Crime Rates by Type and State statistics

[Offenses known to the police per 100,000 population. Based on Bureau of the Census estimated resident population as of July 1, except 1990, enumerated as of April 1. For definition of crimes, see text, Section 5, Law Enforcement, and summary below table]


					1996				1996						1997				1997						1998				1998						1999				1999
		1996,										1997,										1998,										1999,
	5-DIGIT	total			Violent crime				Property crime			total			Violent crime				Property crime			total			Violent crime				Property crime			total			Violent crime				Property crime
	FIPS
State	STATE				Forci-						Motor				Forci-						Motor				Forci-						Motor				Forci-						Motor
	CODE		Total	Mur-	ble	Rob-	Aggravated	Total	Bur-	Larceny-	vehicle		Total	Mur-	ble	Rob-	Aggravated	Total	Bur-	Larceny-	vehicle		Total	Mur-	ble	Rob-	Aggravated	Total	Bur-	Larceny-	vehicle		Total	Mur-	ble	Rob-	Aggravated	Total	Bur-	Larceny-	vehicle
				der ¹	rape	bery	assault		glary	theft	theft			der ¹	rape	bery	assault		glary	theft	theft			der ¹	rape	bery	assault		glary	theft	theft			der ¹	rape	bery	assault		glary	theft	theft

United States ...................................	00000	5,087	634	7.4	36.1	202	388	4,445	943	2,976	526	4,930	611	6.8	35.9	186	382	4,319	919	2,893	506	4,619.3	567.5	6.3	34.5	165.4	361.3	4,051.8	863.0	2,729.0	459.8	4,266.8	524.7	5.7	32.7	150.2	336.1	3,742.1	770.0	2,551.4	420.7

Alabama ...........................................	01000	4,820	565	10.4	32.7	167	356	4,255	1,002	2,887	366	4,890	565	9.9	32.3	161	362	4,325	1,014	2,955	357	4,597.1	512.1	8.1	33.2	130.9	339.9	4,085.0	964.3	2,779.0	341.7	4,412.3	490.2	7.9	34.6	121.2	326.5	3,922.2	884.4	2,737.2	300.5
Alaska .............................................	02000	5,450	728	7.4	65.6	117	538	4,723	843	3,387	493	5,273	701	8.9	66.2	106	520	4,571	702	3,412	457	4,777.0	653.9	6.7	68.6	86.6	492.0	4,123.1	667.4	3,031.1	424.6	4,363.2	631.5	8.6	83.5	91.4	448.0	3,731.7	611.8	2,690.5	429.4
Arizona ............................................	04000	7,067	632	8.5	31.2	168	424	6,436	1,256	4,253	927	7,195	624	8.2	32.8	166	417	6,571	1,319	4,282	970	6,575.0	577.9	8.1	31.1	165.2	373.6	5,997.0	1,209.5	3,922.4	865.1	5,896.5	551.2	8.0	28.9	152.5	361.6	5,345.4	1,034.4	3,510.5	800.5
Arkansas..................	05000	4,699	524	8.7	41.7	114	360	4,175	953	2,909	313	4,719	527	9.9	43.5	112	362	4,192	1,013	2,864	315	4,283.4	490.2	7.9	35.2	96.2	350.9	3,793.2	928.3	2,581.8	283.2	4,042.8	425.2	5.6	27.8	79.3	312.5	3,617.5	850.3	2,506.0	261.2
California ........................................	06000	5,208	863	9.1	32.1	296	526	4,345	979	2,605	761	4,865	798	8.0	31.6	253	506	4,067	927	2,431	709	4,342.8	703.7	6.6	29.9	210.6	456.6	3,639.1	823.5	2,217.1	598.5	3,805.0	627.2	6.0	28.2	181.1	411.7	3,177.8	675.3	1,994.2	508.3
Colorado ..........................................	08000	5,119	405	4.7	46.2	98	255	4,714	901	3,416	398	4,650	363	4.0	43.1	83	233	4,287	796	3,077	414	4,487.5	377.9	4.6	47.4	81.5	244.4	4,109.5	786.5	2,917.9	405.1	4,063.4	340.5	4.6	41.4	75.3	219.2	3,722.9	665.2	2,693.0	364.8
Connecticut .......................................	09000	4,228	412	4.8	23.1	170	215	3,816	842	2,484	489	3,984	391	3.8	22.6	153	212	3,593	738	2,410	445	3,786.5	366.3	4.1	22.2	133.8	206.2	3,420.2	665.9	2,366.3	388.1	3,389.3	345.6	3.3	19.9	123.5	198.9	3,043.7	588.0	2,111.5	344.2
Delaware ².........................................	10000	4,895	668	4.3	62.6	180	422	4,227	804	2,988	434	5,783	786	3.0	59.0	244	481	4,997	877	3,539	581	5,363.2	762.4	2.8	67.1	194.2	498.3	4,600.8	859.5	3,313.0	428.2	4,835.0	734.0	3.2	70.2	197.9	462.7	4,101.1	695.6	3,001.9	403.6
District of Columbia ³...........................	11000	11,897	2,470	73.1	47.9	1,187	1,162	9,427	1,810	5,780	1,837	9,839	2,024	56.9	41.2	851	1,075	7,815	1,316	5,068	1,431	8,835.6	1,718.5	49.7	36.3	689.5	943.0	7,117.0	1,216.3	4,657.7	1,243.0	8,067.1	1,627.7	46.4	47.8	644.3	889.2	6,439.3	976.3	4,181.3	1,281.7
Florida ...........................................	12000	7,497	1,051	7.5	52.1	289	702	6,446	1,521	4,205	721	7,272	1,024	6.9	51.9	276	689	6,248	1,460	4,057	732	6,886.0	938.7	6.5	49.6	242.7	639.9	5,947.4	1,361.7	3,886.8	698.9	6,205.5	854.0	5.7	46.3	211.6	590.5	5,351.6	1,200.3	3,534.5	616.7
Georgia ...........................................	13000	6,310	639	8.6	32.1	205	393	5,671	1,115	3,928	629	5,792	607	7.5	31.1	207	361	5,185	1,086	3,503	595	5,463.0	572.7	8.1	30.4	187.2	347.0	4,890.3	990.8	3,342.8	556.6	5,148.5	534.0	7.5	29.8	166.4	330.3	4,614.6	917.2	3,182.3	515.2
Hawaii ...........................................	15000	6,585	281	3.4	27.5	136	114	6,304	1,080	4,620	605	6,023	278	4.0	31.3	118	125	5,745	1,073	4,127	545	5,333.0	246.9	2.0	29.5	102.7	112.7	5,086.1	936.2	3,681.0	468.9	4,837.5	235.0	3.7	29.9	88.1	113.3	4,602.4	795.0	3,414.2	393.2
Idaho ............................................	16000	4,013	267	3.6	26.3	20	217	3,745	709	2,849	188	3,925	257	3.2	28.9	20	205	3,668	758	2,709	201	3,714.6	282.2	2.9	31.4	21.5	226.4	3,432.5	693.1	2,553.7	185.7	3,149.3	244.9	2.0	33.3	17.8	191.8	2,904.4	610.3	2,142.5	151.6
Illinois ⁴ ....................................	17000	5,320	890	10.0	38.4	279	563	4,430	913	3,026	490	5,141	861	9.2	37.1	278	537	4,280	871	2,943	466	4,858.5	807.7	8.4	34.0	248.5	516.9	4,050.8	811.9	2,799.4	439.5	4,506.6	732.5	7.7	34.2	219.4	471.2	3,774.1	712.3	2,632.1	429.7
Indiana ...........................................	18000	4,498	537	7.2	34.1	124	372	3,961	784	2,753	425	4,466	515	7.3	32.9	132	342	3,952	822	2,702	428	4,169.4	431.0	7.7	33.1	111.2	279.0	3,738.4	789.2	2,590.1	359.2	3,765.9	374.6	6.6	27.0	109.3	231.7	3,391.3	714.5	2,335.4	341.4
Iowa ............................................	19000	3,649	273	1.9	19.7	45	206	3,376	665	2,521	191	3,816	310	1.8	20.3	56	232	3,506	772	2,500	234	3,500.6	311.5	1.9	25.4	50.9	233.3	3,189.1	673.7	2,306.6	208.7	3,224.0	280.0	1.5	27.2	36.6	214.7	2,944.0	593.0	2,172.0	179.0
Kansas ⁴............................................	20000	4,682	414	6.6	42.6	96	268	4,268	981	3,038	248	5,152	430	5.8	45.4	98	281	4,723	936	3,539	248	4,872.0	417.3	6.6	42.9	87.0	280.9	4,454.7	950.3	3,245.7	258.7	4,438.7	382.8	6.0	40.1	77.1	259.5	4,055.9	824.2	3,003.8	227.9
Kentucky ⁴.......................................	21000	3,166	321	5.9	31.7	94	189	2,846	688	1,896	261	3,127	317	5.8	33.4	91	187	2,810	682	1,880	248	3,115.6	328.0	6.0	28.1	88.1	205.7	2,787.6	711.3	1,828.5	247.8	2,878.1	300.6	5.4	26.3	80.0	189.0	2,577.5	610.9	1,748.7	217.9
Louisiana .......................................	22000	6,839	929	17.5	41.5	277	594	5,910	1,296	3,982	632	6,449	856	15.7	41.3	239	560	5,593	1,239	3,748	606	6,098.3	779.5	12.8	36.8	198.0	531.9	5,318.8	1,172.1	3,605.1	541.6	5,746.8	732.7	10.7	33.1	173.6	515.2	5,014.2	1,092.7	3,425.2	496.2
Maine ..........................................	23000	3,394	125	2.0	20.9	24	79	3,269	748	2,378	143	3,132	121	2.0	20.5	21	78	3,011	664	2,215	132	3,040.8	125.9	2.1	18.1	21.1	84.6	2,914.9	666.8	2,126.8	121.3	2,875.0	112.2	2.2	19.1	19.4	71.6	2,762.8	601.1	2,026.5	135.2
Maryland .........................................	24000	6,062	931	11.6	37.6	393	489	5,131	992	3,427	711	5,653	847	9.9	35.6	337	464	4,807	941	3,264	602	5,365.7	796.6	10.0	33.4	298.7	454.5	4,569.1	922.9	3,096.8	549.4	4,919.2	743.4	9.0	30.0	263.7	440.7	4,175.8	835.8	2,848.0	492.0
Massachusetts	25000	3,837	642	2.6	29.0	128	483	3,195	704	1,963	528	3,675	644	1.9	26.9	109	506	3,031	662	1,888	481	3,435.9	621.3	2.0	27.4	96.6	495.2	2,814.6	607.3	1,777.7	429.5	3,262.5	551.0	2.0	26.9	96.0	426.0	2,711.5	533.8	1,762.7	415.0
Michigan..................	26000	5,118	635	7.5	57.0	176	395	4,482	895	2,886	701	4,917	590	7.8	51.9	153	378	4,327	826	2,833	668	4,682.9	620.8	7.3	50.4	155.8	407.3	4,062.1	837.8	2,630.0	594.3	4,324.8	574.9	7.0	49.2	143.0	375.7	3,749.9	777.9	2,396.1	575.8
Minnesota ........................................	27000	4,463	339	3.6	50.0	116	170	4,124	763	2,977	385	4,414	338	2.8	52.2	115	168	4,076	753	2,942	381	4,046.5	310.2	2.6	49.9	92.5	165.2	3,736.3	687.5	2,723.6	325.2	3,597.2	274.0	2.8	42.7	82.0	146.5	3,323.2	580.1	2,465.2	278.0
Mississippi .......................................	28000	4,523	488	11.1	36.1	134	307	4,035	1,132	2,552	351	4,630	469	13.1	39.0	137	280	4,161	1,187	2,632	342	4,384.0	410.7	11.4	37.3	123.3	238.6	3,973.3	1,144.5	2,490.0	338.7	4,269.8	349.3	7.7	41.7	111.6	188.2	3,920.5	1,051.2	2,380.6	488.7
Missouri .........................................	29000	5,084	591	8.1	29.2	171	383	4,493	894	3,151	448	4,815	577	7.9	28.2	156	385	4,237	868	2,878	491	4,826.4	555.7	7.3	26.9	149.2	372.2	4,270.7	872.5	2,948.4	449.8	4,578.7	500.2	6.6	26.3	130.7	336.6	4,078.5	776.8	2,881.3	420.3
Montana ⁴...........................................	30000	4,494	161	3.9	27.1	30	100	4,333	558	3,519	256	4,409	132	4.8	19.5	20	88	4,277	569	3,460	248	4,359.2	204.2	2.0	26.7	26.4	149.1	4,155.0	519.9	3,402.3	232.8	4,069.9	206.5	2.6	28.3	25.8	149.7	3,863.4	428.5	3,220.2	214.7
Nebraska ..........................................	31000	4,437	435	2.9	27.1	64	341	4,002	615	3,046	342	4,284	438	3.0	24.5	66	345	3,845	592	2,919	334	4,405.2	451.4	3.1	25.1	77.6	345.7	3,953.8	634.0	2,971.7	348.0	4,108.3	430.2	3.6	24.8	75.9	325.9	3,678.1	609.7	2,741.8	326.5
Nevada ............................................	32000	5,992	811	13.7	53.4	308	437	5,181	1,220	3,262	698	6,065	799	11.2	59.9	302	425	5,266	1,310	3,167	788	5,280.5	643.6	9.7	52.1	254.9	326.8	4,636.9	1,137.6	2,711.3	788.0	4,653.7	570.0	9.1	52.1	232.7	276.1	4,083.7	973.6	2,386.2	723.8
New Hampshire ⁴.....................................	33000	2,824	118	1.7	34.8	27	54	2,705	436	2,118	152	2,640	113	1.4	33.7	23	55	2,526	393	1,997	136	2,419.8	107.2	1.5	33.8	21.5	50.4	2,312.7	325.1	1,863.2	124.4	2,281.9	96.5	1.5	28.7	21.4	44.9	2,185.4	307.9	1,764.8	112.7
New Jersey	34000	4,333	532	4.2	24.7	236	267	3,801	792	2,428	581	4,057	493	4.2	21.5	211	256	3,564	756	2,297	511	3,654.1	440.2	4.0	20.0	186.2	230.0	3,213.9	671.1	2,109.3	433.6	3,400.1	411.9	3.5	17.3	174.9	216.1	2,988.2	577.2	1,976.9	434.2
New Mexico .........................................	35000	6,602	841	11.5	63.5	162	603	5,762	1,377	3,803	582	6,907	853	7.7	50.4	171	624	6,053	1,452	3,884	717	6,719.1	961.4	10.9	55.1	163.4	732.0	5,757.7	1,394.0	3,743.9	619.9	5,962.1	834.5	9.8	54.3	148.2	622.2	5,127.6	1,234.5	3,426.0	467.0
New York...........................................	36000	4,132	727	7.4	23.0	340	357	3,405	714	2,197	494	3,911	689	6.0	22.5	309	351	3,222	652	2,131	439	3,588.5	637.8	5.1	21.1	270.3	341.3	2,950.7	576.7	1,998.9	375.1	3,279.3	588.8	5.0	19.6	240.8	323.5	2,690.5	512.3	1,858.1	320.2
North Carolina ....................................	37000	5,526	588	8.5	31.3	164	385	4,938	1,346	3,257	336	5,492	607	8.3	31.6	173	395	4,885	1,347	3,209	329	5,322.2	579.4	8.1	30.6	160.8	379.9	4,742.8	1,324.6	3,092.0	326.2	5,175.4	542.1	7.2	28.2	158.0	348.7	4,633.3	1,286.9	3,012.2	334.3
North Dakota .......................................	38000	2,669	84	2.2	24.1	11	47	2,585	309	2,086	190	2,711	87	0.9	24.8	6	55	2,624	359	2,085	180	2,681.0	89.3	1.1	33.2	10.2	44.8	2,591.7	356.4	2,058.6	176.6	2,393.1	66.9	1.6	22.4	8.8	34.1	2,326.2	368.6	1,794.2	163.4
Ohio ...............................................	39000	4,456	429	4.8	41.3	164	218	4,027	835	2,784	408	4,510	435	4.7	40.8	159	231	4,075	845	2,824	406	4,327.5	362.5	4.0	40.5	133.5	184.5	3,965.0	810.1	2,771.1	383.8	3,996.4	316.4	3.5	36.7	128.0	148.2	3,680.1	773.1	2,558.8	348.2
Oklahoma .........................................	40000	5,653	597	6.8	46.8	107	437	5,056	1,256	3,317	483	5,495	560	6.9	45.7	104	403	4,935	1,206	3,287	442	5,003.9	539.4	6.1	45.2	92.0	396.1	4,464.5	1,143.4	2,915.8	405.3	4,683.9	508.2	6.9	40.9	82.9	377.5	4,175.7	1,026.6	2,787.8	361.3
Oregon ............................................	41000	5,997	463	4.0	39.7	122	297	5,534	988	4,014	531	6,270	444	2.9	40.3	118	284	5,825	1,033	4,198	595	5,646.6	419.8	3.8	39.8	105.2	271.0	5,226.8	927.5	3,773.3	526.0	5,002.0	374.9	2.7	36.8	86.2	249.3	4,627.1	806.7	3,409.3	411.1
Pennsylvania........................................	42000	3,556	480	5.7	25.2	189	261	3,076	592	2,080	404	3,432	442	5.9	27.4	156	253	2,989	568	2,054	368	3,273.0	420.5	5.3	26.9	164.9	223.5	2,852.4	531.4	1,965.4	355.5	3,113.7	420.5	4.9	27.3	155.7	232.5	2,693.2	467.2	1,898.9	327.1
Rhode Island .....................................	44000	3,994	347	2.5	29.0	83	232	3,646	822	2,360	464	3,654	334	2.5	36.8	72	223	3,321	718	2,178	425	3,517.8	312.1	2.4	35.5	66.7	207.5	3,205.7	653.0	2,165.1	387.6	3,581.9	286.6	3.6	39.5	79.5	164.0	3,295.4	639.9	2,248.6	406.9
South Carolina .....................................	45000	6,214	997	9.0	49.2	172	767	5,217	1,284	3,505	429	6,134	990	8.4	48.9	176	757	5,144	1,232	3,493	419	5,777.0	903.2	8.0	45.7	154.9	694.6	4,873.8	1,162.7	3,295.4	415.7	5,324.4	847.1	6.6	40.8	148.2	651.4	4,477.3	1,019.8	3,085.7	371.7
South Dakota ......................................	46000	2,970	177	1.2	41.0	19	116	2,793	557	2,122	114	3,245	197	1.4	48.4	23	124	3,048	554	2,377	116	2,624.1	154.3	1.4	35.0	20.2	97.8	2,469.8	468.6	1,897.8	103.4	2,644.7	167.4	2.5	45.8	14.1	105.0	2,477.4	444.1	1,915.8	117.5
Tennessee ..........................................	47000	5,449	774	9.5	46.5	224	494	4,675	1,164	2,865	647	5,512	790	9.5	56.9	214	509	4,722	1,172	2,922	629	5,034.4	715.0	8.5	45.8	178.0	482.8	4,319.4	1,075.9	2,726.1	517.4	4,693.9	694.9	7.1	44.0	156.8	487.0	3,998.9	936.6	2,601.8	460.5
Texas .............................................	48000	5,709	644	7.7	43.8	172	421	5,065	1,069	3,447	549	5,481	603	6.8	41.2	157	398	4,878	1,034	3,320	523	5,111.6	564.6	6.8	40.0	145.1	372.6	4,547.0	986.3	3,071.7	489.1	5,031.8	560.3	6.1	38.0	146.7	369.5	4,471.5	949.7	3,062.6	459.2
Utah.......................	49000	5,986	332	3.2	41.8	69	218	5,654	848	4,377	429	5,996	334	2.4	47.5	68	216	5,661	891	4,327	444	5,505.9	314.2	3.1	41.7	66.0	203.5	5,191.7	812.9	4,012.1	366.7	4,976.5	275.5	2.1	37.8	54.4	181.3	4,700.9	685.1	3,669.3	346.6
Vermont ⁴...........................................	50000	3,003	121	1.9	27.0	15	77	2,882	673	2,058	150	2,828	120	1.5	26.5	13	78	2,709	613	1,960	136	3,139.1	106.3	2.2	27.6	9.5	67.0	3,032.8	671.1	2,213.9	147.9	2,817.3	113.8	2.9	22.9	10.9	77.1	2,703.5	595.5	1,954.5	153.5
Virginia ..........................................	51000	3,968	341	7.5	26.7	123	185	3,627	588	2,760	279	3,876	345	7.2	27.0	125	187	3,531	571	2,679	281	3,660.4	325.7	6.2	26.7	105.6	187.2	3,334.7	560.9	2,503.5	270.3	3,373.9	314.7	5.7	25.0	101.1	182.8	3,059.2	471.6	2,326.4	261.2
Washington ........................................	53000	5,909	431	4.6	51.1	119	256	5,478	1,058	3,899	522	5,926	441	4.3	51.4	120	265	5,486	1,106	3,812	568	5,867.4	428.5	3.9	48.2	115.6	260.8	5,438.9	1,062.5	3,757.7	618.7	5,255.5	377.3	3.0	47.1	100.9	226.3	4,878.3	949.5	3,341.5	587.3
West Virginia .....................................	54000	2,483	210	3.8	19.6	40	146	2,273	547	1,550	177	2,469	219	4.1	19.5	43	152	2,250	586	1,483	181	2,547.2	248.6	4.3	18.7	37.3	188.3	2,298.6	613.5	1,497.9	187.2	2,720.6	350.6	4.4	18.6	36.6	291.0	2,370.0	570.2	1,591.6	208.2
Wisconsin ⁴...................................................	55000	3,821	253	4.0	21.0	97	131	3,569	588	2,635	346	3,678	271	4.0	20.3	101	146	3,407	571	2,534	303	3,543.1	249.0	3.6	19.9	85.6	139.9	3,294.1	569.3	2,452.8	272.0	3,296.4	245.9	3.4	20.1	84.7	137.6	3,050.6	488.2	2,299.1	263.2
Wyoming ........................	56000	4,254	250	3.3	29.1	20	197	4,004	662	3,203	139	4,181	255	3.5	28.5	18	205	3,926	625	3,166	135	3,807.7	247.6	4.8	27.7	16.2	199.0	3,560.1	560.5	2,860.5	139.1	3,454.8	232.3	2.3	28.5	15.4	186.0	3,222.5	489.4	2,609.0	124.2

1 Includes nonnegligent manslaughter.
2 Forcible rape figures furnished by the state-level uniform crime reporting (UCR) Program administered by the Delaware State Bureau of Investigation were not in accordance with the national UCR guidelines; therefore, it was necessary that the forcible rape count be estimated.
3 Includes offenses reported by the police at the National Zoo.
4 Complete data were not available; therefore, it was necessary for the crime counts to be estimated for Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, and Montana for all years shown and for New Hampshire for 1997 and 1998, Vermont for 1997, and Wisconsin for 1998.

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, annual.

http://WWW.fbi.GOV/ucr/ucr.htm

* Uniform Crime Reports

The FBIs UCR Program, which began in 1929, collects information on the following crimes reported to law enforcement authorities: homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Arrests are reported for 21 additional crime categories. The UCR data are compiled from monthly law enforcement reports or individual crime incident records transmitted directly to the FBI or to centralized state agencies that then report to the FBI. Each report submitted to the UCR Program is examined thoroughly for reasonableness, accuracy, and deviations that may indicate errors. Large variations in crime levels may indicate modified records procedures, incomplete reporting, or changes in a jurisdictions boundaries. To identify any unusual fluctuations in an agencys crime counts, monthly reports are compared with previous submissions of the agency and with those for similar agencies.

In 1995, law enforcement agencies active in the UCR Program represented approximately 251 million United States inhabitants or 95 percent of the U.S. population. The UCR Program provides crime counts for the Nation as a whole, as well as for regions, states, counties, cities, and towns. This permits studies among neighboring jurisdictions and among those with similar populations and other common characteristics. UCR findings for each calendar year are published in a preliminary release in the spring, followed by a detailed annual report, Crime in the United States, issued in the following calendar year. In addition to crime counts and trends, this report includes data on crimes cleared, persons arrested (age, sex, and race), law enforcement personnel (including the number of sworn officers killed or assaulted), and the characteristics of homicides (including age, sex, and race of victims and offenders, victim-offender relationships, weapons used, and circum-stances surrounding the homicides). Other special reports are also available from the UCR Program. * The Crime Index

The following offenses and attempts to commit these offenses are used in compiling the Crime Index: (1) murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, (2) forcible rape, (3) robbery, (4) aggravated assault, (5) burglary, (6) larceny-theft, (7) motor vehicle theft, and (8) arson. Arson was added as the eighth index offense in October 1978. (Manslaughter by negligence and simple or minor assaults are not included in the Crime Index.)

Criminal homicide-- a. Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter: the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another. Deaths caused by negligence, attempts to kill, assaults to kill, suicides, accidental deaths, and justifiable homicides are excluded. Justifiable homicides are limited to: (1) the killing of a felon by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty and (2) the killing of a felon by a private citizen. b. Manslaughter by negligence: the killing of another person through gross negligence. Traffic fatalities are excluded. While manslaughter by negligence is a Part I crime, it is not included in the Crime Index.

Forcible rape--The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Included are rapes by force and attempts or assaults to rape. Statutory offenses (no force used--victim under age of consent) are excluded.

Robbery--The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Aggravated assault--An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Simple assaults are excluded.

Burglary--breaking or entering--The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or a theft. Attempted forcible entry is included.

Larceny-theft (except motor vehicle theft)--The unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Examples are thefts of bicycles or automobile accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or the stealing of any property or article which is not taken by force and violence or by fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Embezzlement, "con" games, forgery, worthless checks, etc., are excluded.

Motor vehicle theft--The theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. A motor vehicle is self-propelled and runs on the surface and not on rails. Specifically excluded from this category are motorboats, construction equipment, airplanes, and farming equipment.

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http://www.allcountries.org/uscensus/331_crime_rates_by_type_and_state.html

These tables are based on figures supplied by the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce and are subject to revision by the Census Bureau.

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