No. 329. Crimes and Crime Rates, by Type [Data refer to offenses known to the police. Rates are based on Bureau of the Census estimated resident population as of July 1, except 1990, enumerated as of April 1. Minus sign (-) indicates decrease] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Violent crime ------------------------------------------------------- Year Total Forcible Aggra- Total Murder \1 rape Robbery vated assault ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of offenses (1,000): 1989 14,251 1,646 21.5 94.5 578 952 1990 14,476 1,820 23.4 102.6 639 1,055 1991 14,873 1,912 24.7 106.6 688 1,093 1992 14,438 1,932 23.8 109.1 672 1,127 1993 14,145 1,926 24.5 106.0 660 1,136 1994 13,990 1,858 23.3 102.2 619 1,113 1995 13,863 1,799 21.6 97.5 581 1,099 1996 13,494 1,689 19.7 96.3 536 1,037 1997 13,195 1,636 18.2 96.2 499 1,023 1998 12,486 1,534 17.0 93.1 447 977 1999 11,635 1,431 15.5 89.1 410 916 Percent change, number of offenses: 1989 to 1999 -18.4 -13.1 -27.8 -5.7 -29.2 -3.7 1995 to 1996 -2.7 -6.1 -9.1 -1.3 -7.7 -5.7 1996 to 1997 -2.2 -3.1 -7.6 -0.1 -6.9 -1.3 1997 to 1998 -5.4 -6.2 -6.8 -3.1 -10.3 -4.6 1998 to 1999 -6.8 -6.7 -8.5 -4.3 -8.4 -6.2 Rate per 100,000 population: 1989 5,741.0 663.1 8.7 38.1 233.0 383.4 1990 5,820.3 731.8 9.4 41.2 257.0 424.1 1991 5,897.8 758.1 9.8 42.3 272.7 433.3 1992 5,660.2 757.5 9.3 42.8 263.6 441.8 1993 5,484.4 746.8 9.5 41.1 255.9 440.3 1994 5,373.5 713.6 9.0 39.3 237.7 427.6 1995 5,275.9 684.6 8.2 37.1 220.9 418.3 1996 5,086.6 636.5 7.4 36.3 201.9 390.9 1997 4,930.0 611.3 6.8 35.9 186.3 382.3 1998 4,619.3 567.5 6.3 34.5 165.4 361.3 1999 4,266.8 524.7 5.7 32.7 150.2 336.1 Percent change, rate per 100,000 population: 1989 to 1999 -25.7 -20.9 -34.5 -14.2 -35.5 -12.3 1995 to 1996 -3.6 -7.0 -9.8 -2.2 -8.6 -6.6 1996 to 1997 -3.1 -7.2 -7.4 -3.9 -11.2 -5.5 1997 to 1998 -6.3 -7.2 -7.4 -3.9 -11.2 -5.5 1998 to 1999 -7.6 -7.5 -9.5 -5.2 -9.2 -7.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Property crime ------------------------------------------- Year Larceny- Motor Total Burglary theft vehicle theft ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Number of offenses (1,000): 1989 12,605 3,168 7,872 1,565 1990 12,656 3,074 7,946 1,636 1991 12,961 3,157 8,142 1,662 1992 12,506 2,980 7,915 1,611 1993 12,219 2,835 7,821 1,563 1994 12,132 2,713 7,880 1,539 1995 12,064 2,594 7,998 1,472 1996 11,805 2,506 7,905 1,394 1997 11,559 2,461 7,744 1,354 1998 10,952 2,333 7,376 1,243 1999 10,205 2,100 6,957 1,147 Percent change, number of offenses: 1989 to 1999 -19.0 -33.7 -11.6 -26.7 1995 to 1996 -2.1 -3.4 -1.2 -5.3 1996 to 1997 -2.1 -1.8 -2.0 -2.9 1997 to 1998 -5.2 -5.2 -4.7 -8.2 1998 to 1999 -6.8 -10.0 -5.7 -7.7 Rate per 100,000 population: 1989 5,077.9 1,276.3 3,171.3 630.4 1990 5,088.5 1,235.9 3,194.8 657.8 1991 5,139.7 1,252.0 3,228.8 659.0 1992 4,902.7 1,168.2 3,103.0 631.5 1993 4,737.6 1,099.2 3,032.4 606.1 1994 4,660.0 1,042.0 3,026.7 591.3 1995 4,591.3 987.1 3,043.8 560.4 1996 4,450.1 944.8 2,979.7 525.5 1997 4,318.7 919.4 2,893.4 506.0 1998 4,051.8 863.0 2,729.0 459.8 1999 3,742.1 770.0 2,551.4 420.7 Percent change, rate per 100,000 population: 1989 to 1999 -26.3 -39.7 -19.5 -33.3 1995 to 1996 -3.1 -4.3 -2.2 -6.2 1996 to 1997 -6.2 -6.1 -5.7 -9.1 1997 to 1998 -6.2 -6.1 -5.7 -9.1 1998 to 1999 -7.6 -10.8 -6.5 -8.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1 Includes nonnegligent manslaughter. Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Crime in the United States, annual. http://WWW.fbi.GOV/ucr.htm