FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 2

Index of Crime

United States, 2002

Area
Population1
Crime Index
Modified Crime Index2
Violent crime3
Property crime3
Murder and non-negligent man- slaughter
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny-theft
Motor vehicle theft
Arson2
United States Total   288,368,698   11,877,218   1,426,325 10,450,893 16,204 95,136 420,637 894,348 2,151,875 7,052,922 1,246,096  
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   4,118.8   494.6 3,624.1 5.6 33.0 145.9 310.1 746.2 2,445.8 432.1  
                           
Metropolitan Statistical Area 231,376,218                        
Area actually reporting4 94.3% 9,482,136   1,163,636 8,318,500 13,100 72,708 369,834 707,994 1,658,078 5,570,764 1,089,658  
Estimated total 100.0% 10,201,622   1,262,359 8,939,263 14,235 78,236 401,140 768,748 1,778,174 6,007,505 1,153,584  
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   4,409.1   545.6 3,863.5 6.2 33.8 173.4 332.3 768.5 2,596.4 498.6  
                           
Cities outside metropolitan areas 22,475,044                        
Area actually reporting4 85.5% 881,650   79,845 801,805 617 7,464 11,981 59,783 157,232 603,408 41,165  
Estimated total 100.0% 1,016,773   90,586 926,187 717 8,679 13,746 67,444 181,014 698,507 46,666  
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   4,524.0   403.1 4,121.0 3.2 38.6 61.2 300.1 805.4 3,107.9 207.6  
                           
Rural Counties 34,517,436                        
Area actually reporting4 84.7% 582,496   65,962 516,534 1,046 6,937 5,045 52,934 169,192 306,754 40,588  
Estimated total 100.0% 658,823   73,380 585,443 1,252 8,221 5,751 58,156 192,687 346,910 45,846  
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   1,908.7   212.6 1,696.1 3.6 23.8 16.7 168.5 558.2 1,005.0 132.8