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Crime facts at a glance
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The percentage of crimes reported to the police has been increasing.
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- To reporting trends by:
 Race- Ethnicity
- Note: Violent crimes include: rape/sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault. Property crimes include: household burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft.
Two year average percentages are presented to minimize year to year fluctuations that may be present because of declining sample sizes. See Criminal Victimization, 2005.
Source:
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
Ongoing since 1972, this survey of households interviews about 134,000 persons age 12 and older in 77,200 households each year about their victimizations from crime.
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