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Table 17

Rate: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants

by Suburban and Nonsuburban Cities1 by Population Group, 2010

Population group Violent crime Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft Number
of
agencies
2010 estimated population
Number of offenses known Rate Number of offenses known Rate Number of offenses known Rate Number of offenses known Rate Number of offenses known Rate Number of offenses known Rate Number of offenses known Rate Number of offenses known Rate Number of offenses known Rate
TOTAL SUBURBAN CITIES: 143,420 255.7 1,255 2.2 12,131 21.6 36,308 64.7 93,726 167.1 1,513,802 2,698.4 295,696 527.1 1,133,711 2,020.9 84,395 150.4 5,987 56,099,227
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 55,544 263.5 567 2.7 4,554 21.6 16,053 76.2 34,370 163.1 551,851 2,618.1 111,615 529.5 403,868 1,916.0 36,368 172.5 615 21,078,672
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 51,200 239.3 440 2.1 4,307 20.1 13,256 62.0 33,197 155.2 528,681 2,471.0 106,039 495.6 393,010 1,836.9 29,632 138.5 1,332 21,395,517
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 36,676 269.2 248 1.8 3,270 24.0 6,999 51.4 26,159 192.0 433,270 3,180.0 78,042 572.8 336,833 2,472.2 18,395 135.0 4,040 13,625,038
TOTAL NONSUBURBAN CITIES: 96,852 437.5 901 4.1 9,687 43.8 17,796 80.4 68,468 309.3 851,426 3,846.5 191,751 866.3 625,507 2,825.8 34,168 154.4 3,631 22,135,284
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 35,754 518.0 346 5.0 3,369 48.8 9,051 131.1 22,988 333.1 296,404 4,294.5 67,640 980.0 215,755 3,126.0 13,009 188.5 195 6,901,973
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 29,552 428.5 271 3.9 2,916 42.3 5,337 77.4 21,028 304.9 286,048 4,147.4 63,718 923.8 211,813 3,071.1 10,517 152.5 446 6,897,084
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 31,546 378.4 284 3.4 3,402 40.8 3,408 40.9 24,452 293.3 268,974 3,226.6 60,393 724.5 197,939 2,374.4 10,642 127.7 2,990 8,336,227
  • 1 Suburban cities include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban cities exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city. Nonsuburban cities include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants that are not associated with a Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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