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Crime in the United States contains findings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the offenses, known to law enforcement, released annually from its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Because the FBI no longer prints these findings, Bernan Press continues to provide this practical information in convenient book form. In this intricately detailed source, legal and law enforcement professionals, researchers, and those who are just curious will find violent and property crime statistics for the nation as a whole-and for regions, states, counties, cities, towns, and even college and university campuses.Crime in the United States includes statistics for: *Violent and property crimes*Hate crimes*Crime trends*Victims, by typeWhat's new in Crime in the United States, 2015*An additional 125 population group agencies reported crime statistics to the FBI for inclusion in the UCR reports, representing approximately 2.2 million more people and strengthening the usefulness and accuracy of the data contained in Crime in the United States*Beginning with this edition, the FBI has changed and widened the offense definition of rape and has overhauled the collection and analysis of all related data*This edition includes arrest data distribution by Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic/non-Latino ethnicity
Contents
CONTENTSAbout the UCR ProgramNote for UsersVariables Affecting Crime: Caution Against RankingConsidering Other Characteristics of a JurisdictionMaking Valid Crime AssessmentsHistorical BackgroundAdvisory GroupsRedesign of UCREstablishing the NIBRSSuspension of the Crime Index and the Modified Crime IndexRecent Developments in UCR ProgramUCR Redevelopment Project UpdateExpanded Offense TablesAbout the EditorVIOLENT CRIMEPROPERTY CRIMEVIOLENT CRIMEFigure 2.1. Violent Crime Rates by Offense and Region, 2013DefinitionData Collection National Volume, Trends, and RateRegional Offense Trends and RateCommunity TypesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesMURDERFigure 2.2. Murder Victims, Known Relationship to Offender, 2013DefinitionData Collection/Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR)National Volume, Trends, and RatesRegional Offense Trends and RatesCommunity TypesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesSupplementary Homicide Reports DataJustifiable HomicideRAPEFigure 2.3. State with the Highest and Lowest Rates of Rape per 100,000 Inhabitants (Revised Definition), 2013DefinitionNational Volume, Trends, and RatesRegional Offense Trends and RatesCommunity TypesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesROBBERYFigure 2.4. Robberies, by Location and Percent Distribution, 2013DefinitionNational Volume, Trends, and RatesRegional Offense Trends and RatesCommunity TypesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesOffense AnalysisAGGRAVATED ASSAULTFigure 2.5. Number and Rate of Aggravated Assaults, 1992-2013DefinitionNational Volume, Trends, and RatesRegional Offense Trends and RatesCommunity TypesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesOffense AnalysisPROPERTY CRIMEFigure 2.6. Percent Change of Property Crimes, 1992-2013DefinitionData CollectionNational Volume, Trends, and RatesRegional Offense Trends and RatesCommunity TypesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesOffense AnalysisBURGLARYFigure 2.7. Burglary, by Location and Time, 2013DefinitionNational Volume, Trends, and RateRegional Offense Trends and RatesCommunity TypesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesOffense AnalysisLARCENY-THEFTFigure 2.8. Larceny-Theft, Percent Distribution, 2013DefinitionNational Volume, Trends, and RatesRegional Offense Trends and RatesCommunity TypesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesOffense AnalysisMOTOR VEHICLE THEFTFigure 2.9. Number and Rate of Motor Vehicle Thefts, 1992-2013DefinitionNational Volume, Trends, and RatesRegional Offense Trends and RatesCommunity TypesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesOffense AnalysisARSONFigure 2.10. Average Dollar Amount of Arson Damage, by Property Type, 2013DefinitionData CollectionPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesOffense AnalysisProperty TypeTABLESTable 1. Violent Crime in the United States, by Volume and Rate Per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1994-2013Table 1A. Property Crime in the United States, by Volume and Rate Per 100,000 Inhabitants, 1994-2013Table 1B. Violent Crime in the United States, Percent Change in Volume and Rate Per 100,000 Inhabitantsfor 2 Years, 5 Years, and 10 Years, 2004-2013Table 1C. Property Crime in the United States, Percent Change in Volume and Rate Per 100,000 Inhabitantsfor 2 Years, 5 Years, and 10 Years, 2004-2013Table 2. Crime in the United States, by Community Type, 2013Table 3. Crime in the United States, Population and Offense Distribution, by Region, 2013Table 4. Crime, by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2012-2013Table 5. Crime,1 by State and Area, 2013Table 6. Crime, by Selected Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2013Table 7. Offense Analysis, United States, 2009-2013Table 8. Offenses Known to Law Enforcement, by Selected State and City, 2013Table 9. Offenses Known to Law Enforcement, by Selected State and University and College, 2013Table 10. Offenses Known to Law Enforcement, by Selected State Metropolitan andNonmetropolitan Counties, 2013Table 11. Offenses Known to Law Enforcement, by Selected State, Tribal, and Other Agencies, 2013Table 12. Crime Trends, by Population Group, 2012-2013Table 13. Crime Trends, by Suburban and Nonsuburban Cities,1 by Population Group, 2012-2013Table 14. Crime Trends, by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties,1 by Population Group, 2012-2013Table 15. Crime Trends, Additional Information About Selected Offenses, by Population Group, 2012-2013Table 16. Rate: Number of Violent Crimes Per 100,000 Population, by Population Group, 2013Table 16A. Rate: Number of Property Crimes Per 100,000 Population, by Population Group, 2013Table 17. Rate: Number of Violent Crimes Per 100,000 Inhabitants, by Suburban and NonsuburbanCities,1 by Population Group, 2013Table 17A. Rate: Number of Property Crimes Per 100,000 Inhabitants, by Suburban andNonsuburban Cities,1 by Population Group, 2013Table 18. Rate: Number of Violent Crimes Per 100,000 Inhabitants, by Metropolitan andNonmetropolitan Counties,1 by Population Group, 2013Table 18A. Rate: Number of Property Crimes Per 100,000 Inhabitants, by Metropolitan andNonmetropolitan Counties,1 by Population Group, 2013Table 19. Rate: Number of Crimes Per 100,000 Inhabitants, Additional Information About SelectedOffenses, by Population Group, 2013Table 20. Murder, by Selected State, Territory, and Type of Weapon, 2013Table 21. Robbery, by State and Type of Weapon, 2013Table 22. Aggravated Assault, by State and Type of Weapon, 2013Table 23. Offense Analysis, Number and Percent Change, 2012-2013Table 24. Property Stolen and Recovered, by Type and Value, 2013SECTION III: OFFENSES CLEAREDOFFENSES CLEAREDFigure 3.1. Percent of Crime Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional MeansImportant Note: Rape DataCleared by ArrestCleared by Exceptional MeansFigure 3.2. Violent Crime Clearance Rates, by Region and Offense, 2013Figure 3.3. Property Crime Clearance Rate, by Region and Offense, 2013National ClearancesRegional ClearancesClearances by Population GroupsClearances by Classification Group and TypeTABLESTable 25. Number and Percent of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means, by PopulationGroup, 2013Table 26. Number and Percent of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means, by Region andGeographic Division, 2013Table 27. Number and Percent of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means, AdditionalInformation About Selected Offenses, by Population Group, 2013Table 28. Number of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means and Percent Involving PersonsUnder 18 Years of Age, by Population Group, 2013SECTION IV: PERSONS ARRESTEDPERSONS ARRESTEDFigure 4.1. Percent Change in the Number of Persons Arrested, by Offense, 2004-2013Important Note: Rape DataData Collection: JuvenilesNational Volume, Trends, and RatesFigure 4.2. Arrest Distribution, Violent Crime, by Age, 2013By Age, Sex, and RaceFigure 4.3. Arrest Distribution, Property Crime, by Age, 2013Regional Arrest RatesPopulation Groups: Trends and RatesCommunity TypesTABLESTable 29. Estimated Number of Arrests, 2013Table 30. Number and Rate of Arrests, by Geographic Region, 2013Table 31. Number and Rate of Arrests, by Population Group and Area1, 2013Table 32. Ten-Year Arrest Trends, 2004 and 2013Table 33. Ten-Year Arrest Trends, by Age and Sex, 2004 and 2013Table 34. Five-Year Arrest Trends, by Age, 2009 and 2013Table 35. Five-Year Arrest Trends, by Age and Sex, 2009 and 2013Table 36. Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends, 2012-2013Table 37. Current Year Over Previous Year Arrest Trends, by Age and Sex, 2012-2013Table 38. Arrests, Distribution by Age, 2013Table 39. Male Arrests, Distribution by Age, 2013Table 40. Female Arrests, Distribution by Age, 2013Table 41. Arrests of Persons Under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2013Table 42. Arrests, Distribution by Sex, 2013Table 43. Arrests, Distribution by Race, 2013Table 44. Arrest Trends, Cities, 2012-2013Table 45. Arrest Trends, Cities, by Age and Sex, 2012-2013Table 46. Arrests, Cities, Distribution by Age, 2013Table 47. Arrests, Cities, Persons under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2013Table 48. Arrests, Cities, Distribution by Sex, 2013Table 49. Arrests, Cities, Distribution by Race, 2013Table 50. Arrest Trends, Metropolitan Counties, 2012-2013Table 51. Arrest Trends, Metropolitan Counties, by Age and Sex, 2012-2013Table 52. Arrests, Metropolitan Counties, Distribution by Age, 2013Table 53. Arrests, Metropolitan Counties, Persons Under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2013Table 54. Arrests, Metropolitan Counties, Distribution by Sex, 2013Table 55. Arrests, Metropolitan Counties, Distribution by Race, 2013Table 56. Arrest Trends, Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2012-2013Table 57. Arrest Trends, Nonmetropolitan Counties, by Age and Sex, 2012-2013Table 58. Arrests, Nonmetropolitan Counties, Distribution by Age, 2013Table 59. Arrests, Nonmetropolitan Counties, Persons under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2013Table 60. Arrests, Nonmetropolitan Counties, Distribution by Sex, 2013Table 61. Arrests, Nonmetropolitan Counties, Distribution by Race, 2013Table 61A. Arrests, Nonmetropolitan Counties, Distribution by Ethnicity, 2013Table 62. Arrest Trends, Suburban Areas,1 2012-2013Table 63. Arrest Trends, Suburban Areas,1 by Age and Sex, 2012-2013Table 64. Arrests, Suburban Areas,1 Distribution by Age, 2013Table 65. Arrests, Suburban Areas,1 Persons under 15, 18, 21, and 25 Years of Age, 2013Table 66. Arrests, Suburban Areas,1 Distribution by Sex, 2013Table 67. Arrests, Suburban Areas,1 Distribution by Race, 2013Table 67A. Arrests, Suburban Areas,1 Distribution by Ethnicity, 2013Table 68. Police Disposition of Juvenile Offenders Taken into Custody, 2013Table 69. Arrests, by State, 2013SECTION V: LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNELLAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNELFigure 5.1. Average Number of Officers and Employees in Cities, by Region, 2013RateSworn PersonnelCivilian EmployeesTABLESTable 70. Full-Time Law Enforcement Employees,1 by Region and Geographic Division and PopulationGroup, 2013Table 71. Full-Time Law Enforcement Officers, by Region and Geographic Division, and PopulationGroup, 2013Table 72. Full-Time Law Enforcement Employees,1 Range in Rate, by Population Group, 2013Table 73. Full-Time Law Enforcement Officers, Range in Rate, by Population Group, 2013Table 74. Full-Time Law Enforcement Employees, by Population Group, Percent Male and Female, 2013Table 75. Full-Time Civilian Law Enforcement Employees, by Population Group, 2013Table 76. Full-Time State Law Enforcement Employees, by Selected State, 2013Table 77. Full-Time Law Enforcement Employees, by State, 2013Table 78. Full-Time Law Enforcement Employees, by Selected State and City, 2013Table 79. Full-Time Law Enforcement Employees, by Selected State and University or College, 2013Table 80. Full-Time Law Enforcement Employees, by Selected State Metropolitan and NonmetropolitanCounties, 2013Table 81. Full-Time Law Enforcement Employees, by Selected State and Agency, 2013SECTION VI: HATE CRIMESHATE CRIMESFigure 6.1. Percent Distribution of Single-Bias Hate Crime Incidents, 2013DefinitionsData CollectionImportant Note: RapeNational Volume and Percent DistributionFigure 6.2. Hates Crimes, by Type of Victim, 2013Crimes Against PersonsCrimes Against PropertyTABLESTable 82. Incidents, Offenses, Victims,1 and Known Offenders,2 by Bias Motivation, 2013Table 83. Incidents, Offenses, Victims, and Known Offenders, by Offense Type, 2013Table 84. Offenses, Known Offender's Race, by Offense Type, 2013Table 85. Offenses, Offense Type, by Bias Motivation, 2013Table 86. Offenses, Known Offender's Race, by Bias Motivation, 2013Table 87. Offenses, Victim Type, by Offense Type, 2013Table 88. Victims, Offense Type, by Bias Motivation, 2013Table 89. Incidents, Victim Type, by Bias Motivation, 2013Table 90. Known Offenders,1 by Known Offender's Race, Ethnicity, and Age, 2013Table 91. Incidents, Bias Motivation, by Location, 2013Table 92. Offenses, Offense Type, by Selected State, 2013Table 93. Agency Hate Crime Reporting, by Selected State and Territory, 2013Table 94. Hate Crime Incidents Per Bias Motivation and Quarter, by Selected State and Agency, 2013APPENDIX I: METHODOLOGYCriteria for State UCR programsData Completeness and QualityReporting ProceduresEditing ProceduresPopulation EstimationNIBRS ConversionCrime TrendsCaution to UsersOffense EstimationEstimation of State-Level DataAPPENDIX II: OFFENSE DEFINITIONSAPPENDIX III: GEOGRAPHIC AREA DEFINITIONSRegions and DivisionsCommunity TypesPopulation GroupsAPPENDIX IV: THE NATION'S TWO CRIME MEASURESUniform Crime Reporting (UCR) programNational Crime Victimization SurveyComparing the UCR program and the NCVSConclusionINDEX
