US Central City and Suburban
Crime Rates: 1999
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Metropolitan Area |
Segment |
Crimes per 100,000 Population |
Rate Compared to Suburbs |
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Atlanta |
Atlanta |
13,489 |
2.81 |
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Atlanta |
Suburbs |
4,799 |
1.00 |
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Austin |
Austin |
7,145 |
2.69 |
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Austin |
Suburbs |
2,660 |
1.00 |
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Boston |
Boston |
6,288 |
2.47 |
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Boston |
Worcester |
5,821 |
2.29 |
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Boston |
Suburbs |
2,547 |
1.00 |
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Columbus |
Columbus |
9,102 |
2.52 |
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Columbus |
Suburbs |
3,606 |
1.00 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
Dallas |
9,616 |
2.36 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
Fort Worth |
7,488 |
1.84 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
Suburbs |
4,067 |
1.00 |
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Denver |
Denver |
5,256 |
1.38 |
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Denver |
Suburbs |
3,810 |
1.00 |
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Detroit |
Detroit |
10,416 |
2.95 |
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Detroit |
Flint |
11,018 |
3.12 |
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Detroit |
Suburbs |
3,531 |
1.00 |
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Greensboro |
Greensboro |
7,741 |
1.92 |
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Greensboro |
Winston Salem |
10,141 |
2.51 |
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Greensboro |
Suburbs |
4,039 |
1.00 |
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Hartford |
Hartford |
7,783 |
2.59 |
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Hartford |
Suburbs |
3,003 |
1.00 |
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Houston |
Houston |
7,271 |
2.15 |
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Houston |
Suburbs |
3,381 |
1.00 |
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Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
5,322 |
2.04 |
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Indianapolis |
Suburbs |
2,614 |
1.00 |
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Jacksonville |
Jacksonville |
7,152 |
1.74 |
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Jacksonville |
Suburbs |
4,117 |
1.00 |
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Las Vegas |
Las Vegas |
5,185 |
1.10 |
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Las Vegas |
Suburbs |
4,693 |
1.00 |
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Los Angeles |
Long Beach |
4,152 |
1.26 |
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Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
4,589 |
1.39 |
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Los Angeles |
Suburbs |
3,293 |
1.00 |
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Miami |
Miami |
10,724 |
1.52 |
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Miami |
Suburbs |
7,064 |
1.00 |
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Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
7,929 |
2.74 |
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Milwaukee |
Suburbs |
2,889 |
1.00 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
St. Paul |
8,635 |
2.66 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
Minneapolis |
7,064 |
2.17 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
Suburbs |
3,251 |
1.00 |
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Nashville |
Nashville |
8,884 |
2.32 |
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Nashville |
Suburbs |
3,836 |
1.00 |
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New Orleans |
New Orleans |
7,677 |
1.45 |
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New Orleans |
Suburbs |
5,310 |
1.00 |
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New York |
Jersey City |
5,745 |
1.87 |
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New York |
New York |
4,032 |
1.31 |
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New York |
Newark |
7,881 |
2.56 |
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New York |
Suburbs |
3,080 |
1.00 |
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Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma City |
9,319 |
2.56 |
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Oklahoma City |
Suburbs |
3,643 |
1.00 |
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Orlando |
Orlando |
13,618 |
2.27 |
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Orlando |
Suburbs |
5,990 |
1.00 |
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Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
7,291 |
2.28 |
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Philadelphia |
Suburbs |
3,204 |
1.00 |
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Phoenix |
Phoenix |
7,720 |
1.50 |
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Phoenix |
Suburbs |
5,139 |
1.00 |
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Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
6,124 |
3.01 |
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Pittsburgh |
Suburbs |
2,031 |
1.00 |
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Portland |
Portland |
8,134 |
1.86 |
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Portland |
Suburbs |
4,366 |
1.00 |
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Providence |
Providence |
8,027 |
2.88 |
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Providence |
Suburbs |
2,786 |
1.00 |
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Raleigh-Durham |
Raleigh |
7,099 |
1.75 |
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Raleigh-Durham |
Durham |
11,379 |
2.81 |
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Raleigh-Durham |
Suburbs |
4,046 |
1.00 |
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Rochester |
Rochester |
7,415 |
2.67 |
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Rochester |
Suburbs |
2,773 |
1.00 |
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Sacramento |
Sacramento |
6,611 |
1.86 |
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Sacramento |
Suburbs |
3,557 |
1.00 |
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Salt Lake City |
Salt Lake City |
10,320 |
2.12 |
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Salt Lake City |
Suburbs |
4,864 |
1.00 |
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San Antonio |
San Antonio |
6,793 |
1.78 |
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San Antonio |
Suburbs |
3,820 |
1.00 |
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San Diego |
San Diego |
4,004 |
1.32 |
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San Diego |
Suburbs |
3,041 |
1.00 |
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San Francisco |
San Francisco |
5,725 |
1.48 |
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San Francisco |
San Jose |
2,944 |
0.76 |
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San Francisco |
Oakland |
8,370 |
2.16 |
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San Francisco |
Suburbs |
3,873 |
1.00 |
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Seattle |
Seattle |
9,549 |
2.04 |
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Seattle |
Tacoma |
9,165 |
1.96 |
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Seattle |
Suburbs |
4,670 |
1.00 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
St. Petersburg |
8,815 |
1.68 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
Tampa |
10,929 |
2.08 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
Suburbs |
5,245 |
1.00 |
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West Palm Beach |
West Palm Beach |
15,410 |
2.36 |
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West Palm Beach |
Suburbs |
6,542 |
1.00 |
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Central City Average |
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7,874 |
2.01 |
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Suburban Average |
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3,924 |
1.00 |
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Source: Calculated from US Department of Justice Uniform Crime Report 1999 |
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All metropolitan areas over 1,000,000 population with data. |
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