Table 17

Rate: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants
by Suburban and Nonsuburban Cities1 by Population Group, 2007
Population group Violent crime Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter
Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated
assault
Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft Number of
agencies
2007
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: 146,693 293.4 1,241 2.5 11,579 23.2 40,362 80.7 93,511 187.0 1,495,427 2,990.9 282,210 564.4 1,095,455 2,190.9 117,762 235.5 5,399 49,999,856
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 56,734 307.5 525 2.8 4,200 22.8 17,840 96.7 34,169 185.2 536,333 2,907.0 104,167 564.6 382,097 2,071.0 50,069 271.4 543 18,449,735
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 51,442 271.1 452 2.4 4,154 21.9 14,429 76.0 32,407 170.8 521,278 2,747.4 100,194 528.1 379,765 2,001.5 41,319 217.8 1,188 18,973,554
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 38,517 306.3 264 2.1 3,225 25.6 8,093 64.3 26,935 214.2 437,816 3,481.2 77,849 619.0 333,593 2,652.5 26,374 209.7 3,668 12,576,567
TOTAL NONSUBURBAN CITIES: 97,981 459.0 917 4.3 8,969 42.0 19,595 91.8 68,500 320.9 873,971 4,094.1 180,435 845.2 647,871 3,034.9 45,665 213.9 3,343 21,347,236
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 38,059 568.3 355 5.3 3,348 50.0 10,117 151.1 24,239 361.9 314,603 4,697.4 64,699 966.0 230,415 3,440.4 19,489 291.0 186 6,697,320
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 29,616 463.3 294 4.6 2,898 45.3 5,877 91.9 20,547 321.4 285,791 4,470.5 59,746 934.6 212,248 3,320.1 13,797 215.8 409 6,392,763
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 30,306 367.0 268 3.2 2,723 33.0 3,601 43.6 23,714 287.2 273,577 3,313.2 55,990 678.1 205,208 2,485.2 12,379 149.9 2,748 8,257,153

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