Crime in the United States Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation

Table 17

Rate: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants
by Suburban and Nonsuburban Cities1 by Population Group, 2005

Population group Violent crime Murder and
nonnegligent
manslaughter		 Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft Number
of
agencies		 2005 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: 140,180 289.1 1,171 2.4 11,859 24.5 35,787 73.8 91,363 188.4 1,535,293 3,166.3 281,150 579.8 1,117,795 2,305.3 136,348 281.2 5,150 48,487,999
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 54,007 299.9 493 2.7 4,256 23.6 15,944 88.5 33,314 185.0 558,108 3,099.4 105,563 586.2 392,602 2,180.3 59,943 332.9 526 18,007,058
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 49,818 267.0 430 2.3 4,457 23.9 12,733 68.2 32,198 172.6 539,180 2,889.8 100,589 539.1 391,391 2,097.7 47,200 253.0 1,170 18,657,883
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 36,355 307.5 248 2.1 3,146 26.6 7,110 60.1 25,851 218.6 438,005 3,704.7 74,998 634.3 333,802 2,823.3 29,205 247.0 3,454 11,823,058
TOTAL NONSUBURBAN CITIES: 91,570 446.8 863 4.2 9,084 44.3 17,552 85.6 64,071 312.6 897,097 4,376.9 177,216 864.6 670,522 3,271.4 49,359 240.8 3,141 20,496,331
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 37,692 579.5 382 5.9 3,721 57.2 9,263 142.4 24,326 374.0 332,298 5,109.2 65,117 1,001.2 245,665 3,777.2 21,516 330.8 182 6,503,957
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 25,857 409.8 232 3.7 2,702 42.8 5,098 80.8 17,825 282.5 291,674 4,622.9 56,677 898.3 220,356 3,492.6 14,641 232.1 407 6,309,272
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 28,021 364.7 249 3.2 2,661 34.6 3,191 41.5 21,920 285.3 273,125 3,554.9 55,422 721.3 204,501 2,661.7 13,202 171.8 2,552 7,683,102

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Crime in the United States 2005
Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
Release Date: September 2006