Table 2

Crime in the United States
by Community Type, 2006

Area		Population¹	Violent crime	Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter	Forcible rape	Robbery	Aggravated assault	Property crime	Burglary	Larceny-theft	Motor vehicle theft
United States Total		299,398,484	1,417,745	17,034	92,455	447,403	860,853	9,983,568	2,183,746	6,607,013	1,192,809
United States Total	Rate per 100,000 inhabitants		473.5	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	3,334.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4
Metropolitan Statistical Area		248,798,842
	Area actually reporting²	95.6%	1,202,186	14,572	72,878	403,380	711,356	8,226,522	1,766,498	5,392,106	1,067,918
	Estimated total	100.0%	1,280,264	15,429	77,384	430,003	757,448	8,707,148	1,862,416	5,730,014	1,114,718
	Rate per 100,000 inhabitants		514.6	6.2	31.1	172.8	304.4	3,499.7	748.6	2,303.1	448.0
Cities outside metropolitan areas		20,027,212
	Area actually reporting²	86.3%	67,421	561	6,665	10,770	49,425	669,526	139,065	497,254	33,207
	Estimated total	100.0%	76,594	653	7,720	12,470	55,751	770,898	159,800	573,692	37,406
	Rate per 100,000 inhabitants		382.4	3.3	38.5	62.3	278.4	3,849.3	797.9	2,864.6	186.8
Nonmetropolitan Counties		30,572,430
	Area actually reporting²	88.1%	55,924	850	6,483	4,446	44,145	456,828	145,329	274,342	37,157
	Estimated total	100.0%	60,887	952	7,351	4,930	47,654	505,522	161,530	303,307	40,685
	Rate per 100,000 inhabitants		199.2	3.1	24.0	16.1	155.9	1,653.5	528.4	992.1	133.1

¹ Populations are U.S. Census Bureau provisional estimates as of July 1, 2006.
² The percentage reported under "Area actually reporting" is based on the population covered by agencies providing 3 months or more of crime reports to the FBI.
NOTE: Although arson data are included in the trend and clearance tables, sufficient data are not available to estimate totals for this offense. Therefore, no arson data are published in this table.

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The violent crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants in the United States in 2006 was 473.5.
In Metropolitan Statistical Areas, the violent crime rate was 514.6 violent incidents per 100,000 inhabitants. In cities outside metropolitan areas, the violent crime rate was 382.4 per 100,000 inhabitants, and in nonmetropolitan counties, the violent crime rate was 199.2 per 100,000.
The murder rate per 100,000 inhabitants in the United States was 5.7 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants.
The murder rate in Metropolitan Statistical Areas was 6.2 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2006. The murder rate in cities outside metropolitan areas was 3.3 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2006, and the murder rate in nonmetropolitan counties in 2006 was 3.1 murders per 100,000 in population.
The property crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants in the United States in 2006 was 3,334.5.
In Metropolitan Statistical Areas, the property crime rate was 3,499.7 property crime incidents per 100,000 inhabitants. In cities outside metropolitan areas, the property crime rate was 3,849.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, and in nonmetropolitan counties, the property crime rate was 1,653.5 per 100,000 in population.