Table 5

Crime in the United States
by State, 2005

State Area   Population Violent crime Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft
ALABAMA Metropolitan Statistical Area   3,225,901                  
Area actually reporting 86.9% 14,466 292 1,145 5,467 7,562 128,757 32,178 86,479 10,100
Estimated total 100.0% 15,745 311 1,254 5,832 8,348 142,137 35,463 95,594 11,080
Cities outside metropolitan areas   578,770                  
Area actually reporting 77.8% 2,208 30 152 383 1,643 20,668 3,934 15,689 1,045
Estimated total 100.0% 2,825 39 193 487 2,106 26,409 5,025 20,051 1,333
Nonmetropolitan counties   753,137                  
Area actually reporting 84.6% 937 20 99 108 710 7,486 2,526 4,345 615
Estimated total 100.0% 1,108 24 117 128 839 8,847 2,985 5,135 727
State Total   4,557,808 19,678 374 1,564 6,447 11,293 177,393 43,473 120,780 13,140
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   431.7 8.2 34.3 141.4 247.8 3,892.1 953.8 2,650.0 288.3
ALASKA Metropolitan Statistical Area   324,121                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 2,510 18 276 462 1,754 14,276 2,132 10,491 1,653
Cities outside metropolitan areas   123,801                  
Area actually reporting 89.5% 571 4 93 30 444 4,372 603 3,472 297
Estimated total 100.0% 638 4 104 34 496 4,887 674 3,881 332
Nonmetropolitan counties   215,739                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 1,046 10 158 41 837 4,812 1,325 2,877 610
State Total   663,661 4,194 32 538 537 3,087 23,975 4,131 17,249 2,595
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   631.9 4.8 81.1 80.9 465.1 3,612.5 622.5 2,599.1 391.0
ARIZONA Metropolitan Statistical Area   5,285,836                  
Area actually reporting 92.6% 27,028 401 1,827 8,250 16,550 254,833 47,985 155,870 50,978
Estimated total 100.0% 27,940 419 1,876 8,393 17,252 265,089 50,575 161,845 52,669
Cities outside metropolitan areas   321,912                
Area actually reporting 98.7% 1,314 10 89 139 1,076 14,527 2,991 10,218 1,318
Estimated total 100.0% 1,331 10 90 141 1,090 14,721 3,031 10,354 1,336
Nonmetropolitan counties   331,544                  
Area actually reporting 88.4% 1,066 14 35 40 977 6,657 2,405 3,457 795
Estimated total 100.0% 1,207 16 40 45 1,106 7,535 2,722 3,913 900
State Total   5,939,292 30,478 445 2,006 8,579 19,448 287,345 56,328 176,112 54,905
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   513.2 7.5 33.8 144.4 327.4 4,838.0 948.4 2,965.2 924.4
ARKANSAS Metropolitan Statistical Area   1,616,500                  
Area actually reporting 97.5% 11,060 124 835 2,110 7,991 79,343 19,874 54,194 5,275
Estimated total 100.0% 11,197 126 848 2,125 8,098 80,480 20,239 54,886 5,355
Cities outside metropolitan areas   490,978                
Area actually reporting 93.3% 2,133 36 193 329 1,575 20,798 6,095 13,741 962
Estimated total 100.0% 2,288 39 207 353 1,689 22,299 6,535 14,733 1,031
Nonmetropolitan counties   671,676                  
Area actually reporting 85.0% 997 18 117 45 817 8,492 2,862 4,867 763
Estimated total 100.0% 1,174 21 138 53 962 9,996 3,369 5,729 898
State Total   2,779,154 14,659 186 1,193 2,531 10,749 112,775 30,143 75,348 7,284
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   527.5 6.7 42.9 91.1 386.8 4,057.9 1,084.6 2,711.2 262.1
CALIFORNIA Metropolitan Statistical Area   35,292,558                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 186,982 2,475 9,087 63,325 112,095 1,178,603 243,735 679,817 255,051
Cities outside metropolitan areas   267,741                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 1,240 4 137 179 920 11,322 3,008 7,156 1,158
Nonmetropolitan counties   571,848                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 1,956 24 168 118 1,646 10,606 3,778 5,494 1,334
State Total   36,132,147 190,178 2,503 9,392 63,622 114,661 1,200,531 250,521 692,467 257,543
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   526.3 6.9 26.0 176.1 317.3 3,322.6 693.3 1,916.5 712.8
COLORADO Metropolitan Statistical Area   4,005,624                  
Area actually reporting 97.2% 16,376 161 1,741 3,795 10,679 166,744 31,296 110,900 24,548
Estimated total 100.0% 16,712 163 1,779 3,866 10,904 171,737 32,056 114,419 25,262
Cities outside metropolitan areas   297,857                  
Area actually reporting 92.5% 1,109 8 156 63 882 11,419 1,613 9,300 506
Estimated total 100.0% 1,200 9 169 68 954 12,348 1,744 10,057 547
Nonmetropolitan counties   361,696                  
Area actually reporting 96.9% 569 1 76 14 478 4,230 917 3,030 283
Estimated total 100.0% 586 1 78 14 493 4,364 946 3,126 292
State Total   4,665,177 18,498 173 2,026 3,948 12,351 188,449 34,746 127,602 26,101
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   396.5 3.7 43.4 84.6 264.7 4,039.5 744.8 2,735.2 559.5
CONNECTICUT Metropolitan Statistical Area   2,826,978                  
Area actually reporting 97.9% 8,841 89 550 3,802 4,400 80,250 13,252 57,333 9,665
Estimated total 100.0% 8,923 90 558 3,836 4,439 81,641 13,486 58,371 9,784
Cities outside metropolitan areas   158,760                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 274 0 26 68 180 3,395 697 2,483 215
Nonmetropolitan counties   524,559                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 438 12 118 62 246 4,758 1,160 3,179 419
State Total   3,510,297 9,635 102 702 3,966 4,865 89,794 15,343 64,033 10,418
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   274.5 2.9 20.0 113.0 138.6 2,558.0 437.1 1,824.1 296.8
DELAWARE Metropolitan Statistical Area   668,579                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 4,266 28 272 1,183 2,783 21,192 4,485 14,622 2,085
Cities outside metropolitan areas   39,833                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 379 1 38 71 269 1,991 393 1,533 65
Nonmetropolitan counties   135,112                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 687 8 67 52 560 3,062 933 1,930 199
State Total   843,524 5,332 37 377 1,306 3,612 26,245 5,811 18,085 2,349
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   632.1 4.4 44.7 154.8 428.2 3,111.4 688.9 2,144.0 278.5
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA1 Metropolitan Statistical Area   550,521                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 8,032 195 166 3,700 3,971 26,133 3,577 14,836 7,720
Cities outside metropolitan areas   None                  
Nonmetropolitan counties   None                  
Total   550,521 8,032 195 166 3,700 3,971 26,133 3,577 14,836 7,720
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   1,459.0 35.4 30.2 672.1 721.3 4,747.0 649.7 2,694.9 1,402.3
FLORIDA Metropolitan Statistical Area   16,674,801                
Area actually reporting 99.9% 119,621 833 6,143 29,542 83,103 682,668 156,216 453,234 73,218
Estimated total 100.0% 119,632 833 6,144 29,545 83,110 682,738 156,231 453,282 73,225
Cities outside metropolitan areas   192,797                  
Area actually reporting 96.7% 1,993 12 101 281 1,599 10,061 2,210 7,226 625
Estimated total 100.0% 2,061 12 104 291 1,654 10,410 2,287 7,476 647
Nonmetropolitan counties   922,266                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 4,264 38 344 305 3,577 19,850 6,265 12,154 1,431
State Total   17,789,864 125,957 883 6,592 30,141 88,341 712,998 164,783 472,912 75,303
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   708.0 5.0 37.1 169.4 496.6 4,007.9 926.3 2,658.3 423.3
GEORGIA Metropolitan Statistical Area   7,292,348                  
Area actually reporting 98.3% 33,585 475 1,768 12,752 18,590 308,620 69,012 199,676 39,932
Estimated total 100.0% 34,133 478 1,795 12,948 18,912 314,494 70,115 203,819 40,560
Cities outside metropolitan areas   666,985                  
Area actually reporting 79.1% 3,208 38 148 688 2,334 30,392 5,796 23,177 1,419
Estimated total 100.0% 4,055 48 187 870 2,950 38,403 7,323 29,287 1,793
Nonmetropolitan counties   1,113,243                  
Area actually reporting 79.4% 2,015 30 128 177 1,680 20,364 5,580 13,097 1,687
Estimated total 100.0% 2,537 38 161 223 2,115 25,637 7,025 16,488 2,124
State Total   9,072,576 40,725 564 2,143 14,041 23,977 378,534 84,463 249,594 44,477
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   448.9 6.2 23.6 154.8 264.3 4,172.3 931.0 2,751.1 490.2
HAWAII Metropolitan Statistical Area   908,521                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 2,570 15 234 841 1,480 42,383 6,209 29,376 6,798
Cities outside metropolitan areas   None                  
Nonmetropolitan counties   366,673                  
Area actually reporting 55.1% 376 5 60 88 223 10,325 1,975 7,062 1,288
Estimated total 100.0% 683 9 109 160 405 18,732 3,583 12,812 2,337
State Total   1,275,194 3,253 24 343 1,001 1,885 61,115 9,792 42,188 9,135
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   255.1 1.9 26.9 78.5 147.8 4,792.6 767.9 3,308.4 716.4
IDAHO Metropolitan Statistical Area   913,756                
Area actually reporting 99.6% 2,666 23 457 212 1,974 28,437 5,759 20,504 2,174
Estimated total 100.0% 2,677 23 458 212 1,984 28,565 5,786 20,595 2,184
Cities outside metropolitan areas   225,726                  
Area actually reporting 98.1% 523 7 72 41 403 6,250 1,148 4,706 396
Estimated total 100.0% 533 7 73 42 411 6,368 1,170 4,795 403
Nonmetropolitan counties   289,614                  
Area actually reporting 100.0% 460 5 46 12 397 3,623 1,110 2,216 297
State Total   1,429,096 3,670 35 577 266 2,792 38,556 8,066 27,606 2,884
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   256.8 2.4 40.4 18.6 195.4 2,697.9 564.4 1,931.7 201.8
ILLINOIS2 State Total   12,763,371 70,392 766 4,297 23,187 42,142 393,148 77,462 276,301 39,385
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   551.5 6.0 33.7 181.7 330.2 3,080.3 606.9 2,164.8 308.6
INDIANA Metropolitan Statistical Area   4,863,320                  
Area actually reporting 88.6% 17,518 303 1,492 6,280 9,443 170,388 34,663 116,894 18,831
Estimated total 100.0% 18,416 311 1,572 6,458 10,075 181,437 36,873 124,785 19,779
Cities outside metropolitan areas   507,774                  
Area actually reporting 83.9% 794 9 101 215 469 19,429 3,179 15,288 962
Estimated total 100.0% 946 11 120 256 559 23,146 3,787 18,213 1,146
Nonmetropolitan counties   900,879                  
Area actually reporting 54.8% 516 19 90 52 355 6,688 1,698 4,541 449
Estimated total 100.0% 940 34 164 95 647 12,195 3,096 8,280 819
State Total   6,271,973 20,302 356 1,856 6,809 11,281 216,778 43,756 151,278 21,744
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   323.7 5.7 29.6 108.6 179.9 3,456.3 697.6 2,412.0 346.7
IOWA Metropolitan Statistical Area   1,616,968                  
Area actually reporting 98.8% 6,322 21 597 1,035 4,669 59,286 12,115 43,193 3,978
Estimated total 100.0% 6,354 21 602 1,037 4,694 59,783 12,198 43,586 3,999
Cities outside metropolitan areas   596,078                  
Area actually reporting 96.5% 1,731 14 164 106 1,447 18,013 3,710 13,378 925
Estimated total 100.0% 1,793 14 170 110 1,499 18,658 3,843 13,857 958
Nonmetropolitan counties   753,288