US Central City and Suburban
Violent Crime Rates: 1999
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Metropolitan Area |
Segment |
Violent Crimes per 100,000 Population |
Rate Compared to Suburbs |
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Atlanta |
Atlanta |
2,729 |
7.54 |
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Atlanta |
Suburbs |
362 |
1.00 |
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Austin |
Austin |
529 |
2.16 |
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Austin |
Suburbs |
245 |
1.00 |
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Boston |
Boston |
1,302 |
3.81 |
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Boston |
Worcester |
1,043 |
3.06 |
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Boston |
Suburbs |
341 |
1.00 |
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Columbus |
Columbus |
855 |
4.72 |
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Columbus |
Suburbs |
181 |
1.00 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
Dallas |
1,414 |
4.17 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
Fort Worth |
851 |
2.51 |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
Suburbs |
339 |
1.00 |
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Denver |
Denver |
571 |
2.15 |
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Denver |
Suburbs |
265 |
1.00 |
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Detroit |
Detroit |
2,254 |
6.48 |
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Detroit |
Flint |
2,340 |
6.72 |
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Detroit |
Suburbs |
348 |
1.00 |
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Greensboro |
Greensboro |
907 |
2.64 |
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Greensboro |
Winston Salem |
1,328 |
3.87 |
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Greensboro |
Suburbs |
343 |
1.00 |
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Hartford |
Hartford |
1,126 |
6.10 |
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Hartford |
Suburbs |
185 |
1.00 |
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Houston |
Houston |
1,187 |
3.20 |
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Houston |
Suburbs |
371 |
1.00 |
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Indianapolis |
Indianapolis |
1,016 |
7.51 |
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Indianapolis |
Suburbs |
135 |
1.00 |
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Jacksonville |
Jacksonville |
1,034 |
2.17 |
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Jacksonville |
Suburbs |
477 |
1.00 |
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Las Vegas |
Las Vegas |
665 |
1.22 |
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Las Vegas |
Suburbs |
547 |
1.00 |
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Los Angeles |
Long Beach |
745 |
1.36 |
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Los Angeles |
Los Angeles |
1,283 |
2.34 |
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Los Angeles |
Suburbs |
548 |
1.00 |
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Miami |
Miami |
2,105 |
2.41 |
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Miami |
Suburbs |
875 |
1.00 |
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Milwaukee |
Milwaukee |
1,043 |
7.63 |
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Milwaukee |
Suburbs |
137 |
1.00 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
Minneapolis |
849 |
5.85 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
St. Paul |
1,389 |
9.57 |
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Minneapolis-St. Paul |
Suburbs |
145 |
1.00 |
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Nashville |
Nashville |
1,607 |
3.39 |
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Nashville |
Suburbs |
474 |
1.00 |
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New Orleans |
New Orleans |
1,273 |
2.11 |
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New Orleans |
Suburbs |
603 |
1.00 |
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New York |
Jersey City |
1,406 |
4.32 |
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New York |
New York |
1,063 |
3.27 |
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New York |
Newark |
1,814 |
5.58 |
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New York |
Suburbs |
325 |
1.00 |
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Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma City |
859 |
3.16 |
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Oklahoma City |
Suburbs |
272 |
1.00 |
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Orlando |
Orlando |
2,137 |
2.57 |
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Orlando |
Suburbs |
832 |
1.00 |
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Philadelphia |
Philadelphia |
1,605 |
4.86 |
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Philadelphia |
Suburbs |
330 |
1.00 |
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Phoenix |
Phoenix |
832 |
2.16 |
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Phoenix |
Suburbs |
384 |
1.00 |
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Pittsburgh |
Pittsburgh |
878 |
4.20 |
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Pittsburgh |
Suburbs |
209 |
1.00 |
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Portland |
Portland |
1,237 |
5.46 |
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Portland |
Suburbs |
226 |
1.00 |
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Providence |
Providence |
753 |
3.56 |
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Providence |
Suburbs |
211 |
1.00 |
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Raleigh-Durham |
Durham |
1,295 |
4.59 |
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Raleigh-Durham |
Raleigh |
772 |
2.73 |
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Raleigh-Durham |
Suburbs |
282 |
1.00 |
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Rochester |
Rochester |
701 |
4.96 |
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Rochester |
Suburbs |
141 |
1.00 |
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Sacramento |
Sacramento |
752 |
1.69 |
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Sacramento |
Suburbs |
444 |
1.00 |
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Salt Lake City |
Salt Lake City |
710 |
2.54 |
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Salt Lake City |
Suburbs |
280 |
1.00 |
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San Antonio |
San Antonio |
561 |
1.62 |
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San Antonio |
Suburbs |
347 |
1.00 |
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San Diego |
San Diego |
598 |
1.37 |
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San Diego |
Suburbs |
435 |
1.00 |
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San Francisco |
Oakland |
1,550 |
4.30 |
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San Francisco |
San Francisco |
866 |
2.40 |
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San Francisco |
San Jose |
581 |
1.61 |
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San Francisco |
Suburbs |
360 |
1.00 |
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Seattle |
Seattle |
1,292 |
4.16 |
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Seattle |
Tacoma |
767 |
2.47 |
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Seattle |
Suburbs |
311 |
1.00 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
St. Petersburg |
1,677 |
2.78 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
Tampa |
2,254 |
3.73 |
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Tampa-St. Petersburg |
Suburbs |
604 |
1.00 |
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West Palm Beach |
West Palm Beach |
1,751 |
2.28 |
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West Palm Beach |
Suburbs |
768 |
1.00 |
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Central City Average |
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1,190 |
3.22 |
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Suburban Average |
|
370 |
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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