FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 18

Rate: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants

by Suburban and Nonsuburban Counties by Population Group, 2002
[2002 estimated population]

Population group
Crime Index
Modified Crime Index1
Violent crime2
Property crime3
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny-theft
Motor vehicle theft
Arson1
SUBURBAN COUNTIES4                        
                         
100,000 and over                        
                         
132 counties; population 33,608,314                        
Number of offenses known 1,130,997   135,525 995,472 1,477 9,427 31,590 93,031 226,595 655,919 112,958  
Rate 3,365.2   403.2 2,962.0 4.4 28.0 94.0 276.8 674.2 1,951.7 336.1  
                         
25,000 to 99,999                        
                         
338 counties; population 17,982,524                        
Number of offenses known 407,169   41,781 365,388 540 4,554 4,871 31,816 105,106 229,253 31,029  
Rate 2,264.2   232.3 2,031.9 3.0 25.3 27.1 176.9 584.5 1,274.9 172.6  
                         
Under 25,000                        
                         
681 counties; population 2,378,242                        
Number of offenses known 106,502   12,734 93,768 164 1,182 1,687 9,701 20,508 53,902 19,358  
Rate 4,478.2   535.4 3,942.7 6.9 49.7 70.9 407.9 862.3 2,266.5 814.0  
                         
NONSUBURBAN COUNTIES4                        
                         
25,000 and over                        
                         
289 counties; population 11,354,703                        
Number of offenses known 251,262   26,932 224,330 392 2,697 2,588 21,255 72,876 134,985 16,469  
Rate 2,212.8   237.2 1,975.7 3.5 23.8 22.8 187.2 641.8 1,188.8 145.0  
                         
10,000 to 24,999                        
                         
601 counties; population 9,586,654                        
Number of offenses known 161,458   18,883 142,575 359 1,748 1,130 15,646 48,610 83,160 10,805  
Rate 1,684.2   197.0 1,487.2 3.7 18.2 11.8 163.2 507.1 867.5 112.7  
                         
Under 10,000                        
                         
1,236 counties; population 3,897,322                        
Number of offenses known 83,027   10,381 72,646 155 1,436 533 8,257 23,076 43,063 6,507  
Rate 2,130.4   266.4 1,864.0 4.0 36.8 13.7 211.9 592.1 1,104.9 167.0