FBI Seal Crime in the United States, 2002 Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Table 19

Rate: Number of Crimes per 100,000 Inhabitants

Breakdown of Offenses Known
by Population Group, 2002
[2002 estimated population]
 
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Motor vehicle theft
Arson1
Population group
Rape by force
Assault to rape-attempts
Firearm
Knife or cutting instrument
Other weapon
Strong-arm
Firearm
Knife or cutting instrument
Other weapon
Hands, fists, feet, etc.
Forcible entry
Unlawful entry
Attempted forcible entry
Autos
Trucks and buses
Other vehicles
Structure
Mobile
Other
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES: 11,781 agencies; population 232,068,946                                      
Number of offenses known 71,689 7,117 139,657 28,929 31,021 132,398 137,704 129,249 256,872 200,928 1,136,350 557,074 117,126 783,209 197,821 83,244      
Rate 30.9 3.1 60.2 12.5 13.4 57.1 59.3 55.7 110.7 86.6 489.7 240.0 50.5 337.5 85.2 35.9      
                                       
TOTAL CITIES: 8,360 cities; population 154,572,211                                      
Number of offenses known 52,343 5,623 122,144 25,700 26,634 117,625 108,547 102,430 193,357 145,019 829,572 402,643 89,393 658,332 160,600 54,292      
Rate 33.9 3.6 79.0 16.6 17.2 76.1 70.2 66.3 125.1 93.8 536.7 260.5 57.8 425.9 103.9 35.1      
                                       
GROUP I                                      
                                       
64 cities, 250,000 and over; population 40,124,177                                      
Number of offenses known 17,312 2,265 68,677 12,998 12,656 59,384 58,399 43,366 84,285 46,072 312,921 114,313 25,740 304,689 96,931 21,214      
Rate 43.1 5.6 171.2 32.4 31.5 148.0 145.5 108.1 210.1 114.8 779.9 284.9 64.2 759.4 241.6 52.9      
                                       
8 cities, 1,000,000 and over; population 13,659,273                                      
Number of offenses known 4,870 826 25,949 5,544 4,508 20,910 22,239 15,111 25,348 22,734 91,761 34,490 6,621 97,763 38,496 8,029      
Rate 35.7 6.0 190.0 40.6 33.0 153.1 162.8 110.6 185.6 166.4 671.8 252.5 48.5 715.7 281.8 58.8      
                                       
21 cities, 500,000 to 999,999; population 14,096,259                                      
Number of offenses known 6,741 825 22,368 3,975 4,416 17,744 19,606 15,352 30,375 11,137 119,695 39,634 11,114 104,199 31,330 7,913      
Rate 47.8 5.9 158.7 28.2 31.3 125.9 139.1 108.9 215.5 79.0 849.1 281.2 78.8 739.2 222.3 56.1      
                                       
35 cities, 250,000 to 499,999; population 12,368,645                                      
Number of offenses known 5,701 614 20,360 3,479 3,732 20,730 16,554 12,903 28,562 12,201 101,465 40,189 8,005 102,727 27,105 5,272      
Rate 46.1 5.0 164.6 28.1 30.2 167.6 133.8 104.3 230.9 98.6 820.3 324.9 64.7 830.5 219.1 42.6      
                                       
GROUP II                                      
                                       
152 cities, 100,000 to 249,999; population 22,954,609                                      
Number of offenses known 8,548 819 20,694 4,399 4,884 18,973 17,277 16,502 32,265 16,803 144,833 62,228 14,813 116,586 24,434 7,803      
Rate 37.2 3.6 90.2 19.2 21.3 82.7 75.3 71.9 140.6 73.2 631.0 271.1 64.5 507.9 106.4 34.0      
                                       
GROUP III                                      
                                       
368 cities, 50,000 to 99,999; population 25,420,252                                      
Number of offenses known 8,307 732 13,897 3,564 3,531 16,355 12,369 14,273 27,650 20,934 117,676 66,437 15,461 94,665 15,384 7,767      
Rate 32.7 2.9 54.7 14.0 13.9 64.3 48.7 56.1 108.8 82.4 462.9 261.4 60.8 372.4 60.5 30.6      
                                       
GROUP IV                                      
                                       
668 cities, 25,000 to 49,999; population 23,381,470                                      
Number of offenses known 6,853 605 8,378 2,277 2,567 10,625 8,166 10,714 18,986 18,993 94,240 56,377 13,007 62,634 10,062 5,990      
Rate 29.3 2.6 35.8 9.7 11.0 45.4 34.9 45.8 81.2 81.2 403.1 241.1 55.6 267.9 43.0 25.6      
                                       
GROUP V                                      
                                       
1,503 cities, 10,000 to 24,999; population 23,833,515                                      
Number of offenses known 6,423 592 6,786 1,521 1,966 7,726 6,730 9,482 16,726 19,370 88,211 54,557 10,825 47,866 7,953 5,890      
Rate 26.9 2.5 28.5 6.4 8.2 32.4 28.2 39.8 70.2 81.3 370.1 228.9 45.4 200.8 33.4 24.7      
                                       
GROUP VI                                      
                                       
5,605 cities, under 10,000; population 18,858,188                                      
Number of offenses known 4,900 610 3,712 941 1,030 4,562 5,606 8,093 13,445 22,847 71,691 48,731 9,547 31,892 5,836 5,628      
Rate 26.0 3.2 19.7 5.0 5.5 24.2 29.7 42.9 71.3 121.2 380.2 258.4 50.6 169.1 30.9 29.8      
                                       
SUBURBAN COUNTIES                                      
                                       
1,142 agencies; population 52,016,888                                      
Number of offenses known 13,457 1,073 15,600 2,833 3,849 13,192 20,637 20,082 49,855 37,560 208,351 109,201 20,562 104,040 30,878 20,408      
Rate 25.9 2.1 30.0 5.4 7.4 25.4 39.7 38.6 95.8 72.2 400.5 209.9 39.5 200.0 59.4 39.2      
                                       
RURAL COUNTIES                                      
                                       
2,279 agencies; population 25,479,847                                      
Number of offenses known 5,889 421 1,913 396 538 1,581 8,520 6,737 13,660 18,349 98,427 45,230 7,171 20,837 6,343 8,544      
Rate 23.1 1.7 7.5 1.6 2.1 6.2 33.4 26.4 53.6 72.0 386.3 177.5 28.1 81.8 24.9 33.5      
                                       
SUBURBAN AREA2                                      
                                       
5,652 agencies; population 96,235,187                                      
Number of offenses known 22,964 2,082 27,993 5,735 7,341 27,720 30,728 34,305 76,959 70,900 349,336 203,278 40,841 204,948 46,858 31,736      
Rate 23.9 2.2 29.1 6.0 7.6 28.8 31.9 35.6 80.0 73.7 363.0 211.2 42.4 213.0 48.7 33.0