Table 23

Offense Analysis
Number and Percent Change, 2004-2005
[11,718 agencies; 2005 estimated population 222,030,985]

Classification		Number of offenses 2005	Percent change from 2004	Percent distribution¹	Average value
Murder		12,068	+3.9	-
Forcible rape		70,472	-1.7	-
Robbery:	Total	298,403	+4.6	100.0	$1,230
Robbery by location:	Street/highway	131,666	+5.8	44.1	1,005
	Commercial house	42,672	+3.5	14.3	1,670
	Gas or service station	8,499	+9.1	2.8	1,104
	Convenience store	17,029	-0.3	5.7	625
	Residence	42,324	+9.7	14.2	1,335
	Bank	6,266	-8.9	2.1	4,169
	Miscellaneous	49,947	+1.3	16.7	1,217
Burglary:	Total	1,612,683	+0.8	100.0	1,725
Burglary by location:	Residence (dwelling):	1,060,513	+1.1	65.8	1,745
	Residence Night	301,431	+1.2	18.7	1,331
	Residence Day	500,972	+2.6	31.1	1,877
	Residence Unknown	258,110	-1.9	16.0	1,971
	Nonresidence (store, office, etc.):	552,170	+0.2	34.2	1,683
	Nonresidence Night	228,743	-0.1	14.2	1,485
	Nonresidence Day	165,487	+2.6	10.3	1,583
	Nonresidence Unknown	157,940	-1.6	9.8	2,076
Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft):	Total	5,036,548	-2.4	100.0	764
Larceny-theft by type:	Pocket-picking	21,696	-5.9	0.4	346
	Purse-snatching	31,214	-5.2	0.6	377
	Shoplifting	698,233	-6.3	13.9	163
	From motor vehicles (except accessories)	1,301,026	-1.7	25.8	691
	Motor vehicle accessories	514,703	-5.4	10.2	457
	Bicycles	184,722	-2.3	3.7	268
	From buildings	632,933	-0.9	12.6	1,155
	From coin-operated machines	30,356	-10.7	0.6	233
	All others	1,621,665	-0.5	32.2	1,106
Larceny-theft by value:	Over $200	2,016,563	+0.2	40.0	1,828
	$50 to $200	1,130,650	-2.5	22.4	111
	Under $50	1,889,335	-5.0	37.5	19
Motor vehicle theft		973,451	+0.2	-	6,173

Data Declaration

Provides the methodology used in constructing this table and other pertinent information about this table.

Nationwide in 2005, the average dollar value of property taken during robberies was $1,230; during burglaries, $1,725; during larceny-thefts, $764; and during motor vehicle thefts, $6,173.
Slightly more than 44 percent of robberies took place on a street or highway.
By location, 65.8 percent of burglaries occurred at residences.
Nearly 26 percent of larceny-theft offenses were from motor vehicles.
Among the categories of larceny-theft, larceny-thefts from buildings was the category with the highest average dollar value of property taken, $1,155.
Forty percent of all larceny-thefts involved property valued at more than $200.