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Table 6

Index of Crime

by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2002
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Population
Crime Index
Modified Crime Index1
Violent crime2
Property crime2
Murder and non-negligent man- slaughter
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny-theft
Motor vehicle theft
Arson1

La Crosse, WI-MN M.S.A.
(Includes La Crosse County, WI and Houston County, MN.)
Total 128,788                        
City of La Crosse, WI 52,567 1,798   114 1,684 0 14 26 74 210 1,400 74
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 3,450   180 3,270 0 26 28 126 414 2,732 124
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   2,678.8   139.8 2,539.1 0 20.2 21.7 97.8 321.5 2,121.3 96.3

Lafayette, IN M.S.A.3
(Includes Clinton and Tippecanoe Counties.)
Total 185,184                        
City of Lafayette3 57,126 3,346   228 3,118 5 44 42 137 624 2,369 125
Total area actually reporting 99.6% 6,610   414 6,196 6 83 55 270 1,217 4,718 261
Estimated total 100.0% 6,640   416 6,224 6 83 56 271 1,221 4,740 263
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   3,585.6   224.6 3,361.0 3.2 44.8 30.2 146.3 659.3 2,559.6 142

Lafayette, LA M.S.A.
(Includes Acadia, Lafayette, St. Landry, and St. Martin Parishes.)
Total 386,825                        
City of Lafayette 110,594 8,431   1,043 7,388 3 85 171 784 1,391 5,503 494
Total area actually reporting 93.3% 17,326   2,154 15,172 14 149 307 1,684 3,633 10,641 898
Estimated total 100.0% 18,816   2,314 16,502 15 156 338 1,805 3,901 11,626 975
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   4,864.2   598.2 4,266.0 3.9 40.3 87.4 466.6 1,008.5 3,005.5 252.1

Lake Charles, LA M.S.A.
(Includes Calcasieu Parish.)
Total 184,138                        
City of Lake Charles 71,976 4,881   695 4,186 6 42 198 449 1,889 1,982 315
Total area actually reporting 98.1% 11,374   1,250 10,124 13 109 322 806 3,268 6,182 674
Estimated total 100.0% 11,570   1,271 10,299 13 110 326 822 3,303 6,312 684
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   6,283.3   690.2 5,593.1 7.1 59.7 177 446.4 1,793.8 3,427.9 371.5

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL M.S.A.
(Includes Polk County.)
Total 506,050                        
City of:                        
Lakeland 82,039 5,360   665 4,695 3 44 250 368 1,018 3,332 345
Winter Haven 27,698 2,504   206 2,298 1 34 78 93 436 1,654 208
Total area actually reporting 99.4% 25,818   2,847 22,971 27 203 660 1,957 5,780 15,271 1,920
Estimated total 100.0% 25,980   2,866 23,114 27 204 665 1,970 5,809 15,370 1,935
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   5,133.9   566.3 4,567.5 5.3 40.3 131.4 389.3 1,147.9 3,037.2 382.4

Lancaster, PA M.S.A.
(Includes Lancaster County.)
Total 472,729                        
City of Lancaster 56,596 3,725   477 3,248 4 43 239 191 613 2,294 341
Total area actually reporting 89.8% 12,036   917 11,119 9 92 369 447 2,104 8,226 789
Estimated total 100.0% 13,167   1,025 12,142 10 100 397 518 2,251 9,026 865
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   2,785.3   216.8 2,568.5 2.1 21.2 84 109.6 476.2 1,909.3 183

Lansing-East Lansing, MI M.S.A.
(Includes Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties.)
Total 452,774                        
City of:                        
Lansing 120,471 6,601   1,292 5,309 11 169 245 867 1,065 3,837 407
East Lansing 47,049 1,455   186 1,269 0 25 30 131 184 1,038 47
Total area actually reporting 99.3% 16,247   2,069 14,178 12 356 373 1,328 2,740 10,624 814
Estimated total 100.0% 16,355   2,079 14,276 12 357 375 1,335 2,757 10,694 825
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   3,612.2   459.2 3,153.0 2.7 78.8 82.8 294.8 608.9 2,361.9 182.2

Laredo, TX M.S.A.
(Includes Webb County.)
Total 201,712                        
City of Laredo 184,435 12,952   1,107 11,845 7 58 203 839 1,898 9,064 883
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 13,468   1,186 12,282 8 59 203 916 2,074 9,288 920
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   6,676.8   588 6,088.9 4 29.2 100.6 454.1 1,028.2 4,604.6 456.1

Las Vegas, NV-AZ M.S.A.3
(Includes Clark and Nye Counties, NV and Mohave County, AZ.)
Total 1,696,624                        
City of Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, NV3 1,153,546 56,810   8,981 47,829 137 494 3,776 4,574 11,136 24,204 12,489
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 81,627   11,518 70,109 168 681 4,527 6,142 17,029 37,010 16,070
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   4,811.1   678.9 4,132.3 9.9 40.1 266.8 362 1,003.7 2,181.4 947.2

Lawrence, KS M.S.A.
(Includes Douglas County.)
Total 100,984                        
City of Lawrence 80,916 3,939   321 3,618 2 32 43 244 668 2,775 175
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 4,668   376 4,292 2 37 45 292 848 3,249 195
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   4,622.5   372.3 4,250.2 2 36.6 44.6 289.2 839.7 3,217.3 193.1

Lawrence, MA-NH M.S.A.
(Includes part of Essex County, MA and part of Rockingham County, NH.)
Total 403,684                        
City of Lawrence, MA 72,936 3,195   528 2,667 2 27 155 344 382 776 1,509
Total area actually reporting 88.3% 8,591   1,086 7,505 5 73 228 780 1,626 3,737 2,142
Estimated total 100.0% 9,398   1,147 8,251 5 85 236 821 1,759 4,289 2,203
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   2,328.1   284.1 2,043.9 1.2 21.1 58.5 203.4 435.7 1,062.5 545.7

Lawton, OK M.S.A.
(Includes Comanche County.)
Total 115,396                        
City of Lawton 93,915 5,515   666 4,849 6 57 151 452 1,281 3,247 321
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 5,889   736 5,153 8 60 157 511 1,357 3,436 360
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   5,103.3   637.8 4,465.5 6.9 52 136.1 442.8 1,176.0 2,977.6 312

Lewiston-Auburn, ME M.S.A.
(Includes part of Androscoggin County.)
Total 102,108                        
City of:                        
Lewiston 36,237 1,789   79 1,710 1 28 27 23 337 1,322 51  
Auburn 23,559 849   25 824 0 9 8 8 121 677 26
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 3,392   134 3,258 2 49 37 46 641 2,487 130
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   3,322.0   131.2 3,190.7 2 48 36.2 45.1 627.8 2,435.7 127.3

Lima, OH M.S.A.
(Includes Allen and Auglaize Counties.)
Total 156,014                        
City of Lima 40,321 3,286   449 2,837 5 66 126 252 755 1,861 221
Total area actually reporting 85.9% 5,031   510 4,521 5 86 143 276 1,028 3,212 281
Estimated total 100.0% 5,713   545 5,168 5 91 156 293 1,133 3,709 326
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   3,661.9   349.3 3,312.5 3.2 58.3 100 187.8 726.2 2,377.4 209

Lincoln, NE M.S.A.
(Includes Lancaster County.)
Total 252,912                        
City of Lincoln 227,943 15,005   1,275 13,730 6 98 179 992 2,014 11,190 526
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 15,956   1,302 14,654 6 102 185 1,009 2,209 11,886 559
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   6,308.9   514.8 5,794.1 2.4 40.3 73.1 399 873.4 4,699.7 221

Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR M.S.A.
(Includes Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski, and Saline Counties.)
Total 591,859                        
City of:                        
Little Rock 185,646 20,680   2,411 18,269 41 116 884 1,370 4,826 11,930 1,513
North Little Rock 61,262 5,840   520 5,320 6 47 179 288 657 4,207 456
Conway 43,759 2,463   90 2,373 4 23 20 43 269 2,046 58
Jacksonville 30,326 1,731   140 1,591 0 7 34 99 328 1,194 69
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 40,284   3,890 36,394 61 257 1,196 2,376 7,956 25,745 2,693
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   6,806.4   657.3 6,149.1 10.3 43.4 202.1 401.4 1,344.2 4,349.9 455

Longview-Marshall, TX M.S.A.
(Includes Gregg, Harrison, and Upshur Counties.)
Total 218,072                        
City of:                        
Longview 76,608 5,771   575 5,196 6 147 171 251 1,047 3,654 495
Marshall 25,000 1,493   109 1,384 0 18 30 61 306 982 96
Total area actually reporting 99.5% 11,328   964 10,364 12 181 236 535 2,474 7,082 808
Estimated total 100.0% 11,380   967 10,413 12 181 237 537 2,483 7,118 812
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   5,218.5   443.4 4,775.0 5.5 83 108.7 246.2 1,138.6 3,264.1 372.4

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA M.S.A.
(Includes Los Angeles County.)
Total 9,869,056                        
City of:                        
Los Angeles 3,830,561 190,992   51,695 139,297 654 1,415 17,197 32,429 25,374 79,813 34,110
Long Beach 478,478 19,303   3,626 15,677 67 144 1,505 1,910 3,405 8,530 3,742
Pasadena 138,857 4,881   657 4,224 3 25 255 374 959 2,803 462
Lancaster 123,079 5,123   1,362 3,761 12 57 313 980 1,179 1,893 689
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 394,590   89,058 305,532 1,162 2,894 29,994 55,008 62,055 171,510 71,967
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   3,998.3   902.4 3,095.9 11.8 29.3 303.9 557.4 628.8 1,737.9 729.2

Louisville, KY-IN M.S.A.3
(Includes Bullitt, Jefferson, and Oldham Counties, KY and Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Scott Counties, IN.)
Total 1,038,641                        
City of:                        
Lousiville, KY 259,472 15,439   2,037 13,402 35 49 995 958 3,519 7,710 2,173
New Albany, IN 38,089 3,109   226 2,883 3 8 79 136 614 2,083 186
Total area actually reporting 80.9% 39,500   4,473 35,027 59 143 1,353 2,918 8,467 22,553 4,007
Estimated total 100.0% 48,780   5,308 43,472 62 196 1,479 3,571 9,936 28,937 4,599
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   4,696.5   511.1 4,185.5 6 18.9 142.4 343.8 956.6 2,786.0 442.8

Lowell, MA-NH M.S.A.
(Includes part of Middlesex County, MA and Hillsborough County, NH.)
Total 305,639                        
City of Lowell, MA 106,472 4,258   849 3,409 7 47 158 637 630 1,957 822
Total area actually reporting 99.1% 6,846   1,030 5,816 8 56 206 760 1,023 3,687 1,106
Estimated total 100.0% 6,907   1,037 5,870 8 56 207 766 1,034 3,724 1,112
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   2,259.9   339.3 1,920.6 2.6 18.3 67.7 250.6 338.3 1,218.4 363.8

Lubbock, TX M.S.A.
(Includes Lubbock County.)
Total 253,427                        
City of Lubbock 208,447 14,371   2,514 11,857 11 133 303 2,067 2,979 8,307 571
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 16,001   2,665 13,336 11 152 304 2,198 3,281 9,387 668
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   6,313.8   1,051.6 5,262.3 4.3 60 120 867.3 1,294.7 3,704.0 263.6

Lynchburg, VA M.S.A.
(Includes Bedford and Lynchburg Cities and Amherst, Bedford, and Campbell Counties.)
Total 221,438                        
City of Lynchburg 67,251 2,641   309 2,332 6 25 87 191 419 1,714 199
Total area actually reporting 100.0% 5,333   534 4,799 13 77 111 333 880 3,532 387
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants   2,408.3   241.2 2,167.2 5.9 34.8 50.1 150.4 397.4 1,595.0 174.8