Table 19

Rate: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants
Additional Information About Selected Offenses
by Population Group, 2005

Population group		Forcible rape		Robbery				Aggravated assault				Burglary			Motor vehicle theft			Number of agencies	2005 estimated population
Population group		Rape by force	Assault to rape-attempts	Firearm	Knife or cutting instrument	Other weapon	Strong-arm	Firearm	Knife or cutting instrument	Other weapon	Hands, fists, feet, etc.	Forcible entry	Unlawful entry	Attempted forcible entry	Autos	Trucks and buses	Other vehicles	Number of agencies	2005 estimated population
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES:	Number of offenses known	72,800	6,515	142,471	29,789	31,650	134,200	151,118	136,496	252,887	180,261	1,127,547	606,532	118,121	793,863	191,078	97,061	12,537	245,653,447
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES:	Rate	29.6	2.7	58.0	12.1	12.9	54.6	61.5	55.6	102.9	73.4	459.0	246.9	48.1	323.2	77.8	39.5
TOTAL CITIES	Number of offenses known	52,973	5,108	121,358	25,943	26,685	118,115	118,154	106,474	186,365	126,362	823,305	439,250	90,963	649,962	148,472	65,287	8,922	161,942,164
TOTAL CITIES	Rate	32.7	3.2	74.9	16.0	16.5	72.9	73.0	65.7	115.1	78.0	508.4	271.2	56.2	401.4	91.7	40.3
GROUP I (all cities 250,000 and over)	Number of offenses known	16,143	2,035	67,327	12,225	12,218	55,718	61,844	41,964	75,146	32,701	297,284	119,287	27,302	289,824	82,282	27,239	62	39,950,427
GROUP I (all cities 250,000 and over)	Rate	40.4	5.1	168.5	30.6	30.6	139.5	154.8	105.0	188.1	81.9	744.1	298.6	68.3	725.5	206.0	68.2
1,000,000 and over (Group 1 subset)	Number of offenses known	4,856	825	25,025	5,256	4,241	19,101	21,424	13,833	21,653	9,505	92,544	36,896	6,466	93,184	37,905	8,334	8	13,896,753
1,000,000 and over (Group 1 subset)	Rate	34.9	5.9	180.1	37.8	30.5	137.4	154.2	99.5	155.8	68.4	665.9	265.5	46.5	670.5	272.8	60.0
500,000 to 999,999 (Group 1 subset)	Number of offenses known	5,768	650	24,691	3,807	4,347	17,913	22,834	15,313	27,004	11,369	113,601	42,577	12,922	106,764	20,877	13,443	21	14,160,497
500,000 to 999,999 (Group 1 subset)	Rate	40.7	4.6	174.4	26.9	30.7	126.5	161.3	108.1	190.7	80.3	802.2	300.7	91.3	754.0	147.4	94.9
250,000 to 499,999 (Group 1 subset)	Number of offenses known	5,519	560	17,611	3,162	3,630	18,704	17,586	12,818	26,489	11,827	91,139	39,814	7,914	89,876	23,500	5,462	33	11,893,177
250,000 to 499,999 (Group 1 subset)	Rate	46.4	4.7	148.1	26.6	30.5	157.3	147.9	107.8	222.7	99.4	766.3	334.8	66.5	755.7	197.6	45.9
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999)	Number of offenses known	8,571	803	21,073	4,718	5,021	19,971	19,763	18,785	33,863	16,903	140,111	72,531	15,848	121,561	25,386	9,884	167	25,000,562
GROUP II (100,000 to 249,999)	Rate	34.3	3.2	84.3	18.9	20.1	79.9	79.1	75.1	135.4	67.6	560.4	290.1	63.4	486.2	101.5	39.5
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999)	Number of offenses known	8,950	694	14,351	3,943	3,883	18,429	14,890	16,474	28,821	20,941	130,884	77,013	16,459	95,466	17,599	9,191	412	28,194,534
GROUP III (50,000 to 99,999)	Rate	31.7	2.5	50.9	14.0	13.8	65.4	52.8	58.4	102.2	74.3	464.2	273.1	58.4	338.6	62.4	32.6
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999)	Number of offenses known	7,418	545	8,569	2,444	2,850	11,300	9,156	11,376	19,593	17,454	97,088	60,582	12,310	64,684	9,398	7,184	705	24,389,990
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999)	Rate	30.4	2.2	35.1	10.0	11.7	46.3	37.5	46.6	80.3	71.6	398.1	248.4	50.5	265.2	38.5	29.5
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999)	Number of offenses known	6,612	515	6,407	1,655	1,747	7,960	7,007	9,646	15,970	17,349	88,045	58,180	10,405	47,095	8,400	6,161	1,574	24,916,218
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999)	Rate	26.5	2.1	25.7	6.6	7.0	31.9	28.1	38.7	64.1	69.6	353.4	233.5	41.8	189.0	33.7	24.7
GROUP VI (under 10,000)	Number of offenses known	5,279	516	3,631	958	966	4,737	5,494	8,229	12,972	21,014	69,893	51,657	8,639	31,332	5,407	5,628	6,002	19,490,433
GROUP VI (under 10,000)	Rate	27.1	2.6	18.6	4.9	5.0	24.3	28.2	42.2	66.6	107.8	358.6	265.0	44.3	160.8	27.7	28.9
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Number of offenses known	13,927	968	19,652	3,443	4,420	14,587	25,901	23,904	54,092	37,545	218,329	123,384	20,953	122,262	36,475	23,962	1,514	59,393,097
METROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Rate	23.4	1.6	33.1	5.8	7.4	24.6	43.6	40.2	91.1	63.2	367.6	207.7	35.3	205.9	61.4	40.3
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Number of offenses known	5,900	439	1,461	403	545	1,498	7,063	6,118	12,430	16,354	85,913	43,898	6,205	21,639	6,131	7,812	2,101	24,318,186
NONMETROPOLITAN COUNTIES	Rate	24.3	1.8	6.0	1.7	2.2	6.2	29.0	25.2	51.1	67.3	353.3	180.5	25.5	89.0	25.2	32.1
SUBURBAN AREA¹	Number of offenses known	24,842	1,881	32,554	6,663	8,084	30,531	38,006	40,134	83,900	70,631	371,014	230,585	41,371	228,758	53,069	36,937	6,658	107,737,126
SUBURBAN AREA¹	Rate	23.1	1.7	30.2	6.2	7.5	28.3	35.3	37.3	77.9	65.6	344.4	214.0	38.4	212.3	49.3	34.3

¹ Suburban area includes law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban area excludes all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city. The agencies associated with suburban areas also appear in other groups within this table.

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