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U.S. Safety Data

Our Index of Crime Statistics covers the total reported crime in the U.S. Categories include Property, Murder, Forcible Rape, Robbery, Aggravated assault, Burglary, Larceny-theft, and Vehicle theft. The rates given are incidents per 100,000 population. These rates provide a good means of comparison among states because they compensate for differences in population size. The Crime Index is composed of selected offenses and is used to gauge fluctuations in the overall volume and rate of crime reported to law enforcement.

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Table of Crime Rates:

1) Violent crimes are the offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
2) Property crimes are the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft.
Year Population Violent Property Murder Forcible Rape Robbery Aggravated assault Burglary Larceny Theft Vehicle Theft
1998 270,248,003 1,533,887 10,951,827 16,974 93,144 447,186 976,583 2,332,735 7,376,311 459,9
1999 272,690,813 1,426,044 10,208,334 15,522 89,411 409,371 911,740 2,100,739 6,955,520 422,5
2000 281,421,906 1,425,486 10,182,584 15,586 90,178 408,016 911,706 2,050,992 6,971,590 412,2
2001 285,317,559 1,439,480 10,437,189 16,037 90,863 423,557 909,023 2,116,531 7,092,267 430,5
2002 287,973,924 1,423,677 10,455,277 16,229 95,235 420,806 891,407 2,151,252 7,057,379 432,9
2003 290,788,976 1,383,676 10,442,862 16,528 93,883 414,235 859,030 2,154,834 7,026,802 433,7
2004 293,656,842 1,360,088 10,319,386 16,148 95,089 401,470 847,381 2,144,446 6,937,089 421,5
2005 296,507,061 1,390,745 10,174,754 16,740 94,347 417,438 862,220 2,155,448 6,783,447 416,8
2006 299,398,484 1,418,043 9,983,568 17,030 92,757 447,403 860,853 2,183,746 6,607,013 398,4
2007 301,621,157 1,408,337 9,843,481 16,929 90,427 445,125 855,856 2,179,140 6,568,572 363,3

Data source: fbi.gov