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Table 17

Rate: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants
by Suburban and Nonsuburban Cities1 by Population Group, 2006

Population group Violent crime Murder and
nonnegligent manslaughter		 Forcible rape Robbery Aggravated assault Property crime Burglary Larceny-theft Motor vehicle theft Number
of
agencies		 2006 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: 144,470 298.6 1,257 2.6 11,700 24.2 39,898 82.5 91,615 189.3 1,494,431 3,088.6 282,773 584.4 1,082,614 2,237.5 129,044 266.7 5,177 48,385,339
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 57,601 319.4 531 2.9 4,096 22.7 18,195 100.9 34,779 192.9 544,966 3,022.3 107,143 594.2 380,937 2,112.6 56,886 315.5 527 18,031,521
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 49,426 270.0 462 2.5 4,270 23.3 13,857 75.7 30,837 168.5 513,459 2,804.9 98,976 540.7 370,132 2,022.0 44,351 242.3 1,146 18,305,530
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 37,443 310.8 264 2.2 3,334 27.7 7,846 65.1 25,999 215.8 436,006 3,618.8 76,654 636.2 331,545 2,751.8 27,807 230.8 3,504 12,048,288
TOTAL NONSUBURBAN CITIES: 91,651 447.0 812 4.0 8,890 43.4 17,906 87.3 64,043 312.4 852,328 4,157.2 174,233 849.8 632,062 3,082.9 46,033 224.5 3,166 20,502,212
GROUP IV (25,000 to 49,999) 37,653 570.1 356 5.4 3,578 54.2 9,500 143.8 24,219 366.7 324,951 4,919.7 65,652 994.0 238,941 3,617.5 20,358 308.2 185 6,605,094
GROUP V (10,000 to 24,999) 26,712 436.8 232 3.8 2,790 45.6 5,190 84.9 18,500 302.5 268,814 4,395.5 55,200 902.6 200,168 3,273.0 13,446 219.9 394 6,115,686
GROUP VI (under 10,000) 27,286 350.7 224 2.9 2,522 32.4 3,216 41.3 21,324 274.0 258,563 3,322.8 53,381 686.0 192,953 2,479.7 12,229 157.2 2,587 7,781,432

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Crime in the United States, 2006
U.S. Department of Justice — Federal Bureau of Investigation
September 2007