Table 4

Crime in the United States
by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2003-2004

Area Year Population 1 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    2003 290,788,976 1,383,676 475.8 16,528 5.7 93,883 32.3 414,235 142.5 859,030 295.4 10,442,862 3,591.2 2,154,834 741.0 7,026,802 2,416.5 1,261,226 433.7
  2004 293,655,404 1,367,009 465.5 16,137 5.5 94,635 32.2 401,326 136.7 854,911 291.1 10,328,255 3,517.1 2,143,456 729.9 6,947,685 2,365.9 1,237,114 421.3
 Percent change     -1.2 -2.2 -2.4 -3.3 +0.8 -0.2 -3.1 -4.1 -0.5 -1.5 -1.1 -2.1 -0.5 -1.5 -1.1 -2.1 -1.9 -2.9
Northeast 2003 54,426,252 218,746 401.9 2,312 4.2 12,588 23.1 80,996 148.8 122,850 225.7 1,315,160 2,416.4 243,543 447.5 913,054 1,677.6 158,563 291.3
  2004 54,571,147 213,227 390.7 2,269 4.2 12,243 22.4 78,341 143.6 120,374 220.6 1,287,289 2,358.9 236,366 433.1 907,670 1,663.3 143,253 262.5
 Percent change     -2.5 -2.8 -1.9 -2.1 -2.7 -3.0 -3.3 -3.5 -2.0 -2.3 -2.1 -2.4 -2.9 -3.2 -0.6 -0.9 -9.7 -9.9
New England 2003 14,200,654 48,562 342.0 325 2.3 3,969 27.9 13,884 97.8 30,384 214.0 362,092 2,549.8 70,715 498.0 246,066 1,732.8 45,311 319.1
  2004 14,238,888 46,372 325.7 338 2.4 3,769 26.5 13,285 93.3 28,980 203.5 353,631 2,483.6 70,197 493.0 242,458 1,702.8 40,976 287.8
 Percent change     -4.5 -4.8 +4.0 +3.7 -5.0 -5.3 -4.3 -4.6 -4.6 -4.9 -2.3 -2.6 -0.7 -1.0 -1.5 -1.7 -9.6 -9.8
Connecticut 2003 3,486,960 11,045 316.8 112 3.2 698 20.0 4,212 120.8 6,023 172.7 92,981 2,666.5 16,043 460.1 65,568 1,880.4 11,370 326.1
  2004 3,503,604 10,032 286.3 91 2.6 724 20.7 4,222 120.5 4,995 142.6 92,046 2,627.2 15,570 444.4 65,451 1,868.1 11,025 314.7
 Percent change     -9.2 -9.6 -18.8 -19.1 +3.7 +3.2 +0.2 -0.2 -17.1 -17.5 -1.0 -1.5 -2.9 -3.4 -0.2 -0.7 -3.0 -3.5
Maine 2003 1,309,205 1,422 108.6 16 1.2 354 27.0 289 22.1 763 58.3 32,078 2,450.2 6,579 502.5 24,043 1,836.5 1,456 111.2
  2004 1,317,253 1,364 103.5 18 1.4 315 23.9 289 21.9 742 56.3 31,740 2,409.6 6,341 481.4 24,096 1,829.3 1,303 98.9
 Percent change     -4.1 -4.7 +12.5 +11.8 -11.0 -11.6 0.0 -0.6 -2.8 -3.3 -1.1 -1.7 -3.6 -4.2 +0.2 -0.4 -10.5 -11.1
Massachusetts 2003 6,420,357 30,377 473.1 140 2.2 1,848 28.8 8,011 124.8 20,378 317.4 164,543 2,562.8 34,963 544.6 104,069 1,620.9 25,511 397.3
  2004 6,416,505 29,437 458.8 169 2.6 1,799 28.0 7,467 116.4 20,002 311.7 157,825 2,459.7 34,469 537.2 101,303 1,578.8 22,053 343.7
 Percent change     -3.1 -3.0 +20.7 +20.8 -2.7 -2.6 -6.8 -6.7 -1.8 -1.8 -4.1 -4.0 -1.4 -1.4 -2.7 -2.6 -13.6 -13.5
New Hampshire 2003 1,288,705 1,937 150.3 17 1.3 438 34.0 480 37.2 1,002 77.8 26,456 2,052.9 4,589 356.1 19,934 1,546.8 1,933 150.0
  2004 1,299,500 2,170 167.0 18 1.4 459 35.3 500 38.5 1,193 91.8 26,511 2,040.1 4,966 382.1 19,603 1,508.5 1,942 149.4
 Percent change     +12.0 +11.1 +5.9 +5.0 +4.8 +3.9 +4.2 +3.3 +19.1 +18.1 +0.2 -0.6 +8.2 +7.3 -1.7 -2.5 +0.5 -0.4
Rhode Island 2003 1,076,084 3,074 285.7 25 2.3 505 46.9 830 77.1 1,714 159.3 32,231 2,995.2 5,524 513.3 22,320 2,074.2 4,387 407.7
  2004 1,080,632 2,673 247.4 26 2.4 320 29.6 731 67.6 1,596 147.7 31,166 2,884.1 5,465 505.7 21,623 2,001.0 4,078 377.4
 Percent change     -13.0 -13.4 +4.0 +3.6 -36.6 -36.9 -11.9 -12.3 -6.9 -7.3 -3.3 -3.7 -1.1 -1.5 -3.1 -3.5 -7.0 -7.4
Vermont 2003 619,343 707 114.2 15 2.4 126 20.3 62 10.0 504 81.4 13,803 2,228.7 3,017 487.1 10,132 1,635.9 654 105.6
  2004 621,394 696 112.0 16 2.6 152 24.5 76 12.2 452 72.7 14,343 2,308.2 3,386 544.9 10,382 1,670.8 575 92.5
 Percent change     -1.6 -1.9 +6.7 +6.3 +20.6 +20.2 +22.6 +22.2 -10.3 -10.6 +3.9 +3.6 +12.2 +11.9 +2.5 +2.1 -12.1 -12.4
Middle Atlantic 2003 40,225,598 170,184 423.1 1,987 4.9 8,619 21.4 67,112 166.8 92,466 229.9 953,068 2,369.3 172,828 429.6 666,988 1,658.1 113,252 281.5
  2004 40,332,259 166,855 413.7 1,931 4.8 8,474 21.0 65,056 161.3 91,394 226.6 933,658 2,314.9 166,169 412.0 665,212 1,649.3 102,277 253.6
 Percent change     -2.0 -2.2 -2.8 -3.1 -1.7 -1.9 -3.1 -3.3 -1.2 -1.4 -2.0 -2.3 -3.9 -4.1 -0.3 -0.5 -9.7 -9.9
New Jersey 2003 8,642,412 31,488 364.3 406 4.7 1,288 14.9 13,342 154.4 16,452 190.4 220,350 2,549.6 43,457 502.8 142,287 1,646.4 34,606 400.4
  2004 8,698,879 30,943 355.7 392 4.5 1,331 15.3 13,076 150.3 16,144 185.6 211,313 2,429.2 41,030 471.7 139,977 1,609.1 30,306 348.4
 Percent change     -1.7 -2.4 -3.4 -4.1 +3.3 +2.7 -2.0 -2.6 -1.9 -2.5 -4.1 -4.7 -5.6 -6.2 -1.6 -2.3 -12.4 -13.0
New York 2003 19,212,425 89,486 465.8 934 4.9 3,775 19.6 35,790 186.3 48,987 255.0 432,079 2,249.0 75,453 392.7 311,422 1,620.9 45,204 235.3
  2004 19,227,088 84,914 441.6 889 4.6 3,608 18.8 33,506 174.3 46,911 244.0 422,734 2,198.6 70,696 367.7 311,036 1,617.7 41,002 213.3
 Percent change     -5.1 -5.2 -4.8 -4.9 -4.4 -4.5 -6.4 -6.5 -4.2 -4.3 -2.2 -2.2 -6.3 -6.4 -0.1 -0.2 -9.3 -9.4
Pennsylvania 2003 12,370,761 49,210 397.8 647 5.2 3,556 28.7 17,980 145.3 27,027 218.5 300,639 2,430.2 53,918 435.9 213,279 1,724.1 33,442 270.3
  2004 12,406,292 50,998 411.1 650 5.2 3,535 28.5 18,474 148.9 28,339 228.4 299,611 2,415.0 54,443 438.8 214,199 1,726.5 30,969 249.6
 Percent change     +3.6 +3.3 +0.5 +0.2 -0.6 -0.9 +2.7 +2.5 +4.9 +4.6 -0.3 -0.6 +1.0 +0.7 +0.4 +0.1 -7.4 -7.7
Midwest3 2003 65,428,910 261,388 399.5 3,220 4.9 23,634 36.1 78,025 119.3 156,509 239.2 2,211,590 3,380.1 434,025 663.4 1,542,815 2,358.0 234,750 358.8
  2004 65,729,852 257,052 391.1 3,109 4.7 23,900 36.4 76,763 116.8 153,280 233.2 2,156,580 3,281.0 424,892 646.4 1,507,171 2,293.0 224,517 341.6
 Percent change     -1.7 -2.1 -3.4 -3.9 +1.1 +0.7 -1.6 -2.1 -2.1 -2.5 -2.5 -2.9 -2.1 -2.6 -2.3 -2.8 -4.4 -4.8
East North Central3 2003 45,842,992 194,057 423.3 2,554 5.6 17,241 37.6 62,733 136.8 111,529 243.3 1,529,656 3,336.7 309,872 675.9 1,050,289 2,291.1 169,495 369.7
  2004 46,031,860 189,608 411.9 2,406 5.2 17,287 37.6 61,835 134.3 108,080 234.8 1,493,827 3,245.2 303,314 658.9 1,026,285 2,229.5 164,228 356.8
 Percent change     -2.3 -2.7 -5.8 -6.2 +0.3 -0.1 -1.4 -1.8 -3.1 -3.5 -2.3 -2.7 -2.1 -2.5 -2.3 -2.7 -3.1 -3.5
Illinois3 2003 12,649,087 70,376 556.4 895 7.1 4,189 33.1 23,786 188.0 41,506 328.1 415,885 3,287.9 78,345 619.4 295,907 2,339.4 41,633 329.1
  2004 12,713,634 69,026 542.9 776 6.1 4,216 33.2 22,532 177.2 41,502 326.4 405,070 3,186.1 75,944 597.3 288,771 2,271.3 40,355 317.4
 Percent change     -1.9 -2.4 -13.3 -13.7 +0.6 +0.1 -5.3 -5.8 * -0.5 -2.6 -3.1 -3.1 -3.6 -2.4 -2.9 -3.1 -3.6
Indiana 2003 6,199,571 21,842 352.3 338 5.5 1,720 27.7 6,401 103.2 13,383 215.9 208,039 3,355.7 41,582 670.7 145,686 2,349.9 20,771 335.0
  2004 6,237,569 20,294 325.4 316 5.1 1,803 28.9 6,373 102.2 11,802 189.2 211,929 3,397.6 42,168 676.0 148,670 2,383.5 21,091 338.1
 Percent change     -7.1 -7.7 -6.5 -7.1 +4.8 +4.2 -0.4 -1.0 -11.8 -12.4 +1.9 +1.2 +1.4 +0.8 +2.0 +1.4 +1.5 +0.9
Michigan 2003 10,082,364 51,550 511.3 612 6.1 5,470 54.3 11,254 111.6 34,214 339.3 330,565 3,278.6 68,316 677.6 208,538 2,068.3 53,711 532.7
  2004 10,112,620 49,577 490.2 643 6.4 5,486 54.2 11,320 111.9 32,128 317.7 309,208 3,057.6 64,394 636.8 194,259 1,921.0 50,555 499.9
 Percent change     -3.8 -4.1 +5.1 +4.8 +0.3 * +0.6 +0.3 -6.1 -6.4 -6.5 -6.7 -5.7 -6.0 -6.8 -7.1 -5.9 -6.2
Ohio 2003 11,437,680 38,185 333.9 526 4.6 4,660 40.7 16,895 147.7 16,104 140.8 417,483 3,650.1 95,083 831.3 281,383 2,460.1 41,017 358.6
  2004 11,459,011 39,163 341.8 517 4.5 4,646 40.5 17,543 153.1 16,457 143.6 420,910 3,673.2 96,954 846.1 283,103 2,470.6 40,853 356.5
 Percent change     +2.6 +2.4 -1.7 -1.9 -0.3 -0.5 +3.8 +3.6 +2.2 +2.0 +0.8 +0.6 +2.0 +1.8 +0.6 +0.4 -0.4 -0.6
Wisconsin 2003 5,474,290 12,104 221.1 183 3.3 1,202 22.0 4,397 80.3 6,322 115.5 157,684 2,880.4 26,546 484.9 118,775 2,169.7 12,363 225.8
  2004 5,509,026 11,548 209.6 154 2.8 1,136 20.6 4,067 73.8 6,191 112.4 146,710 2,663.1 23,854 433.0 111,482 2,023.6 11,374 206.5
 Percent change     -4.6 -5.2 -15.8 -16.4 -5.5 -6.1 -7.5 -8.1 -2.1 -2.7 -7.0 -7.5 -10.1 -10.7 -6.1 -6.7 -8.0 -8.6
West North Central 2003 19,585,918 67,331 343.8 666 3.4 6,393 32.6 15,292 78.1 44,980 229.7 681,934 3,481.8 124,153 633.9 492,526 2,514.7 65,255 333.2
  2004 19,697,992 67,444 342.4 703 3.6 6,613 33.6 14,928 75.8 45,200 229.5 662,753 3,364.6 121,578 617.2 480,886 2,441.3 60,289 306.1
 Percent change     +0.2 -0.4 +5.6 +5.0 +3.4 +2.9 -2.4 -2.9 +0.5 -0.1 -2.8 -3.4 -2.1 -2.6 -2.4 -2.9 -7.6 -8.1
Iowa 2003 2,941,976 8,175 277.9 50 1.7 796 27.1 1,131 38.4 6,198 210.7 87,554 2,976.0 17,515 595.3 64,400 2,189.0 5,639 191.7
  2004 2,954,451 8,003 270.9 46 1.6 790 26.7 1,124 38.0 6,043 204.5 85,836 2,905.3 18,174 615.1 62,258 2,107.3 5,404 182.9
 Percent change     -2.1 -2.5 -8.0 -8.4 -0.8 -1.2 -0.6 -1.0 -2.5 -2.9 -2.0 -2.4 +3.8 +3.3 -3.3 -3.7 -4.2 -4.6
Kansas 2003 2,724,786 10,831 397.5 125 4.6 1,085 39.8 2,247 82.5 7,374 270.6 109,276 4,010.4 21,973 806.4 79,471 2,916.6 7,832 287.4
  2004 2,735,502 10,245 374.5 123 4.5 1,104 40.4 1,813 66.3 7,205 263.4 108,694 3,973.5 19,999 731.1 80,260 2,934.0 8,435 308.4
 Percent change     -5.4 -5.8 -1.6 -2.0 +1.8 +1.4 -19.3 -19.6 -2.3 -2.7 -0.5 -0.9 -9.0 -9.3 +1.0 +0.6 +7.7 +7.3
Minnesota 2003 5,064,172 13,316 262.9 127 2.5 2,092 41.3 3,906 77.1 7,191 142.0 157,663 3,113.3 27,698 546.9 116,216 2,294.9 13,749 271.5
  2004 5,100,958 13,751 269.6 113 2.2 2,123 41.6 4,070 79.8 7,445 146.0 155,019 3,039.0 28,048 549.9 113,453 2,224.2 13,518 265.0
 Percent change     +3.3 +2.5 -11.0 -11.7 +1.5 +0.7 +4.2 +3.4 +3.5 +2.8 -1.7 -2.4 +1.3 +0.5 -2.4 -3.1 -1.7 -2.4
Missouri 2003 5,719,204 28,067 490.8 289 5.1 1,400 24.5 6,686 116.9 19,692 344.3 233,564 4,083.9 41,997 734.3 161,616 2,825.8 29,951 523.7
  2004 5,754,618 28,226 490.5 354 6.2 1,479 25.7 6,630 115.2 19,763 343.4 224,629 3,903.5 40,472 703.3 158,264 2,750.2 25,893 450.0
 Percent change     +0.6 -0.1 +22.5 +21.7 +5.6 +5.0 -0.8 -1.4 +0.4 -0.3 -3.8 -4.4 -3.6 -4.2 -2.1 -2.7 -13.5 -14.1
Nebraska 2003 1,737,475 5,105 293.8 56 3.2 504 29.0 1,165 67.1 3,380 194.5 65,189 3,751.9 10,133 583.2 48,924 2,815.8 6,132 352.9
  2004 1,747,214 5,393 308.7 40 2.3 620 35.5 1,138 65.1 3,595 205.8 61,512 3,520.6 9,826 562.4 46,399 2,655.6 5,287 302.6
 Percent change     +5.6 +5.1 -28.6 -29.0 +23.0 +22.3 -2.3 -2.9 +6.4 +5.8 -5.6 -6.2 -3.0 -3.6 -5.2 -5.7 -13.8 -14.3
North Dakota 2003 633,400 508 80.2 9 1.4 160 25.3 53 8.4 286 45.2 13,364 2,109.9 1,959 309.3 10,327 1,630.4 1,078 170.2
  2004 634,366 504 79.4 9 1.4 159 25.1 39 6.1 297 46.8 12,158 1,916.6 1,910 301.1 9,342 1,472.7 906 142.8
 Percent change     -0.8 -0.9 0.0 -0.2 -0.6 -0.8 -26.4 -26.5 +3.8 +3.7 -9.0 -9.2 -2.5 -2.6 -9.5 -9.7 -16.0 -16.1
South Dakota 2003 764,905 1,329 173.7 10 1.3 356 46.5 104 13.6 859 112.3 15,324 2,003.4 2,878 376.3 11,572 1,512.9 874 114.3
  2004 770,883 1,322 171.5 18 2.3 338 43.8 114 14.8 852 110.5 14,905 1,933.5 3,149 408.5 10,910 1,415.3 846 109.7
 Percent change     -0.5 -1.3 +80.0 +78.6 -5.1 -5.8 +9.6 +8.8 -0.8 -1.6 -2.7 -3.5 +9.4 +8.6 -5.7 -6.5 -3.2 -4.0
South4 2003 104,491,394 574,277 549.6 7,209 6.9 35,198 33.7 160,861 153.9 371,009 355.1 4,297,181 4,112.5 969,783 928.1 2,893,553 2,769.2 433,845 415.2
  2004 105,944,965 572,700 540.6 6,942 6.6 36,113 34.1 154,232 145.6 375,413 354.3 4,261,340 4,022.2 968,932 914.6 2,870,994 2,709.9 421,414 397.8
 Percent change     -0.3 -1.6 -3.7 -5.0 +2.6 +1.2 -4.1 -5.4 +1.2 -0.2 -0.8 -2.2 -0.1 -1.5 -0.8 -2.1 -2.9 -4.2
South Atlantic4 2003 54,310,395 313,894 578.0 3,674 6.8 17,172 31.6 89,694 165.2 203,354 374.4 2,187,413 4,027.6 483,306 889.9 1,465,775 2,698.9 238,332 438.8
  2004 55,182,959 311,862 565.1 3,574 6.5 17,025 30.9 85,736 155.4 205,527 372.4 2,148,897 3,894.1 479,678 869.3 1,436,468 2,603.1 232,751 421.8
 Percent change     -0.6 -2.2 -2.7 -4.4 -0.9 -2.4 -4.4 -5.9 +1.1 -0.5 -1.8 -3.3 -0.8 -2.3 -2.0 -3.5 -2.3 -3.9
Delaware 2003 818,166 5,525 675.3 21 2.6 370 45.2 1,441 176.1 3,693 451.4 27,943 3,415.3 6,066 741.4 18,933 2,314.1 2,944 359.8
  2004 830,364 4,720 568.4 17 2.0 345 41.5 1,218 146.7 3,140 378.1 26,272 3,163.9 5,383 648.3 18,742 2,257.1 2,147 258.6
 Percent change     -14.6 -15.8 -19.0 -20.2 -6.8 -8.1 -15.5 -16.7 -15.0 -16.2 -6.0 -7.4 -11.3 -12.6 -1.0 -2.5 -27.1 -28.1
District of Columbia4 2003 557,620 9,061 1,624.9 249 44.7 274 49.1 3,941 706.8 4,597 824.4 32,696 5,863.5 4,671 837.7 18,119 3,249.3 9,906 1,776.5
  2004 553,523 7,590 1,371.2 198 35.8 222 40.1 3,202 578.5 3,968 716.9 26,896 4,859.1 3,946 712.9 14,542 2,627.2 8,408 1,519.0
 Percent change     -16.2 -15.6 -20.5 -19.9 -19.0 -18.4 -18.8 -18.2 -13.7 -13.0 -17.7 -17.1 -15.5 -14.9 -19.7 -19.1 -15.1 -14.5
Florida 2003 16,999,181 124,280 731.1 924 5.4 6,727 39.6 31,523 185.4 85,106 500.6 757,696 4,457.3 170,644 1,003.8 505,489 2,973.6 81,563 479.8
  2004 17,397,161 123,754 711.3 946 5.4 6,612 38.0 29,997 172.4 86,199 495.5 727,141 4,179.7 166,332 956.1 482,484 2,773.3 78,325 450.2
 Percent change     -0.4 -2.7 +2.4 * -1.7 -4.0 -4.8 -7.0 +1.3 -1.0 -4.0 -6.2 -2.5 -4.8 -4.6 -6.7 -4.0 -6.2
Georgia 2003 8,676,460 39,435 454.5 657 7.6 2,234 25.7 14,043 161.9 22,501 259.3 369,589 4,259.7 79,001 910.5 247,196 2,849.0 43,392 500.1
  2004 8,829,383 40,217 455.5 613 6.9 2,387 27.0 13,656 154.7 23,561 266.8 376,656 4,265.9 82,992 940.0 249,426 2,825.0