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Table 1

January to June 2012

Percent Change

by Population Group

Population group Number
of
agencies
Population Violent
crime
Murder Forcible
rape
Robbery Aggravated
assault
Property
crime
Burglary Larceny-
theft
Motor
vehicle
theft
Arson
Total 13,383 266,314,667 +1.9 -1.7 -1.4 +2.0 +2.3 +1.5 +0.1 +1.9 +1.7 +3.2
Cities:
1,000,000 and over 10 25,247,146 +1.7 +7.2 +3.9 +3.0 +0.5 +0.3 -1.8 +2.0 -4.7 +2.3
500,000 to 999,999 22 15,164,187 +4.0 +5.6 -5.8 +0.5 +6.8 +0.7 -1.5 +1.3 +1.8 -3.0
250,000 to 499,999 38 13,327,200 +4.7 -1.8 +5.2 +6.1 +4.0 +1.9 -3.1 +3.2 +5.9 +8.0
100,000 to 249,999 204 30,490,438 +2.2 -1.4 -2.6 +2.3 +2.8 +1.9 +0.9 +1.8 +5.3 +8.6
50,000 to 99,999 401 27,800,652 +0.9 -1.7 +3.1 -1.5 +1.8 +2.1 +1.6 +2.5 -0.5 +8.0
25,000 to 49,999 744 25,832,493 +1.4 +7.3 -6.3 +1.7 +2.4 +2.6 +3.1 +2.7 +0.5 +19.1
10,000 to 24,999 1,645 26,209,058 +0.9 -7.9 +0.1 +0.7 +1.2 +2.9 +1.3 +3.4 +1.9 -0.1
Under 10,000 6,687 21,080,739 -0.7 +2.8 -0.5 +0.2 -1.0 +2.6 +2.5 +2.7 +0.8 +4.3
Counties:
Metropolitan1 1,467 56,997,408 +0.7 -18.8 -2.5 +1.9 +1.1 * -0.4 -0.5 +4.9 -6.0
Nonmetropolitan2 2,165 24,165,346 +0.6 -4.9 -7.1 -6.1 +2.7 -0.4 -0.7 -0.1 -2.1 -4.3
  • 1 Includes crimes reported to sheriffs' departments, county police departments, and state police within Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
  • 2 Includes crimes reported to sheriffs' departments, county police departments, and state police outside Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
  • * Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.

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