Table 3
United States Total1 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Northeast |
18.1 |
14.5 |
13.4 |
12.0 |
16.9 |
13.5 |
12.2 |
10.5 |
13.2 |
9.8 |
Midwest |
22.0 |
19.4 |
19.1 |
25.3 |
19.0 |
19.0 |
21.3 |
20.6 |
22.1 |
18.2 |
South |
36.6 |
43.1 |
45.8 |
38.8 |
40.4 |
44.9 |
42.7 |
46.7 |
42.4 |
36.4 |
West |
23.2 |
23.1 |
21.8 |
24.0 |
23.7 |
22.7 |
23.8 |
22.2 |
22.4 |
35.7 |
- 1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.
- NOTE: Although arson data are included in the trend and clearance
tables, sufficient data are not available to estimate totals for this
offense. Therefore, no arson data are published in this table.
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- The Nation’s most populous region, the South, had 36.6 percent of the
population in 2007. More than 23 percent (23.2) of the Nation’s population
resided in the West, 22.0 percent in the Midwest, and 18.1 percent in
the Northeast.
- In 2007, 43.1 percent of violent crimes occurred in the South, 23.1
percent took place in the West, 19.4 percent were in the Midwest, and
14.5 percent occurred in the Northeast.
- Over 45 percent (45.8) of the Nation’s estimated total of murders occurred
in the South. The West had 21.8 percent of murders, followed by the Midwest,
with 19.1 percent, and the Northeast, with 13.4 percent.
- More than 42 percent (42.7) of the Nation’s estimated property crime
offenses occurred in the South, with 23.8 percent in the West, 21.3 percent
in the Midwest, and 12.2 percent in the Northeast.
- In 2007, over 46 percent (46.7) of the Nation’s estimated total of
burglaries occurred in the South. The West had 22.2 percent of burglaries,
followed by the Midwest, with 20.6 percent, and the Northeast, with 10.5
percent.