Crime Trends
by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties by Population Group, 2005-2006
The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
General comments
- This 2-year trend table provides the number of offenses for 2005 and 2006, and the percent change between these 2 years for metropolitan counties and nonmetropolitan counties.
- Metropolitan counties include sheriffs and county law enforcement agencies associated with a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Nonmetropolitan counties include sheriffs and county law enforcement agencies that are not associated with a Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- Offenses from state police agencies are not included in this table.
Methodology
- The data used in creating this table were from all law enforcement agencies submitting at least 6 common months of complete offense reports for 2005 and 2006.
- In calculating trends, the UCR Program includes only common reported months for individual agencies.
Population estimation
The FBI calculated 2006 state growth rates using revised 2005 state/national population estimates and 2006 provisional state/national population estimates provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. The FBI then estimated population figures for city and county jurisdictions by applying the 2006 state growth rate to the updated 2005 U.S. Census Bureau data.
If you have questions about this table
Contact the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division via e-mail at
cjis_comm@leo.gov or by telephone at (304) 625-4995.