6.4 +5.6 +16.1 +15.2 +9.4 +8.6 +2.1 +1.4 +5.9 +5.2 +0.8 * +5.6 +4.9
Missouri 2004 5,759,532 28,226 490.1 354 6.1 1,479 25.7 6,630 115.1 19,763 343.1 224,629 3,900.1 40,472 702.7 158,264 2,747.9 25,893 449.6
2005 5,800,310 30,477 525.4 402 6.9 1,625 28.0 7,196 124.1 21,254 366.4 227,809 3,927.5 42,822 738.3 159,288 2,746.2 25,699 443.1
Percent change   +8.0 +7.2 +13.6 +12.8 +9.9 +9.1 +8.5 +7.8 +7.5 +6.8 +1.4 +0.7 +5.8 +5.1 +0.6 -0.1 -0.7 -1.4
Nebraska 2004 1,747,704 5,393 308.6 40 2.3 620 35.5 1,138 65.1 3,595 205.7 61,512 3,519.6 9,826 562.2 46,399 2,654.9 5,287 302.5
2005 1,758,787 5,048 287.0 44 2.5 579 32.9 1,040 59.1 3,385 192.5 60,207 3,423.2 9,363 532.4 45,277 2,574.3 5,567 316.5
Percent change -6.4 -7.0 +10.0 +9.3 -6.6 -7.2 -8.6 -9.2 -5.8 -6.4 -2.1 -2.7 -4.7 -5.3 -2.4 -3.0 +5.3 +4.6
North Dakota2 2004 636,308 558 87.7 8 1.3 177 27.8 43 6.8 330 51.9 12,493 1,963.4 2,040 320.6 9,516 1,495.5 937 147.3
2005 636,677 625 98.2 7 1.1 154 24.2 47 7.4 417 65.5 12,595 1,978.2 1,986 311.9 9,552 1,500.3 1,057 166.0
Percent change   +12.0 +11.9 -12.5 -12.6 -13.0 -13.0 +9.3 +9.2 +26.4 +26.3 +0.8 +0.8 -2.6 -2.7 +0.4 +0.3 +12.8 +12.7
South Dakota2 2004 770,621 1,319 171.2 17 2.2 336 43.6 112 14.5 854 110.8 14,885 1,931.6 3,148 408.5 10,890 1,413.1 847 109.9
2005 775,933 1,363 175.7 18 2.3 362 46.7 144 18.6 839 108.1 13,784 1,776.4 2,517 324.4 10,426 1,343.7 841 108.4
Percent change   +3.3 +2.6 +5.9 +5.2 +7.7 +7.0 +28.6 +27.7 -1.8 -2.4 -7.4 -8.0 -20.0 -20.6 -4.3 -4.9 -0.7 -1.4
South2, 4 2004 105,994,495 573,753 541.3 6,956 6.6 36,335 34.3 154,412 145.7 376,050 354.8 4,266,659 4,025.4 969,815 915.0 2,875,036 2,712.4 421,808 398.0
2005 107,505,413 583,323 542.6 7,112 6.6 35,606 33.1 159,545 148.4 381,060 354.5 4,174,499 3,883.1 965,476 898.1 2,796,990 2,601.7 412,033 383.3
Percent change