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FBI
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AUG 26 1970
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UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS-1969
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D. B. Kelly, Colonel, New Jersey State Police \^!''"^^^
West Trenton, New Jersey, Chairman
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J. Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20535
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Contents
Page
Preface v
Crime factors vi
Summary 1-46
Crime Index totals 2-4
Crime and population 4-5
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter 5-9
Aggravated assault 9-1 1
Forcible rape 1 1-13
Robbery 13-16
Burglary 16-19
Larceny 19-25
Auto theft 25-28
Clearances 28-3 1
Persons arrested 3 1-34
Persons charged 34
Careers in Crime 34-40
Police employee data 40-43
PoHce killed data 43-46
Introduction 47-54
The index of crime, 1969 55-88
United States, 1969 (table 1) 56
United States, 1960 to 1969 (table 2) 57
United States, 1968-1969, by regions, geographic divisions and
states (table 3) 58-63
States (table 4) 64-73
Standard metropoUtan statistical areas (table 5) 74-88
General United States crime statistics, 1969 89-106
Crime trends, 1968-1969, by population groups (table 6) 90-91
Crime trends, 1968-1969, suburban and nonsuburban cities, by
population groups (table 7) 92
Crime trends, 1968-1969, suburban and nonsuburb&n counties by
population groups (table 8) 93
Crime rates, by population groups (table 9) 94-95
Crime rates, suburban and nonsuburban cities, by population
groups (table 10) 96
Crime rates, suburban and nonsuburban counties, by population
groups (table 11) 97
Offenses known, cleared by arrest, by population groups (table 12) _ _ 98-99
Offenses known, cleared by arrest, by geographic divisions (table 13) _ 100
Offenses cleared by arrest of persons under 18 years of age
(table 14) 101
Disposition of persons formally charged by the police (table 15) — 102
Persons charged-percent arrested or summoned (table 16) 103
Offenses known, cleared; persons arrested, charged and disposed
of (table 17) 103
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General United States crime statistics, 1969 — Continued
Police disposition of juvenile offenders takert into custody (table
18) 104
Offense analysis (table 19) 105
Type and value of property stolen and recovered (table 20) 105
Murder victims — weapons used (table 21) 106
Murder victims by age, sex and race (table 22) 106
Arrests, 1969 107-146
Number and rate by population group (table 23) _ 108-109
Arrest trends, 1960-1969 (table 24) 110
Arrest trends by sex, 1960-1969 (table 25) 111
Total arrest trends, 1968-1969 (table 26) 112
Total arrests by age group (table 27) 113-1 14
Total arrests of persons under 15, under 18, under 21, and under
25 (table 28) 115
Total arrests, distribution by sex (table 29) 116
Total arrest trends by sex, 1968-1969 (table 30) 117
/ Total arrests by race (table 31) ,^18-120 -
City arrest trends, 1968-1969 (table 32) "~'r2r
City arrests by age (table 33) 122-123
City arrests of persons under 15, under 18, under 21, and under 25
(table 34) 124
City arrests, distribution by sex (table 35) 125
City arrest trends by sex, 1968-1969 (table 36) 126
/City arrests by race (table 37) 127-129,
Suburban arrest trends, 1968-1969 (table 38) 130
Suburban arrests by age (table 39) 131-132
Suburban arrests of persons under 15, under 18, under 21, and
under25 (table 40) 133
Suburban arrests, distribution by sex (table 41) 134
Suburban arrests by race (table 42) 135-137
Rural arrest trends, 1968-1969 (table 43) 138
Rural arrests by age (table 44) 139-140
Rural arrests of persons under 15, under 18, under 21, and under
25 (table45) 141
Rural arrests, distribution by sex (table 46) 142
J Rural arrests by race (table 47) 143-145
Suburban and rural arrest trends by sex, 1968-1969 (table 48) 146
Police employee data, 1969 147-168
Full-time police employees ; number, rate and range (table 49) 148
Full-time i3olice officers; number, rate and range (table 50) 149
Civilian employees, percent of total (table 51) 150
Police officers killed (table 52) 150
Assaults on police officers by geographic divisions and popvdation
groups (table 53) 150
Assaults on police officers, percent distribution of weapons used
(table 54) 151
Full-time state police and highway patrol employees, and police
killed (table 55) 151
Police employees in individual cities (tables 56 and 57) 152-168
Offenses in individual areas 25,000 and over by population groups
(table 58) 169-185
IV
Preface
The decade of the 1960's has seen many changes in society, both good and
bad. Our Nation has experienced a number of significant advancements during
recent years; however, unusual increases in crime and criminal behavior as
documented in this publication have most certainly detracted from these
improvements. Crime increases were not unique to the United States. They
have occurred in most of the advanced nations of the world which publicly
report crime statistics. The causes — social, human, and material — that con-
tributed to these trends are beyond the immediate control of law enforcement
agencies. The effect, however, placed new and increasing demands on the law
enforcement profession requiring substantial changes in all phases of its activities.
Advanced technologies have been adapted to poUce management and
operations, the improvement of standards, and comprehensive training pro-
grams for law enforcement personnel. These needs have long been recognized
by law enforcement professionals. The Congress of the United States, as well
as state legislatures and others in authority, has taken positive action to meet
the increasing crime and civil disorder crises. This support has been primarily
in the form of Federal funding to complement local and state budgets. Through
this support progress in developing new methods and approaches has become
possible.
Computer and communications technologies have been applied to the
problems and are playing a major role in improving law enforcement perform-
ance. These technologies offer law enforcement at all levels the means by which
documented information, vitally important to all phases of performance, can be
centralized and shared on a national scale. At the same time computer systems
at the state level are rapidly developing and furnishing centralized services to
local agencies in both management and operational areas. Therefore, the
traditional local and state authority \vith regard to the law enforcement function
is preserved and strengthened. How well we apply and discipline ourselves in
the use of these major technological tools will determine much of law enforce-
ment's achievements during the next decade.
Improved means of carrying out our tasks are constantly becoming
available. We must remain alert to utilize every resource available in order
to assure continued progress in meeting our many responsibilities.
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\ John EDGAft/HoovER,
Director
Crime Factors
Uniform Crime Reports give a nationwide view of crime based on police
statistics made possible by the voluntary cooperation of local law enforcement
agencies. Since the factors which cause crime are many and vary from place to
place, readers are cautioned against drawing conclusions from direct com-
parisons of crime figures between individual communities without first con-
sidering the factors involved. The national material summarized in this publi-
cation should be used, however, as a starting point to determine deviations of
individual cities from the national averages.
Crime is a social problem and the concern of the entire community. The
law enforcement effort is limited to factors within its control. Some of the
conditions which will affect the amount and type of crime that occurs from place
to place are briefly outlined below :
Density and size of the community \ oj} dation and the metropolitan area
of which it is a part.
Composition of the population with reference particularly to age, sex and
race.
Economic status and mores of the population.
Relative stability of population, including commuters, seasonal, and other
transient types.
Climate, including seasonal weather conditions.
Educational, recreational, and religious characteristics.
Effective strength of the police force.
Standards governing appointments to the police force.
Policies of the prosecuting officials and the courts.
Attitude of the public toward law enforcement problems.
The administrative and investigative efficiency of the local law enforce-
ment agency, including the degree of adherence to crime reporting
standards.
VI
Su
mmary
This section is jor readers who are interested in the general crime picture jor the United States. The
volume, trend and rate of crime related to current estimated population are discussed in context with the Crime
Index olffenses — murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary,
larceny $50 and over in value and auto theft. In addition. Crime Index offenses are treated individually to
better delineate the nature of these criminal acts. Arrests, persons charged, clearances of crime, police employee
data, police killed, and police assaults are discussed. Statistical data concerning the criminal recidivism of
persons who have at least on one occasion during their criminal career become involved in the commission
of a federal offense are also examined. In subsequent sections technical data of interest primarily to police,
social scientists and other students are presented. If yoai desire assistance in the interpretation of any infor-
mation in this publication, please communicate with the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S.
Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 205S5.
CRIME AND POPULATION
1960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
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+ 140
+ 130
+ 120
+ 110
+ 100
+ 90
+ 80
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RIME - CRIME INDEX OFFENSES
RIME RATE NUMBER OF OFFENSES PER 100,000 POPULATION
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FBI CHART
Chart 1
CRIMES OF VIOLENCE
1960 - 1969
+ 130
+ 120
+ 110
+ 100
+ 90
+ 80
+ 70
+ 60
+ 50
+ 40
+ 30
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ED TO MURDER. FORCIBLE RAPE. ROBBERY AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
FBI CHART
Chart 2
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+ 140
+ 130
+ 120
+ 110
+ 100
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+ 80
+ 70
+ 60
+ 50
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CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY
1960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
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LIMITED TO BURGLARY. LARCENY $50 AND OVER. AND AUTO THEFT
Chart 3
FBI CHART
CRIME INDEX TOTALS
The Uniform Crime Reporting Program em-
ploys seven crime classifications to establish an
index to measure the trend and distribution of
crime in the United States. These crimes — murder,
forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, bur-
glary, larceny $50 and over in value, and auto
theft — are counted by law enforcement agencies as
the crimes become known to them. These crimes
were selected for use in the Crime Index because,
as a group, they represent the most common local
crime problem. They are all serious crimes, either
by their very nature or due to the volume in which
they occur. Offenses of murder, forcible rape,
robbery and aggravated assault, are categorized
as violent crimes. Offenses of burglary, larceny
$50 and over in value, and auto theft are classed
as crimes against property.
It is believed desirable to point out that there
is no way of determining the total number of
crimes which are committed. Many criminal acts
occur which are not reported to official sources.
In light of this fact, the best source for obtaining
a count of crime is the next logical universe,
namely, crimes which come to police attention.
The crimes used in the Crime Index are those
considered to be most consistently reported to
police and the computations of crime trends and
crime rates are prepared using this universe —
offenses known to police.
The crime counts set forth in this publication
are actual offenses established by police investi-
gation. When police receive a complaint of a crime
and the follow-up investigation discloses no crime
occurred it is "unfounded." On a national average,
police investigations "unfound" four percent of the
citizen complaints concerning Crime Index of-
fenses ranging from 3 percent in the larceny
classification to 18 percent in forcible rape com-
plaints. Unfounded complaints are eliminated from
these crime counts.
In calendar year 1969 almost 5 million Index
offenses were reported to law enforcement agencies,
a 12 percent increase over 1968. The violent
crimes as a group made up 13 percent of the Crime
Index total and rose 11 percent, with murder up
7 percent, forcible rape 17 percent, robbery 14
percent, and aggravated assault 9 percent. Each
of the voluminous property crimes recorded an
increase, which contributed to the 12 percent rise
in this group of offenses representing 87 percent
of the Crime Index total. Individually, burglary
was up 7 percent, larceny $50 and over in value
increased 19 percent, and auto theft was up 12
percent. Since 1960, the violent crimes as a group
have increased 130 percent, property crimes 151
percent, and the combined Crime Index 148
percent in volume.
As in prior years the suburban areas continued
to show an above average rise in the volume of
crime with a 13 percent increase over 1968. The
large core cities having populations in excess of
250,000 were up 9 percent in volume and the rural
areas registered an 11 percent upswing. The
largest American cities over 1 million population
registered an average increase of 7 percent. As
noted in prior issues, while the suburban areas
continued to record sharp upswings in the volume
of crime, a much higher volume of crime occurs in
the large cities.
Crime increases were noted in each crime classi-
fication in each geographic region with the volume
of crime in 1969 up 16 percent in the North Central
States, 14 percent in the Western States, 13 per-
cent in the Southern States, and 5 percent in the
Northeastern States.
Estimated 1969 crime figures for the United
States are set forth in the following table. As
explained on page 53 of this publication, the
trends shown in this table are based on the actual
reporting experience of comparable places.
CRIME AND POPULATION
Crime rates relate the incidence of crime to
population. From a realistic point of view, a
crime rate should be considered as a count of
victims. The discussion that follows will demon-
strate the risk of becoming a victim of crime in
this country is increasing and that population
growth cannot alone account for the crime
increases.
The Crime Index rate for the United States
rose from 2,235 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants
in 1968 to 2,471 in 1969, an 11 percent increase
in the victim rate. The rise in the national crime
rate since 1960, or the risk of being a victim of one
of these crimes, has more than doubled. Many
factors influence the nature and extent of crime
in a particular community. A number of these
factors are shown on page vi of this publication.
A crime rate only takes into consideration the
numerical factor of population and does not
incorporate any of the other elements which
contribute to the amount of crime in a given
National Crime
, Rafe, and Percent Change
Estimated crime 1969
Percent change over 1968
Percent change over 1960
Crime Index Offenses
Number
Rate per
100,000
inhabitants
Number
Rate
+10.6
Number
Rate
Total
4,989,700
2,471.1
+11.7
+147. 7
+120.0
Violent
665, 100
4,334,700
324.4
2, 146. 7
+11.2
+11.8
+10.1
+10.6
+129.7
+160.6
+104.0
Property
+122. 6
14, 590
36, 470
297, 580
306, 420
1, 949, 800
1,512,900
871, 900
7.2
18.1
147.4
151.8
965.6
749.3
431.8
+6.9
+17.4
+13.7
+8.5
+6.6
+19.0
+12.1
+5.9
+16.8
+12.5
+7.4
+5.6
+17.8
+11.0
+62.1
+116.3
+177. 1
+101. 6
+117.3
+198.9
+167. 7
+44.0
Forcible rape ... ...
+92.6
Robbery ...
+146. 1
+79.2
Burglary
+92.9
Larceny $60 and over
+165. 4
Autotheft -
+137. 8
area. The statistical tables in this publication
disclose the varying crime experiences, especially
among large cities and suburban communities,
are affected by a complex set of involved factors
and are not solely limited to numerical population
differences. The text tables set forth on these
pages reveal the variation in crime experience by
geographic region and particularly large core
cities as contrasted with the suburban and rural
areas.
The above table discloses each crime category
recorded a rate increase ranging from 6 percent in
burglary to 18 percent in larceny $50 and over in
value. The number of crimes per unit of population
is, as expected, highest in the large metropolitan
centers and in those areas where the population is
rapidly increasing.
The accompanying charts illustrate the trend of
crime in the United States for 1960 through 1969
by sh owing percentage changes in volume and rate
Crime Rate by Area, 1969
[Rate per 100,000 inhabitants]
Area
Crime Index Offenses
Total
U.S.
Cities
over
250,000
Sub-
urban
Rural
Total
2, 471. 1
4,824.7
1, 940. 8
858 6
Violent
324.4
2, 146. 7
869.7
3,965.0
162.6
1,778.2
113 8
Property...
744.8
Murder
7.2
18.1
147.4
151.8
966.6
749.3
431.8
16.7
37.9
487.6
318.6
1, 759. 1
1, 165. 3
1, 040. 6
3.7
13.7
50.4
94.7
804.6
702.6
271.2
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Forcible rape
10 0
Robbery.
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny $50 and over
Autotheft
72 8
Crime Rate by Region, 1969
(Rate per 100,000 inhabitants)
Crime Index Offenses
North-
eastern
States
North
Central
States
Southern
States
Western
States
Total
2,585.8
2,170.4
2, 087. 2
3, 516. 9
Violent
330.4
2, 255. 4
293.3
1, 877. 1
326.2
1, 761. 1
363.9
Property
3, 162. 0
5.2
12.6
188.6
124.1
985.3
743.7
626.4
6.1
17.2
148.5
121.5
807.2
654.2
415.7
10.4
17.0
112.2
186.5
837.4
616.2
307.6
6.1
Forcible rape
29.2
Robbery
161.8
176.7
Burglary
1,437. 1
Larceny $60 and over
1,161.4
Auto theft
553.5
of crime together with the population increase.
Separate charts provide similar information rela-
tive to crimes of violence and crimes against prop-
erty. Since 1960, the rate for crimes of violence
as a group increased 104 percent and property
crime rate rose 123 percent.
The reader's attention is directed to the tables
containing arrest data which commence on page 108
for additional information on the seven Crime
Index offenses, as well as arrest statistics for other
criminal acts.
MURDER AND NONNEGLIGENT
MANSLAUGHTER
This Crime Index offense includes all willful
killings without due process and is scored on the
basis of police investigation as opposed to any
decision of a court, coroner, jury or other judicial
body. Deaths caused by negligence are not
included in this category but are counted as man-
slaughter by negligence. Attempts to kill or as-
saults to kill are scored as aggravated assaults and
not as murder. The crime count for this offense
classification also excludes suicides, accidental
deaths and justifiable homicides.
Volume
In 1969, there were an estimated 14,590 mur-
ders committed in the United States. This repre-
sents a numerical increase of 940 over the 13,650
homicides recorded in 1968. This also represents
the smallest absolute rise of murder in 1 year since
the 600 total increase in 1965 over 1964. This
crime makes up slightly more than 2 percent of the
crimes of violence and represents less than one-
half of 1 percent of all Crime Index offenses.
The frequency of murder in 1969 was highest
during the period August through December,
with December representing the high month of the
year. During the past decade, with the exception
of 1963 and 1968, more murders were committed
m December than any other month. In a break-
down by region, 45 percent of the murders in 1969
occurred in the Southern States followed by the
North Central States with 24 percent. North-
eastern States with 17 percent, and the Western
States with 14 percent of the total.
Trend
Murder increased 7 percent in 1969 over 1968
and this represents the smallest percentage in-
crease since the 6 percent rise in 1965. The long-
term trend in this serious crime during the period
1960-1969 reveals an increase from 9,000 to 14,590
murders. This is a rise of 62 percent. (Chart 4.)
Regionally, murder offenses rose 16 percent in
in the Western States, 10 percent in the North
Central States, 8 percent in the Northeastern
States, and 2 percent in the Southern States.
Large core cities with 250,000 or more population
and suburban areas had a 10 percent rise in the
number of murders in 1969, while rural areas
experienced a 10 percent decline in the number of
murder offenses.
Murder Rate
There were 7.2 victims per 100,000 inhabitants
in 1969. This is a rise from the 6.8 murder rate
+ 70
+ 60
+ 50
+ 40
+ 30
+ 20
+ 10
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MURDER
I960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
.NUMBER OF OFFENSES UP 62 PERCENT
.RATE PER 100,000 INHABITANTS UP 44 PERCENT
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FBI CHART
Chart 4
recorded in 1968 and represents a 6 percent in-
crease in the murder rate, 1969 over 1968. Nation-
\vide, cities with 250,000 or ov'^er in population had
a murder rate of 15.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, up
11 percent over 1968. In the suburbs the rate was
3.7 per 100,000, an increase of 12 percent over 1968.
The rate in the rural areas was 5.6 per 100,000
inhabitants, a decrease of 1 1 percent.
As in past years, the number of murder victims
in proportion to population was highest in the
Southern States where the rate of 10.4 was 1
percent above 1968. In the Northeastern States a
rate of 5.2 was 8 percent above the prior year,
and the North Central States rate of 6.1 was up 9
percent. The Western States also had a rate of
6.1 which was 15 percent higher than the 1968 rate.
Nature of Murder
Through the use of a supplemental report,
details are collected on murder offenses to obtain
data on age, sex, and race of the victims, the
weapon used to commit the oflFense, and the
circumstances or motives which lead to the crime.
Males outnumbered females as victims of
murder by more than 3 to 1 in 1969, which is
similar to the experience in 1968. Nationwide,
the ratio of arrests for murder was more than
five males to each female. Forty-four of every
100 victims were white and 55 were Negro. The
remaining 1 percent was distributed among all
other races. It was determined that six of every
10 murder victims were between 20 and 45 years
of age, with the largest number, 28 percent, falling
in the 20 to 29 age group.
Firearms continue to be the predominant
weapon used in murder, as illustrated in the
accompanying chart. For the year 1969, as in
1968, 65 percent of the homicide victims were
killed through the use of a firearm. As in prior
years handguns were again the pre lominant fire-
arm used, with 51 percent of the murders resulting
from the use of handguns, 8 percent from the use
of shotguns, and 6 percent of the m irder victims
died from rifle wounds. Cutting or stabbing
weapons were used in 20 percent of the murders,
other weapons (blunt objects such as hammers
and clubs, poison, arson, explosives, drowning,
etc.) in 7 percent, and in the remaining 8 percent
MURDER
BY TYPE OF WEAPON USED
1969
HANDGUN
RIFLE
SHOTGUN
CUTTING OR STABBING
OTHER WEAPON
(CLUB, POISON, etc.)
PERSONAL WEAPON
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8%
8%
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^fc7%
1—8%
(HANDS, FISTS, FEET.etc.)
FBI CHART
Chart 5
of the murders, personal weapons such as hands,
fists and feet were used.
An analysis of types of murder weapons by
region shows that in 1969 the Southern States led
in homicides by use of firearms with seven of
every 10 victims succumbing from gunshot wounds.
Knives or other cutting instruments were used
most frequently as murder weapons in the North-
eastern States where three out of every 10 homi-
cide victims died of cut or stab wounds. The use
of pei-sonal weapons resulting in murder by
strangulations and internal injuries, was highest
in the Western States and lowest in the Southern
States. Since 1964, murder through the use of a
firearm lias risen 80 percent, a cutting or stabbing
instrument 28 percent, other weapons 31 percent,
and personal weapons 26 percent.
(Percent distribution]
Murder, type of weapon used
Region
Total
all
weapons
used
Fire-
arms
Knife or
other
cutting
instru-
ment
Other
weapon;
club.
poison,
etc.
Personal
weapons
Northeastern States. ..
North Central States,.
Southern States
Western States
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
46.3
70.0
71.8
68.4
32.4
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16.8
19.7
9.4
6.6
6.2
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11.9
7.8
5.2
12.2
Total
100.0
64.5
19.9
7.4
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As it has been pointed out in prior issues of this
publication, police are powerless to prevent a
large number of these crimes, which is made readily
apparent from the circumstances or motives which
surround criminal homicide. The significant fact
emerges that most murders are committed by
relatives of the victim or persons acquainted with
the victim. It follows, therefore, that cruninal
homicide is, to a major extent, a national social
problem beyond police prevention. In 1969,
killings within the family made up over one-fourth
of all murders. Over one-half of these involved
spouse killing spouse and the remainder involved
otlier family killings such as parents killing
children and other in-family relationship type
murders. In this Program, felony murder is defined
as those killings resulting from robberies, sex
motives, gangland slayings, and other felonious
activities. These known and suspected felonious
killings comprised 27 percent of the total murder
offenses in 1969. This is up slightly from the 25
percent known or suspected felonious homicides
in 1968. The following table demonstrates by
geographic region the percentage of murder by
type or circumstance in 1969.
During 1969, 7 percent of the murders were
the result of romantic triangles or lovers' quarrels.
More than four of every 10 were the direct result
of arguments outside the family unit and not
involving the romantic triangle situations. It is
known that the persons ])articipating in these
arguments were most frequently acquainted prior
to the fatal act.
In situations involving husband and wife, the
wife was the victim in 54 percent of the cases
and the husband in 46 percent. In these incidents,
48 percent of the victims were white, 52 percent
were Negro and less than 1 percent other races.
In lovers' quarrels, the females were the victims
in 56 percent of the murders, but when a third
party entered the scene to complete a romantic
triangle, a male was the victim in 95 percent of
the confrontations.
The victims of felony-type murders were 62
percent white, 36 percent Negro, and 2 percent
other race or race not stated.
a
earances
Nationwide, poUce continue to be most success-
ful in clearing or solving by arrest a higher per-
[Percent distribution)
Murder by circumstance
Region
Total
Spouse
killing
spouse
Parent
kilhng
child
other
family
killings
Romantic
triangle
and lovers
quarrels
Other
arguments
Known
felony
type
Suspected
felony
type
100.0
100. 0
100.0
100.0
10.7
13.0
14.1
13.6
6.4
3.5
2.2
6.0
4.7
9.3
10.1
6.9
5.2
6.0
8.6
6.9
37.9
40.3
46.1
34.4
2-2.6
22.5
13.5
26.6
13.5
North Central States
5.4
Southern States ....
5.6
Western states
6.8
Total
100.0
13.1
3.7
8.4
7.0
41.3
19.3
7.2
centage of the murder cases than any other Crime
Index offense. In 1969, as m 1968, 86 percent of
the crkninal homicides were solved. Persons under
18 years of age were involved in 6 percent of the
willful killings solved by the police.
Persons Arrested
Based on reports submitted by law enforcement
agencies, 9 percent of all persons arrested for
murder were under 18 years of age, and 42 percent
were under 25. The involvement of the young
age group under 18 years of age is indicated in
the long-term arrest trends for murder, 1960-1969,
where a 151 percent increase occurred. The in-
crease in adult arrests for murder during this
period was 78 percent. Numerically, the 20 to 24
year age group had the heaviest involvement
during 1969 with 23 percent of the total arrests
coming from within this age group. Negroes made
up 62 percent of the arrests for murder in 1969,
and 55 percent of the victims of homicide were
also Negroes. There was a 5 percent increase in
the number of arrests of females for murder in
1969 compared with 1968, and a 28 percent in-
crease in the arrests of young females under 18
years of age for this offense.
Persons Charged
Law enforcement agencies' reports disclose that
56 percent of all adults charged with murder in
1969 were prosecuted during the year. Forty
percent of the adults prosecuted were found guilty
as charged, and 23 percent were convicted on some
lesser charge. The remaining 37 percent won
release by acquittal or dismissal of the charges
against them. Of all individuals processed for
murder, 13 percent were juveniles who had their
cases referred to juvenile court jurisdiction.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
Aggravated assault is defined as an unlawful
attack by one person upon another for the purpose
of inflicting severe bodily injury usually accom-
panied by the use of a weapon or other means
likely to produce death or serious bodily harm.
Attempts are included since it is not necessary
that an injury result when a gun, knife, or other
weapon is used which could and probably would
result in serious personal injury if the crime was
successfully completed.
Volume
In calendar year 1969, there was an estimated
total of 306,420 aggravated assaults. This is an
increase of 24,020 offenses over the previous year.
This violent crime against the person made up
over 6 percent of the Crime Index offenses in
1969 and comprised 47 percent of the crimes of
violence. Regionally, the Southern States recorded
38 percent of the total count of these crimes
followed by the North Central States 22 percent,
while the Northeastern and Western States each
accounted for 20 percent. As has been the ex-
perience in prior years, the warm summer months
recorded the high frequencies during 1969. (See
Chart 12.)
Trend
In 1969, the volume of aggravated assault
offenses increased 9 percent over 1969 and 102
percent over 1960. Cities with 250,000 inhabitants
and over had an 8 percent increase in volume.
The suburban areas reported an 11 percent rise
and rural areas were up 8 percent. The Western
States reported an upward trend of 15 percent
while North Central States registered an increase
of 12 percent. The Northeastern States were up
6 percent and the Southern States recorded an
increase of 5 percent.
Aggravated Assmult Rate
For each 100,000 persons in the United States
during 1969, there were 152 victims of aggravated
assault. Large core cities 250,000 and over in
population recorded a victim rate of 319 per
100,000, suburban 95, and rural areas 85. Overall,
the victim rate for aggravated assault increased
7 percent over 1968, and 79 percent over 1960.
(See Chart 6.) The Southern States were again
highest with a rate of 187 per 100,000 followed by
the Western States 177, Northeastern States
124, and the North Central States 122. This
victim rate was up 8 percent in large core cities
while the suburban area rate was up 11 percent
and the rural area 5 percent.
Nature of Aggravated Assault
Most aggravated assaults occur within the fam-
ily unit, or among neighbors or acquaintances. The
victim and offender relationship, as well as the
very nature of the attack makes this crime similar
to murder. In 1969, 24 percent of the serious as-
saults were committed with the use of a firearm.
A knife or other cutting instrument was used in 30
percent of the assaults, 25 percent were committed
with blunt objects or other dangerous weapons,
and 21 percent with personal weapons, such as
hands, fists and feet. The collection of crime
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
I960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
___ NUMBER OF OFFENSES UP 102 PERCENT
^B^ RATE PER 100,000 INHABITANTS UP 79 PERCENT
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counts in this offense category was broken down
into the above subclassifications commencing in
1964 in order to further define the nature of these
serious assaults. A comparison of the assault
subclassifications for 1969 with 1964 indicates
that assaults with firearms have increased 143
percent; assaults with a knife or other cutting in-
strument have risen 14 percent; those assaults
where blunt objects or other dangerous weapons
are used increased 66 percent, and those assaults
through use of personal weapons have climbed 50
percent. The table which follows demonstrates the
regional experience of aggravated assault in 1969
by type of weapon used.
C/eofonces
Performance, as measured by solutions, indicates
American law enforcement agencies were success-
[Peroent distribution]
Aggravated assault by type of weapon used
Region
Total
all
weapons
used
Firearms
Knife or
other
cutting
instru-
ment
Other
weapon;
club,
poison,
etc.
Personal
weapons
Northeastern States. . -
North Central States..
Southern States
Western States
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
16.2
27.1
26.9
22.9
32.7
29.0
31.2
25.4
31.9
21.5
21.0
27.8
19.2
22.4
20.9
23.9
Total
100.0
23.8
29.8
24.9
21.5
ful in solving 65 of each 100 cases in 1969. This
relatively high solution ratio follows that of the
other crimes against the person. Persons under 18
years of age were identified in 1 1 percent of these
clearances. Due to the nature of these crimes,
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arrests are frequently made upon the response of
])atrol units. This type of patrol call is hazardous to
the officers. Since 1960, 107 officers have lost their
lives responding to disturbance-type calls, which
frequently involve family arguments.
Persons Arrested
Comparing aggravated assault arrests for 1969
uith those in 1960 indicates that arrests of young
jiersons under 18 increased 123 percent while
arrests of adults were up 45 percent. As a group,
persons 21 years of age and over accounted for 70
percent of the arrests for aggravated assault in
1969 and those under age 21 accounted for .30 per-
cent. Arrests of males outnumbered females by 7
to 1.
Persons Charged
Law enforcement agencies have difficulty in
obtaining convictions based on original charge in
the aggravated assault category. The close family
or other relationship which exists between victims
and assailants in this category accounts for the
victim's frequent unwillingness to testify for the
prosecution. Acquittals and dismissals, therefore,
continue to run high, almost four out of each 10
cases. Seventy-two out of every 100 adults
arrested for aggravated assault in 1969 were prose-
cuted. Forty-four percent of the adults prosecuted
for this offense were convicted on this charge, 18
percent were convicted of lesser charges while 18
percent of all persons processed were referred to
juvenile court jurisdiction.
FORCIBLE RAPE
Forcible rape, as defined under this Program, is
the carnal knowledge of a female through the use
of force or the threat of force. Assaults to commit
forcible rape are also included; however, statutory
rape (without force) is not counted. Crime counts
in this offense category are broken down by actual
forcible rapes and attempted forcible rapes.
Volume
During 1969, there was an estimated total of
36,470 forcible rapes. Numerically, the volume
increased by 5,410 ofifenses over 1968. Forcible
rape made up less than 1 percent of the Crime
Index total and less than 6 percent of the crimes
of violence in 1969. The greatest volume was re-
corded in the Southern States with 29 ]iercent of
the total, while the North Central and tiie Western
States each recorded 27 percent, followed by the
Northeastern States with 17 percent.
A comparison of the month-to-month variations
of forcible rape in 1969 with the long-term sea-
sonally adjusted trend followed the pattern set
for many years. Chart 12 reflects the month-
to-month variations of forcible rape during 1969,
as well as a comparison with the prior 5-year
experience.
Trend
The volume of forcible rape offenses in 1969
increased 17 percent over 1968, and 116 percent
over 1960. This crime was committed most often
in the big cities with 250,000 or more inhabitants
which accounts for 46 percent of the forcible rapes.
In 1969, this group of cities registered an upward
trend of 18 percent, while the volume increased by
12 percent in the suburban areas. An increase of
10 percent was recorded in the rural areas. Geo-
graphically, an overall increase was noted in all
regions with the Western States up 22 percent,
Southern States 19 percent, Northeastern States
15 percent and the North Central States up 13
percent.
Forcible Rape Rate
A crime rate equates the number of crimes per
unit of population, and in its proper perspective,
is a victim risk rate. In 1969, 35 out of every
100, 000 females in this country were reported forc-
ible rape victims. Since 1960, the forcible rape
crime rate has increased 93 percent. In calendar
year 1969, the forcible rape rate increased by 17
percent over 1968.
The large core cities recorded a victim risk rate
of 74 per 100,000 females, while the suburban
area rate was 27 and the rural area 21. Again, as
experienced in 1968, females residing in the
Western States were most often the victims of
forcible rape. In these States, the forcible rape
rate was 57 per 100,000 females. The North Cen-
tral States recorded a rate of 34, followed by the
Southern and Northeastern States with rates of
33 and 25 per 100,000 females respectively.
Nature of Offenses
In 1969, 70 percent of all offenses reported in
this crimie class were actual rapes by force while the
remainder were attempts or assaults to commit
forcible rape. This offense is a violent crime against
the person, and of all the Crime Index offenses,
law enforcement administrators recognize that this
offense is probably one of the most under reported
crimes due primarily to fear and/or embarrassment
on the part of the victims. As a national average,
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FORCIBLE RAPE
I960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
NUMBER OF OFfENSES UP 116 PERCENT
RATE PER 100,000 INHABITANTS UP 93 PERCENT
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18 percent of all forcible rapes reported to police
were determined by investigation to be unfounded.
In other words, the police estabUshed that no
forcible rape offense or attempt occurred. This is
caused primarily due to the question of the use of
force or threat of force frequently compKcated by a
prior relationship between victim and offender.
Crime counts in this publication are limited to
actual offenses established by police mvestigation.
In 1969, 56 percent of all forcible rape offenses
were solved. This represents an increase of approxi-
mately 1 percent in solution rate when compared to
1968 or approximately 3,000 additional solutions
of forcible rape offenses during 1969. During the
previous 3 years, 1966, 1967 and 1968, the solu-
tion rates for this offense showed decreases.
Persons Arrested
Males 17 to 20 years of age constituted the
greatest concentration of arrests for forcible rape
in 1969. Total arrests for this offense increased 13
percent with the arrest of persons under 18 years
of age up 9 percent over 1968. Sixty-five percent
of the arrests for forcible rape during the year were
of persons under the age of 25. All arrests for
forcible rape in 1969 compared to 1960 indicate an
increase of 57 percent. Figures for the same years
indicate that arrests of those under 18 years of age
have increased 86 percent. In 1969, approximately
50 percent of the persons arrested for forcible rape
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were Negroes, 48 percent whites, and all other
races comprised the remainder.
Persons Charged
Of all adults arrested for forcible rape in 1969,
62 percent were prosecuted for this offense. Thirty-
four percent were found guilty of the substantive
offense. An additional 17 percent of the adults
prosecuted were convicted of lesser offenses.
Prosecutive problems accounted for acquittals
and/or dismissals in 49 percent of the cases.
Juvenile referrals amounted to 28 percent of the
persons processed on forcible rape charges in 1969.
ROBBERY
Robbery is a vicious type of crime which takes
place in the presence of the victim to obtain
property or a thing of value from a person by
use of force or threat of force. Assault to rob and
attempts are included. This is a violent crime and
frequently results in injury to the victim. For
crime reporting purposes data on robbery is
collected for armed robbery where any weapon
is used, and strong-arm robbery where no weapon
other than a personal weapon, is employed. The
latter category includes crimes such as mugging,
yoking, etc.
Volume
During calendar year 1969, there were an esti"
mated 297,580 robberies committed in the United
States. This represents a significant increase over
the 261,730 robberies which occiu-red in calendar
year 1968. This offense makes up 6 percent of the
total Crime Index and comprises 45 percent of the
crimes of violence. In 1969, these offenses occurred
most frequently during the period August through
December.
Geographically, the heaviest volume of robbery
occurred in the Northeastern States, which re-
ported 31 percent of the total in 1969. The per-
centage distribution in the other geographic regions
showed the North Central States had 28 percent,
the Southern States 24 percent, and the Western
States 17 percent.
Trend
In 1969 robbery offenses increased 14 percent
in volume when compared with 1968. Since 1960,
robbery has increased 177 percent. Large core cities
with over 250,000 population \\atnessed a 13 percent
rise in the volume of robbery. Subiu-ban areas
surrounding the large core cities also recorded a
13 percent increase while the rural areas reported
an upward trend of 11 percent.
There were substantial increases in robbery in
each geographic region. The Southern States had
the sharpest increase with a 20 percent rise,
while the North Central States were up 16 per-
cent, the Northeastern States 10 percent, and the
Western States 9 percent.
The accompanying chart depicts the long-term
trend in the volume of robbery and the robbery
rate, 1960-69.
Robbery Rate
The 1969 robbery rate of 147 victims per
100,000 inhabitants was 13 percent above the
1968 rate and 146 percent above the 1960 rate.
Robbery is a big city crime. American cities with
over 250,000 population accounted for nearly three
out of every four robberies which occurred in the
United States during 1969.
Cities with over 250,000 inhabitants had a
robbery rate of 488 victims per 100,000 inhabi-
tants. There were 50 robbery victims per 100,000
in the suburban areas, up 12 percent over the
preceding year, and 13 victims in the rural
portions of the country. Robbery rates in the
larger cities were about 10 times greater than
they were in the suburban areas, again pointing
out the fact that robbery rates tend to increase in
proportion to density of population. On a geo-
graphic basis, this crime occurred most frequently
in relation to population in the Northeastern
States where the rate was 189, 9 percent higher
than 1968. The Western States followed with a
rate of 152 which was an 8 percent increase, the
North Central States 148, a 15 percent rise, and
the Southern States 112, a 19 percent increase.
Nature of Robbery
Supplemental information is obtained from
cities with populations of 2,500 or more as to
robbery by type as a part of the monthly collection
of statistical data under this Program. In 1969,
these figures disclosed that 55 percent of the
robberies were committed in the street. Bank
robbery in cities with 25,000 or more population
^vitnessed a 7 percent decrease in 1969. Nationally,
bank robbery offenses declined over 1 percent.
The average bank robbery dollar loss also de-
creased from $5,200 in 1968 to $4,500 in 1969.
The long-term trends in robbery by type as
illustrated by the following charts show bank
robbery has increased 296 percent since 1960.
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ROBBERY
I960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
• NUMBER Of OFFENSES UP 1 77 PERCENT
.RATE PER 100,000 INHABITANTS UP 146 PERCENT
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FBI CHART
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STREET ROBBERY
1960-1969
UP 186%
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ROBBERY OF
GAS STATION
1960-1969
UP 214%
+ 250%
+ 200%
ROBBERY OF
CHAIN STORE
1960-1969
UP 279%
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ROBBERY OF
RESIDENCE
1960-1969
UP 133%
+ 250%
BANK ROBBERY
1960-1969
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UP 296%
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1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
FBI CHART
Chart 9
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During this same 10-year period, gas or service
station holdups have risen 214 percent, chain
store robberies 279 percent, street robberies 186
percent, robberies in residences 133 percent, and
holdups of other commercial or business establish-
ments rose 117 percent.
Armed perpetrators were responsible for six out
of every 10 robbery offenses during 1969, while 38
percent were muggings, yokings, or other violent
confrontations where personal weapons were used
to subdue or overcome the victim. Since 1964,
armed robbery has increased 147 percent and
unarmed robbery increased 103 percent.
/Jobbery by Geographic Region
Total
North-
eastern
North
Central
South-
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West-
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Armed — any weapon
Strong-arm— no weapon.
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38.6
62,7
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68.6
41.6
62.8
37.2
62.6
37.5
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Special surveys have indicated that approxi-
mately 63 percent of all armed robbery is com-
mitted with a firearm, 24 percent with a knife or
other cutting instrument, and 13 percent with
blunt objects such as clubs, etc.
As it has been pointed out in prior issues of
this publication, the full impact of this violent
crime on the victim cannot be completely measured
in terms of dollar loss alone. While the object of
the attack is money or property, many victims
of the mugger and the strong-ann robber, as well
as the armed robber, suffer serious personal injury
as a result of the attack. During 1969, the average
value loss to the victims of robbery was $288
for a total loss of $86 million.
Clearances
In 1969, law enforcement agencies were success-
ful in solving 27 percent of these crimes. Seventy-
seven percent of the robberies which were cleared
by arrest involved adults. Fourteen percent of
the armed robberies and 36 percent of the strong-
arm type which were cleared, involved arrests
of persons under 18 years of age.
Persons Arrested
Nationally, arrests for robbery increased 13
percent in 1969 compared to 1968. The greatest
volume of arrests occurred in cities and were up
13 percent. In the rural areas arrests increased 18
percent and in the suburban areas arrests rose
7 percent.
Arrest data discloses that 77 percent of the
persons arrested for robbery were under 25 years
of age, and 56 percent were under 21 years of age.
Nationally, 33 percent of the persons arrested for
robbery were under 18. This greater proportion
of young age arrests, compared to solutions, is
accounted for in part by the fact they act in
groups such as in strong-arm robbery. Robbery
arrests for this young age group recorded a 13-
percent increase in 1969 over 1968. In the subur-
ban areas young persons made up 26 percent of
the arrests, and in the rural areas 14 percent.
In 1969, six of every 100 persons arrested for
robbery were females and arrests of women for
this offense rose 31 percent in 1969 when related
to 1968.
From a standpoint of race, 66 percent of those
arrested were Negro, 32 percent were white,
and all othei races made up the remaining 2
percent.
Persons Charged
In 1969, 57 percent of all adults arrested for rob-
bery were prosecuted, and 43 percent of the persons
processed for this crime were juveniles whose
cases were referred to juvenile court jurisdiction.
Of the adults prosecuted in 1969, 45 percent were
convicted of the substantive charge, 17 percent
were convicted on lesser charges, and 38 percent
were acquitted or their cases were dismissed.
BURGLARY
Under this Program, burglary is defined as the
unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony
or theft, even though no force was used to gain
entrance. Collection of crime counts in this cate-
gory is broken down into three subclassifications:
forcible entry, unlawful entry where no force is
used, and attempted forcible entry.
Volume
An estimated total of 1,949,800 burglaries oc-
curred during 1969. Volume-wise, there was an
increase of 120,900 offenses over 1968. The large
cities over 250,000 population accounted for 40
percent of all burglaries during 1969. This offense
makes up 39 percent of the Crime Index offenses
and over 45 percent of the voluminous property
crimes. The Southern States reported 27 percent
of the total volume, the Northeastern and Western
States 25 percent and the North Central States
23 percent.
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Highs were recorded during the last half of 1969,
with the peak month being December.
Trend
Since 1960, burglary has increased 117 percent.
In 1969, burglary rose 7 percent over 1968.
Big cities over 250,000 population and the subur-
ban areas recorded increases of 5 percent. The
rural areas were up 6 percent. By region, the North
Central ?*ates registered the largest overall gain
in volume; up 10 percent. The Western States were
up 8 percent, the Southern States 7 percent and
the Northeastern States 2 percent.
Burglary Rate
The long-term rise in the burglary rate, 1960-
1969 was 93 percent. The 6 percent rise in the
burglary rate, 1969 over 1968, followed the sharp
13 percent rise in the rate, 1968 over 1967. It
should be remembered the crime rate equates the
number of offenses per 100,000 inhabitants and
this continuing upswing in volume indicates the
increasing number of victims of burglary both
residential and nonresidential. The Western States
again recorded the highest burglary rate in 1969
with 1,437 offenses per 100,000 inhabitants fol-
lowed by the Northeastern States with 985
offenses, the Southern States 837 and North
Central States 807. Core cities over 250,000 popu-
lation recorded a rate of 1,759 per 100,000 inhab-
itants while the suburban and rural areas had
rates of 805 and 408 respectively.
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I960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
NUMBER OF OFFENSES UP 117 PERCENT
RATE PER 100,000 INHABITANTS UP 93 PERCENT
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FBI CHART
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RESIDENCE
BURGLARY
NIGHTTIME
1960-1969
UP 108%
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NONRESIDENCE
BURGLARY
NIGHTTIME
1960-1969
UP 57%
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RESIDENCE
BURGLARY
DAYTIME
1960-1969
UP 286%
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NONRESIDENCE
BURGLARY
DAYTIME
1960-1969
UP 142%
I960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
FBI CHART
Chart 1 1
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Nature of Burglary
As it has been pointed out in prior issues,
burglary is a crime of stealth and opportunity
committed by amateurs and professionals alike.
In 1969, 77 percent of the burglaries involved
forcible entry, while 17 percent were unlawful
entry (wdthout force) and 6 percent were attempts.
Residential burglary accounted for 56 percent of
the total while nonresidential amounted to 44 per-
cent in 1969. Daytime burglaries of residences rose
11 percent in 1969, and accounted for over one-
half of these offenses. Since 1960, there has been
a substantial increase of 286 percent in daytime
residential burglaries. It should be noted that un-
attended apartments and homes during daytime
hours are becoming increasingly easy prey for the
burglar. Daytime burglaries of nonresidences rose
8 percent in 1969, but accounted for only 6 percent
of the total burglary.
As a group, residential and nonresidential
nighttime burglary represented 63 percent of the
total volume. Prevention and detection are most
difficult for law" enforcement agencies due to the
tremendous volume of these offenses and the lack
of adequate police patrols. In 1969, property
owners suffered an economic loss of $620 million,
with an average dollar loss of $318 per burglary.
Residential burglary losses amounted to $363
million while nonresidential losses due to burglaries
amounted to $257 million.
Clearances
Law enforcement agencies were successful in
solving less than one out of every five cases of
burglary in 1969. This low clearance rate indicates
the lack of a deterrent and slight risk of detection.
The burglary solution rate declined 3 percent in
1969. Adults were identified in 60 percent of all
cases solved while yoimg persons under IS years
of age were identified in 40 percent. Solution levels
were fairly consistent in all population groups.
Law enforcement agencies in cities 250,000 and
above solved 20 percent in 1969. In the suburban
areas 18 percent were solved while 21 i)ercent
were cleared in the rural areas.
Persons Arrested
In 1969, total arrests for burglary increased less
than 1 percent. Arrests of persons under 18 years
of age decreased less than 1 percent and arrests of
persons IS years and over rose 2 percent. Burglary
arrests increased less than one-tenth of 1 percent
in the cities, 1 percent in suburban areas, and rural
areas recorded a 7 percent increase during 1969.
An analysis of the 10-year period 1960-1969,
reveals a 52 percent increase in burglary arrests.
Arrests of individuals under the age of 18 increased
72 percent, while arrests of adult burglary offenders
increased 34 percent, 1960-1969.
Nationallj^, persons under 25 accounted for 83
percent of all arrests for burglary in 1969. Of the
total, young persons under 18 accounted for 54
percent of all arrests for this crime. Females were
involved in four out of 100 arrests for burglary
during 1969. Ai-rests of whites outnumbered
Negroes by almost 2 to 1.
Persons Charged
Nationally, in 1969, 72 percent of the adults
arrested for burglary were prosecuted. Of the
adults, 56 percent were found guilty as charged,
16 percent were convicted of lesser charges and
28 percent were freed through acquittal or dis-
missal of charges. Juveniles referred to juvenile
court jurisdiction accounted for 60 percent of all
persons processed for burglary in 1969.
LARCENY-THEFT
Larceny-theft is the unlawful taking cr stealing
of property or articles of value without the use of
force or violence or fraud. It includes crime? such
as shoplifting, pocket-picking, purse-snatching,
thefts from autos, thefts of auto parts and acces-
sories, bicycle thefts, etc. In the Uniform Crime
Reporting Program this crime category does not
include embezzlement, "con" games, forgery, and
worthless checks. Auto theft, of course, is excluded
from this category for cr'me reporting purposes
inasmuch as it is a separate Crime Index offense.
The Crime Index offense of larceny is limited
to those thefts where the value of property stolen
is $50 or more.
Volume
Larceny, the second most volumimus Index
crime is exceeded only by burglary. In 1669
there were 1,512,900 offenses of larceny $50 and
over, up from 1,271,000 in 1968. This crime
makes up 30 percent of the Crime Index total.
From a seasonal standpoint, larceny was highest
in the summer months and reached a peak in
August.
Offenses of larceny- thefts were distributed quite
evenly throughout all geographic regions. The
Northeastern and North Central States each
contributed 24 percent, while the Southern and
Western States each contributed 26 percent.
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Trend
In 1969, the Index offense of larceny $50 and
over, recorded a 19 percent increase over 1968
and 199 percent over 1960. Substantial increases
were noted in all population groups with cities
over 250,000 population up 15 percent. The
suburban areas increased 24 percent and the rural
areas registered a 21 percent upward trend.
Geographically, larceny increased 25 percent
in the North Central States, 24 percent in the
Southern States, 23 percent in the Western
States, and 6 percent in the Northeastern States.
Larceny Rate
During 1969, the larceny crime rate rose to 749
offenses per 100,000 inhabitants, an increase of 19
percent over the 1968 rate and 165 percent over
1960. In 1969, the large core cities registered a
crime rate of 1,165 per 100,000 inhabitants. The
suburban larceny rate was 702 and the rural rate
was 264. Viewed geographically, the Western
States reported the highest larceny rate with 1,161
offenses per 100,000 inhabitants which was 21
percent above 1968. The Northeastern States had
a rate of 744, up 5 percent; the North Central
States 654, up 24 percent, and the Southern
States 616, an increase of 22 percent in the rate.
Nature of Larceny-Theft
The average value of property stolen in each
larceny in 1969 was $111, up from $74 in 1960.
This average value includes losses from the
voluminous thefts under $50 in value, of which
there were 2,300,000 in 1969. When average value
is applied to the estimated crimes in this category,
the dollar loss to victims was in excess of $420
million. It is true that a portion of the goods
stolen was recovered and returned to victims, but
the relatively low percentage of these crimes
cleared by arrest, and the lack of specific identifica-
tion characteristics on such property indicates
these recoveries will not materially reduce the
overall loss. In addition, of course, many offenses
in this category, particularly where the value of
the stolen goods is small, never come to police
attention.
Since dollar valuation of property stolen in
thefts determines whether or not a theft becomes a
Crime Index offense, economic conditions are a
factor. The rising cost of living with its upward
influence on prices, coupled with increased demand
for more expensive commodities, present greater
criminal opportunity and also exert some unreal
effect on the larceny $50 and over trend. Likewise,
the average value of property stolen in larceny was
50 percent over the 1960 figure. However, the
volume of thefts $50 and over was 199 percent
more than the larceny volume recorded in 1960.
The dollar valuation of larceny (larceny $50
and over in value) as a Crime Index offense has
been the subject of discussion by the Committee
on Uniform Crime Records of the lACP. In
recent years, beginning with the April, 1963,
meeting in Washington, D.C., the Committee
has considered raising the dollar valuation in order
to take account of the increasing cost of living
factor. It has been felt, however, that this does
not solve the problem but merely postpones it.
Furthermore, it does not come to grips at all with
the problem of fixing dollar valuation within the
thousands of reporting law enforcement agencies.
In the past, discussion has dealt with the
possibility of selecting a certain type or types of
larceny-theft to be utilized as the Crime Inde.x
offense without respect to dollar value. In 1964,
the FBI began an expanded collection of data on
larceny by type. It should be noted that the
percent distribution of larceny by type and area is
significant. Like^vise, the trend in "street larceny,"
wdthout relation to dollar loss, suggests a better
indicator of this crime experience than the present
reporting subdivisions of "larceny $50 and over in
value" and "larceny under $50 in value". In
this regard, it should be noted that the category
"street larceny" should include pocket-picking,
purse-snatching, thefts from autos, automobile
accessories, thefts from coin-operated machines
and "all other" larceny.
The term "street larceny" is used to identify
this group of thefts since they generally occur
within reach of police patrols. Wlien "street thefts"
are used collectively, a larceny ups\\dng of 12
percent was registered, 1969 over 1968, and 54
percent, 1969 over 1964. During the same periods,
larceny $50 and over in value increased 19 percent
and 107 percent respectively.
In 1969, the average value of goods and property
reported stolen from victims of pickpockets was
$100, by purse-snatchers $54, by shoplifters $28,
by thefts from autos $146, and by miscellaneous
thefts from buildings $197.
From one year to another, the distribution of
larceny as to type of theft remains relatively
constant. As in prior years, a major portion of
these thefts, 43 percent, represented thefts of
auto parts and accessories and other thefts from
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{$50 AND OVER)
1960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
NUMBER OF OFFENSES UP 199 PERCENT
RATE PER 100,000 INHABITANTS UP 165 PERCENT
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1960-1969
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1960-1969
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automobiles. Other major types of thefts which
contributed to the large number of these crimes
were thefts from buildings, 17 percent, and stolen
bicycles, 13 percent. Miscellaneous types of lar-
cenies, not falling into any of the specific categories
for which statistics were collected made up 12
percent of the total. The remainder was distributed
among pocket-picking, purse-snatching, shop-
lifting and thefts from coin-operated machines.
The accompanying table presents distribution
of larceny by type for large cities, suburban and
rural areas. Cities and suburban areas appear to
have similar characteristics except for pocket-
picking and purse-snatching which are consider-
ably less in the suburban or residential areas.
This, of course, is to be expected as these theft
opportunities flourish where population and busi-
ness houses are highly concentrated. It is interest-
ing to note that figures for shoplifting are quite
similar in the city and suburban areas while there
is a decided drop in the rural area. The shopping
center which is still largely absent in rural areas
contributes substantially to these figures. Thefts
from autos made up 24 percent of larceny in large
cities over 250,000 in population, but only 16
percent in suburban areas and 13 percent in rural
areas.
Larceny Analysis, 1969
[Percent distribution]
Area
Classification
Total
United
States
Cities
over
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Sub-
urban
Rural
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Bicycles
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Clearances
The nature of larceny, a crime of opportunity,
sneak thievery, and petty unobserved thefts,
makes it an extremely difficult one for law enforce-
ment officers to solve. A lack of witnesses and the
tremendous volume of these crimes work in the
thief's favor. In 1969, 18 percent of the larceny
ofltenses brought to poUce attention were solved.
Involvement of the young age group is demon-
strated by the fact that 42 percent of these crimes
which were cleared in the Nation's cities were
solved by arrests of persons under 18 years of age.
Juvenile clearance figures for suburban areas and
rural areas were 43 percent and 29 percent,
respectively.
The larceny clearance percentages were consist-
ent in all population groups ranging from 16 per-
cent in the suburbs to a high of 19 percent in the
cities over 250,000 inhabitants and 19 percent in
the rural areas. Nationally, the larceny solution
rate increased 1 percent when compared to 1968.
Persons Arrested
Forty-six percent of the total arrests for index
crimes in 1969 were for larceny. Arrests for this
crime were up 9 percent, 1969 over 1968. Volume-
wise, 53 percent of these arrests were of persons
under 18 years of age and when individuals under
21 were considered, the ratio rose to over two-
thirds. When examined by sex of arrested persons,
it was determined that females comprised 26 per-
cent of all arrests for larceny-theft and had a
higher involvement in this offense than for any of
the index offenses. In fact, women were arrested
more often for larceny than any other offense in
1969.
Arrests of females rose 20 percent in 1969; while
arrests of males increased 6 percent. Arrests of
whites out-numbered Negroes by 2 to 1 with all
other races comprising about 2 percent of the
arrests for larceny-theft. The total volume of
arrests for larceny-theft in 1969, as compared with
the 1960 figure, reflects an 84 percent increase. It
is significant to note that arrests of individuals
under 18 were 100 percent greater than 1960. The
number of adult arrests rose 69 percent over the
number of recorded arrests for 1960, for this
offense.
Persons Charged
As in prior years, law enforcement agencies
nationally charged more than twice as many
offenders for larceny-theft than for any other
serious offense. Seventy-two percent of the adults
prosecuted for larceny-theft were found guilty of
this offense, 6 percent were found guilty of a lesser
charge, and 22 percent had their cases dismissed
or were acquitted. Forty-two percent of persons
processed in 1969 for larceny were referred to
juvenile court jurisdiction.
AUTO THEFT
In Uniform Crime Reporting, auto theft is
defined as the unlawful stealing or driving away
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of a motor vehicle, including attempts. This defini-
tion excludes taking for temporary use when the
vehicle is actually returned by the taker provided
prior authority for its use has been granted or can
be assumed.
Volume
In 1969, 871,900 motor vehicles were reported
stolen compared to 777,800 thefts in 1968. Geo-
graphically, the volume of auto theft was highest
in the Northeastern States which reported 29 per-
cent of the total number followed by the North
Central States with 27 percent. The Southern and
Western States each reported 22 percent. This
crime made up 17 percent of the total Crime Index
offenses. As was experienced in prior years, sea-
sonal variations during 1969 disclosed auto theft
reached its peak in the fall of the year mth
November recording the high month in volume.
Trend
Auto thefts in 1969 volumewise increased 12
percent over 1968. This offense has been steadily
rising each j^ear since 1960, with an overall in-
crease of 168 percent 1960-1969. Again, it should
be remembered that it is invalid to assume more
auto thefts occur solely because of more auto-
mobile registrations. From 1960 through 1969, the
percentage increase in auto theft has been four
times greater than the percentage increase in
automobile registrations and four times greater
than the percentage increase in the young age
population, 15 to 24 years.
Auto theft increases in all areas contributed to
the overall 12 percent rise in 1969. Big cities with
250,000 or more inhabitants had a 12 jiercent rise
while the suburban areas also registered a 12
percent increase and the rural areas were up
8 percent.
Geographically, auto thefts were up 15 percent
in the North Central States. The Southern and
Western States each reported rises of 13 percent,
and the Northeastern States 8 percent. The accom-
panying chart shows the trend in auto thefts,
1960-1969.
Aufo Theft Rate
There was a substantial increase in the auto
theft rate in 1969 over 1968, with a rise from 389
victims per 100,000 inhabitants in 1968 to 432
victims in 1969, an increase of 11 percent. Since
1960, the auto theft rate has risen 138 percent. As
in 1968, citizens in cities with 500,000 to 1 million
population were deprived more often of their
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motor vehicles in 1969 than in any other popula-
tion group, with 1,218 per 100,000 inhabitants
suffering an auto theft. It should be recalled that
as a part of a prior special study 30 percent of the
autos stolen in the District of Columbia were
owned by nonresident victims. This ratio will
undoubtedly hold true in other large core cities
because of the high mobility of the general
population.
Nationally, the auto theft rate in large core
cities as a group averaged 1,041. In the suburbs
the rate was 271, and in the rural areas the auto
theft rate was 73.
The auto theft rates by geographic region dis-
closed the Western States were again high with
554 followed by the Northeastern States 526, the
North Central States 416, and the Southern
States 308 auto thefts per 100,000 inhabitants.
Across the Nation in 1969, one of every 100
registered automobiles was stolen or a rate of 10
per 1,000 registered autos. Regionally, the highest
registration theft rate appeared in the North-
eastern States where 14 cars per 1,000 registered
vehicles were stolen. In the other three regions the
figures were 11 in the Western States, nine in the
North Central States, and seven in the Southern
States.
Nature of Auto Theft
Auto theft rates again clearly indicate that this
crime is primarily a big city problem, since the
highest rates appear in the most heavily populated
sections of the Nation. In 1969, the average value
of stolen automobiles was $992 at the time of
theft, and although police were successful in re-
covering 84 percent of the stolen vehicles, the re-
maining unrecovered 16 percent represented a
dollar loss m excess of $140 million.
Prior studies conducted under the Uniform
Crime Reporting Program have documented the
fact that auto theft is primarily a crime of oppor-
tunity. The young offender who is most often
involved finds the vehicle sub'ect to theft conven-
iently ready to drive away or in many instances the
ignition can be easily compromised.
Clearances
Due to the fact that prior studies have docu-
mented two-thirds of all auto thefts occur at night
and over one-half are from private residences,
apartments, or streets in residential districts, law
enforcement agencies were successful in solving
only 18 percent of these thefts by arrest of the
offender. These crimes occur under cover of dark-
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AUTO THEFT
I960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
■NUMBER OF OFFENSES UP 168 PERCENT
■ RATE PER 100,000 INHABITANTS UP 138 PERCENT
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ness and there are seldom any witnesses to the
theft. On the other hand, pohce nationally are
successful in recovering about 84 percent of all
stolen cars. Over one-half of the stolen vehicles
are taken and recovered within 48 hours. Although
recovery of the vehicle does not clear the offense,
the property is available for return to the victim.
This high recovery percentage can be attributed
to the fact that approximately 75 percent of all
cars stolen are used for transportation or the
purpose of the theft is unknown. The remainder
were taken for resale, stripping for parts, or use
in another crime.
In the Nation's largest cities 17 percent of auto
thefts were cleared during 1969. Police in the
suburban areas were agam somewhat more suc-
cessful clearing up 22 percent. Throughout the
country auto theft clearance percentages ranged
from 14 percent in the Middle Atlantic States to
22 percent in the West North Central States.
In all geographic divisions and population
groups the participation of the young age group
population is indicated by the high proportion of
these clearances which were through the arrest of
persons imder 18 years of age. In the large core
cities, 50 percent were solved by an arrest in this
age group whUe juveniles account for 40 percent
in the subiu-bs and 39 percent in the rural areas.
Persons Arrested
As in prior years, persons arrested for auto
theft come primarily from the young age group
population. In 1969, 58 percent of all persons
arrested for this crime were under 18 years of age.
When persons under 21 are included in the compu-
tations, the proportion of arrests rises to 77 percent.
The national trend in auto theft arrests dis-
closed an increase of two-tenths of 1 percent in
1969 when compared to 1968. Adult arrests rose
6 percent while arrests of persons under 18
decreased 3 percent. During the period 1960-1969,
auto theft arrests increased 73 percent. Arrests of
individuals under the age of 18 rose 63 percent
during the same period. The long-term arrest
trend for adults disclosed an 89 percent increase
for auto theft, 1960 through 1969.
Of all crimes against property, next to burglary,
auto theft as measured by arrest showed the least
participation by females. Only 5 percent of per-
sons arrested in 1969 were female although female
arrests for auto theft increased 8 percent. Females
under 18 recorded a 3 percent increase in arrests
for auto theft. White persons made up 61 percent
of the arrests for auto theft, Negroes 37 percent
and all other races the remainder.
Persons Charged
Police reports disclosed that of all persons for-
mally processed for auto theft in 1969, 67 percent
were referred to juvenile court jurisdiction. No
other Crime Index offense results in such a high
percentage of juvenile referrals. When the remain-
ing adult offenders were considered as a group, 52
percent of those prosecuted on charges of auto
theft were found guilty as charged, 14 percent
were convicted of lesser charges, and 34 percent
were acquitted or their cases were dismissed.
CLEARANCES
In this Program poUce clear a crime when they
have identified the offender, have sufficient evi-
dence to charge him and actually take him into
custody. Crime solutions are also recorded in ex-
ceptional instances when some element beyond
police control precludes the placing of formal
charges against the offender, such as the victim's
refusal to prosecute or local prosecution is declined
because the subject is being prosecuted elsewhere
for a crime committed in another jurisdiction. The
arrest of one person can clear several crimes or
several persons may be arrested in the process of
dealing one crime.
The percentage of Index Crimes cleared by law
enforcement agencies in 1969 was 4 percent below
the clearance percentage in 1968. Whereas police
nationally cleared 20.9 percent of these offenses in
1968, this dropped to 20.1 percent in 1969. This
decrease was noted in every Crime Index offense
except muider and forcible rape.
The murder clearance rate increased 0.2 percent,
forcible rape increased 0.7 percent, robbery de-
creased 1.8 percent, aggravated assault decreased
2.1 percent, burglary decreased 2.6 percent, lar-
ceny $50 and over decreased 1.7 percent and auto
theft decreased 4.3 percent. In 1969, decreases in
solution rates were universally reported by all
city population groups and by all geographic
divisions, except Pacific States. The highest over-
all Crime Index clearance rate regionally was
recorded by the Southern States with 21 percent,
the North Central States 21 percent, the Western
States 19 percent and the Northeastern States
Avith 18 percent.
Reports submitted by law enforcement agencies
m 1969 disclosed poUce were successful in solving
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CRIME CLOCKS
1969
SERIOUS CRIMES
9 EACH MINUTE
VIOLENT CRIMES
MURDER. FORCIBLE RAPE,
ROBBERY OR ASSAULT TO KILL
ONE EVERY 48 SECONDS
MURDER
ONE EVERY 36 MINUTES
FORCIBLE RAPE
ONE EVERY 14 MINUTES
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
ONE EVERY 2 MINUTES
ROBBERY
ONE EVERY 2 MINUTES
BURGLARY
ONE EVERY 1 6 SECONDS
LARCENY
($50 and over)
ONE EVERY 21 SECONDS
AUTO THEFT
ONE EVERY 36 SECONDS
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86 percent of the murder offenses, 56 percent of
the reported forcible rapes, 65 percent of the
aggravated assaults and 27 percent of the rob-
beries. Solutions in the property crime categories
showed police cleared 19 percent of the burglaries
and 18 percent of the larcenies and auto thefts.
Police are able to clear a higher percentage of the
crimes against the person, not only because of the
more intense investigative effort afforded these
violent offenses, but also due to the smaller
volume of these crimes requiring police attention
and, more importantly, because mtnesses are
usually available who can identify the perpetrators.
The accompanying chart reveals the crime and
police clearance experience in the 1960's. From
1960 to 1969 the Crime Index offenses rose 148
percent. Police response to this sharp upward
trend was a 63 percent increase in the number of
Crime Index offenses solved, and a 71 percent
increase in the number of arrests for Crime Index
type offenses. However, the clearance rate, which
relates the number of known offenses to offenses
cleared, has shown a steady decline. In 1960, the
ratio of Crime Index offenses cleared to crimes
reported was 31 out of 100. In 1969, for each 100
Crime Index offenses 20 were cleared — a decrease
of 34 percent.
There are a number of factors influencing the
overall decline in the police solution rate. These
include court decisions which have resulted in
restrictions on police investigative and enforce-
ment practices; sharp increases of police workloads
in criminal and noncriminal matters, riots, dis-
turbances, marches, etc.; the almost static ratio
of police strength to population which is not com-
mensurate with the sharp increase in crime; and
the increasing mobility of those who commit
crimes. Clearance tables are published beginning
on page 98.
Offenses Cleared by Arrests of Juveniles
It has been noted in several prior sections of this
publication that persons under 18 years of age
are becoming increasingly involved with police
through commission of serious crimes. Persons
10 to 17 years of age make up approximately 16
percent of the total United States population.
One means of measuring the involvement of the
young age group in crime is to identify the number
of crimes in which they are the offenders. In 1969,
32 percent of all Crime Index offenses solved in-
volved persons under 18 years of age.
PERSONS ARRESTED
In 1969, arrests for all criminal acts, excluding
traffic, increased 5 percent over 1968. The total
volume of city arrests rose 5 percent while arrests
in suburban areas were up 8 percent and the
number of arrests in the rural areas increased 4
percent. Nationally, there were 40 arrests for
each 1,000 persons in the United States. In 1968,
there were 38 arrests for each 1,000 inhabitants.
The arrest rate for big cities as a group was 55
per 1,000 population, up from 52 in 1968, for
suburban areas 28, up from 26 in the prior year
and for the rural areas the arrest rate remained
at the same level as in 1968, 18 arrests per 1,000
people.
Ariests are primarily a measure of police ac-
tivity. Arrest practices, policies and enforcement
emphasis will vary from place to place and within
a community from time to time. The volume of
police arrests for certain unlawful conduct such
as drunkenness, disorderly conduct, and certain
local ordinances is particularly influenced by the
above. On the other hand, robbery, burglary,
and other arrests for serious crimes are more
likely the result of standard procedures. Arrests
are first a measure of police activity as it relates
to crime. Arrests do, however, provide a useful
index to measure involvement in criminal acts
by the age, sex, and race of the perpetrators,
particularly for those crimes which have a high
solution rate. Procedures used in this Program
require that an arrest be counted on each separate
occasion when a person is taken into custody,
notified or cited. Arrests do not measure the num-
ber of individuals taken into custody since one
person mav be arrested several times during the
year for the same or different offenses. As noted
above, this happens frequently for certain types
of offenses against public order such as drunken-
ness, vagrancy, disorderly conduct and related
violations.
In 1969, law enforcement agencies nationally
made an estimated 7^2 million arrests for all criminal
acts, excluding traffic offenses. A percent distribu-
tion of arrests by type of offense in 1969 indicates
that approximately 8 percent were for crimes
against the person, property crime arrests made
up 20 percent of the total, crimes against morals
11 percent, crimes against public order and decency
49 percent and all other offenses (except traffic)
12 percent.
31
+ 180
+ 160
+ 140
+ 120
+ 100
+ 80
+ 60
+ 40
+ 20
0
-20
-40
19
CRIME AND CRIMES CLEARED
1960 - 1969
PERCENT CHANGE OVER 1960
=c:
/
Crime Index
up 148%
>
/
/
>
/
Index Type
A
/
.'-;■
^
up 717.
^
y
.'-'
A
/
Crimes Cleared
up 63%
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Clearance Rate
down 34%
60 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 19
69
FBI CHART
Chart 18
Arrest Trends
In 1969, police arrests of adults increased 6
percent, while arrests for juveniles had an overall
increase of 4 percent. For the period 1960-1969,
police arrests for all criminal acts, except traffic
offenses, increased 24 percent. During this same
period, arrests of persons under 18 years of age
doubled while the number of persons in this young
age group, 10 to 17 rose 27 percent. It is apparent,
therefore, the involvement of young persons as
measured by police arrests is escalating at a pace
almost four times their percentage increase in the
national population. As it has been pointed out in
prior issues, a relatively small percentage of the
total young age population become involved in
criminal acts, about six out of 100. Adult arrests,
1960-1969, rose 11 percent in volume. During the
1960's decreases in police arrests have occurred in
the high volume offenses such as drunkenness,
vagrancy, gambling, and sex offenses other than
forcible rape and prostitution.
Wlien only the seiious crimes are used in
computing the long term trend 1960-1969, total
arrests increased 71 percent. Adult arrests rose
57 percent, while arrests of juveniles for Crime
Index offenses rose 90 percent. Arrests of adults
32
for violent crimes were up 54 percent and for
property crimes 59 percent. Juvenile arrests for
violent crimes increased 148 percent, 1960-1969,
while arrests of persons under 18 for the property
crimes rose 85 percent.
Age
Nationally, persons under 15 years of age made
up 10 percent of the total police arrests; under 18,
26 percent; under 21, 39 percent; and under 25,
51 percent. In the suburban areas, the involve-
ment of the young age groups in police arrests is
again markedly higher than the national figures
mth the under 15 age group represented in 13
percent; under IS, 35 percent; under 21, 50 per-
cent; and under 25, 63 percent. In the rural areas
the distributions were lower for the younger age
groups, with the under 15 group being involved in
5 percent; under 18 in 21 percent; under 21 in 38
percent; and those imder 25, 53 percent of total
police arrests. When only the serious crimes are
considered 22 percent of all arrests in 1969 were
for persons under the age of 15 and almost one-half
were under 18 years of age.
In reviewing arrest figures, it is important to
keep in mind that police arrest practices and
emphasis vary which will account for some
variations in these statistics from year to year.
It is noted arrests of persons under 18 for Narcotic
Drug Law violations have increased sharply in
recent years. In fact, in 1969, 55 percent of the
individuals arrested for violations of the Narcotic
Drug Laws were persons under 21 years of age.
Twenty-seven percent of the marijuana arrests in
1969 were persons under the age of 18 and 63
percent of the arrests for this offense involved
persons under 21 years of age. It should be noted
that in 1964 less than one-fourth or 23 percent of
Narcotic Drug Laws
[Percent]
Region
Heroin
or
cocaine
Mari-
juana
Synthetic
narcotics
Other
Northeastern States
57.9
16.8
20.9
10.7
27.5
61.6
43.4
49.3
3.6
6.6
7.6
8.7
11 0
North Central States
25.0
Southern States.
28 1
Western States
31 3
Total
29.1
41.2
6.5
23 1
the persons arrested for Narcotic Drug Law
violations were under 21 years of age.
Arrests for Narcotic Drug Law violations 1969
over 1968 were up 45 percent nationally. From
1960 to 1969, arrests for this violation increased
6 times, or 492 percent. There is set forth a
tabulation by geographic region showing the type
of narcotic drug involved in the arrest of the
offender m 1969.
Sex
Male arrests outnumbered female arrests 6 to
1 in 1969. Male arrests in 1969 rose by 4 percent,
while female arrests were up 12 percent. Females
were arrested in 16 percent of the serious or
Crime Index type offenses. Ten percent of the
arrests for violent crimes in 1969 involved females
and arrests of females for these types of crimes
increased 23 percent, 1969 over 1968. Again, as
in prior years their involvement was primarily
for larceny, which accounted for one out of every
six female arrests. In fact, 17 percent of all
property crime arrests in 1969 were of females.
Females accounted for 23 percent of the forgery,
26 percent of the fraud, 21 percent of the em-
bezzlement, and 16 percent of the narcotics
arrests. Over one-half of the runaway — police
custody cases — were girls under 18 years of age.
Long-term arrest trends, 1960-1969, revealed
that arrests for young females under 18 years of
age increased 176 percent, while arrests for young
males under 18 rose 93 percent. It is noted that
arrests for young females under 18 for each Crime
Index offense more than doubled, 1960-1969.
When the serious crimes, as a group, are consid-
ered, arrests of males 1960-1969, were up 78
percent and female arrests increased 212 percent.
Traffic
Supplemental data submitted by agencies over
2,500 in population relating to traffic enforcement
disclosed that nationwide, 58 percent of the
citations and summonses issued and arrests made
in traflic matters were for parking violations.
Hazardous traffic violations accounted for 32
percent, and other regulatory violations 10 per-
cent. In the Southern States 50 percent of the
traffic arrests were for hazardous violations. In
the Western States 35 percent of the arrests
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were for this type of infraction, in the North
Central States 31 percent, and in the Northeastern
States 18 percent.
Arrest Rates
The following table sets forth arrest rates by
geogi'aphic regions for Crime Index type offenses.
Arrest rates indicate law enforcement activity in
response to crime rates.
Arrests by Region, 1969
[Kate per 100,000 inhabitants]
Offense
North-
eastern
States
North
Central
States
Southern
States
Western
States
Murder
6.6
7.9
61.5
67.3
135.0
225.1
66.1
7.8
9.6
48.6
66.0
155.1
397.0
83.5
11.8
11.2
49.6
107.4
185.1
381.1
74.6
6.8
Forcible rape
12.6
68.4
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny
94.9
271.7
459.0
Autotheft
146.2
Total
659.4
759.1
824.3
1,061.4
PERSONS CHARGED
Disposition data reveals the results of cases in
which law enforcement agencies have made an
arrest and subsequently formally charged the
offender in a court of jurisdiction. This informa-
tion is important to the law enforcement adminis-
trator in evaluating the quality of investigations
and court presentation functions.
In 1969, 82 percent of the adults arrested for
Crime Index type offenses were prosecuted in the
courts. Of the adults prosecuted for Crime Index
offenses 62 percent were found guilty as charged,
and 1 1 percent of a lesser charge.
It must be recognized that not all arrested
persons are tm-ned over to the courts for prosecu-
tion. There are various reasons for this: failure of
the victim to cooperate or appear for the prosecu-
tion, persons arrested are released with a warning,
evidence is obtained which discloses the arrested
person did not commit the offense or there is not
sufficient evidence obtainable to support either a
formal charge or a subsequent prosecution. For
example, about one-half of the juveniles arrested
are handled by the individual law enforcement
agencies without preferring a formal charge or
referring them to juvenile authorities. All contribu-
tors to this Program ai-e urged to obtahi and report
final disposition in cases involving persons they
arrest. Tables containing this data commence on
page 102. Keep in mind that police methods of
handling juvenile offenders differ widely. Also, the
tables concerning juveniles (local age limit) refer
to those who were arrested and turned over to
juvenile authorities in connection with specific
criminal acts.
In 1969, 38 percent of the murder defendants
were either acquitted or their cases dismissed at
some prosecutive stage. Forty-nine percent of
those charged with forcible rape were acquitted
or had their cases dismissed, and 38 percent of the
persons charged with aggravated assault won their
freedom through acquittal or dismissal.
Of the adults who were prosecuted for Crime
Index offenses, 28 percent were acquitted or their
cases were dismissed. Larceny, 72 percent, re-
corded the highest percentage for persons found
guilty on the original charge in 1969. This was
followed by 56 percent on the original charge for
burglary, 52 percent for auto theft, 45 percent for
robbery, 44 percent for aggravated assault, 40
percent for murder and 34 percent for forcible
rape. The offense which had the highest percent-
age of a lesser charge was murder where 23 percent
of the defendants were convicted on some charge
other than murder.
Forty-six percent of the persons processed for
the Crime Index categories were young persons
referred to juvenile court jurisdiction. Again, as
in 1968, juvenile referrals were highest for auto
theft with 67 percent of those processed for this
offense, 60 percent burglary, 42 percent larceny,
43 percent robbery, 28 percent forcible rape, 18
percent aggravated assault and 13 percent criminal
homicide.
Similar to the 1968 experience, offenses of arson
and vandalism in 1969 recorded high percentages of
juvenile referrals. When all crime categories are
reviewed, it is noted that convictions on original
charges remained high in the offenses against
public order and decency — driving under the in-
fluence, drunkenness, disorderly conduct and
vagrancy. As in jirior years offenses against trust
such as fraud and embezzlement also recorded a
high percentage of conviction on original charges.
CAREERS IN CRIME
The study is made possible by the cooperative
exchange of criminal fingerprint data among local,
state and Federal law enforcement agencies. The
all-important fingerprint card submitted to the
34
Identification Di\nsion of the FBf by these law
enforcement agencies contains information which
serves as a basis for statistical examination of
careers in crime. While there is a lack of uniformity
in submissions made by all law enforcement
agencies for all criminal charges, generally it is the
practice to submit a criminal fingerprint card on
all arrests for serious crimes, felonies, and certain
misdemeanors. Fingerprinting by police is a part
of the "booking" procedure of placing a formal
charge against an arrested person. The arrest and
charge have substance and differ from temporary
detention for questioning or investigation. On the
Federal level almost all persons arrested are
fingerprinted by the arresting Federal agency or
United States Marshals. Federal prisons, state
penitentiaries and county jails also submit finger-
print cards and related data to the FBI
Identification Division.
As the fingerprint card constitutes a positive
means of identification it becomes possible to
obtain each offender's criminal history. There is a
limitation, of course, in that the offender must
first be detected, arrested, and a fingerprint card
submitted at the time of arrest. Of equal impor-
tance is the disposition of each arrest which is also
requested. FBI Identification Division finger-
print files of known offenders in this Program are
"flashed" to provide an accurate means of follow-
up concerning any future criminal involvement.
As additional information is accumulated on
these persons, it is added to the record which has
been previously stored in a computer. These
offenders are initially selected because they have
become involved in the Federal process by arrest
or release. The sample also includes serious state
\ lolators arrested as fugitives under the Fugitive
Felon Act, as well as District of Columbia ^nola-
tors. Specifically excluded from this study and
resulting tabulations are chronic violators of the
immigration laws and fingerprints submitted by
the military.
While the basis of selection is a Federal offense,
it should be kept in mind that most Federal
criminal violations are also violations of local and
state laws. The offender records being examined
in these tabulations are, therefore, felt to be
comparable to local and state experience with the
serious violator.
Since 1963 the Careers in Crime Program has
been used in this publication to document the
extent to which criminal repeating over a period
of time contributes to annual crime counts. This
program has also been used to document the need
for the centralization of law enforcement informa-
tion at the state and national level in view of
criminal repeating and mobility. Although the
criminal history process requires tighter control,
standardization, and more complete data, the
Careers in Crime Program has demonstrated the
potential statistical use of criminal history infor-
mation to measure success or failure of the criminal
justice system. The key to the effectiveness of the
system is in knowing what happened to the people
who were handled or treated by the criminal
justice process, specifically, whether they were
deterred from further criminal acts and/or
rehabilitated.
A summary of 240,322 offenders and their
ciiminal history over the 10-year period, 1960-
1969, is set forth in Table A. These offenders, as
a group, averaged almost four arrests during this
time, 36 percent had two or more convictions and
46 percent a prison term of a year or more. Table
A demonstrates the cost in victims and criminal
justice dollars brought about by the recidi\'ism
problem.
Tabic A. — Criminal Recidivism, 1960-1969
[240,322 oSenders— 942,241 charges)
Frequency
Five
One
Two
Three
Four
or
more
Total
Subjects charged _
68,362
46,348
31,394
22,608
71,610
240,322
Percent of total subjects.
28.4
19.3
13.1
9.4
29.8
100.0
Subjects convicted.
89,236
38,202
20, 463
11,456
16,442
175,799
Percent of total subjects.
37.1
15.9
8.5
4.8
6.8
73.2
Subjects imprisoned
69,164
26, 150
10,033
3,600
2,028
110, 975
Percent of total subjects.
28.8
10.9
4.2
1.5
.8
46.2
Criminal Mobility
After the initial arrest in the 1960's, these
offenders were rearrested primarily on local and
state charges a total of 693,000 times, which is
almost three additional arrests per offender. Con-
sidering the location of first arrest in the 1960's
as the state of origin, 60 percent of the rearrests
occurred in the same state and 40 percent of the
rearrests occurred in another state during this 10-
year period. Set forth in Table B is a percent
distribution by state showing where the transient
rearrests took place. It suggests that criminal mo-
bility follows the pattern of general population
migration with California and Florida getting a
higher rate of mobile criminal repeaters.
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Table B. — Mobility of Persons Arrested, 1960-1969
State
Number of
offenders
Number of rearrests
Total
Within
state
In other
state
Rearrest after original arrest
in other state
Number
Percent
distribution i
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas..
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia.
Florida..
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio..
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island-
South Carolina.
South Dakota..
Tennessee
Texas.
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia,,
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Total
6,791
852
6,642
2,084
28,713
2,629
1,828
674
18, 611
12, 125
8,630
490
805
9,341
4,072
1,023
2,317
4,609
4,676
324
4,614
2,459
7,009
1,368
2,200
6,696
1,346
1,002
1,698
630
6,347
2,170
17,416
9,624
631
7,661
3,319
1,767
7,033
605
4,191
800
5,408
16, 927
883
126
6,863
3,062
1,749
1,629
19,163
2,627
18, 867
4,768
106, 727
9,636
6,011
2,254
43, 158
42,341
19,184
848
2,890
35, 672
11,678
2,823
7,705
7,952
15,004
970
13, 774
6,523
14,304
2,787
3,841
24, 666
3,483
3,486
7,055
1,766
17,544
8,200
46, 656
18, 353
1,245
19,631
10, 436
6,080
20, 326
1,347
6,629
2,686
12,094
43, 966
2,810
356
14,000
9,718
3,178
6,481
2,275
12, 136
1,912
11,892
1,463
76, 866
4,395
3,438
1,079
35, 176
24, 029
10, 952
173
1,290
23,383
6,006
898
3,000
3,419
7,714
315
6,921
2,630
8,430
1,154
1,207
16, 459
1,716
1,268
2,620
243
11, 572
3,066
33,531
9,639
364
11, 120
4,955
2,633
13, 346
693
2,632
1,434
6,612
26, 171
962
109
6,530
4,767
1,177
2,826
621
7,017
715
6,975
3,305
29, 861
6,241
2,573
1,175
7,982
18, 312
8,232
675
1,600
12, 289
6,572
1,925
4,705
4,633
7,290
665
6.863
2,893
5,874
1,633
2,634
8,206
1,767
2,218
4,636
1,623
5,972
6,134
12, 125
8,714
881
8,511
6,480
3,447
6,980
654
3,997
1,252
6,682
17, 786
1,848
247
7,470
4,961
2,001
2,656
1,754
6,377
964
8,665
2,615
34,438
5,190
2,266
1,014
13,901
19, 572
8,328
360
1,787
11,649
5,705
1,547
4,788
3,933
6,117
404
6,066
2,368
6,070
1,881
2,244
8,280
1,899
2,279
5,861
977
6,116
4,079
13,006
5,066
547
8,170
6,300
4,149
6,298
616
2,523
983
6,669
16, 162
1,946
214
6,067
6,620
1,664
2,676
1,360
239,342
692, 862
416,643
276, 209
276,445
' Does not add due to rounding.
Profiles
The offender records processed for new arrests in
1968 and 1969 include both offenders coming into
the Federal process for the first time, as well as
those processed since 1963 and now being re-
arrested for primarily local and state violations.
The extent to which these offenders by type of
crime had a prior arrest for any offense is set forth
in the following table. Likewise, percent convicted
for a prior crime are set forth, along \vith the
percent of these offenders who previously served a
prison term of one year or more.
Keep in mind that this presentation is conserva-
tive and understates the amount of crime com-
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Table C— Profile of Offenders Arretted
in 1968-1969 by Ty/te of Crime
Murder
Aggra-
vated
assault
Robbery
Bank
robbery
Burglary
Larceny
Narcotics
Auto
theft
Gambling
Tnfftl niiTTibpr of sllhjprts
1,520
31
21
10
8
7
8,752
31
21
10
9
35
9,343
28
20
8
8
32
2,603
29
21
8
6
3
13,331
28
19
9
9
49
17,917
31
22
9
9
42
12,938
28
21
7
6
28
13,638
27
20
7
7
38
2,038
44
Average age at specific charge.
Average age at first charge
28
Percent of subjects previously arrested for same crime
64
Frequency of convictions (percent) :
1
20.3
16.3
10.9
35.7
22.6
15.9
11.3
34.0
21.6
16.4
11.5
32.6
29.0
17.7
11.3
28.6
18.6
16.1
13.1
39.9
26.0
14.9
10.3
33.7
31.6
14.0
9 2
21.3
26.6
16.1
11.5
30.7
26 6
2 -
3.
9.9
4 or more . .
22 9
Frequency ol imprisonment (percent) :
1
26.7
16.0
8.6
10.7
23.8
12.8
7.0
10.2
27.0
15.2
9.2
12.1
33.8
14.7
9.7
11.9
23.6
16.2
10.1
16.6
21.7
12.0
7.6
13.7
22.7
9.1
5.3
7.5
23.4
12.9
7.6
12.3
21 2
2
9 0
3
4.9
4 or more . . ,
6.7
MobUity (percent):
1 State _
37.3
31.2
31.5
36.8
31.4
31.8
42.3
27.9
29.9
61.3
24.2
24.6
34.0
30.7
36.3
43.1
26.9
30.0
56.0
28.0
16.0
27.8
32.3
39.9
60.4
2 States
26.0
3 or more States
13.6
mitted by these offenders since it is based on police
detection, arrest and submission of a fingerprint
card. As indicated in earlier pages of this publica-
tion law enforcement agencies do not clear or solve
most crimes. It is also true that the prior conviction
and imprisonment rates are slightly lower because
police agencies do not always submit such data
after arrest and conviction.
A profile of criminal repeating for selected
offenders is shown in the follomng table. This is
based on criminal histories newly processed or
updated after an arrest in 1968-1969. WhUe
these samples will vary from year to year, the
factors being measured, i.e., mobility, average
arrests, etc., are very consistent. Average age for
the first arrest is high because of the general
practice not to submit criminal fingerprint cards
on juveniles. Criminal career is the average years
between first and last arrest.
The offender profile is classified by type of
crime for which arrested in 1968-1969.
6 Year Follow-up
A part of the Careers in Crime Program has
been the follow-up on 18,567 offenders released
from the Federal criminal justice system in 1963.
The records of these releasees were followed for
new arrests through 1969. Charts and tables are
presented in this section on the rearrest experience
by offense, type of release, age, sex and race of
the offender.
Of the 18,567 offenders released to the com-
munity in 1963, 65 percent had been rearrested
by the end of the sixth calendar year after release.
Of those persons acquitted or had their cases
dismissed in 1963, 92 percent were rearrested for
new offenses. Of those released on probation 57
percent repeated, parole 63 percent, and man-
datory release after serving prison time 76 per-
cent. Offenders receiving a sentence of fine and
probation in 1963 had the lowest repeating
proportion with 38 percent rearrest. This type
of sentence is generally found in connection with
violations such as income tax fraud and
embezzlement.
When criminal repeating is viewed by type of
crime for which arrested, convicted, or released
in 1963, rearrests ranged from 25 percent for the
income tax violators to 82 percent of the auto
thieves. The predatory crime offenders had high
repeat rates with 79 percent of the burglars being
rearrested within 6 years, 76 percent of assault
offenders, and 66 percent of the robbers released
in 1963. Likewise, 72 percent of the narcotic
offenders who are frequently users were rearrested
after release. The fact that 70 percent of the forgery
offenders were rearrested for new violations within
37
PERCENT OF PERSONS REARRESTED
NA/ITHIN 6 YEARS
38%
BY TYPE OF RELEASE IN 1963
92%
57%
63%
78% 76%
65%
FINE SUSPENDED
AND SENTENCE
PROBATION AND/OR
PROBATION
PAROLE
FINE MANDATORY ACQUITTED
RELEASE OR
DISMISSED
TOTAL
Chart 19
FBI CHART
PERCENT REPEATERS
BY TYPE OF CRIME IN 1963
PERSONS RELEASED IN 1963 AND REARRESTED WITHIN 6 YEARS
AUTO THEFT
BURGLARY
ASSAULT
NARCOTICS
FORGERY
ROBBERY
LARCENY
LIQUOR LAWS
FRAUD
GAMBLING
EMBEZZLEMENT
ALL OTHERS
TOTAL
25%
48%
48%
48%
82%
79%
76%
72%
70%
66%
62%
65%
65%
Chart 20
FBI CHART
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PERCENT REPEATERS
BY AGE GROUP
74%
72%
69°/' 66%
65%
56%
43%
UNDER 20 20-24
25-29 30-39 40-49 50 & OVER TOTAL
ALL AGES
PERSONS RELEASED IN 1963 AND REARRESTED WITHIN 6 YEARS
FBI CHART
Chart 21
the 6-year follow-up, documents law enforcement
experience with this type oflFender.
The younger the age group, the higher the
repeating rate has been documented many times,
as it is here. Nevertheless, this fact calls for
greater rehabilitation efforts directed at the young
offender, if hardened criminal careers are to be
aborted. Of the offenders under 20 released in 1963,
74 percent were rearrested by 1969, 72 percent of
those 20 to 24 years of age, and 69 percent of the
offenders 25 to 29 years. When viewed by race the
Negro rearrest rate, 71 percent, was higher than
the white offender rate of 61 percent. All other
races, made up primarily of Indian Americans, had
a rearrest rate of 82 percent between release in
1963 and 1969. Of the 1,419 female offenders
released in 1963, 47 percent had been rearrested for
new offenses by 1969.
Table D sets forth the accumulative percentage
of rearrest by age group by year after release. By
the end of the second calendar year (1965), after
release during different months in 1963, 53 percent
of the offenders had been rearrested. This pattern
supports prior studies of this kind and is consistent
for all age groups. Of all offenders rearrested during
this 6-year follow-up, over one-half were under
30 years of age and the majority of these rearrests
occurred within 2 years after release.
Table D. — Percent of Offenders Arrested on New Chargtt
after Release in 1963
[By age group and year]
Year
Total
all ages
Under
20
20-24
25-29
30-39
40-19
50 and
over
1963
21.8
43.0
62.6
67.9
60.9
63.3
66.1
23.0
52.3
62.8
67.9
70.6
72.6
74.3
25.3
49.3
69.3
64.3
67.5
69.6
71.6
23.6
45.8
65.9
61.9
64.9
67.4
69.0
22.3
42.8
52.4
67.8
61.1
63.9
66.0
18.4
34.2
43.1
48.4
51.8
64.0
55.5
11.4
1964
26.4
196S
1966
32.6
36.7
1967 . ...
39.0
1968
41.3
1969
42.9
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Table E. — 6 Vcar Follow-Up of Persons Released in 1963 by Age, Race and Sex
Age
Total AU ages
Percent with subsequent charge
Under 20
Percent with subsequent charge
20-24.
Percent with subsequent charge
25-29
Percent with subsequent charge
30-39
Percent with subsequent charge
40-49
Percent with subsequent charge.
50 and over _._
Percent with subsequent charge.
Total
18,667
65.1
2,004
74.3
4,214
71.5
3,098
69.0
4,808
66.0
2,921
55.5
1,522
42.9
Race
12, 514
61.5
1,462
73.0
2,974
67.6
2,013
64.7
2,986
61.5
1,966
62.7
1,123
39.9
Negro
5,218
71.3
397
76.6
1,031
80.2
953
76.2
1,634
72.6
859
59.3
344
48.3
Other
835
81.6
Sex
Male
17, 148
66.6
165
80.6
209
85.2
132
84.1
188
80.3
96
80.2
66
70.9
1,899
75.8
3,847
73.2
2,832
70.4
4,417
67.5
2,714
57.0
1,439
44.2
Female
1,419
47.4
105
46.7
367
64.2
266
64.1
391
48.3
207
35.7
83
20.5
Table F. — 6 Year Follow-Up by Age Group and Type of Release in 1963
Type of release
Total
Percent with a subsequent charge.
Probation and suspended sentence
Percent with a subsequent charge.
Fine... _.
Percent with a subsequent charge.
Fine and probation.
Percent with a subsequent charge.
Acquitted or dismissed..
Percent with a subsequent charge.
Parole and pre-release
Percent with a subsequent charge.
Mandatory release and pardons
Percent with a subsequent charge
Total Under 20 20-24
18,567
65.1
7,618
57.4
1,790
78.3
775
38.1
1,190
92.0
4,049
62.6
3,145
76.1
2,004
74.3
1,100
69.6
104
84.6
21
42.9
153
94.1
495
74.7
131
86.3
4,214
71.5
1,795
65.0
354
86.9
131
42.7
257
95.3
1,398
71.5
279
87.6
3,098
69.0
1,229
61.2
274
83.2
114
49.1
238
92.4
726
63.4
617
81.8
30-39
66.0
1,813
66.3
612
79.7
196
43.1
313
93.3
738
66.2
1,237
77.0
2,921
65.6
1,106
42.6
365
72.6
172
33.1
161
88.8
437
48.3
680
69.9
50 and over
1,522
42.9
676
34.1
181
60.2
142
23.2
68
75.0
255
30.6
301
61.8
POLICE EMPLOYEE DATA
This publication has a section on Police Em-
ployee Data which contains tables showing average
police employee strength by geographic divisions
and population group, percentages of civilian
employees, and an individual Usting of police
employees for reporting cities. Tables are published
containing data relative to law enforcement officers
killed and assaulted in the line of duty to supple-
ment the narrative material which follows.
Police Employee Rates
The average number of police employees per
1,000 population in 1969 (including civihan em-
ployees) was 2.2 which is a 5 percent increase
over the 1968 rate of 2.1.
Most United States cities continue to operate
with a poUce employee ratio of less than the
national average of 2.2 per 1,000. When arrayed
by quartile, 50 percent of all American cities have
poUce employee ratios ranging from 1.2 to 2.0
poUce employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Nationally, large cities over 250,000 population,
as a group, had an average ratio of 3.1, an increase
of 7 percent over the 1968 figure of 2.9.
The ratio of police employees to population in
the suburban areas was 1.7, which is an increase of
13 percent over the 1968 rate of 1.5. Again it
should be noted those communities which are
experiencing rapidly growing and increasing densi-
ties of population are also recording the largest
increases in the volume of crime. One-half of the
suburban police departments have from 1.1 to 1.9
employees per 1,000 inhabitants. The average
rate of full-time employees in sheriffs' departments
was 1.4 per 1,000 population, however, in three-
fourths of these departments the rate was 1.2 or
fewer employees.
Pohce departments in the Middle Atlantic
States once again had the highest rate of 2.8
employees per 1,000 inhabitants. Cities in the
West South Central States had the lowest ratio of
1.5.
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POLICE EMPLOYEE DATA
AVERAGE NUMBER OF POLICE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES, AND
RANGE IN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, PER 1,000 INHABITANTS
BY POPULATION GROUPS, DECEMBER 31, 1969
9.8
4.1
-^Q
0 c
AV.
1.6
.5
3.5
AV.
1.6
AV.
1.8
]A
i.[.L...i,-.i..,-,..]..,..nn;
AV,
1.7
■••*•«
.1
FBI CHART
Chart 22
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Civilian Employees
In Table 51 the percentage of total law enforce-
ment personnel represented by civilian employees
is tabulated by population group. On the average,
during 1969, 12.5 percent of all city police per-
sonnel were civilian employees, up from 12.2
percent in 1968. During the period 1962-1969 the
total number of sworn employees has increased
25 percent while civilian personnel has increased
63 percent. The overall police employee increase
has been 29 percent. More and more law
enforcement administrators are making greater
utilization of civiUan employees, thereby relieving
sworn personnel for active police duties. Diffi-
culties in recruiting qualified sworn personnel and
the increasing demands for poUce service, are
obstacles which many knowledgeable poUce ad-
ministrators realize can only be partially over-
come by employing more civihans for nonpolice
enforcement functions.
Sworn Personnel
When police employee rates are computed on
the basis of sworn personnel only (excluding
civiUan employees) the average rate for all cities
was 1.9 compared to the 1968 rate of 1.8 per
1,000 inhabitants. The city rates, nationally,
range from 0.1 to 9.8 per 1,000. The sworn per-
sonnel rate in the suburban areas was 1.4. The
rate range of the 1,953 reporting suburban
agencies was 0.1 to 9.7 per 1,000 population. The
average strengths of sworn employees in sheriffs'
departments was 1.1, up from .9, in 1968 and the
rate range for the 1,158 reporting county agencies
was 0.1 to 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. Caution
should be exercised, however, in using rates for
comparative purposes since there is such a wide
variation in the responsibilities of various law
enforcement agencies around the country. Just as
the conditions which affect the amount and type
of crime that occurs from place to place vary, so
do the requirements for types of police services
vary based upon the conditions which exist in a
given community. For example, the increased
need for police service in a community which has
a highly mobile or seasonal population, differs
from a community which has a relatively stable
or fixed population. In addition, a smaller com-
munity situated between two larger areas may
require a greater number of police personnel to
handle traffic enforcement due solely to its
geographic location. The functions of the sheriffs
also range widely in different sections of the
country. In certain areas the sheriffs' responsibili-
ties are limited almost exclusively to civil functions
and/or the administration of the county jail
facilities. The sheriffs' departments used in com-
puting rates, however, are all engaged in police
activity and are responsible for all phases of
poUcing in their jurisdiction.
State Police and State Highway Patrols
There were 52,812 employees in State Police and
State Highway Patrol organizations in 1969. This
was an increase of 4 percent over 1968. Of the total
employees, 73 percent were sworn personnel, and
14,094, or 27 percent, were civilian employees.
The police employee strengths of State Police
and State Highway Patrol organizations are set
forth in Table 55. This table provides additional
data relative to the miles of primary highway and
the number of state motor vehicle registrations
per sworn employee, by state.
Police Activity
The volume and type of police activity, both
criminal and noncriminal, vary widely from place
to place. Likewise, police policy and practice are
not standardized, resulting in widely differing
arrest rates from one community to another. The
table below is provided to show the relative pohce
workloads by geograpliic region using reported
Crime Index offenses, criminal arrests made, and
traffic charges issued per sworn police officer.
Annual Average Number Per Officer (Geographic Region)
Police activity
North-
eastern
States
North
Central
States
Southern
States
Western
States
10.7
3.0
7.8
96
14.9
6.6
14.2
112
12.7
13.6
18.7
150
22.8
Drunkenness and disorderly
conduct arrests
15.7
23.9
226
The variations in officer workload set forth
above result from many factors. It assumes that
all sworn officers in all regions are assigned to such
duties. This is not the case. Many police officers
are fully engaged in administrative functions,
special assignments and other nonline duties.
There are also variations by region as to police
discretion in charging an arrest, as well as mis-
cellaneous state laws not applicable in other states.
Enforcement practices also differ, specifically
with respect to offenses against public decency
and order.
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It is pointed out the figures set forth in the
detailed police employee tables (Tables 49 and 50)
in this publication represent national averages.
They should be used as a guide and under no
circumstances should they be considered as recom-
mended or desirable police strengths. Adequate
manpower for a specific place can only be deter-
mined after a careful study and analysis of the
various factors which contribute to the need for
police service in that community.
POLICE KILLED
1969 brought forth a record high of 86 law
enforcement officers killed by felonious criminal
action. This is a 34 percent increase over 1968
when 64 law enforcement officers were murdered.
The previous high of 76 was set in 1967. This
raised the toll of these tragic deaths to 561
for years 1960 tlirough 1969. The 86 deaths
exceeded the average of 53 murders a year for
the period 1960-1968.
Type of Police Action
In 1969, the trend established in prior years
continued in that more law enforcement officers
met death by criminal action when attempting
arrests than from any other cause. Twenty-five of
the 86 officers were attempting to make an arrest
when they were killed. In 1969, 13 officers were
killed when their weapons were seized and used
against them. In these instances, as well as those
of attempting arrests, many of the police deaths
could have been averted had the officer victim been
more vigilant when approaching these individuals
instead of permitting their assignments to become
"routine." These deaths demonstrate a misplaced
trust on the part of the officer with respect to the
occasional and unpredictable violent nature of
human behavior. Twenty-six percent of the officers
met death by robbers whom they interrupted
during the commission of their crime or while in
pursuit of these criminal offenders. The number of
police victims killed by robbers is higher than the
previous 9-year average of 19 percent.
In 1969, 8 percent (or seven) of the officer
victims were killed by mentally deranged in-
dividuals or shot from ambush with no warning
given. Sixteen percent of the officers killed met
death when answering disturbance-type calls such
as family disputes, man with a gun, etc., and 3
percent were killed while handling, transporting,
or through contact with custodial prisoners.
Another 12 percent met death while pursuing or
attempting to apprehend burglary suspects, and
6 percent lost their lives while investigating
suspicious persons or circumstances.
The following table contains figures showing
police murders by geographic region and by type
of police activity, 1960-1969.
Weapons Used
Firearms continued to be the weapons used in
virtually all of the felonious police killings in 1969
accounting for the death of 83, or 97 percent, of
the 86 officers killed. Handguns were used to
commit 67, or 81 percent, of the murders by gun,
shotguns in 10 of the killings, and rifles on six
occasions. One officer was killed when he was at^
tacked with a shovel, and two officers were fel-
oniously killed through the use of automobiles.
During the period 1960-1969, firearms were used
by felons to commit 96 percent of the police
killings. Of this group 78 percent of the weapons
were handguns.
Specifically, of the 561 law enforcement officers
slain by criminal action, the weapons used were
417 handguns, 68 shotguns, 53 rifles, four knives,
seven by personal weapons such as hands, fists,
Police Killed by Felons, 1960-1969
Type of Police activity
1. Responding to "disturbance" calls (family quarrels, man with gun, etc.)
2. Burglaries in progress or pursuing burglary suspects _ . .
3. Robberies in progress or pursuing robbery suspects
4. Attempting other arrests
5. Handling, transporting, custody of prisoners
6. Investigating suspicious persons and circumstances _
7. Ambush, deranged persons (no warning — unprovoked attack)...
Total
Total
107
S3
n2
157
36
63
43
561
Region
North-
eastern
States
84
North
Central
states
143
Southern
states
Western
States
16
M
22
23
2
14
7
43
397-633 O - 70 - 4
POLICE KILLED BY FELONS
BY TYPE OF POLICE ACTIVITY
1960--1969
BESPONDING TO "DISTURBANCE" CALLS
(Fomily quarrels, man with gun, etc.)
BURGLARIES IN PROGRESS, OR
PURSUING BURGLARY SUSPECTS
ROBBERIES IN PROGRESS, OR PURSUING
ROBBERY SUSPEaS
AnEMPTING OTHER ARRESTS
HANDLING, TRANSPORTING,
CUSTODY OF PRISONERS
36
4>\
INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS PERSONS
AND CIRCUMSTANCES
53
9%
AMBUSH /DERANGED PERSONS
(No warnino - unprovoked attack)
43
::::::::::::::x::::::::x::::8%::::::::
107
19%
9%
T12
157
561 POLICE KILLED
INCLUDES CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE POLICE
FBI CHART
Chart 23
and feet and 12 by other means such as clubs,
automobiles, etc.
Years of Service
The median years of service of police officers
killed in the line of duty since 1960 remained at
6 years. Twelve percent of the police officers
killed had been active in law enforcement 1 year
or less, 45 percent had 5 years or less police service,
and 30 percent had 10 years or more of service.
Types of Assignment
The officer on car patrol is constantly faced with
tense situations demanding instant decisions and
response. He is usually the man first on the scene
in answer to most calls for pohce service and during
his routine patrols he is often confronted with the
need to question suspicious persons on foot and in
autos. He is the one most likely to come face to
face with the burglar, robber, and other felonious
offenders while they are in the act of committing
a crime or hurriedly fleeing the scene. As a result
of these confrontations, each of which is unique,
the officer riding in a patrol car most often becomes
the victim of the police kiDer.
This does not imply that law enforcement offi-
cers engaged in other types of police duty (foot
patrol, detective, etc.) are not likewise presented
with similar situations; they are, but not as
frequently.
Fifty-seven officers or 66 percent were on car
patrol duty when killed in 1969, and 16 others
were detectives or officers assigned to special
duties. Technically, 10 were oflF-duty officers, and
three were officers on foot patrol. Due to the fact
that a law enforcement officer under his oath of
duty and responsibility must take reasonable and
proper action at any time when he observes a
crime being committed, the 10 off-duty sacrificed
their lives in behalf of the pubhc when they
attempted to prevent the commission of a crime
occurring in their presence. Since 1960, 370 or 66
percent of the deceased officers were assigned to
car patrols at the time they met death. This
coincides with the percentage in 1969.
During 1969, 48 of the officers who lost their
lives as a result of criminal action were assisted
by at least one fellow officer or more at the scene
of the crime and 38 (44 percent) were alone.
44
During the past 10 years, 1960-1969, 243 or 43
percent of the officers died unassisted and 318, or
57 percent, were receiving assistance from other
officers at the time they met death.
The table showing the type of police duty to
which officers were assigned when they were mur-
dered, cross-referenced to the type of police ac-
tivity in which they were engaged, discloses the
highest incidence of police deaths resulted when
officers, working in one-man patrol cars were
attempting to make unassisted arrests.
Time of Murder
Contrary to prior 9 years where more officers
were killed on Friday than any other day of the
week, Sunday witnessed the deaths of 20 officers
during 1969. For the 10-year period, 1960-1969,
97 officers were killed on Friday, followed by 86 on
Saturday, 83 on Thursday, 80 on Sunday, 77 on
Monday, 73 on Wednesday, and 65 on Tuesday.
The hours of darkness continued, of course, to
be the most dangerous for the officers. Seventy-one
percent of the officers were killed between the
hours of 4 p.m. and 4 a.m. The hours from 7 p.m.
to 3 a.m. have proven to present the greatest risk
with 309 law enforcement officers being killed
during these hours. Eleven p.m. to midnight and
1 a.m. to 2 a.m. were the most dangerous for
police officers with 45 and 44 police officers being
murdered by criminal offenders during these two
time periods.
Police Killers
During the 10-year period, 1960-1969, 561 law
enforcement officers have been feloniously mur-
dered while protecting life and property. A review
of the criminal histories of the 74 1 known offenders
involved in these police murders indicates that 75
percent had been arrested on some criminal charge
before becoming involved in the police killings. In
fact, 54 percent of those offenders with a prior
criminal arrest had been previously taken into
custody for a violent crime such as murder, rape,
robbery, assault with intent to kill, etc.
Among the 741 persons who were involved in
these police killings, 63 percent had prior convic-
tions on criminal charges and, of this gi'oup, two-
thirds had been granted leniency in the form of
parole or probation on at least one of these prior
convictions. It is significant to note that one-
fourth of the murderers were on parole or proba-
tion when they killed a police officer. Nineteen or
nearly 3 percent of these individuals involved in a
police killing had been con\'icted on a prior occa-
sion for commission of murder.
During the period 1960 through 1969, the 741
individuals responsible for police killings had
accumulated an average of over four arrests each
during an average criminal career of 10 years.
Over the 10-year period 20 females have been
involved in the murder of police officers and in all
but one instance these females were with male
companions at the time of the murder. Consider-
ing race of police killers, 443 or 60 percent were
white and 298 or 40 percent were Negro.
It should be noted that of the 741 individuals
responsible for police murders, 87 were killed at
the scene of the crime or soon thereafter by other
officers, 19 committed suicide shortly after the
police murder, and four died from other reasons
while in custody.
Police Killed by Felons, 1960-1969
Total
Type of assignment
Type of Police activity-
2-man
cars
1-man cars
Foot
Detective
and
special
assignment
Off
Alone
Assisted
duty
Total . . -
561
164
•153
53
34
111
46
1. Responding to "disturbance" calls (family quarrels, man with
107
53
112
167
36
53
43
47
16
26
39
11
13
12
17
21
26
49
10
26
4
14
3
13
15
1
1
6
9
1
7
9
16
11
21
33
13
8
9
4
2. Burglaries in progress or pursuing burglary suspects
1
3. Robberies in progress or pursuing robbery suspects
19
12
1
6. Investigating suspicious persons and circumstances _
3
5
2
7. Ambush, deranged persons (no warning-unprovoked attack).
7
•99 city police officers, 54 county and State poUce officers.
45
Ages of Police Killers
Persons involved in police murders ranged in
age from a boy of 13 to a man of 82 with a median
age of 26. Over the 10-year period 1960-1969
there have been 50 juveniles (7 percent) under
the age of 18 arrested for the murder of a police
officer. Almost one-half of the murderers were in
the 20 to 30 age bracket with the age 25 appearing
most frequently.
Assaults on Police
One of the increasingly serious problems facing
law enforcement today is the growing attitude of
disrespect for police and the failure of citizens to
come to the aid of the officers being attacked as
they attempt to perform their lawful duties. These
duties often necessitate confrontations with emo-
tionally aroused citizens protesting real or imag-
ined grievances. These situations have certainly,
in a large measure, accounted for the upward
trend of assaults on police. There was an increase
of 7 percent in the rate of assaults on police in
1969 over 1968. Nationally there were 16.9
assaults for every 100 officers in 1969 up from
15.8 in 1968 and 13.5 in 1967. Since 1962 the
number of assaults on police officers have increased
144 percent. Geographically the highest assault
rate occurred in the East North Central States
with 22 for every 100 officers, followed by 21 in
the East South Central States.
While every assault does not result in personal
injury to the police officer, many of them — 42
percent in 1968 and 34 percent in 1969 — did
result in physical harm to the ofl&cer victim and
usually in loss of duty time. The national assault-
with-injury rate of 5.7 per 100 officers reflects the
continuing hazards of the law enforcement pro-
fession when compared with the rates of 6.6 in
1968, 5.4 in 1967, and 4.6 in 1966. In 1969, 79
percent of assaults were by use of hands, fists,
feet, teeth, etc. Where weapons were used in
committing these assaults firearms were used in
25 percent, a knife or cutting instrument in 14
percent and blunt objects or other weapons in 61
percent. Table 53 sets out police assault rates for
geographic divisions and population groups for
1969.
Accidental Deaths
There have been 345 law enforcement officers
killed in accidents during the past 9 years (1961-
1969), with 39 of these deaths occurring in 1969.
These figures, of course, are in addition to the
officers who lost their lives through felonious
criminal action. A review of the data on accidental
deaths discloses 184 of the deaths resulted from
automobile accidents and 72 from motorcycle
accidents. An additional 36 officers were killed
accidentally while directing traffic on foot or at
the scene of a prior serious accident. The remain-
ing 53 deaths resulted from other types of acci-
dents such as accidental discharge of firearms, falls,
helicopter crashes, drownings, etc. There were 13 of
these accidents during 1969 and seven occurred
while the officers were involved in rescue
operations.
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ICam iEnfnrrpmpnt (^ahs of lEtljtrH
Aa a Siatii Infnrrpmrnt ®fftrrr, ~j, funJam.niJJui^ i> i„
ierve mannina; to iafeauara livei ana property; to protect the Innocent a^alnit
deception, the wean aaainit oppreiiion or intimidation, and the peaceful
aaainit violence or diiorder; and to reipect the L^onititutional ri^hti of all
men to lioertu, eaualitu and juitice.
tain coura-
It tUtli keep mu private life uniullied ai an example to all; maintc
aeoui calm in the face of danaer, icorn, or ridicule; develop ielf-reitraint; and
be conitantlu mindf-ul of the welfare of otheri. ^J4oneit in thought and deed
in both mu perional and off icial life, ^ will be exemplary in obe^in^ the lawi
of the land and the reautationi of mij department. Whatever Jf dee or hear of
a confidential nature or that ii confided to me in m^ of ficial capacity will be
kept ever iecret unleii revelation ii neceiiar^ in the performance of my dut^.
It tlltli never act officiouiiu or permit perianal feelings, prejudiced, animoi-
itiei or friendihipi to influence m^ deciiioni. lA/ith no compromiie for crime
and witli relentleii proieculion of criminali, J^ will enforce the law courteouilt^
and appropriatelu without fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing,
unneceiiaru force or violence and never accepting ^ratuitiei.
it rPrn^tttSF tke Lad^e of mif office ai a i^mboi of public faith, and
wV accept it ai a public truit to be held io lon^ ai J' am true to the ethici of
the police iervice. .y will conitantlu itrive to achieve theie obfectivei and ideali,
dedicatinq muielf before \jod to mu choien profeiiion . . . law enforcement.
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Introduction
Background
The Uniform Crime Reporting Program is the
outgrowth of a need for a national and uniform
compilation of police statistics. This need was
expressed by law enforcement executives many-
years ago. In 1930, crime reports were solicited
from poUce departments throughout the Nation
based on uniform classifications and procedures
developed by the Committee on Uniform Crime
Records of the International Association of Chiefs
of PoUce (lACP). In that year the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI), on request of the
above organization, assumed the role as the
national clearinghouse.
The Committee on Uniform Crime Records,
lACP, continues to serve in an advisory capacity
to the FBI in the operation of this Program. In
this connection, the Field Service Division of the
lACP is also playing an active and effective part
in quality control through surveys of police record
and crime reporting systems. Dr. Peter P. Lejins,
Professor, Department of Sociology, University
of Maryland, continues as a consultant to the
FBI in the conduct of this Program.
The NCIC, since its inception, has been guided
in its development and operational poUcies by an
Advisory Group to the Committee on Uniform
Crime Records. This group meets periodically
and formulates plans for additional applications
as well as modifications to improve existing pro-
grams. The NCIC, a computerized nationwide
index of documented law enforcement informa-
tion on crime and criminals became operational
on January 27, 1967, at FBI Headquarters,
Washington, D.C., and by the end of 1969 was
directly servicing local, state and Federal police
agencies in 49 states as well as the District of
Columbia and Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. De-
tailed information concerning NCIC policies and
operating procedures have been published by the
FBI in the National Crime Infonnation Center
Operating Manual. This Manual has been widely
distributed among local, state and Federal law
enforcement agencies. Also published for the
information of NCIC network participants is a
monthly NCIC Newsletter containing timely
information concerning the system and its use.
At a meeting of the Advisory Group in May,
1967, two important resolutions were prepared
for the parent committee on Uniform Crime
Records which contained police declarations most
important to the future of law enforcement com-
puterized information systems. The first con-
cerned maintaining the confidentiality of police
information stored in systems shared with other
Government entities. It was resolved that the
controls governing access to police information
remain as they have been historically placed with
the law enforcement agencies. The second reso-
lution concerned the criminal identification record
which will serve as a source document for any
integrated information system for all areas of
criminal justice. This resolution encouraged all
criminal justice agencies to contribute informa-
tion for this document and recommended that a
study be undertaken to determine and recommend
such standard definitions and formats and to
develop appropriate procedures to insure the
completeness of the criminal identification record.
The executive committee and the entire member-
ship of the lACP unanimously adopted the fore-
going resolutions in September, 1967.
During 1968 the Advisory Group began work
in the latter area looking toward a standardized
criminal identification record practical for com-
puterized storage. This study has concerned
itself with that portion of the record needed on
an immediate basis, as well as storage of the entire
record for use by all agencies in the criminal
justice system and as a basis for statistical studies.
This work is continuing.
Increased attention is being given to participa-
tion in the Uniform Crime Reporting Program
by sheriffs throughout the country. This was
evidenced by a resolution to take affirmative action
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in encouraging such participation at the annual
conference of the National Sheriffs' Association
(NSA) in June, 1967. The resolution was drawn
up and presented by the Committee on Uniform
Crime Records, NSA, which Committee was
estabUshed in 1966 to serve in an advisory capacity
to NSA membership.
Committees on Uniform Crime Reporting with-
in state law enforcement associations are active
in providing service by promoting interest in
the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, foster-
ing more widespread and more intelligent use of
uniform crime statistics and by lending assistance
to contributors when the need exists.
In the last several years the FBI has been
actively assisting individual states in the develop-
ment of statewide programs of poUce statistics
compatible with the national system. These statis-
tical programs have been given impetus by devel-
oping statewide computerized law enforcement
information systems, of which they are an essen-
tial part. Through such mandatory state programs
more complete and a better quality of reporting is
envisioned. Likewise, through coordination with
the state agency the data is available for the use
of the state, and the collection machinery to the
national agency is substantially streamUned. In
1969 the second step in this state and national re-
lationship was taken when the FBI ceased the
collection of data directly from municipalities and
counties in New Jersey and CaUfornia. The Uni-
form Crime Reports for these two states are now
obtained from the New Jersey State Police and
California Department of Justice. Additional
states will be channeling crime reports to the FBI
in this way as their systems develop. The condi-
tions under which these arrangements are agreed
follow :
(1) The state program must conform to the
national Uniform Crime Reports standards and
information required. This, of course, does not
prohibit the state from collecting other statistical
data beyond the national collection. (2) The state
agency must have a proven effective mandatory
statewide program with at least 2 years experi-
ence. (3) Coverage within the state by a state
agency must at least be equal to that attained by
Uniform Crime Reports. (4) The state agency
must have adequate field staff assigned to assist
local units in record practices and crime reporting
procedures. (5) The state agency must furnish to
the FBI all of the detailed data regularly collected
by the FBI in the form of duplicate returns, com-
puter printouts or magnetic tape. (6) The state
must have the proven capability (tested over a
period of time) to supply all the statistical data
required to the FBI in time to meet national Uni-
form Crime Reports publication deadlines. (7)
The FBI will continue its internal procedures of
verifying and reviewing individual agency reports
for both completeness and quality. (8) The FBI
will continue to have direct contact with individual
reporting units within the state where necessary
in connection with crime reporting matters, but
will coordinate such contacts with the state
agency. (9) Upon request, the FBI will continue
its training programs within the state with respect
to police records and crime reporting procedures.
For mutual benefit these will be coordinated with
the state agency. (10) Should circumstances
develop whereby the state agency cannot provide
the data required by the national Program, the
FBI will reinstitute a direct collection of Uniform
Crime Reports from police units within the state.
Objectives
The fundamental objective of this Program is
to produce a reliable fund of nationwide criminal
statistics for administrative and operational use
of law enforcement agencies and executives. At
the same time, meaningful data is provided for
other professionals with related interests in the
crime problem and for scholars, as well as to
inform the public of general crime conditions.
Specifically, the means utilized to attain these
goals are: (1) an attempt is made to measure
the extent, fluctuation and distribution of serious
crime in the United States through the use of a
Crime Index consisting of seven selected offenses.
This count is based on these seven offenses being
reported to the poUce or coming directly to their
attention. (2) The total volume of all types of
criminal offenses is compiled as they become
known by police arrests. (3) Since the above are
also measures of law enforcement activity, re-
lated data is collected to demonstrate effectiveness
of enforcement activities, available police strength
and significant factors involved in crime.
Reporting Procedure
Under this national voluntary system each
contributing law enforcement agency is wholly
responsible for compiling its own crime reports for
submission to the FBI. Each contributor is
supplied with the Uniform Crime Reporting Hand-
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book which outhnes in detail procedures for scoring
and classifying offenses. The Handbook illustrates
and discusses the monthly and annual reporting
forms, as well as the numerous tally sheets made
available to facilitate the periodic tabulation of the
desired data.
The publication of the Uniform Crime Report-
ing "Newsletter," which was initiated in October
1963, has continued with issues being published
when pertinent. This "Newsletter" is utilized to
explain revisions in the Program as well as to
present information and instructional material to
assist contributors.
Recognizing that a sound records system is
necessary if crime reporting is to meet desirable
standards, the FBI furnishes a Manual of Police
Records to law enforcement agencies upon request.
Special Agents of the FBI are widely utilized to
encourage new contributors and to assist them by
explaining the procedures and definitions necessary
under this uniform system.
On a monthly basis, city poUce, sheriffs and
state police report the number of offenses that
become known to them in the following crime
categories: criminal homicide, forcible rape, rob-
bery, assault, burglary, larceny and auto theft.
This count is taken from a record of all complaints
of crimes received by the police from victims or
other sources or discovered by the police in their
own operations. Complaints determined by police
investigation to be unfounded are eUminated from
this count. The number of "offenses known" in
these crime categories is reported to the FBI with-
out regard to whether anyone is arrested, stolen
property is recovered, local prosecutive policy, or
any other consideration. Police agencies report on
a monthly basis the total number of these crimes
which they clear by arrest and, separately, the
crimes cleared by the arrest of persons under 18
years of age. Police additionally report certain
other analytical data pertaining to specific crime
categories, including total arrests made for the
month for all criminal acts separated as to adults
and juveniles.
In annual reports, "offenses known" data and
clearances by arrest are summarized by the
contributors. Annual forms pi'ovide a report of
persons arrested for all criminal ofienses with
respect to age, sex and race of the offender, as
well as an accounting of the number of persons
formally charged and their disposition. Police
employee data are collected annually, including
the number of police killed and assaulted.
Reporting Area
During the calendar year 1969, crime reports
were received from law enforcement agencies
representing 98 percent of the total United States
population Uving in standard metropoUtan statis-
tical areas, 88 percent of the population in other
cities, and 75 percent of the rural population.
The combined coverage accounts for 92 percent of
the national population.
Presentation of crime data by areas as used in
this publication follows as closely as practical the
definitions used by the Bureaus of the Budget and
Census for standard metropolitan statistical areas
and other cities. There is, however, some deviation
insofar as the rural area is concerned. For crime
reporting purposes rural is generally the unin-
corporated portion of a county outside of standard
metropolitan statistical areas. In addition, sheriffs'
departments or state police agencies frequently
pro-vide coverage for small incorporated com-
munities which do not provide their own police
service. These places are characteristically more
rural than urban, thus the crime counts for these
places are included in the rural tabulations. In
addition, statistics are presented in certain tables
relative to "suburban" areas. A suburban area
consists of cities with 50,000 or less population to-
gether with counties which are mthin a standard
metropolitan statistical area. In this use of subur-
ban the core city experience is, of course, excluded.
The suburban area concept is used because of
the particular crime conditions which exist in these
communities surrounding the major core cities.
These metropoUtan areas are not rural in nature,
yet neither are they comparable to large cities al-
though they have many of the problems identified
with the latter.
Standard metropolitan statistical areas are gen-
erally made up of an entire county or counties
having at least one core city of 50,000 or more
inhabitants, with the whole meeting the require-
ments of certain metropolitan characteristics.
In New England, "town" instead of "county" is
used to describe standard metropolitan statistical
areas. These towns do not coincide generally with
estabUshed crime reporting units; therefore, metro-
poUtan state economic areas in New England are
used in these area tabulations since they encompass
an entire county or counties. Standard metro-
poUtan statistical areas make up an estimated 68
percent of the total United States population.
Other cities are urban places outside standard
metropoUtan statistical areas. Most of these
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places of 2,500 or more inhabitants are incor-
porated and comprise 13 percent of the 1969
estimated population. Rural areas are made up of
the unincorporated portions of counties outside of
urban places and standard metropolitan statistical
areas and represent 19 percent of our national
population. Throughout this Program, sheriffs,
county poUce and many state police report on
crimes committed within the limits of the counties
but outside cities, while police report on crimes
committed within the city limits (urban places).
Verification Processes
Uniformity of crime data collected under this
Program is of primary concern to the FBI as the
national clearinghouse. With the receipt of reports
covering approximately 8,500 jurisdictions, pre-
pared on a voluntary basis, the problems of
attaining uniformity are readily apparent. Issu-
ance of instructions does not complete the role of
the FBI. On the contrary, it is standard operating
procedure to examine each incoming report not
only for arithmetical accuracy but also, and
possibly of even more importance, for reasonable-
ness as a possible indication of errors.
Variations in the level and ratios among the
crime classes established by previous reports of
each agency are used as a measure of possible
or probable incompleteness or changes in reporting
policy. Necessary arithmetical adjustments or
unusual variations are brought to the attention of
the submitting agency by correspondence. During
1969, 21,200 letters were addressed to contributors
piimarily as a result of verification and evaluation
processes. Correspondence with contributors is the
principal tool for supervision of quality. Not only
are the individual reports studied, but also periodic
trends for individual reporting units are prepared,
as are crime rates in descending order for all units
grouped for general comparability to assist in de-
tecting variations and fluctuations possibly due to
some reason other than chance. For the most part,
the problem is one of keeping the contributors
informed of the type information necessary to the
success of this Program.
The elimination of duplication of crime report-
ing by the vai'ious agencies is given constant atten-
tion. In addition to detailed instructions as to
the limits of reporting jurisdictions between
sheriffs and police in urban places, lists of urban
places by county are furnished to sheriffs, county
poUce and in some instances state police
organizations.
Uniform Crime Reporting has been taught to
all law enforcement officers attending the FBI
National Academy. The Academy was established
in 1935 and there are 3,180 graduates who are stiU
in law enforcement, 28 percent of whom are the
executive heads of law enforcement agencies. The
FBI also presents this subject to regional police
schools throughout the country.
Contacts by Special Agents of the FBI are
utilized to enlist the cooperation of new contrib-
utors and to explain the purpose of this Program
and the methods of assembling information for
reporting. When correspondence, including spe-
cially designed questionnaires fails. Special Agents
may be directed to visit the contributor to affirma-
tively resolve the misunderstanding.
Variations from the desired reporting standards
which cannot be resolved by the steps indicated
above are brought to the attention of the Com-
mittee on Uniform Crime Records of the lACP.
The Committee may designate a representative
to make a personal visit to the local department
to assist in the needed revision of records and
reporting methods.
It is clear, of course, that regardless of the extent
of the statistical verification processes used by the
FBI, the accuracy of the data assembled under
this Program depends upon the degree of sincere
effort exerted by each contributor to meet the
necessary standards of reporting and, for this
reason, the FBI is not in a position to vouch for
the validity of the reports received.
The Crime Totals
Communities not represented by crime reports
are relatively few, as discussed previously and as
shown by an examination of the tables which
follow presenting 1969 crime totals for the Index
of Crime classifications. The FBI conducts a con-
tinuing program to further reduce the unreported
areas.
Within each of the three areas — standard met-
ropolitan statistical, other urban and rural — it is
assumed that the unreported portion had the same
proportionate crime experience as that for which
reports were received. In lieu of figures for the
entire year from those agencies, reports for as
many as 9 months were accepted as sufficiently
representative on which to base estimates for the
year. Estimates for unreported areas are based
on the reported crime experience of similar areas
within each state. Certain refinements are made of
this basic estimating procedure as the need arises.
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Crime Trends
Crime data for trends are homogeneous to the
extent that figures from identical reporting units
are used for each of the periods tabulated. In all
trend tabulations only those reporting units are
used which have j^rovided comparable data for
the period under consideration. National, geo-
graphic and area trends are always established
on the basis of 2 consecutive years. Exclusions
from trend computations are made when figures
from a reporting unit are obviously inaccurate
for any period or when it is ascertained that
unusual fluctuations are due to such variables as
improved records procedures and not to chance.
As a matter of standard procedure crime trends
for individual places are analyzed five times a
year by the FBI. Any significant increase or
decrease is made the subject of a special inquiry
with the contributing agency. In 1969 for exam-
ple, more than 2,100 letters were sent to police
administrators of contributing agencies inquiring
as to the reason for significant increases or de-
creases in pertinent crime classifications. The
communication containing this inquiry specifically
directs attention to possible changes in records or
reporting procedures. When it is found that
crime reporting procedures are in part responsible
for the difference in the level of crime, the figures
for specific crime categories or totals are excluded
from the trend tabulations. Year-to-year trends
in Uniform Crime Reports are valid and may be
used to reasonably establish long-term trends as
well as to re-estimate crime volume and recon-
struct crime trends for prior years. It can be
assumed logically that the current year is the most
complete in terms of volume. Trend or percent
change as established by comparable units for
each 2-year period is then applied as the basis
for re-estimating the volume of crime for prior
years.
On the other hand, crime rate tables by state and
standard metropolitan statistical area contain the
most reliable reports available for the current
year, and care should be exercised in any direct
comparisons with prior issues. Changes in crime
level may have been due in part to improved
reporting or records procedures rather than to
chance.
Population Data
In computing crime rates by state, geographic
division and the Nation as a whole, population
estimates released by the Bureau of the Census
on July 1, 1969 were used. Population estimates
for individual cities and counties were prepared
by using Special Census Reports, state sources
and estimates, commercial sources, and extrapola-
tion where no other estimate was available.
Complete 1969 population estimates for indi-
vidual cities and counties were used from 18
states while official sources in other states pro-
vided limited data which was used selectively.
The estimated United States population increase
in 1969 was 1 percent over 1968 according to
figures published by the Bureau of the Census.
Classification of Offenses
A stumbling block to a uniform national crime
reporting system in the United States results from
variations in definitions of criminal violations
among the states. This obstacle, insofar as uni-
formity of definitions is concerned, was removed
by the adoption of an arbitrary set of crime classi-
fications. To some extent the title of each classifi-
cation connotes in a general way its content.
However, in reading the explanation of each cate-
gory, it is very important to keep in mind that
because of the differences among the state codes
there is no possibility in a system such as this to
distinguish between crimes by designations such
as "felony" and "misdemeanor."
A continuing program is carried out to furnish
contributors with timely supplemental instruc-
tions as the need arises in certain classifications.
These are aimed at the clarification of any mis-
understandings which may arise and the redirec-
tion of attention to the proper appUcation of
classification procedures under this system.
Brief definitions of crime classifications utilized
in this Program are listed below:
1. Criminal homicide.— (a) Murder and non-
negligent manslaughter: all willful felonious homi-
cides as distinguished from deaths caused by
negligence. Excludes attempts to kill, assaults to
kill, suicides, accidental deaths, or justifiable
homicides. Justifiable homicides are limited to:
(1) the killing of a person by a peace officer in
line of duty; (2) the killing of a person in the act
of committing a felony by a private citizen.
(6) Manslaughter by negligence: any death which
the police investigation estabhshes was primarily
attributable to gross negligence of some individual
other than the victim.
2. Forcible rape. — Rape by force, assault to
rape and attempted rape. Excludes statutory
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offenses (no force used — victim under age of
consent) .
3. Robbery. — Stealing or taking anything of
value from the person by force or violence or by
putting in fear, such as strong-arm robbery,
stickups, armed robbery, assault to rob and
attempt to rob.
4. Aggravated assault. — Assault with intent to
kill or for the purpose of inflicting severe bodily
injury by shooting, cutting, stabbing, maiming,
poisoning, scalding, or by the use of acids, ex-
plosives, or other means. Excludes simple assault,
assault and battery, fighting, etc.
5. Burglary— breaking or entering. — Burglary,
housebreaking, safecracking, or any unlawful entry
to commit a felony or a theft, even though no
force was used to gain entrance and attempts.
Burglary followed by larceny is not counted again
as larceny.
6. Larceny— theft (except auto theft).— (a) Fifty
dollars and over in value; (6) under $50 in value.
Thefts of bicycles, automobile accessories, shop-
lifting, pocket-picking, or any stealing of property
or article of value which is not taken by force and
violence or by fraud. Excludes embezzlement,
"con" games, forgery, worthless checks, etc.
7. Auto theft. — Stealing or driving away and
abandoning a motor vehicle. Excludes taking
for temporary or unauthorized use by those having
lawful access to the vehicle.
8. Other assaults. — Assaults and attempted as-
saults which are not of an aggravated nature.
9. Arson. — Willful or malicious burning with or
without intent to defraud. Includes attempts.
10. Forgery and counterfeiting. — Making, altering,
uttering or possessing, with intent to defraud,
anything false which is made to appear true.
Includes attempts.
11. Fraud. — Fraudulent conversion and obtain-
ing money or property by false pretenses.
Includes bad checks except forgeries and counter-
feiting.
12. Embezzlement. — Misappropriation or mis-
application of money or property entrusted to
one's care, custody or control.
13. Stolen property,- buying, receiving, possessing. —
Buying, receiving, and possessing stolen property
and attempts.
14. Vandalism. — Willful or malicious destruc-
tion, injuiy, disfigurement or defacement of prop-
erty without consent of the owner or person having
custody or control.
15. Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. — All viola-
tions of regulations or statutes controlling the
carrying, using, possessing, furnishing and manu-
facturing of deadly weapons or silencers and
attempts.
16. Prostitution and commercialized vice. — Sex of-
fenses of a commercialized nature and attempts,
such as prostitution, keeping a bawdy house,
procuring or transporting women for immoral
purposes.
17. Sex offenses (except forcible rape, prostitu-
tion, and commercialized vice). — Statutory rape,
offenses against chastity, common decency, morals
and the like. Includes attempts.
18. Narcotic drug laws. — Offenses relating to nar-
cotic drugs, such as unlawful possession, sale or
use. Excludes violations limited strictly to Federal
control.
19. Gambling. — Promoting, permitting, or en-
gaging in gambling.
20. Offenses against the family and children. —
Nonsupport, neglect, desertion, or abuse of family
and children.
21. Driving under the influence. — Driving or op-
erating any motor vehicle while drunk or under
the influence of liquor or narcotics.
22. Liquor laws. — State or local liquor law vio-
lations, except "drunkenness" (class 23) and
"driving under the influence" (class 21). Excludes
Federal violations.
23. Drunkenness. — Druiikenness or intoxication.
24. Disorderly conduct. — Breach of the peace.
25. Vagrancy. — ^Vagabondage, begging, loiter-
ing, etc.
26. All other offenses. — All violations of state or
local laws except classes 1-25.
27. Suspicion. — Arrests for no specific offense
and released without formal charges being placed.
28. Curfew and loitering laws (juveniles). — Offenses
relating to violation of local curfew or loitering
ordinances where such laws exist.
29. Runaway (juveniles). — Limited to juveniles
taken into protective custody imder provisions of
local statutes as runaways.
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The Index of Crime, 1969
In this section, tabulations are shown to indicate
the probable extent, fluctuation and distribution
of crime for the United States as a whole, geo-
graphic divisions, individual states and standard
metropolitan statistical areas. The measure used
is a Crime Index consisting of seven important
offenses which are counted as they become known
to the law enforcement agencies. Crime classifica-
tions used in the Index are: murder and non-
negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery,
aggravated assault, burglary — breaking or enter-
ing, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
The total number of criminal acts that occur is
unknown, but those that are reported to the police
provide the first means of a count. Not all crimes
come readily to the attention of the police; not all
crimes are of sufficient importance to be significant
in an index; and not all important crimes occur
with enough regularity to be meaningful in an
index. With these considerations in mind, the
above crimes were selected as a group to furnish
an abbreviated and convenient measure of the
crime problem.
It is important to remember in reviewing the
tables in this section that the volume of crime in
a state or standard metropolitan statistical area
is subject to the factors set forth on page vi.
Estimates of current permanent population are
used to construct crime rates. With our highly
mobile population all communities, metropohtan
areas and states are affected to a greater or lesser
degree by the element of transient population.
This factor is not accounted for in crime rates
since no reliable estimates by state are available
nationwide.
Tables are presented showing the compara-
tive crime experience by population group of
suburba,n cities having 50,000 or less inhabitants
with cities of the same size isolated from suburban
areas. The effects of being a part of the metro-
politan fringe can be readily discerned by a review
of these tables.
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Table 1 .—Index of Crime, United States, 1969
Area
Popula-
tion 1
Total
crime
index
Violent 2
crime
Property s
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
Auto
theft
201,921.000
4.989,747
2,471.1
655,061
324 4
4,334,686
2, 146. 7
14,587
7.2
36,470
18.1
297,584
147.4
306,420
151.8
1,949,843
965.6
1,512,913
749.3
871,930
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants..
431.8
SUndard Metropolitan SUtiatical
Area
137,785,000
97. 7%
100.0%
Area actually reporting ^
4,212,466
4, 265, 595
3,095.8
569, 110
573, 964
416.6
3,643.356
3,691,631
2,679.3
11,179
11,318
8.2
30, 257
30, 616
22.2
283,210
284,578
206.5
244,464
247,452
179.6
1,615,300
1,637,148
1, 188. 2
1, 235, 785
1,254,059
910.2
792,271
800,424
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants .
580.9
26,260,000
88.0%
100.0%
37,876,000
74.7%
100.0%
Area actually reporting..
Estimated total
354, 178
398, 936
1, 519. 2
32, 774
37, 998
144,7
321, 404
360, 938
1,374.5
956
1,151
4.4
1,811
2,054
7.8
7,211
8,099
30.8
22,796
26,694
101.7
140, 194
158,023
601.8
142, 078
158, 986
605.4
39, 132
43, 929
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants. .
167.3
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
252,231
325, 216
858.6
28,242
43,099
113.8
223, 989
282, 117
744.8
1,401
2,118
5.6
2,748
3,800
10.0
3,628
4,907
13.0
20,565
32,274
85.2
123,683
154, 672
408.4
78,675
99,868
263.7
21,631
27, 577
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants. .
72.8
' Population is Bureau of the Census provisional estimates as of July 1, 1969.
■ Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto
theft.
3 The percentage representing area actually reporting will not coincide with the ratio between reported and estimated crime totals since these data represent
the Slim of the calculations for individual states which have varying populations, portions reporting and crime rates.
5t
Table i.— Index of Crime, United States, 1960-69
Population ■
Total
Crime
Index
Violent '
crime
Property =
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
Auto
theft
Number of offenses :
iggO — 179 323 175
2,014.600
2, 082, 400
2, 213, 600
2, 435, 900
2, 755, 000
2, 930, 200
3, 264, 200
3, 802, 300
4, 466, 600
4, 989, 700
-H47.7
1,123.4
1, 138. 2
1,191.2
1, 292. 0
1, 439. 9
1,511.9
1, 666. 6
1,921.7
2,234.8
2, 471. 1
4-120 0
285,200
286,100
298, 200
313, 400
360. 100
383.100
425, 400
494.600
588,800
655, 100
-f 129. 7
159.0
156.4
160.5
166.2
188.2
197.6
217.2
250.0
294.6
324.4
-1-104.0
1,729,400
1, 796, 300
1, 915, 400
2, 122, 500
2. 395. 000
2, 547, 200
2, 838, 800
3, 307, 700
3,877,700
4, 334, 700
-1-160. 6
964.4
981.8
1,030 8
1,125.8
1,251.7
1,314.2
1,449.4
1,671.7
1, 940 2
2, 146. 7
-1-122. 6
9,000
8,630
8,430
8,630
9,250
9, 850
10. 920
12, 090
13,650
14, 590
-1-62.1
5.0
4.7
4.5
4.5
4.8
5.1
6.6
6.1
6.8
7.2
-1-44.0
16, 860
16,890
17. 210
17,310
21. 020
22. 970
26,330
27,100
31,060
36, 470
-1-116.3
9.4
9.2
9.3
9.2
11.0
11.9
12.9
13.7
15.5
18.1
-1-92.6
107, 390
106, 210
110, 390
115, 980
129,830
138,100
167, 320
202. 050
261, 730
297,580
+177. 1
59.9
58.1
59.4
61.5
67.9
71.3
80 3
102.1
131.0
147.4
-1-146. 1
152,000
154,400
162, 100
171,600
200,000
212, 100
231,800
253,300
282,400
306,420
-1-101.6
84.7
84.4
87.3
91.0
104.5
109.5
118.4
128.0
141.3
151.8
-1-79.2
897, 400
934,200
978, 200
1,068,800
1, 193, 600
1,261,800
1, 387, 200
1, 605, 700
1, 828, 900
1,949,800
-M17.3
500.5
510 6
526.4
566.9
623.8
651.0
708.3
811.5
915.1
965.6
-1-92.9
506,200
528,600
573, 100
648,600
732,000
792, 300
894, 600
1,047,100
1,271,100
1,612,900
-1-198.9
282.3
288.9
308.4
344.0
382.6
408.8
456.8
529.2
636.0
749.3
-1-165. 4
325,700
1961 — 182 953,000 --
333, 600
196'' 185 822 000
364,100
1963 — 188 531 000
406,200
1964 — 191 334.000 -
469, 300
1965 — 193,818.000 -
493, 100
1966 — 195 857 OOO
557, 000
1967 — 197 864,000 . .
654,900
1968 — 199,861,000
777, 800
1969 — 201 921 000
871,900
-1-167. 7
Bate per 100.000 inhabitants: '
1960 _ ._ _
181.6
1961
182.3
1962
196.0
1963
214.9
1964 ._ _ __
245.3
1965
254.4
1966
284.4
1967 -
331.0
1968
389.1
1969
431.8
Percent change 1960-1969 ^
-t-137. 8
' Population is Bureau of the Census provisional estimates as of July 1, except Apr. 1, 1960, Census.
2 Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto
theft.
3 Percent change and crime rates calculated prior to rounding number of offenses. Revised estimates and rates based on changes in reporting practices.
57
Table 3. — Index of Crime by Regions, Geographic
(Number and rate per 100,000 inhabitants;
Area
United States Total 3.
Percent change. . .
{Northeast
Percent change.
New England
Percent change.
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts...
New Hampshire.
Rhode Island
Vermont
Middle Atlantic.
Percent change.
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania.
North Central
Percent change...
East North CentraJ.
Percent change..
Illinois.
Indiana
Michigan..
Ohio
Wisconsin .
Year
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
Population
199.861,000
201,921,000
48.314.000
48.782.000
11,411,000
11,512,000
2, 959, COO
3, 000, 000
979, 000
978,000
5, 437, 000
5,467,000
702,000
717, 000
913, 000
911,000
422, 000
439. 000
36,904,000
37,271,000
7, 078, 000
7, 148, 000
18, 113, 000
18,321,000
11,712,000
11,803,000
Total Crime Index
Number
4,466.573
4.989,747
+11.7
Rate per
100,000
2,234.8
2.471.1
+10.6
1,199,352
1.261.399
+5.2
232,915
266,977
+14.6
61,451
70,048
8,727
10, 129
129,651
149,807
5,668
7,036
24,097
25,448
3,321
4,509
2,482.4
2.585.8
+4.2
2,041.1
2, 319. 1
+ 13.6
2, 076. 7
2, 334. 9
891.4
1,035.7
2,384.6
2, 740. 2
807.4
981.3
2, 639. 3
2, 793. 4
787.0
1,027.1
Violent crime 2
Number
588,837
655,061
+11.2
Rate per
100,000
294.6
324.4
+10.1
Property crime 2
Number
Rate per
100,000
3.877.736
4.334.686
+11.8
1,940.2
2,146.7
+10.6
148.821
161.188
+8.3
15, 021
17,521
+16.6
3,825
4,415
590
681
8,916
10, 272
279
325
1,264
1,594
157
234
308.0
330.4
+7.3
131.6
152.2
+15.7
129.3
147.2
60.3
69.6
164.0
187.9
39.7
45.3
137.3
175.0
37.2
63.3
1.050.531
1.100.211
+4.7
217.894
249, 456
+14.5
57, 626
65,633
8,137
9,448
120, 735
139, 535
5,389
6,711
22, 843
23, 854
3,164
4,275
2,174.4
2.255.4
+3.7
1,909.5
2, 166. 9
+13.5
1,947.5
2,187.8
831.2
966.1
2, 220. 6
2, 552. 3
767.7
936.0
2, 502. 0
2,618.4
749.8
973.8
966,437
994,422
+2.9
172,532
175, 722
642, 041
653, 405
151,864
165, 295
2
618.8
2
668.1
+ 1.9
2
437.6
2
458.3
3
644.6
3,566.4
1
296.7
1
400.4
133, 800
143,667
+7.4
16,711
17, 226
97, 134
104,398
19,955
22,043
362.6
385.5
+6.3
236.1
241.0
536.3
569.8
170.4
186.8
832,637
850, 755
+2. 2
155,821
158, 496
644, 907
549, 007
131,909
143, 252
2, 266. 2
2, 282. 6
+1.2
2,201.5
2,217.3
3,008.4
2, 996. 6
1,126.3
1,213.7
55,628,000
56.078.000
39. 586, 000
39, 904, 000
10, 974, 000
11,047,000
5, 067, 000
5,118,000
8, 740, 000
8, 766, 000
10, 691, 000
10, 740, 000
4, 213, 000
4, 233, 000
1,052,095
1,217,113
+15.7
784,000
907, 026
+16.7
222, 185
248, 154
91,438
99, 241
235, 792
279,883
182, 113
223,223
52, 472
58, 524
1,891.3
2,170.4
+14.8
1,980.5
2, 273. 0
+14.8
2, 024. 6
2, 228. 2
1, 804. 6
1, 939. 1
2, 697. 8
3, 192. 8
1,719.5
2,078.4
1, 246. 5
1,382.6
143,886
164.486
+14.3
115,375
132, 150
+14.5
44,776
49,543
9,849
9,752
36, 122
42, 796
21,228
26,648
3,400
3,411
258.7
293.3
+13.4
291.6
331.2
+13.6
408.0
448.5
194.4
190.5
413.3
488.2
200.4
248.1
80.7
908.209
1,052.627
+16.9
668. 625
774, 876
+15.9
177,409
196,611
81,589
89, 489
199, 670
237, 087
160, 885
196, 575
49, 072
55, 113
1,632.6
1,877.1
+15.0
1,689.0
1,941.8
+16.0
1,616.6
1, 779. 8
1,610.2
1, 748. 6
2, 284. 6
2, 704. 6
1,519.1
1,830.3
1, 164. 8
1, 302. 0
Murder and nonneg-
ligent manslaughter
Number
13,648
14,587
+6.9
2,341
2.521
+7.7
333
350
+6.1
73
86
29
16
188
191
10
18
22
28
11
11
2,171
+8.1
358
369
1,181
1,320
469
482
3,109
3,427
+10.2
2, 421
2,703
+11.6
893
950
240
252
634
729
562
685
92
87
See footnotes at end of table.
58
Divisions and State, 1968-69
percent charge over 1968]
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny $60 and over
Auto theft
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
31,057
15.5
261,728
131.0
282,404
141.3
1.828.911
915.1
1,271,070
636.0
777,755
389.1
36,470
18.1
297,584
147.4
306,420
151.8
1.949,843
965.6
1,512,913
749.3
871,930
431.8
+17.4
+16.8
+ 13.7
+ 12.5
+8.5
+7.4
+6.6
+5.5
+ 19.0
+ 17.8
+ 12.1
+ 11.0
5,328
11.0
83,974
173.8
57,178
118.3
472,339
977.6
341,049
705.9
237,143
490.8
6,133
12.6
91,984
188.6
60,550
124.1
480,652
985.3
362,780
743.7
256.779
526.4
+15.1
+ 14.5
+9.5
+8.5
+5.9
+4.9
+1.8
+.8
+6.4
+5.4
+8.3
+7.3
906
7.9
6,005
52.6
7,777
68.2
94,823
831.0
68,491
512.6
64,680
565.9
1,015
8.8
7,547
65.6
8,609
74.8
105, 973
920.5
73, 332
637.0
70, 151
609.4
+12.0
+11.4
+25.7
+24.7
+10 7
+9.7
+11.8
+ 10.8
+25.4
+24.3
+8.6
+7.7
238
8.0
1,332
45.0
2,182
73.7
28,538
964.4
17, 958
606.9
11,130
376.1
260
8.7
1,696
56.5
2,373
79.1
29,624
987.5
23,175
772.5
12,834
427.8
66
6.7
86
8.8
409
41.8
4,429
452.4
2.454
250.7
1,254
128.1
5S
5.9
111
11.3
496
50.7
4,995
510.7
3,108
317.8
1,345
137.5
518
9.5
4,039
74.3
4,171
76.7
47, 210
868.3
29, 672
545.7
43,853
806.6
592
10.8
4,955
90 6
4,534
82.9
66,450
1,032.6
36, 135
661.0
46, 950
858.8
19
2.7
72
10.3
178
25.4
2,605
371.1
1,792
256.3
992
141.3
29
4.0
75
10.5
203
28.3
3,322
463.3
2,362
329.4
1,027
143.2
34
3.7
450
49.3
748
81.9
9,948
1. 089. 6
5,906
646.9
6,989
765.5
36
4.0
669
73.4
861
94.5
8,950
982.4
7,405
812.8
7,499
823.2
31
7.3
26
6.2
89
21.1
2,093
496.0
709
168.0
362
85.8
40
9.1
41
9.3
142
32.3
2,632
599.5
1,147
261.3
496
113.0
4,422
12.0
77. 969
211.3
49, 401
133.9
377, 616
1.023.0
282, 568
766.7
172, 563
467.6
5,118
13.7
84,437
226.5
51, 941
139.4
374, 679
1, 006. 3
289,448
776.6
186, 628
500.7
+ 15.7
+14.2
+8.3
+7.2
+5.1
+4.1
-.8
-1.7
+2.4
+1.4
+8.2
+7.1
801
11.3
8,747
123.6
6,805
96.1
71,621
1,011.9
47,500
671.1
36, 700
518.5
914
12.8
9,657
135.1
6,286
87 9
68,123
953.0
53, 131
743.3
37, 242
621.0
2,481
13.7
59,483
328.4
33, 989
187 6
241, 338
1,332.4
200,012
1,104.2
103, 557
571.7
2,849
15.6
64,349
351.2
35,880
195.8
238,990
1, 304. 5
196, 069
1, 070. 2
113, 948
622.0
1,140
9.7
9,739
83.2
8,607
73.5
64,557
651.2
35,046
299.2
32,306
276.8
1,355
11.6
10,431
88.4
9,775
82.8
67, 566
572.4
40, 248
341.0
35,438
300.2
8,517
15.3
71,537
128.6
60,723
109.2
410,993
738.8
294,637
529.7
202,579
364.2
9.660
17.2
83,253
148.5
68,146
121.5
452,664
807.2
366,851
654.2
233,112
415.7
+13.4
+12.4
+16.4
+15.5
+12.2
+ 11.3
+10.1
+9.3
+24.5
+23.5
+ 15.1
+14.1
6,353
16.0
58,813
148.6
47, 788
120.7
297, 756
752.2
216, 633
547.0
154,336
389.9
7,242
18.1
68, 981
172.9
53,224
133.4
330, 774
828.9
267, 747
671.0
176, 364
441.9
+14.0
+13.1
+17.3
+16.4
+11.4
+10.5
+11.1
+10 2
+23.7
+22.7
+14.3
+13.3
1,798
16.4
23,209
211.5
18, 876
172.0
75, 013
683.6
63,996
492.0
48,400
441.0
2,113
19.1
26, 153
236.7
20, 327
184.0
81, 602
738.7
62, 593
666.6
52, 416
474.5
669
13.2
4,990
98.6
3,950
78.0
36, 012
691.0
26, 699
526.9
19, 878
392.3
780
15.2
4,667
91.2
4,053
79.2
38, 935
760.7
31, 327
612. 1
19, 227
375.7
2,315
26.5
18, 412
210 7
14, 761
168.9
96, 667
1106.0
65, 812
753.0
37, 191
425.5
2,399
27.4
23,361
266.5
16, 307
186.0
109,647
1250. 8
83,983
958.1
43, 467
495.7
1,309
12.4
10, 808
102.0
8,549
80.7
69,839
659.4
60,776
479.4
40,270
380.2
1,645
16.3
13,604
126.7
10, 714
99.8
79. 489
740.1
65, 310
608.1
51, 776
482.1
262
6.2
1,394
33.1
1,652
39.2
21, 226
503.8
19, 250
456.9
8,597
204.1
305
7.2
1,196
28.3
1, 823
43.1
21, 101
498.5
24, 534
579.6
9, 478
223.9
397-633 O - 70 - 5
59
Table 3. — Index of Crime by Regions, Geographic
[Number and rate per 100,000 inhabitants;
Area
Year
Population '
Total Crime Index
Violent
crime 2
Property crime :
Murder and nonneg-
ligent manslaughter
Number
Rate per
100,000
Number
Rate per
100,000
Number
Rate per
100,000
Number
Rate per
100,000
1968
1969
16,042,000
16, 174, 000
268,096
310,088
+15.7
31,282
35,340
34,090
40,956
68, 147
74,842
104, 811
127,098
19,369
20,622
3,963
4,602
6,433
6,728
1,671.2
1,917.2
+14.7
1, 138. 4
1, 270. 8
1,480.2
1, 764. 6
1,869.1
2, 022 8
2, 265. 2
2,732.7
1,347.9
1,416 3
634.1
748.3
979.1
1,020.9
28,611
32,336
+13.4
1,882
1,918
3,463
3,873
5,111
6,253
16, 216
18,260
2,103
2,302
173
220
663
510
177.7
199.9
+12. 5
68.5
69.0
150.4
166 9
140.2
142 0
328.9
392.6
146.3
158.9
27.7
35.8
85.7
77.4
239,584
277, 762
+15.9
29,400
33, 422
30,627
37,083
63,036
69,689
89, 696
108, 838
17,266
18,220
3,790
4, 382
5,870
6,218
1,493.5
1,717.3
+15.0
1,069.9
1, 201. 8
1,329.9
1, 597. 7
1, 728. 9
1,880.8
1,936 4
2,340.1
1,201.6
1, 267. 4
606.4
712 5
893.6
943.6
688
724
+5.2
48
39
86
81
81
69
408
485
33
36
7
1
25
13
4.3
4.6
+4.7
1.7
1.4
3.7
3.5
2 2
1.9
8.8
10.4
23
2.5
1.1
.2
3.8
2 0
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
2,748,000
2,781,000
2,303,000
2,321,000
3, 646, 000
3, 700, 000
4,627,000
4,651,000
1,437,000
1,449,000
626,000
615, 000
667,000
659, 000
1968
1969
62,424,000
63,086,000
1,167,647
1,316,765
+12.8
629, 894
702, 992
+11.6
10, 378
11, 966
178, 736
201, 160
71. 699
82, 750
123, 741
123, 562
69, 102
80,216
37, 516
45,541
74, 747
81,070
14, 197
13, 910
1,870.5
2,087.2
+11.6
2,094.3
2,306.1
+10.1
1,943.4
2,216.9
2,901.6
3,166.9
1,660.6
1,783.0
3,293.6
3,281.6
1,345.7
1, 541. 1
1, 393. 6
1,691.7
1,626.0
1,736.3
786 5
764.7
186,662
205.766
+10.2
111,075
119, 722
+7.8
1,056
1,276
27,913
29,411
9,903
11,235
23,405
24,295
17,682
17, 765
6,832
6,429
10,825
10,643
1,959
1,766
299.0
326.2
+9.1
369.3
392 7
+6 3
197.8
236 3
453.1
462.9
216.8
242.1
623.0
645.3
344.3
341.1
216.6
238.8
236.5
228.0
108.5
97.1
980.985
1,110,989
+13.3
518,819
583, 270
+12.4
9, 322
10, 690
150,823
171, 749
61,696
71,515
100, 336
99,257
61, 420
62, 461
31,684
39, 112
63,922
70,427
12,238
12,144
1,571.5
1,761.1
+12. 1
1, 725. 0
1,913.4
+ 10.9
1, 746. 7
1,979.6
2,448.4
2, 703. 0
1,344.7
1, 540. 9
2, 670. 6
2,636.3
1,001.4
1, 200. 0
1, 177. 0
1,452.9
1, 390. 5
1,508.4
678.0
667.6
6,423
6.577
+2.4
3,299
3,217
-2.6
41
39
731
720
636
551
350
350
498
656
366
336
383
276
99
102
10.3
10.4
+1.0
11.0
10.6
-3.6
7.7
7.2
11.9
11.3
13.9
11.9
9.3
9.3
9.7
10.7
13.6
12.6
8.3
5.9
5.5
6.6
South Atlantic*
1968
1969
30,077,000
30, 484, 000
Delaware --
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
534,000
540,000
6, 160, 000
6,354,000
4, 588, 000
4,641,000
3, 757, 000
3,766,000
5, 135, 000
5, 205, 000
2,692,000
2,692,000
4,597,000
4,669,000
1,805,000
1,819,000
Florida
Vireinia
West Virginia -
East South Central
1968
1969
13,113,000
13, 107, 000
179, 193
193,239
+7.8
51,386
55,647
47, 609
53, 745
16,664
17, 476
63,535
66,371
358,560
420, 624
+ 17.3
24,914
28, 295
66,644
73,544
40, 606
43,020
226,496
276, 665
1, 366 5
1, 474. 3
+7.9
1,441.0
1, 576. 0
1,474.4
1,662.9
711.5
740.5
1, 598 0
1,665.6
1,864 2
2, 157. 1
+15.7
1,238.3
1,418.3
1, 785. 7
1,963.8
1, 608. 7
1,676.2
2,064.3
2,464.2
25,768
27, 176
+6.6
8,288
8,842
6,317
5,745
3,3!)7
3,354
8,766
9,235
49, 819
68,868
+18.2
4,360
4,390
11, 742
13, 492
4,361
4,662
29,356
36, 334
196 5
207.3
+5-5
232.4
260.4
164.7
177.8
145.0
142.1
220.5
231 7
259.0
302.0
+16.6
216. 7
220.1
314.6
360.3
173.2
181. 2
267.6
324.8
153,425
166,063
+8.2
43,097
46, 805
42, 292
48,000
13,267
14, 122
54,769
57, 136
308, 741
361,656
+ 17.1
20,654
23,905
54, 902
60, 052
36, 146
38,368
197, 140
239,331
1, 170. 0
1,267 0
+8.3
1,208.6
1, 325. 5
1,309 8
1,485.1
566,6
698 4
1,377,6
1,433 8
1,605,2
1, 856, 1
+ 15.6
1,021.6
1, 198. 2
1,471.1
1,603.5
1,436.6
1, 494. 1
1, 796. 8
2,139.4
1,286
1,395
+8.5
421
485
288
336
232
192
345
382
1,838
1,%5
+6.9
163
197
364
366
162
148
1,169
1,264
9.8
10.6
+8.2
11.8
13.7
8.9
10.4
9.9
8.1
'8.7
9.6
9.6
10.1
+5.2
8.1
9.9
9.6
9.6
6.4
5.8
10.6
11.3
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
3, 666, 000
3,631,000
3, 229, 000
3, 232, 000
2, 342, 000
2, 360, 000
3, 976, 000
3, 986, 000
19,234,000
19, 496, 000
Kentucky
Tennessee
West South Central
Percent change
Arkansas
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
2, 012, 000
1, 995, 000
3, 732, 000
3, 745, 000
2, 518, 000
2, 668, 000
10,972,000
11,187,000
Oklahoma -
Texas
See footnotes at end of table.
60
Divisions and State, 1968-69 — Continued
percent change over 19681
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny $50 and over
Auto theft
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
2,164
13.5
12, 724
79.3
12,936
80.6
113, 237
705! 9
78,104
486.9
48,243
300.7
2,418
14.9
14,272
88.2
14, 922
92.3
121, 890
753.6
99, 104
612.7
66,768
360.9
+11.7
+10.4
+12.2
+11.2
+15.4
+14.5
+7.6
+6.8
+26.9
+26.8
+17.7
+16.7
186
6.8
686
25.0
962
35.0
13,027
474.1
11,860
431.2
4,623
164.6
178
6.4
622
Z2.i
1,079
38.8
13, 603
489.1
14,882
535.1
4,937
177.5
305
13.2
1,095
47.5
1,977
86.8
lil78
615.6
11,716
608.7
4,733
205.6
350
15.1
1,271
54.8
2,171
93.5
16,091
693.3
15, 701
676.6
6,291
228.0
398
10. g
2,959
81.2
1,673
45.9
29,232
801.8
21,003
576.1
12, 801
351.1
424
11.5
3,016
81.5
1,744
47.1
28,836
779.4
26,533
717.1
14,220
384.3
1,076
23.3
7,108
153.6
6,624
143.2
45,188
976.6
23,761
613.3
20,656
446.4
1,270
27.3
8,483
182.4
8,022
172.6
52, 037
1118.8
29,896
642.8
26,906
578.5
103
7.2
713
49.6
1,254
87.3
7,292
507.4
5,628
391.6
4,346
302.4
98
6.8
751
61.8
1,417
97.8
6,989
482.3
7,109
490.6
4,122
284.6
29
4.6
36
6.8
101
16.2
1,494
239.0
1,792
286.7
504
80.6
25
4.1
44
7.2
150
24.4
1,633
249.3
2,264
368.1
585
96.1
67
10.2
127
19.3
344
52.4
2,826
430.1
2,364
359.8
680
103.6
73
11. 1
85
12.9
339
51.4
2,801
425.0
2,719
412.6
698
105.9
9.058
14.5
58,975
94.5
112,206
179.7
494.326
791.9
314,737
504.2
171,922
275.4
10,749
17.0
70,764
112.2
117,676
186.5
528.284
837.4
388,714
616.2
193,991
307.5
+18.7
+17.2
+20.0
+18.7
+4.9
+3.8
+6.9
+5.7
+23.5
+22. 2
+12.8
+11.7
4,743
15.8
38, no
126.7
64,923
216.9
264. 119
878.1
162,932
541.7
91,768
305.1
5,44S
17.9
44,941
147.4
66,116
216.9
274, 114
899.2
207,759
681.5
101,397
332.6
+14.9
+13.3
+17.9
+16.3
+1.8
+.6
+3.8
+2.4
+27.5
+26.8
+10.5
+9.0
68
12.7
543
101.7
404
75.7
4,381
820.4
2,756
516.1
2,185
409.2
67
12.4
614
113.7
566
103.0
4,391
813.1
3,824
708.1
2,476
468.3
1,113
18.1
9,849
159.9
16,220
263.3
81,743
1327. 0
49, 374
801.6
19. 706
319.9
1,347
21.2
10,345
162.8
16,999
267.5
86,308
1368.3
61,110
961.8
24.331
382.9
619
13.5
2,181
47.5
6,467
141.0
30,317
660.8
20,633
447.5
10,846
236.4
794
17.1
2,895
62.4
6,996
150.7
32, 565
701.5
26,288
566.4
12. 672
273.0
978
26.0
10,355
275.6
11,722
312.0
48,886
1301. 2
28,721
754. 6
22.729
606.0
1,125
29.9
11,086
294.4
11,734
311.7
41,970
1114.7
34,976
929.0
22,311
692.6
563
11.0
1,814
35.3
14,807
288.4
26,646
499.4
18.709
364.3
7,066
137.6
602
11.6
2,111
40.6
14,486
278.3
29,429
565.4
25,256
485.2
7,776
149.4
384
14.3
1,151
42.8
3,931
146.0
16,949
629.6
9,993
371.2
4,742
176.2
360
13.4
1,345
50.0
4,388
163.0
19, 293
716.7
13,667
507.7
6,152
228.5
645
14.0
2,917
63.5
6,880
149.7
31,845
692.7
20,653
449.3
11,424
248.6
690
14.8
3,645
78.1
6,032
129.2
31,266
669.7
26, 272
562.7
12,889
276.1
79
4.4
460
25.5
1,321
73.2
6,313
349.8
4,265
236.3
1,660
92.0
93
5.1
347
19.1
1,224
67.3
6,870
322.7
4,720
259.6
1,654
86.4
1,365
10.4
6,543
49.9
16, 574
126. 4
74,857
570.9
49,436
377.0
29,132
222.2
1,584
12.1
7,025
63.6
17, 172
131.0
77, 628
591.6
58,366
445.3
30, 169
230.2
+16.0
+16.3
+7.4
+7.4
+3.6
+3.6
+3.6
+3.6
+18.1
+18.1
+3.6
+3.6
396
11.1
1,462
41.0
6,009
168.5
22, 021
617.5
14, 990
420.4
6,086
170.7
494
14.0
1,448
41.0
6,415
181.7
23,158
656.8
17,602
498.5
6,046
171.2
330
10.2
1,941
60.1
2,758
85.4
16, 872
622.5
14,694
455.1
10,726
332.2
370
11.4
2,236
69.2
2,803
86.7
18,399
569.3
18,422
570.0
11.179
345.9
179
7.6
310
13.2
2,676
114.3
7,348
313.7
4,232
180.7
1,687
72.0
215
9.1
345
14.6
2,602
110.3
7,479
316. 9
4,921
208.6
1,722
73.0
460
11.6
2,830
71.2
6,131
129.0
28,616
719.7
16. 620
390.3
10,633
267.4
605
12.7
2,996
75.2
5,352
134.3
28, 492
716.0
17. 421
437.2
11,223
281.6
2,950
15.3
14,322
74.5
30,709
159.7
155, 350
807.7
102, 369
632.2
51, 022
265.3
3,717
19.1
18,798
96.4
34,388
176.4
176, 642
906.1
122, 589
628.8
62,425
320.2
+26.0
+24.8
+31.3
+29.4
+12.0
+10.5
+13.7
+12.2
+19.8
+18.2
+22.3
+20.7
349
17.3
796
39.6
3,052
151.7
10,341
514.0
8,317
413.4
1,896
94.2
347
17.4
885
44.4
2,961
148.4
11,717
587.3
10,168
609.7
2,020
101.3
613
16.4
3,369
90.3
7,406
198.4
25, 303
678.0
19, 052
510.5
10,647
282.6
829
22.1
3,843
102.6
8,464
226.0
26. 013
694.6
21, 899
584. 8
12, 140
324.2
383
15.2
1,221
48.5
2,696
103.1
17,368
689 8
13, 434
533 6
5,343
212.2
366
14.3
1,248
43.6
2,890
112.5
17,657
687.6
14,514
666 2
6,197
241.3
1,605
14.6
8,936
81.4
17,656
160 9
102,338
932.7
61, 566
561.1
33,236
302.9
2,175
19.4
12,822
114.6
20,073
179.4
121, 255
1,083.9
76,008
679.4
42,068
376.0
61
Table 3. — Index of Crime by Regions, Geographic
[Number and rate per 100,000 inhabitants;
Area
Year
Population •
Total Crime Index
Violent
crimed
Property
crime 2
Murder and nonneg-
ligent manslaughter
Number
Rate per
100,000
Number
Rate per
100,000
Number
Rate per
100,000
Number
Rate per
100,000
West -- -
IMS
1969
33,494,000
33, 974, 000
1, 047, 479
1,194,480
+14.0
174, 041
209, 348
+20.3
46, 568
62, 233
49, 179
63,632
8,092
10,874
9,726
10,330
13,684
16,221
23, 774
28, 562
18, 779
22, 762
4,240
4,834
3, 127. 4
3,515.9
+12.4
2, 193. 6
2, 610. 0
+19.0
2,788.5
3, 085. 2
2, 401. 3
3, 026. 3
1,147.8
1,614.5
1,403.3
1,488.5
3,020.8
3, 549. 5
2,342.3
2,873.4
1,816.2
2, 178. 2
1,346.0
1,510.6
109,468
123, 621
+12.9
16, 102
19,666
+22.1
4,402
6,742
5,387
6,275
518
806
610
682
1,261
1,642
2,445
2,772
1,201
1,460
278
286
326.8
363.9
+ 11.4
202.9
245.2
+20.8
263.6
339.2
263.0
298.8
73.6
112.3
88.0
98.3
278.4
369.3
240.9
278.9
116.2
139.7
88.3
89.4
938, Oil
1, 070, 859
+14.2
157, 939
189,683
+20.1
42, 166
46, 491
43, 792
57, 257
7,574
10,068
9,116
9,648
12,423
14, 679
21,329
26. 790
17, 678
21, 302
3,962
4,548
2,800.5
3, 152. 0
+12.6
1, 990. 7
2,364.8
+18.8
2, 524. 9
2, 746. 1
2, 138. 3
2, 726. 5
1,074.3
1,402.2
1,315.3
1, 390. 2
2. 742. 4
3, 190. 2
2,101.4
2, 694. 6
1, 700. 0
2, 038. 5
1. 257. 8
1.421.3
1,775
2,062
+16.2
392
414
+5.6
105
102
110
112
16
14
23
25
25
41
63
61
30
26
20
33
6.3
6.1
+15.1
4.9
5.2
+6.1
6.3
6.0
5.4
5.3
2.3
1.9
3.3
3.6
5.5
9.0
6.2
6.1
2.9
2.5
6.3
10.3
Percent chance
1968
1969
7, 934, 000
8, 021, 000
Arizona
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1, 670, 000
1, 693, 000
2, 048, 000
2, 100, 000
705, 000
718, 000
693, 000
694, 000
453, 000
457, 000
1,015,000
994, 000
1,034,000
1, 045, 000
316, 000
320,000
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
Utah - -.
Wyoming
1968
1969
25, 560. 000
25,963,000
873,438
985, 132
+12.8
6,049
7,462
723, 445
799, 202
21,401
23, 094
44, 801
53,877
77, 742
101, 507
3, 417. 2
3, 795. 8
+11.1
2, 183. 8
2, 642. 6
3, 763. 8
4, 110. 6
2, 750. 8
2, 908. 6
2, 231. 1
2, 651. 4
2, 373. 1
2, 983. 7
93, 366
103, 956
+11.3
486
624
81, 293
89,878
662
684
3,955
4,527
6,970
8,243
365.3
400.6
+9.7
176.5
221.3
422.9
462. 3
85.1
86.1
197.0
222.8
212.8
242.3
780, 072
881, 176
+13.0
5,563
6,828
642, 162
709,324
20, 739
22, €10
40, 846
49, 360
70, 772
93,264
3. 051. 9
3, 395. 3
+ 11.3
2, 008. 3
2,421.3
3, 340. 9
3, 648. 2
2, 666. 7
2, 822. 4
2, 034. 2
2, 428. 6
2, 160. 3
2, 741. 4
1.383
1,648
+19.2
29
30
1,160
1,386
22
27
64
81
118
124
6.4
6.3
+16.7
10.5
10.6
6.0
7.1
2.8
3.4
3.2
4.0
3.6
3.6
Alaska
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
1968
1969
277,000
282, 000
19, 221, 000
19, 443, 000
778, 000
794, 000
2, 008, 000
2,032,000
3, 276, 000
3, 402, 000
Hawaii
Oregon
' Population for each State for 1968 and 1969 is Bureau of the Census provisional estimate as of July 1, and subject to change.
' Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto
theft.
3 Offense totals based on all reporting agencies and estimates for unreported areas.
' Includes the District of Columbia.
62
Divisions and Stafe, 1968-69 — Continued
percent change over 1968]
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary
Larceny $50 and over
Auto theft
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
Number
Rate per
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
100,000
8,154
24.3
47,242
141.0
52, 297
156.1
451,253
1,347.3
320, 647
957.3
166,111
495.9
9,928
29.2
51,583
161.8
60,048
176.7
488,243
1,437.1
394,568
1,161.4
188,048
553.5
+21.8
+20.2
+9.2
+7.7
+14.8
+ 13.2
+8.2
+6.7
+23.1
+21.3
+13.2
+ 11.6
1,387
17.5
5,170
66.2
9,153
115.4
70, 115
883.7
61,594
776.3
26.230
330.6
1,664
20.7
6,267
78.1
11,320
141.1
82, 578
1,029.5
76,346
961.8
30,760
383.5
+20.0
+18.3
+21.2
+19.8
+23.7
+22.3
+17.8
+16.5
+23.9
+22.6
+17.3
+ 16.0
313
18.7
1,448
86.7
2,636
161.9
19,496
1.167.4
16,636
936.3
7,034
421.2
390
23.0
1,692
99.9
3,558
210.2
22,053
1,302.6
17,012
1,004.8
7,426
438.6
535
26.1
1,977
96.5
2,765
135.0
18,780
917.0
16,398
800.7
8,614
420.6
605
28.8
2,324
110.7
3,234
164.0
23,798
1,133.2
22,812
1,086.3
10,647
507.0
59
8.4
83
11.8
360
51.1
3,318
470.6
3,423
485.5
833
118.2
72
10.0
120
16.7
600
83.6
4,236
690.0
4,888
680.8
944
131.5
50
7.2
126
18.2
411
59.3
3,935
567.8
3,805
549.1
1,375
198.4
n
11.1
154
22.2
426
61.4
3,899
561.8
4,251
612.5
1,498
216.9
79
17.4
647
142.8
510
112.6
5,808
1,282.1
4,578
1,010.6
2,037
449.7
94
20.6
781
170.9
726
168.9
6,245
1,366.5
6,774
1,263.5
2,560
560.2
208
20.5
602
49.5
1,672
164.7
9,3%
925.7
8,666
853.8
3,267
321.9
242
24.3
633
63.7
1,836
184.7
11,672
1,174.2
10,111
1,017.2
4,007
403.1
115
11.1
348
33.7
708
68.5
7,665
741.3
7,274
703.5
2,639
255.2
147
14.1
612
49.0
775
74.2
8,867
848.5
9,324
892.2
3,111
297.7
28
8.9
39
12.4
191
60.6
1,717
545.1
1,814
576.9
431
136.8
37
11.6
51
15.9
165
51.6
1,808
565.0
2.173
679.1
567
177.2
6,767
26.5
42,072
164.6
43,144
168.8
381, 138
1,491.2
269, 053
1,013.5
139, 881
547.3
8,264
31.8
46,316
174.6
48,728
187.8
405,665
1,563.1
318,223
1,226.2
157,288
606.0
+22.1
+20.0
+7.7
+6.1
+12.9
+11.3
+6.4
+4.8
+22.8
+21.0
+12.4
+10.7
60
21.7
146
52.7
251
90.6
2,070
747.3
2,157
778.7
1,336
482.3
83
29.4
190
67.4
321
113.8
2,455
870.6
2,705
959.2
1,668
691.6
5,744
29.9
36, 991
192.5
37,408
194.6
316, 081
1,644.6
206,627
1,075.0
119,444
621.4
7,053
36.3
39, 240
201.8
42,199
217.0
325, 891
1,676.1
261, 490
1,293.5
131,943
678.6
56
7.2
176
22.6
408
52.4
10, 610
1,363.8
6,194
796.1
3,935
506.8
97
12.2
282
35.5
278
35.0
10,360
1.304.8
7,795
981.7
4,255
535.9
346
17.2
1,536
76.5
2,009
100.0
18,978
946.1
16,436
818.5
5,433
270.6
371
18.3
1,760
86,6
2,315
113.9
22,853
1,124.7
20,026
985.6
6,471
318.5
561
17.1
3,223
98.4
3,068
93.7
33,399
1,019.5
27,640
843.7
9,733
297.1
660
19.4
3,844
113.0
3,615
106.3
44,106
1,296.5
36,207
1,064.3
12, 951
380.7
63
Table 4. — Index of Crime by State, 1969
[See footnotes at end of table]
Area
Population
Total
Crime
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forci-
ble
rape
247
279
271
305
31
34
50
55
62
51
164
134
485
494
13.7
14.0
15
46
16
50
14
33
30
83
10.6
29.4
82
324
82
324
10
31
10
32
10
33
10
34
102
390
6.0
23.0
100
189
21
19
32
29
27
54
65
129
197
347
9.9
17.4
1,303
6,755
1.304
6,759
34
89
34
89
48
205
1.386
7,053
7.1
36.3
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
ALABAMA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting _.
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural -.-
Area actually reporting
Estimated total..
State total...
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
ALASKA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
State toUl
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
ARIZONA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural-.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
State tolaL
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
ARKANSAS
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Other cities.
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Slate toUl
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
CALIFORNIA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total. '. - -
Rural
Area actually reporting
State tola!
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
1,961,000
9L3%
100.0%
615,000
61. 5%
100. 0%
965,000
37. 9%
100. 0%
3.531,000
None
98,000
92.6%
100.0%
184,000
100.0%
282,000
1,233,000
99. 7%,
100. 0%
194,000
97.1%
100.0%
267,000
96. 4%
100. 0%
1,693.000
618,000
100.0%
498,000
65. 4%
100.0%
879,000
41. 7%
100. 0%
,995.000
17, 592. 000
99.9%
100. 0%
815.000
99. 5%
100. 0%
1,036,000
100. 0%
19,443,000
39,405
41,346
5,040
8,197
2,312
6,104
55,647
1,576.0
3,862
4,173
3,279
7,452
2, 642. 6
44, 554
44, 663
4,804
4,947
2,629
2,623
52,233
3,085.2
16, 546
4,175
6,385
2,236
6,364
28.295
1,418.3
750,600
751, 260
23,600
23,616
24, 326
799,202
4,110.5
5,142
5,432
709
1,153
855
2,257
8,842
250.4
394
426
198
624
221.3
4,939
4,945
517
632
256
265
5,742
339.2
2,501
589
901
412
988
4.390
220.1
86,894
86,947
1,468
1,475
1.456
89,878
462.3
34,263
35,914
4,331
7,044
1,457
3,847
46,805
1,325.6
3,468
3,747
3,081
6,828
2,421.3
39,615
39, 718
4,287
4,415
2,273
2,358
46,491
2, 746. 1
14,045
3,586
6,484
1,824
4,376
23,905
1,198.2
663, 706
664, 313
22,032
22,141
22.870
709.324
3, 648. 2
1,115
1,168
79
129
57
151
1,448
41.0
143
155
35
190
67.4
1,554
1,555
107
110
26
27
1,692
99.9
71
109
59
142
885
44.4
38, 487
38,511
431
433
296
39.240
201.8
3,601
3,688
565
919
685
1,808
6,415
181.7
190
205
116
321
113.8
2,979
2,984
369
380
187
194
3,558
210.2
478
731
272
652
2,961
148.4
40,349
40,373
914
919
907
42,199
217.0
16,929
17,820
2,058
3,347
754
1,991
23,158
655.8
1,104
1,193
1,262
2.455
870.6
19, 149
19, 186
1,754
1,806
1,023
1,061
22.053
1,302.6
1,785
2,730
982
2,356
11.717
587.3
304,227
304.492
9,113
9,158
12,241
325,891
1,676.1
12, 465
13,050
1,815
2,952
606
1.600
17.602
498.5
1,515
1,637
1,068
2.705
959.2
13,781
13,835
2,112
2,175
966
1,002
17,012
1,004.8
6,060
1,538
2,352
732
1,756
10.168
509.7
231.768
232,012
10,439
10, 491
8,987
251.490
1,293.5
64
Table 4. — Index of Crime by State, 1969 — Continued
Area
Population
Total
Crime
Indox
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forci-
ble
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$90 and
COLORADO
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area-
Area actually reporting
Estimated total ---
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Eural.-- —
Area actually reporting
Estimated total --
Slate total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
CONNECTICUT
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting...
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Rural .-
.\.rea actually reporting
Slate total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
DELAWARE
Standard MetropoUtan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural.
Area actually reporting
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
FLORIDA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Slate total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
GEORGIA
Standard MetropoUtan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural.-
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State toUl
Kate per 100,000 inhabitants
1,477.000
95. 0%
100.0%
254, 000
99.1%
100. 0%
369, 000
88. 1%
100. 0%,
2,100,000
2, 572, 000
97. 7%
100. 0%
175,000
100.0%
253, 000
100. 0%
3,000,000
378,000
100.0%
39,000
93.2%
100.0%
122, 000
100.0%
540,000
4, 357, 000
98.8%
100.0%
956,000
93. 5%
100.0%
1,042,000
67.8%
100.0%
6,354,000
2, 286, 000
94.6%
100.0%
731,000
60. 7%
100.0%
1, 624, 000
35.2%
100.0%
4,641,000
53. 184
54. 702
4,822
4,868
3,492
3,962
63.532
3,025.3
63,795
64, 759
2,535
2,754
70,048
2, 334. 9
10, 135
678
727
1,104
11, %6
2, 215. 9
156, 018
157, 720
19, 386
20, 730
15, 401
22, 710
201,160
3, 165. 9
56,233
58,584
6,888
11,350
4,505
12,816
82,750
1,783.0
5,429
5,489
363
366
370
420
6,275
298.8
4,075
4,109
160
4,415
147.2
1,067
82
121
1,276
236.3
23,606
23,819
2,255
2,411
2,157
3,181
29,411
462.9
6,202
6,399
1,009
1,663
1,115
3,173
11,235
242.1
47, 755
49,213
4,459
4,502
3,122
3.542
57,257
2, 726. 5
59, 720
60,650
2,389
2,594
65,633
2, 187. 8
9,068
596
639
983
10,690
1, 979. 6
132,412
133, 901
17, 131
18,319
13, 244
19, 529
171,749
2, 703. 0
50,031
52, 185
5,879
9,687
3,390
9,643
71,515
1, 540. 9
11
12
112
5.3
13
39
7.2
493
498
63
67
105
155
720
11.3
335
342
56
92
41
117
551
11.9
536
538
18
18
43
49
60S
28.8
227
230
16
260
8.7
5
5
13
67
12.4
992
1,003
78
83
177
261
1,347
21.2
493
516
34
56
78
222
794
17.1
2,232
2,243
42
42
34
39
2,324
110.7
1,619
1,629
32
35
1,696
56.5
574
13
14
26
614
113.7
9,078
9,149
613
656
366
640
10,345
162.8
2,334
2,383
126
208
107
304
2.895
62.4
2,567
2,614
297
300
282
320
3,234
154.0
2,152
2,173
97
103
2,373
79.1
62
67
69
556
103.0
13,043
13, 169
1,501
1,605
1,509
2,225
16,999
267.5
3,040
3,158
793
1,307
889
2,530
6,995
150.7
20,186
20,427
1,450
1,464
1,681
1,907
23,798
1, 133. 2
26,384
26, 795
1,164
1,665
29,624
987.5
222
238
492
4,391
813.1
64,663
65,266
8,894
9,511
7,820
11, 531
86,308
1,358.3
22,962
23,854
2,366
3,899
1,688
4,802
32,555
701.5
17,943
18, 931
2,618
2,542
1,180
1,339
22,812
1,086.3
21,292
21, 689
846
640
23,175
772.5
3,025
340
365
434
3,824
708.1
47,429
47,994
6,623
7,082
4,092
6,034
61,110
961.8
17,839
18, 735
2,714
4,472
1,083
3,081
26,288
566.4
9,230
9,596
799
1,316
619
1,760
12,672
273.0
65
Table 4. — Index of Crime by State, 1969 — Continued
Area
HAWAn
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area_
Area actually reporting
Other cities --
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State toUl
Eate per 100,000 inhabitants
IDAHO
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting - -
Other cities. - -
Area actually reporting..
Eural - --
Area actually reporting -
Estimated total - - -
State tola)
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
ILLINOIS
Standard MetropoUtan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Other cities. -
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
State loUl - - -
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
INDIANA
Standard MetropoUtan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting- -
Estimated total
Eural
Area actually reporting
E St iinated total - - -
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
IOWA
Standard MetropoUtan Statistical Area-
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural..
Area actuaUy reporting
Estimated total
Slate total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
646,000
100.0%
62,000
61.0%
100.0%
86,000
72.9%
100.0%
794,000
102,000
100.0%
308,000
100.0%
308,000
83.4%
100.0%
718,000
8, 825, 000
96. 7%
100.0%
980,000
80. 6%
100.0%
1, 241, 000
63.7%
100.0%
11,047,000
3, 151, 000
96. 9%
100.0%
816,000
88.1%
100.0%
1,151,000
96.0%
100.0%
5,118.000
Total
Crime
Index
968, 000
98. 6%
100.0%
772,000
89. 67o
100.0%
1, 051, 000
83.0%
100.0%
2,781,000
21, 224
615
1,008
629
862
23.094
2, 908. 6
2,282
5, 551
2,537
3,041
10,874
1,514.5
220.362
225, 196
9,870
12,257
5,539
8,701
246,154
2, 228. 2
76, 691
78, 389
11,628
13, 203
7,346
7,649
99,241
1, 939. 1
18, 309
18,547
9,084
10, 137
5,524
6,656
35,340
1,270.8
Violent
crime
37
61
46
63
684
86.1
172
411
186
223
806
112.3
47, 037
47, 584
925
1,149
515
810
49,543
448.5
8,034
8,153
918
1,043
534
556
9,752
190. 6
1,144
1,154
465
518
204
246
1,918
69.0
Property
crime
20,664
578
947
583
799
22,410
2, 822. 4
2,110
5,140
2.351
2,818
10.068
1, 402. 2
173, 325
177, 612
8,945
11,108
6,024
7, 891
196,611
1, 779. 8
68,657
70, 236
10, 710
12, 160
6,812
7, 093
89.489
1, 748. 6
17, 165
17, 393
8, 619
9,619
5, 320
6,410
33,422
1,201.8
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
23
3
4
27
3.4
7
8
14
1.9
895
906
16
20
15
24
950
8.6
201
203
20
23
25
26
252
4.9
39
1.4
Forci-
ble
rape
82
97
12.2
28
24
29
72
10.0
1,962
1,997
46
56
38
60
2.113
19.1
639
647
72
75
780
15.2
113
113
29
32
27
33
178
6.4
Robbery
282
35.6
26
59
30
36
120
16.7
25,362
25,545
379
471
87
137
26,153
236.7
4,229
4.278
258
293
92
4,667
91.2
483
486
90
100
30
36
622
22.4
Aggra-
vated
assault
183
27
44
37
51
278
35.0
130
320
126
160
600
83.6
18, 818
19, 136
486
602
375
689
20,327
184.0
2,965
3,025
589
669
345
359
4,053
79.2
626
532
339
378
140
169
1,079
38.8
Burglary
9,417
332
544
291
399
10.360
1,304.8
1,923
1,146
1,374
4,236
690.0
70, 791
72,654
4,098
5,089
2,521
3,959
81,602
738.7
29,433
30,061
4,196
4,764
3,947
4,110
38,935
760.7
6,260
6,323
3,492
3,897
2,808
3,383
13.603
489.1
Larceny
$50 and
over
251
344
7,795
981.7
980
2,641
1,057
1,267
4,888
680.8
62,589
54,368
3,904
4,848
2,150
3,377
62,593
666.6
22,483
23,150
6,063
6,749
2,332
2,428
31.327
612.1
7,464
7,582
4,116
4,594
2,246
2,706
14,882
636.1
66
Table 4. — Index of Crime by Sfate, 1969 — Continued
KANSAS
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area-
Area actually reporting
Estimated total -.
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total..
Stole total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
KENTUCKY
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Other cities
Area actually reporting , ,
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total.
Slate total..
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
LOUISIANA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Rural.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
MAINE
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area..
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities.
Areaactuallyreporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting.
State total...
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
MARYLAND
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting ,
Estimated total.
Rural.-.-
Area actually reporting
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
982,000
99.6%
100.0%
635,000
98. 5%
100.0%
704,000
94.2%
100.0%
2,321,000
1, 197, 000
96. 5%
100.0%
556,000
75.4%
100.0%
1, 479, 000
93. 8%
100.0%
3,232,000
2, 014, 000
100.0%
498,000
79.9%
100.0%
1,233,000
62.3%
100.0%
3.745,000
276,000
94.2%
100.0%
449,000
82. 8%
100.0%
253,000
100.0%
978,000
3, 157, 000
99.9%
100.0%
157,000
94.8%
100.0%
451,000
100. 0%,
3.765,000
Total
Crime
Index
25, 827
25, 920
9,995
10, 146
4,604
4,890
40.956
1,764.6
38,789
39,667
6,044
8,013
5,689
6,065
53,745
1, 662. 9
60, 171
4,990
6,245
4,444
7,128
73,544
1, 963. 8
3,672
3,841
3,053
3,688
2,600
10,129
1, 035. 7
117,376
117,412
2,303
2,427
3,713
123,552
3, 281. 6
Violent
crime
2,732
2,742
720
731
376
40O
3,873
166.9
3,772
3,841
759
1,005
843
5.745
177.8
10, 207
948
1,186
1,309
2,099
13.492
360.3
220
229
168
203
249
681
69.6
23,686
23,586
399
420
289
24,295
645.3
Property
crime
23.095
23,178
9,275
9,416
4,228
4,490
37,083
1, 597. 7
35,017
35, 826
5,285
7,008
4,846
5,166
48,000
1, 485. 1
49,964
4,042
5,059
3,135
5, 029
60,052
1, 603. 5
3,452
3,612
2,885
3,485
2,351
9.448
966.1
93, 790
93, 826
1,904
2,007
3.424
99,257
2, 636. 3
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forci-
ble
rape
58
218
68
219
13
65
13
66
9
61
10
65
81
350
3.5
15.1
126
256
128
258
35
22
46
29
152
78
162
83
336
370
10.4
11.4
229
634
18
41
23
51
65
90
104
144
356
829
9.5
22.1
5
14
5
14
4
15
6
18
6
26
16
58
1.6
5.9
314
1,068
314
1,068
8
18
8
19
28
38
350
1,125
9.3
29.9
Robbery
983
987
197
200
79
84
1,271
54.8
1,902
1,926
115
152
148
158
2,236
69.2
3,495
141
176
107
172
3,843
102.6
66
67
25
30
14
111
11.3
10,903
10,903
97
102
81
11,086
294.4
Aggra-
vated
assault
1,473
1,478
445
452
227
241
2,171
93.5
1,488
1,529
587
778
465
496
2,803
86.7
5,849
748
1,047
1,679
8,464
226.0
135
143
124
150
203
4%
50.7
11, 301
11, 301
276
291
142
11.734
311.7
Burglary
10,423
10,464
3,445
3,497
2,006
2,130
16,091
693.3
12, 205
12,566
2,203
2,921
2,731
2,912
18,399
569.3
21,236
2,015
2,522
1,406
2,255
26,013
694.6
1,704
1,786
1,358
1,640
1,569
4. 995
510.7
39, 339
39, 356
887
935
1,679
41.970
1,114.7
Larceny
$50 and
over
8,682
8,705
4,887
4,901
1,916
2,035
15,701
676.5
13,850
14,138
2,387
3,165
1,050
1,119
18,422
570.0
17,650
1,645
1,934
1,443
2,315
21.899
684.8
1,191
1,250
1,057
1,277
581
3.108
317.8
32,847
32,860
740
780
1,336
34,976
929.0
67
Table 4. — Index of Crime by State, 1969 — Continued
Area
Population
Total
Crime
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forci-
ble
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
MASSACHUSETTS
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total..
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting..
State tola]
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
MISSISSIPPI
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area-
Area actually reporting
Other cities
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total.
Rural
Area actually reporting. - - .
Estimated total. -
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
MISSOURI
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting..
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
State total
Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants
5, 328, 000
93. 8%
100. 0%
116, 000
92. 9%
100. 0%
23,000
100. C%
5,467,000
MICHIGAN
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Other cities
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estunated total..
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
MINNESOTA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State total.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
6, 783, 000
99.7%
100. 0%
793,000
94. 3%
100.0%
1, 190, OCO
98. 1%
100.0%
8.766.000
2,016,000
99. 8%
100. 0%
623,000
95. 6%
100. 0%
1,062,000
96.5%
100. 0%
3.700.000
403,000
100.0%
712,000
81. 5%,
100. 0%
1, 246, 000
29.5%
100.0%
2,360,000
3, 016, 000
98. 1%
100. 0%,
687,000
84. 6%,
100. 0%
1,048,000
61. 4%
100. 0%
4.651.000
140, 088
146, 730
2,642
2,845
232
149,807
2, 740. 2
246, 666
247, 277
11,805
12, 520
19,702
20,086
279,883
3, 192. 8
60,540
60,596
7,160
7,488
6,524
6,768
74.842
2, 022. 8
6,790
8,335
1,261
4,245
17.476
740.6
108, 844
109,823
6,749
7,977
6,709
9,298
127.098
2, 732. 7
9,809
10,116
112
121
35
10,272
187.9
39, 739
39,804
1,240
1,316
1,645
1,677
42,796
488.2
4,703
4,794
213
223
229
236
5.253
142.0
483
1,253
1,538
393
1,333
3.354
142.1
16, 474
16,544
620
614
677
1,102
18.260
392.6
130, 279
136, 614
2,630
2,724
197
139.635
2, 562. 3
206, 927
207, 473
10,566
11.206
18, 057
18,409
237.087
2, 704. 6
65,748
55, 802
6,947
7,265
6,295
6,622
69.589
4,413
5,637
6, 797
858
2,912
14.122
698. 4
92, 370
93, 279
6,229
7,363
5,032
8,196
108,838
2, 340. 1
176
181
191
3.5
664
664
24
25
39
40
729
8.3
66
66
1
1
12
12
69
1.9
43
42
51
29
98
192
8.1
415
417
18
21
29
47
485
10.4
569
579
3
592
10.8
2,052
2,066
91
97
241
246
2.399
27.4
366
365
18
19
39
40
424
11.6
32
102
215
9.1
1,161
1,168
29
34
42
68
1,270
27.3
4,827
4,926
5
4.955
90.6
22,799
22,823
336
366
179
182
23.361
266.6
2,921
2,922
61
64
29
30
3.016
81.6
127
166
345
14.6
8,172
8,190
147
174
73
119
8.483
182.4
4,247
4,430
79
86
19
4,534
82.9
14, 224
14, 261
789
837
1,186
1,209
16,307
186.0
1,450
1,451
133
139
149
164
1.744
47.1
1,018
1,250
308
1,046
2.602
110.3
6,726
6,769
326
386
8.022
172.5
52.006
54,836
1,397
1,604
111
56,460
1, 032. 6
93,400
93,609
5,129
6,440
10, 396
10, 698
109.647
1. 250. 8
22.895
22, 913
2,580
2,698
3,113
3,225
28.836
779.4
2,084
2,963
3,637
518
1.758
7.479
316.9
43,991
44,410
2,677
3,164
2,740
4,463
52.037
1,118.8
33, 306
36,184
834
53
36,135
661.0
72, 974
73,220
4,132
4,382
6,269
6,381
83.983
968.1
20, 212
20, 240
3,388
3,543
2.664
2.750
26.633
717.1
1,676
2,005
2,461
231
784
4,921
208.5
22,800
23,147
2,915
3,446
2,028
3,303
29.896
642.8
68
Table 4. — Index of Crime by Sfate, 1969 — Continued
Area
MONTANA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area-
Area actually reporting
Other cities
Area actually reporting —
Estimated total
Rural -
Area actually reporting
Estimated total-
Slate total -
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
NEBRASKA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total -
Other cities --
Area actually reporting
Estimated total -
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total-
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
NEVADA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area-
Area actually reporting- --
Estimated total
Other cities --
Area actually reportmg
Rural ---
Area actually reporting
Estimated total -
State loUl -
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting -..
Estimated total -.
Rural
Area actually reporting
State total - - --
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
NEW JERSEY
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting.
Other cities
Area actually reporting.
Rural
Area actually reporting
State total.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
166,000
100.0%
239,000
92. 6%
100. 0%
289,000
89. 6%
100. 0%
694,000
620, 000
99. 5%
100.0%
325,000
91. 6%
100.0%
504,000
72. 5%
100. 0%
1.449,000
405,000
94.2%
100. 0%
28,000
100. 0%
25,000
83.7%
lOfl. 0%
457,000
217,000
95. 2%
100. 0%
319, 000
80.3%
100. 0%
182,000
100. 0%
717.000
5, 586, 000
100. 0%
1,422,000
100.0%
139,000
100. 0%
7,148,000
Total
Crime
Index
3,117
3,369
2,682
2,995
10.330
1, 488. 5
14, 707
14, 724
2,908
3,176
1,903
2,623
20,522
1, 416. 3
13,338
14, 619
674
777
928
16.221
3, 549. 5
2,076
2,171
2,973
3,704
1,161
7.036
981.3
143, 592
29,383
2,747
175.722
2, 458. 3
Violent
crime
106
115
277
310
682
98.3
2,013
2, 013
135
148
103
141
2.302
158.9
1,338
1,451
58
111
133
1,642
359.3
95
100
126
157
68
325
45.3
15, 105
1.967
154
17,226
241.0
Property
crime
3,709
3,011
3,254
2,405
2,685
9.648
1, 390. 2
12, 694
12,711
2,773
3,027
1,800
2,482
18,220
1, 257. 4
12,000
13,168
616
666
795
14,579
3, 190. 2
1,981
2.071
2,847
3,547
1,093
6,711
936.0
128,487
27,416
2.593
158,496
2.217.3
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forci-
ble
rape
4
29
3
20
3
22
16
23
18
26
25
77
3.6
U. 1
35
78
35
78
7
8
9
1
1
12
36
98
2.6
6.8
32
81
34
88
5
2
2
3
2
4
41
94
9.0
20.6
1
10
1
10
3
6
4
7
13
12
18
29
2.5
4.0
325
751
34
140
10
23
369
914
6.2
12.8
Robbery
36
39
33
37
154
22.2
710
710
24
26
11
15
751
51.8
709
763
10
781
170.9
32
33
25
31
11
75
10.5
8,643
953
61
9.657
135.1
Aggra-
vated
assault
146
47
61
205
229
426
61.4
1,190
1,190
104
114
82
113
1.417
97.8
616
566
117
726
158.9
62
56
92
115
32
203
28.3
5,386
840
60
6.286
87.9
Burglary
1,006
1,087
1,161
1,296
3,899
561.8
4,665
4,673
1,062
1,169
839
1,167
6.989
482.3
5,265
5,737
220
241
288
6.245
1,366.5
995
1,036
1,248
1,555
731
3.322
463.3
54,787
11,724
1,612
68.123
953.0
Larceny
$50 and
over
1,477
1,596
970
1,083
4,251
612.5
4,408
4,416
1,428
1,569
823
1,135
7.109
490.6
4,560
6,047
319
342
408
5,774
1, 263. 6
664
590
1,237
1,541
231
2,362
329.4
40,903
11,514
714
53,131
743.3
69
Table 4. — Index of Crime by Sfate, 1969 — Continued
Area
Population
Total
Crime
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forci-
ble
rape
16
126
26
69
26
60
19
55
19
66
61
242
6.1
24.3
1,260
2,690
1,262
2,695
20
47
21
50
37
104
1,320
2,849
7.2
15.6
250
253
261
264
103
85
123
102
90
124
172
236
556
602
10.7
11.6
5
10
9
1
1
10
1
25
0.2
4.1
635
1,464
641
1,490
20
67
23
78
16
59
21
77
685
1.645
6.4
15.3
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
NEW MEXICO
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Other cities...
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Slate total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants. _
NEW YORK
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total.
O ther cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
State total....
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
NORTH CAROLINA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
NORTH DAKOTA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Rural -
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
SUtetoUl
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
OHIO
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total.
Rural.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
316, 000
100. 0%
477, 000
98. 9%
100. 0%
201,000
98. 0%
100. 0%
994,000
15,880,000
99. 4%
100. 0%
989, 000
94.8%
100.0%
1,453,000
100. 0%
18,321.000
1,890,000
94.3%
100. 0%
959, 000
83. 6%
100. 0%
2, 356, 000
52. 4%
100. 0%
5,205,000
68,000
100. 0%
209, 000
100. 0%
338, 000
87. 1%
100.0%
615,000
8,314,000
95. 9%
100. 0%
1,072,000
85.9%
100. 0%
1,363,000
76.8%,
100. 0%
10,740,000
9,902
2,764
2,822
28,562
2,873.4
623, 730
625,331
12, 163
12, 823
15,251
653,405
3, 566. 4
43,065
44,661
14, 176
16, 966
9,743
18, 589
80.216
1,541.1
2,432
1,143
1,312
4,602
748.3
195, 054
199,127
12, 013
13,978
7,771
10,118
223.223
2, 078. 4
797
806
353
360
2,772
278.9
102,208
102, 325
1,184
1,249
824
104.398
569.8
8,411
8,677
2,996
3,586
2,879
5,492
17.755
341.1
42
61
102
117
220
35.8
24,373
24,712
990
1,152
602
784
26.648
248.1
8,995
9,096
2,411
2,462
25.790
2, 594. 6
521, 522
523, 006
10, 978
11,674
14,427
549.007
2, 996. 6
34, 654
35, 984
11,180
13, 380
6,864
13,097
62,461
1,200.0
816
2,371
1,041
1,195
4,382
712.5
170,681
174,415
11,023
12, 826
7,169
9,334
196.575
1,830.3
449
141
143
40
41
633
63.7
63,870
63,921
286
302
126
64.349
351.2
1,419
1,456
270
323
174
332
2.111
40.6
12
14
44
7.2
13,194
13,297
212
247
46
60
13.604
126.7
571
577
239
244
1.836
184.7
34,388
34, 447
831
876
557
35,880
195.8
6,489
6,696
2,538
3,038
2,491
4,752
14,486
278.3
24
34
80
92
150
24.4
9,080
9,284
691
804
481
626
10,714
3,918
3,962
815
832
11,672
1, 174. 2
223, 677
224, 229
5,104
5,381
9,380
238,990
1,304.5
16, 146
16,812
4,585
5,487
3,737
7,130
29,429
565.4
263
596
687
674
1.533
249.3
66,347
67,942
5,269
6,131
4.160
5,416
79.489
740.1
5,169
4,174
4,221
706
721
10.111
1,017.2
186,947
187,619
4,531
4,777
3,673
196,069
1,070.;
14,259
14,784
5,016
6,003
2,342
4,469
25.256
485.2
425
1,425
361
414
2.264
368.1
55,620
57, 095
4,237
4,930
2,623
3,285
65.310
608.1
70
Table 4. — Index of Crime by State, 1969 — Continued
OKLAHOMA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities. _
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total..
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
OREGON
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
PENNSYLVANIA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities...
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
RHODE ISLAND
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Other cities.
Area actually reporting
Rural.
Area actually reporting
Sute total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
SOUTH CAROLINA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area-
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural..
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Sute total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
1,256,000
99. 2%
100. 0%
622, 000
84.8%
100.0%
690,000
74.2%
100.0%
2,568,000
1,234,000
99. 9%
100. 0%
365, 000
99.3%
100.0%
433,000
97. 2%
100. 0%
2,032,000
9, 329, 000
92. 6%
100.0%
960,000
85. 6%
100. 0%
1, 514, 000
100. 0%
11.803,000
755,000
100.0%
127,000
100.0%
29,000
100. 0%
911.000
1, 036, 000
93. 1%
100. 0%
515, 000
76.7%
100. 0%
1,141,000
54.8%
100.0%
2.692,000
Total
Crime
Index
30, 368
30,513
6,581
7,759
3,523
4,748
43.020
1,675.2
41,915
41,918
6,800
6,846
4,967
5,113
53.877
2, 651. 4
136, 436
144, 817
7,656
8,942
11,636
165,295
1,400.4
21,918
3,354
176
25.448
2, 793. 4
25, 035
26,322
7,265
9,470
5,338
9,749
45.541
1,691.7
Violent
crime
3,429
3,439
500
590
462
623
4.652
181.2
3,585
3,585
450
452
476
490
4.527
222.8
20,040
20,716
534
623
704
22.043
186.8
1,355
221
18
1,594
175.0
2,956
3,071
1,004
1,309
1,122
2,049
6.429
238.8
Property
crime
26. 939
27, 074
6,081
7,169
3,061
4,125
38,368
1, 494. 1
38,330
38,333
6,350
6,394
4,491
4,623
49,350
2,428.6
116, 396
124, 101
7,122
8,319
10,832
143.252
1, 213. 7
20,563
3,133
158
23,854
2, 618. 4
22,079
23,251
6,261
8,161
4,216
7,700
39.112
1, 452. 9
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
39
148
5.8
53
53
9
9
18
19
81
4.0
447
456
18
482
4.1
24
3
1
28
3.1
127
135
66
86
63
115
336
12.5
Forci-
ble
rape
249
249
33
39
58
78
366
14.3
280
280
37
37
52
54
371
18.3
1,170
1,215
32
37
103
1,355
11.5
29
5
2
36
4.0
172
178
53
62
113
360
13.4
Robbery
1,080
1,082
79
93
54
73
1.248
48.6
1,640
1,640
50
51
1,760
86.6
9,839
10,084
143
167
180
10,431
88.4
625
40
4
669
73.4
932
960
134
175
115
210
1,345
50.0
Aggra-
vated
assault
2,015
2,023
368
434
321
433
2,890
112.5
1,612
1,612
335
337
356
366
2,315
113.9
8,584
8,961
352
411
403
9.775
82.8
677
173
11
861
94.5
1,725
1,798
751
979
882
1,611
4,388
163.0
Burglary
12,519
12,568
2,482
2,926
1,605
2,163
17.657
687.6
17,756
17, 757
2,805
2,824
2,207
2,272
22,853
1, 124. 7
53,165
56, 659
3,183
3,718
7,289
67,566
572.4
7,452
1,378
120
8.950
982.4
10,295
10,835
2,979
3,883
2,505
4,676
19,293
716.7
Larceny
$60 and
over
9,384
9,464
2,934
3,459
1,188
1,601
14.514
565.2
15,216
16,216
2,870
2,890
1,866
1,920
20.026
985.5
31, 612
34,214
2,799
3,269
2,765
40.248
341.0
5,959
1,419
27
7.405
812.8
7,587
8,039
2,495
3,252
1,301
2,376
13,667
607.7
71
Table 4. — Index of Crime by State, 1969 — Continued
Area
Population
Total
Crime
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forci-
ble
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
SOUTH DAKOTA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Other cities
Area actually reporting..
Estimated total-.
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Stale total.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants . -
TENNESSEE
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
VERMONT
Standard MetropoUtan Statistical Area.
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural ,
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Slate total
RateperlOO.OOO inhabitants
90,000
100. 0%
222,000
89. 6%
100. 0%
347, 000
59.4%
100. 0%
659,000
1,952,000
96. 9%
100. 0%
623, 000
72.4%
100.0%
1,410,000
21. 1%
100. 0%
3.985.000
TEXAS
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total..
O ther cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
UTAH
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total —
State total
Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants
8,138,000
94. 2%
100. 0%
1,441,000
87.4%
100.0%
1,608,000
60. 0%
100. 0%
11.187.000
809,000
99.4%
100.0%
80,000
91. 7%
100. 0%
157,000
81. 9%
100. 0%
1.045,000
None
212,000
80. 8%
100.0%
227,000
98. 6%
100. 0%
439,000
2,575
2,876
1,466
2,470
6,728
1, 020. 9
81,119
61,807
4,899
6,767
1,646
7,797
66.371
1,665.5
233, 691
242, 159
16, 101
18,413
9,054
15,093
275.665
2, 464. 2
20,653
20, 738
713
776
1.021
1, 248
22.762
2, 178. 2
1,839
2,276
2,203
2,233
4.609
1, 027. 1
127
142
178
300
510
77.4
6,118
6,192
639
883
456
2,160
9.235
231.7
30, 756
31, 782
1,631
1,866
1,611
2,686
36.334
324.8
1,345
1,351
33
35
61
74
1.460
139.7
133
164
70
70
234
53.3
1,314
2,448
2,734
1,288
2,170
6,218
943.6
45,001
45,615
4,260
5,884
1,190
5,637
57.136
1,433.8
202, 935
210,377
14, 470
16,547
7,443
12, 407
239.331
2, 139. 4
19, 308
19, 387
680
741
960
1,174
21,302
2,038.5
1,706
2,112
2,133
2,163
4.275
973.8
2
2
6
10
13
2.0
245
248
28
39
20
95
382
9.6
975
1,014
80
92
95
158
1.264
11.3
19
19
1
1
5
6
26
2.5
14
16
28
47
73
11.1
315
321
34
47
29
137
505
12.7
1,734
1,835
90
103
142
237
2,175
19.4
137
138
2
2
6
7
147
14.1
24
33
37
14
24
85
12.9
2,650
2,665
113
156
37
175
2.996
75.2
12,072
12, 257
272
311
152
254
12.822
114.6
501
502
11
11
11
2.5
33
33
40
9.1
7
512
49.0
25
31
10
10
41
9.3
33
78
87
130
219
339
51.4
2,908
2,958
464
641
370
1,753
5.352
134.3
15,975
16,676
1,189
1,360
1,222
2,037
20.073
179.4
692
27
29
44
54
775
74.2
102
126
16
16
142
32.3
1.061
1.185
691
1,164
2.801
425.0
22,542
22,903
2,030
2,804
588
2,785
28.492
715.0
103, 108
107,047
7,013
8,020
3,712
6,188
121.255
1,083.9
7,916
7,948
279
304
503
615
8,867
848.5
822
1,018
1,692
1,614
2.632
599.6
658
1,114
1,244
485
817
2,719
412.6
13, 178
13,335
1,545
2,134
412
1.952
17.421
437.2
60. 591
63,492
6,298
7,202
3,188
5,314
76.008
679.4
8,451
8,487
314
342
405
495
9.324
892.5
685
724
417
423
1.147
261.3
72
Table 4. — Index of Crime by State, 7969 — Continued
Area
VIRGINIA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area. .
Area actually reporting
Estimated total - -
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
WASHINGTON
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Other cities...
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
State total
Rale per 100,000 inhabitants
WEST VIRGINIA
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Area actually reporting
Estimated total...
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estunated total
Rural
.\rea actually reporting.
State total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
WISCONSIN
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area...
Area actually reporting
Estimated total...
Other cities
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Stale totol
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
WYOMING
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area..
Other cities..
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rural -
Area actually reporting
Estimated totaL
SUtetotel
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
2, 718, 000
99. 5%
100.0%
505,000
92. 5%
100.0%
1, ae, 000
99. 7%
100. 0%
4,669,000
2, 194, 000
99.4%
100. 0%
632,000
94.6%
100. 0%
676,000
91. 9%
100. 0%
3,402,000
566,000
94. 4%
100. 0%
366,000
65. 0%
100. 0%
888,000
100. 0%
1,819,000
2, 132, 000
99.9%
100. 0%
1,005,000
96. 6%
100. 0%
1,096,000
85. 8%
100. 0%
4,233,000
None
214.000
94.0%
100.0%
106,000
96. 7%
100. 0%
320,000
Total
Crime
Index
67, 947
68, 246
6,794
7,343
5,463
5,481
81,070
1, 736, 3
78, 555
78,889
11,756
12,439
9,357
10, 179
101,607
2,983.7
7,371
7,619
1,823
2,802
3,489
13,910
764.7
39, 851
39, 867
9,371
7,684
8,959
58.524
1, 382. 6
3,198
3,401
1,385
1,433
4,834
1,510.6
Violent
crime
8,180
8,210
1,082
1.169
1,260
1,264
10,643
228.0
6,758
6,778
781
826
588
639
8.243
242.3
882
901
174
267
598
1.766
97.1
2,639
2,639
304
314
393
458
3.411
80.6
131
139
142
147
286
89.4
Property
crime
69,767
60,036
6.712
6,174
4,203
4,217
70,427
I, 508. 4
71, 797
72, 111
10,976
11,613
8,769
9.540
93.264
2, 741. 4
6,489
6,718
1,649
2, 535
2,891
12.144
667.6
37, 212
37,228
9.067
9,384
7,291
8,501
55.113
1,302.0
3,067
3,262
1,243
1,286
4.548
1.421.3
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forci-
ble
rape
185
531
185
533
26
55
28
69
63
98
63
98
276
690
5.9
14.8
100
643
100
545
6
58
6
61
17
50
18
54
124
660
3.6
19.4
26
36
26
36
19
8
29
12
47
45
102
93
5.6
6.1
62
181
62
181
10
25
10
26
13
84
15
98
87
305
2.1
7.2
12
18
13
19
19
17
20
18
33
37
10.3
11.6
Robbery
3,218
3,228
232
261
165
166
3,645
78.1
3,505
3,610
220
233
93
101
3.844
113.0
240
241
37
57
49
347
19.1
1,052
1,052
90
93
44
51
1. 196
28.3
37
39
12
12
51
15.9
Aggra-
vated
assault
4,246
4,264
769
831
934
937
6,032
129.2
2,610
2,623
497
526
428
466
3.615
106.3
580
598
110
169
457
1.224
67.3
1,344
1,344
179
185
252
294
1,823
43.1
64
68
94
97
165
51.6
Burglary
26,176
26,275
2,696
2,913
2,071
2,078
31,266
669.7
34,239
34.387
4.433
4,691
4,622
6,028
44,106
1, 296. 6
2,857
2,961
754
1,159
1,750
5.870
322.7
12.408
12,414
3,697
3,826
4,169
4,861
21.101
498.6
1,304
1.387
407
421
1,80S
566.0
Larceny
$50 and
over
22,700
22,829
2,265
2,448
992
996
26.272
562.7
26,434
26,554
6,440
5,756
3,682
3,897
36,207
1,064.3
2.766
2,853
704
1,082
785
4,720
259.5
17,088
17.096
4,323
4,474
2,542
2,964
24.534
579.6
1,400
1,489
661
684
2,173
679.1
For standard metropolitan statistical areas in this table the percentage actually reporting may not coincide with the ratio between reported and esti-
mated crime totals since these data represent the sum of such calculations for individual areas varying in size, portions reporting and crime rates.
Population by area tor each state is 1969 estimate; total population for each state is Bureau of the Census provisional estimate as of July 1 , 1969, and subject
to change.
Violent crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants for the offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime rate per 100,000 inhabitants for the offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
73
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Population
Total
Crime
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forc-
ible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
Abilene, Tex --
(Includes Taylor and Jones Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Akron, Ohio -
(Includes Summit and Portage Coun-
ties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y
(Includes Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga
and Schenectady Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 iniiabitants
Albuquerque, N. Mex
(Includes BernallUo County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
AUentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pa.-N.J —
(Includes Lehigh and Northampton
Counties, Pa. and Warren County,
N.J.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Altoona, Pa . -
(Includes Blair Coimty.)
Area actually reporting _
Estimated total..
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Amarillo, Tex
(Includes Potter and Randall Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Garden Grove, Calif.
(Includes Orange County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Anderson, Ind..
(Includes Madison County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Ann Arbor, Mich
(Includes Washtenaw County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Asheyille, N.C
(Includes Bmicombe County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Atlanta, Ga
(Includes Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb,
Fulton and Gwinnett Counties.)
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 mhabitants.
Atlantic City, N.J.
(Includes Atlantic County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 mhabitants
Augusta, Ga.-S.C
(Includes Richmond County, Ga. and
Aiken County, S.C.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Austin, Tex
(Includes Travis County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 mhabitants.
123,000
100. 0%
685,000
81.4%
100. 0%
708,000
100. 0%
316,000
100.0%
532,000
96. 1%
100. 0%
06.2%,
100.0%
200,000
100.0%
1,311,000
100.0%
139,000
87. 1%
100.0%
213,000
100.0%
148,000
100.0%
1,331,000
96. 6%
100.0%
185,000
100.0%
274,000
100. 0%
271,000
100.0%
1,804
, 469. 3
16, 651
17,814
2, 602. 3
9,820
1, 387. 7
15,838
5, 018. 3
6,042
6,290
,181.9
835
901
626.3
3,616
1, 765. 6
43,803
3,341.2
1,470
1,783
1,281.2
7,603
3,616.8
2,412
1,625.3
36, 427
37,331
2, 805. 2
7,626
4, 116. 6
4,396
1,607.1
7,667
2, 830. 0
137
111.6
1,766
1,883
275.1
723
102.2
1,606
508.9
497
516
97.0
64
69
48.0
336
167.3
2,771
211.4
122
87.7
574
269.0
180
121.3
3,839
3,917
294.3
408
220.2
746
272.7
1,286
474.7
1,667
1, 357. 7
14, 785
15, 931
2, 327. 3
9,097
1,286.6
14,232
4, 509. 6
6,545
6,774
1, 086. 0
771
832
578.3
3,180
1,588.2
41,032
3, 129. 8
1,371
1,661
1, 193. 5
6,929
3, 247. 7
2,232
1,604.0
32,588
33, 414
2, 510. 9
7,218
3, 896. 4
3,650
1,334.4
6,381
2,356.3
37
39
6.7
13
1.8
16
5.1
13
13
2.4
33
2.6
11
6.2
13
8.8
217
219
16.5
17.5
30
11.1
7
5.7
131
144
21.0
48
6.8
126
36
37
7.0
9
9
6.3
23
11.5
270
20.6
8
10
7.2
53
24.8
9
6.1
322
330
24.8
34
18.4
46
16.8
64
23.6
845
878
128.3
274
38.7
449
142.3
109
116
21.8
17
19
13.2
72
36.0
1,136
86.7
39
48
34.5
231
108.3
67
45.1
1,400
1,416
106.4
208
112. 3
204
74.6
763
822
120.1
54.8
1,015
321.6
339
350
65.8
38
41
28.5
237
118.4
1,332
101.6
52
63
45.3
279
130.8
91
61.3
1,900
1,952
146.7
150
81.0
448
163.8
827
673.5
6,295
6,867
857.1
4,314
609.6
6,878
2, 179. 3
2,481
2,582
485.2
455
482
335.0
1,480
739.2
19, 179
1,462.9
784
899
646.0
3,102
1,453.9
7%
536.4
14,601
14, 797
1,111.9
2,950
1, 692. 5
1,882
688.0
696
666.9
5,637
6,083
888.6
2,390
337.7
5,169
1, 637. 8
2,327
2,407
452.3
177
198
137.6
1,337
667.8
17,617
1,343.8
364
487
349.9
2,607
1, 221. 9
924
622.6
11,685
12,041
904.8
2,803
1, 513. 1
1,107
404.7
254 938 3,687 1,634 1,060
93.8 346.2 1,360.9 603.1 391.3
74
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Population
Total
Crime
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forc-
ible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
BakersSeld, Calif.
(Includes Kem County.)
Area actually reporting - - . .
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Baltimore, Md
(Includes Baltimore City and Anne
Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, How-
ard and Harford Counties.)
Area actually reporting.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Baton Rouge. La
(Includes East Baton Rouge Parish.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Bay City, Mich
(Includes Bay County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex
(Includes Jefferson and Orange Coun-
ties.)
Area actually reporting ._
Estimated total
Rate per 100.000 inhabitants
Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss.
(Includes Harrison County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Binghamton, N.Y.-Pa
(Includes Broome and Tioga Counties.
N.Y, and Susquehanna County,
Pa.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total. .-.
Rate per 100.000 inhabitants
Birmingham. Ala
(Includes Jefferson. Shelby and Walker
Comities.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Rate per 100.000 inhabitants
Boise, Idaho
(Includes Ada County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100.000 inhabitants..
Boston-Lowell-Lawrence, Mass
(Includes Essex. Middlesex, Norfolk
and Suffolk Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total -
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants. _.
Bridgeport-Slamford-Norwalk, Conn
(Includes Fairfield County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Brockton, Mass
(Includes Plj-mouth County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Brownsville-Harlingen-^an Benito, Tex..
(Includes Cameron County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
BuiTalo.N.Y
(Includes Erie and Niagara Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Hate per 100,000 inhabitants
333.000
100.0%
2,011,000
100.0%
269,000
100.0%
115,000
100.0%
316,000
85.3%
100.0%
140,000
100.0%
304,000
99. 1%
100.0%
768,000
97.7%
100. 0%
102,000
100.0%
3,253,000
94. 1%
100. 0%
797,000
100.0%
314,000
89.8%
100.0%
152,000
100.0%
10, 996
3,306.1
85. 579
4. 256. 3
11.412
4. 239. 4
2,073
1,800.6
5,869
6.699
2, 117. 3
1.642
1, 171. 3
3.203
3.234
1, 062. 6
17,279
17,547
2,284.5
2.282
2.229.0
92 222
2,834.6
20,947
2. 629. 5
1,330,000
100.0%
7,050
7,781
2,480.4
2,587
1,702.0
28,881
2,171.3
877
263.7
20,558
1,022.5
1,612
598.8
259
225.0
1,040
1,141
360.6
200
142.7
164
166
54.6
2,775
2.808
365.6
172
168.0
7,284
7,462
229.4
1,290
161.9
456
490
156.2
209
137.5
3,036
228.2
10. 119
3,042.4
65,021
3,233.9
9,800
3,640.6
1,814
1, 575. 6
4,829
5,558
1, 756. 6
1,442
1,028.7
3,039
3,068
1,008.1
14.504
14.739
1,918.9
2,110
2, 061. 0
81,084
84,760
2, 605. 2
19, 657
2, 467. 6
6,594
7,291
2, 324. 2
2,378
1,564.6
25.845
1,943.1
29
8.7
270
13.4
36
13.4
2
1.7
16
20
6.3
9
6.4
6
6
2.0
129
130
16.9
2
2.0
134
137
4.2
7
S
2.6
3
2.0
59
4.4
69
20.7
837
4L6
122
45.3
19
16.5
24
34
10.7
13
9.3
23
23
7.6
160
152
19.8
15
14.7
422
434
13.3
41
13.1
11
7.2
187
14.1
293
88.1
9,401
467.6
321
119.2
121
105.1
242
260
82.2
29
20.7
63
64
21.0
463
470
61.2
25
24.4
3,917
3,974
122.1
649
8L5
80
91
29.0
10
6.6
1,467
109.5
486
146.1
10,050
499.8
1,133
420.9
117
101.6
768
827
26L4
149
106.3
72
73
24.0
2,033
2.056
267.7
130
127.0
2,811
2,917
89.7
564
70.8
330
350
111.6
185
121.7
1,333
100.2
4,291
1,290.1
27,097
1,347.7
5.251
1, 950. 7
770
668.8
2,953
3,342
1,056.3
733
622.9
1,719
l,ro2
569.1
6,040
6,163
801.1
939
917.2
30,320
31,962
982.4
8,357
1. 049. 1
3,527
3,838
1,223.5
1,189
782.2
10,534
792.0
4.642
1,395.7
22,637
1, 125. 9
826
717.4
1,286
1,668
495.6
531
378.8
1,025
1,035
340.1
6,989
6.086
792.3
967.3
20,676
21, 765
669.0
7,773
975.8
1,900
2,107
671.7
796
523.7
9,643
726.0
75
397-633 O - 70 -
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Canton, Ohio
(Includes Stark County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Cedar Rapids, lowa^.-
(Includes Linn County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants..
Champaign-Urbana, III..
(Includes Champaign County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Charleston, S.C
(Includes Charleston and Berkeley
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Charleston, W. Va...
(Includes Kanawha County.)
Area actually reporting. _
Estimated total.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Charloltc, N.C
(Includes Mecklenburg and Union
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Ga.
(Includes Hamilton County, Tenn.
and Walker Comity, Ga.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Chicago, 111
(Includes Cook, Du Page, Kane, Lake,
McHenry and Will Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100.000 inhabitants
Cincinnati, Ohio-Ky.-Ind...
(Includes Hamilton, Clermont and
Warren Counties, Ohio and Camp-
bell, Kenton and Boone Counties,
Ky. and Dearborn County, Ind.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total..
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Cleveland, Ohio
(Includes Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga
and Medina Coxmties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Colorado Springs, Colo
(Includes El Paso County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Columbia, S.C
(Includes Lexington and Richland
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Columbus, Ga.-Ala
(Includes Chattahoochee and Muscogee
Counties, Ga. and Russell County,
Ala.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
367,000
100.0%
147.000
100. c%
151,000
100.0%
321,000
100. 0%
244,000
92. 2%
100.0%
403.000
100.0%
86. 3%
100.0%
6,912,000
100.0%
1,402,000
95. 9%
100. 0%
2,095.000
96. 8%
100.0%
220,000
100.0%
327.000
95. 7%
100.0%
87. 4%
100.0%
Total
Crime
Index
6,481
1,763.6
2,106
1,430.2
2,812
1, 866. 6
7,977
2, 481. 7
3,349
3,498
1, 433. 5
13,888
3, 447. 1
7,536
8,327
2, 643. 0
181, 664
185,277
2, 680. 4
24, 008
24, 958
1, 780. 4
65, 293
66, 237
3, 162. 2
5,695
2, 589. 7
9, 208
y, 440
2, 883. 5
3,146
3,604
1, 368. 2
Violent
crime
664
153.5
130
88.3
413
274.0
994
309.2
351
363
148.8
2,999
744.4
745
810
267.1
42,353
42, 760
618.6
2,720
2, 794
199.3
9,407
9, 481
462.6
502
228.3
1,203
1,215
371.1
313
365
138.6 I
Property
crime
5,917
1,610.1
1,976
1,341.9
2,399
1, 591. 6
2, 172. 6
2,998
3,135
1, 284. 7
10,889
2, 702. 7
6,791
7,517
2, 385. 9
139, 311
142, 617
2, 061. 8
21,288
22,164
1,581.1
55,886
56,756
2, 709. 5
5,193
2, 361. 4
8,005
8,225
2, 512. 4
2,833
3,239
1, 229. 7
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forc-
ible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
11
45
317
191
2,037
2,947
3.0
12.2
86.3
52.0
564.3
801.9
3
14
52
61
665
799
2.0
9.5
35.3
41.4
451.6
642.6
3
16
128
266
1,196
923
2.0
10.6
84.9
176.5
793.5
612.4
45
70
327
552
3,439
2,165
14.0
21.8
101.7
171.7
1,069.9
673.6
13
12
115
211
1,341
1,296
13
12
116
222
1,403
1,354
5.3
4.9
47.5
91.0
674.9
554.9
76
81
477
2,366
5,687
3,936
18.6
20.1
118.4
687.3
1,411.5
976.9
39
35
450
221
3,699
965
42
43
468
257
4,025
1,250
13.3
13.6
148.5
81.6
1, 277. 6
396.8
797
1,683
23, 397
16, 476
54,506
40, 797
806
1,710
23,632
16, 713
56,835
42, 124
11.6
24.7
340.4
241.8
807.8
609.4
101
240
1,156
1,223
9,622
8,244
103
243
1,181
1,267
9,980
8,579
7.3
17.3
84.2
90.4
712.0
612.0
288
370
6,047
2,702
17, 181
11, 780
290
374
6,070
2,747
17, 610
12, 127
13.8
17.9
289.8
131. 1
836.9
678.9
12
51
231
208
2,202
2,348
5.5
23.2
105.0
94.6
1,001.3
1, 067. 7
44
58
335
766
3,999
2,361
46
68
339
772
4,100
2,467
14.1
17.7
103.5
235.8
1,252.4
750.5
27
17
117
152
1,218
1,011
31
23
128
183
1,419
1.164
11.8
8.7
48.6
69.6
638.7
441.9
76
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
StEindard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Columbus, Ohio --
(Includes Franklin, Delaware and
Pickaway Counties.)
Area actually reporting-
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Corpus Christ!, Tex --
(Includes Nueces and San Patricio
Counties.)
Area actually reporting. _
Estimated total. _
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Dallas, Tex
(Includes Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis,
Kaufman and Rockwall Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Darenport-Rock Island-Moline, Iowa-Ill..
(Includes Scott County, Iowa and Rock
Island and Henry Counties, lU.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Dayton, Ohio
(Includes Greene, Miami, Montgomery
and Preble Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Decatur, ni.
(Includes Macon County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Denver, Colo.
(Includes Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder,
Denver and Jefferson Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Des Moines, Iowa
(Includes Polk County.)
Area actually reporting.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Detroit, Mich ..-
(Includes Macomb, Oakland and
Wayne Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Dnlath-Superior, Minn.- Wis
(Includes St. Louis County, Minn, and
Douglas County, Wis.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Dnrham, N.C....
(Includes Durham and Orange
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total..
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
El Paso, Tei..
(Includes El Paso County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Erie, Pa
(Includes Erie County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
99.6%
100.0%
301.000
99. 8%
100.0%
1,508,000
95. 3%
100.0%
340,000
96.0%
100.0%
99.1%
100.0%
127,000
100.0%
1,132,000
93.5%
100.0%
276,000
100.0%
4,223,000
99.8%
100. 0%
98.8%
100.0%
179,000
91.2%
100.0%
357,000
100.0%
259,000
100.0%
Total
Crime
Index
27, 076
27, 121
3, 036. 9
9,246
9,259
3, 077. 1
54,540
55,802
3, 700. 9
6,142
6,380
1, 877. 2
19,968
20, 076
2, 392. 1
2,470
1, 949. 3
44,833
46, 351
4, 095. 3
6,657
2, 414. 7
180, 567
180,843
4, 282 6
4,709
4,765
1, 736. 2
3,336
3,734
2,088.8
8,677
2,429.9
3,057
1, 181. 0
Violent
crime
2,780
2,783
311.6
1,096
1,097
364.6
7,814
7,981
529.3
489
499
146.8
2,496
2,604
298.4
336
265.2
4,616
4,676
413.1
426
154.5
31,465
31,495
745.8
235
237
86.4
633
741
414.6
703
196.9
312
120.5
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
24,296
24,338
2, 725. 2
8,160
8,162
2, 712. 5
46,726
47, 821
3,171.6
5,653
5,881
1, 730. 4
17,472
17,572
2, 093. 7
2,134
1,684.1
40, 217
41,675
3, 682. 1
6,231
2,260.2
149, 102
149, 348
3, 636. 7
4,474
4,628
1, 649. 9
2,703
2,993
1,674.3
7,974
2,233.0
2,745
1,060.6
53
53
5.9
19
19
6.3
266
273
18.1
7
7
2 1
71
71
8.6
7
6.5
78
6.9
10
3.6
649
649
lao
16
4.5
4
1.5
Forc-
ible
rape
315
315
36.3
47
47
15.6
499
516
34.2
46
46
13.5
129
129
15.4
13
10.3
468
470
41.6
38
13.8
1,605
1,507
35.7
20
20
7.3
28
31
17.3
44
12.3
23
8.9
Bobbery
1,477
1,478
166.5
192
192
63.8
2,740
2,769
183.6
202
206
60.3
1,204
1,207
143.8
102
80.5
1,952
1,963
173.4
255
92.5
20,131
20,142
477.0
70
71
26.9
123
133
74.4
227
63.6
141
54.5
Aggra-
vated
assault
936
937
104.9
838
839
27a 8
4,309
4,423
293.3
234
241
70.9
1,092
1,097
130.7
214
168.9
2,118
2,166
191.3
123
44.6
9,280
9,297
220.2
143
144
52 5
466
558
312.1
416
116.6
144
65.6
Burglary
10,449
10,465
1,171.8
3,699
3,704
1,231.0
24,536
26,156
1,668.4
2,626
2,699
794.1
8,089
8,127
968.4
1,070
844.4
17,123
17,364
1,834 2
2,133
773.7
66,022
66,116
1,565.7
2,195
2,213
806.3
1,499
1,637
915.7
4,166
1,163.8
1,339
617.3
Larceny
$50 and
over
8,971
8,988
1,006.4
3,388
3,394
1, 127. 9
13, 187
13,687
901.1
2,139
2,257
664.1
6,098
6,138
731.4
732
577.7
14,490
15,478
1, 367. 5
3,002
1,088.9
49, 827
49,938
1, 182. 6
1,627
1,655
666.6
1,020
570.6
2,105
589.5
936
38L6
77
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — ConHnued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Population
Total
Crlnie
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forc-
ible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
Eugene, Oreg -
(Includes Lane County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
EvansTille, Ind.-Ky
(Includes Vanderburgh and Warwick
Counties, Ind. and Henderson
County, Ky.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Fall Rirer-New Bedford, Mass
(Includes Bristol Coiuity.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Fargo- Moor head, N. Dak.-Minn
(Includes Cass County, N. Dak. and
Clay County, Miim.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Fayetleville. N.C.
(Includes Cumberland County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Flint, Mich
(Includes Genesee and Lapeer Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Fori Lauderdale-Hollywood. Fla
(Includes Broward County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Fort Smith, Ark.-Okla.
(Includes Sebastian and Crawford
Counties, Ark. and Leflore and
Sequoyah Counties, Okla.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total -.-
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Port Wayne, Ind...
(Includes Allen County.)
Area actually reporting --.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Fort Worth. Tex
(Includes Johnson and Tarrant
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total..
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Fresno, Calif.
(Includes Fresno Coimty.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Galveston-Texas City, Ten
(Includes Galveston County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Gary-Hammond-East Chicago, Ind
(Includes Lake and Porter Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Grand Rapids, Mich..
(Includes Kent and Ottawa Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
205,000
100. 0%
233.000
97. 7%
100.0%
426,000
97. 1%
100.0%
109,000
100.0%
204,000
98. 6%
100. 0%
soo.ooo
100. 0%
567.000
99.0%
100.0%
158.000
96.8%
100.0%
268,000
100.0%
700,000
97. 7%
100.0%
418,000
100.0%
169.000
95.4%
100.0%
629.000
98. 7%
100.0%
528.000
98.5%
100.0%
6,397
2, 632, 7
5,699
5,793
2, 486. 5
12,632
12,883
3, 027. 0
1,687
1, 461. 7
4,866
4,886
2,393.9
15,806
3, 163. 8
20,806
20,909
3,687.7
1,872
1,946
1,229.8
5,880
2, 192. 2
20, 189
20, 492
2, 926. 6
16, 129
3, 863. 2
5,087
5,233
3, 096. 4
20,668
20,806
3,310.3
11.335
11,543
2, 187. 7
186
90.2
749
766
324.1
615
627
147.3
58
63.4
764
764
369.4
2,847
569.9
2,641
2,541
448.1
285
290
183.3
369
133.8
2,115
2,140
305.6
1,121
268.5
883
895
629.6
2,433
2,443
388.7
1,130
1,162
218.3
5,212
2, 642. 5
4,950
6,038
2, 162. 6
12,017
12,256
2, 879. 7
1,529
1, 408. 3
4,102
4,132
2,024.4
12,958
2, 593. 9
18, 265
18,368
3, 239. 5
1,687
1,656
1, 046. 6
6,621
2,068.4
18, 074
18, 352
2,621.0
15,008
3, 594. 7
4,204
4,338
2,666.9
18,236
18,363
2, 921. 6
10, 205
10, 391
1,969.3
1.0
16
16
6.9
6
1.4
36
36
17.6
40
8.0
82
82
14.5
14
14
8.8
99
100
14.3
29
19
19
11.2
70
70
11.1
18
18
3.4
29
14.1
60
60
21.5
26
27
6.3
6
6.5
29
29
14.2
129
25.8
168
168
29.6
24
24
15.2
49
18.3
120
122
17.4
94
22.5
41
42
24.9
216
217
34.5
98
63
30.7
224
227
97.4
206
210
49.3
15
13.8
209
209
102.4
951
190.4
857
857
151.1
43
44
27.8
174
64.9
1,059
1,064
162.0
448
107.3
363
366
216.6
1,216
1,219
193.9
311
319
60.6
91
44.4
459
462
198.3
377
384
90.2
37
34.1
480
480
235.2
1,727
345.7
1,434
1,434
252.9
204
208
131.4
118
44.0
837
864
122.0
560
131.7
460
468
276.9
932
937
149.1
703
716
136.7
2,289
1,116.6
2,180
2,215
950.7
6,338
6,445
1,279.4
613
472.6
1,711
1,717
841.2
6,688
1, 138. 6
8,454
8,600
1, 499. 1
711
736
465.1
2,129
793.7
8,496
8,609
1,229.5
6,518
1,661.2
1,888
1,943
1, 149. 7
6,136
6,186
984.2
5,402
6.473
1,037.3
2,469
1, 199. 5
1,991
2,028
870.5
2,900
2,971
698.1
837
770.9
2,021
2,041
1,000.0
5.776
1,166.0
6,009
6,056
1,068.1
635
671
424.0
2,629
980.2
5,450
6,581
797.1
5,879
1,408.1
1,912
1,975
1, 168. 6
5,630
6,684
904.3
3,609
3,693
699.9
78
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Mefropolitan Slatisfical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Population
Total
Crime
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaugiiter
Forc-
ible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
Green Bay, Wis
(Includes Brown Coimty.)
Area actually reporting -
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Greensboro-High Point, N.C _ -
(Includes Guilford, Forsj-th, Randolph
and Yadkin Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Greenrille, S.C
(Includes Greenville and Pickens
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Hamilton-Middletown, Ohio.
(Includes Butler County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants...
Harrisburg, Pa
(Includes Cumberland, Dauphin and
Perry Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Hartford-New Britain-Bristol, Conn
(Includes Hartford County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Honolulu, Hawaii
(Includes Honolulu County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Hpuston, Tex
(Includes Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend,
Liberty and Montgomery Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Huntington-Ashland, W. Va.-Ky.-Ohio...
(Includes Cabell and AVayne Counties,
Vf. Va., Boyd County, Ky. and
Lawrence County, Ohio.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Huntsville, Ala
(Includes Madison and Limestone
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Indianapolis ,Ind
(Includes Marion, Hamilton, Hancock,
Hendricks, Johnson, Morgan,
Shelby and Boone Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Jackson , Mich
(Includes Jackson County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Jackson, Miss..
(Includes Hinds and Rankin Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
149.000
100.0%
645,000
90.3%
100.0%
293,000
80. 5%
100.0%
227,000
100.0%
398,000
87.3%
100. 0%
814,000
97.2%
100.0%
646,000
100.0%
,939,000
85.0%
100. 0%
263,000
76.8%
100.0%
261,000
81. 7%
100. 0%
96.9%
100. 0%
142,000
100.0%
1,800
1,211.1
12,061
12,811
1, 986. 6
263,000
100.0%
6,560
7.615
2, 601. 8
4, 426
1,946.3
4,693
6,333
1, 339. 2
19, 075
19, 453
2, 389. 8
21, 224
3,283.0
62,885
68,096
3,511.2
3,055
3,716
1,412.7
4,280
4,772
1, 826. 4
29,446
30, 027
2, 797. 5
2,730
1,918.5
3,254
1,238.7
28
18.8
2,702
2,782
431.4
559
662
226.2
456
200.5
479
531
133.3
1,470
1,483
182.2
560
86.6
9,427
10,062
518.8
425
481
182.9
431
611
195.6
3,259
3,300
307.5
298
209.4
283
107.7
1,772
1, 192. 2
9,359
10, 029
1, 555. 2
6,001
6,953
2, 375. 6
3,970
1,745.8
4,214
4.802
1,205.8
17, 606
17, 970
2, 207. 7
20,664
3, 196 4
53,458
68,034
2, 992. 4
2,630
3,236
1, 229. 8
3,849
4,261
1,630.8
26,187
26,727
2, 490. 1
2,432
1, 709. 1
2,971
1, 131. 0
80
85
13.2
19
25
8.6
3.6
9
2.3
20
20
2.5
23
3.6
300
325
16.8
10
3.8
10
18
6.9
74
75
7.0
34
12.9
2
1.3
73
78
12.1
36
42
14.3
20
8.8
33
36
9.0
71
72
8.8
82
12.7
452
615
26.6
12
20
7.7
250
253
23.6
34
23.9
19
7.2
312
328
60.9
231
255
87.1
122
53.6
190
209
62.5
547
551
67.7
272
42.1
5,497
5,611
289.3
83
98
37.3
75
89
34.1
1,873
1,890
176.1
85
69.7
72
27.4
16
10.1
2,237
2,291
366.3
273
340
116.2
306
134.6
248
277
69.6
832
840
103.2
183
28.3
3,178
3,611
186.2
316
351
133.4
334
384
147.0
1,062
1,082
100.8
173
121.6
158
60.1
790
531.5
4,251
4,594
712.4
2,243
2,682
916.3
1,720
756.4
2,199
2,458
617.2
8,114
8,275
1. 016. 6
9,417
1, 456. 7
26,829
29,268
1, 508. 6
1,183
1,458
654.3
1,757
1,990
761.6
13,186
13,401
1,248.6
1,197
841.2
1,351
514.3
736
494.5
3,826
4,093
634.7
2,715
3,071
1, 049. 2
1,822
801.2
1,079
1,285
322.7
5,734
5,890
723.6
7,127
1,102.4
13, 476
15,255
786.6
1,106
1,346
511.3
1,613
1,748
669.0
6,601
6,829
636.2
939
659.9
1,146
436.9
79
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Population
Total
Crime
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forc-
ible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
21, 665
3,440
18, 125
74
219
1,161
1.986
9,450
5,968
4,034.6
643.6
3, 391. 0
13.8
41.0
217.2
371.6
1, 768. 0
1,116.6
13,990
1,346
12,644
52
58
791
445
4,412
1,976
2, 301. 0
221.4
2, 079. 6
8.6
9.5
130 1
73.2
726.7
324.8
1,118
99
1,019
4
9
37
49
608
300
1,233
108
1,125
4
10
40
54
656
337
457.8
40.1
417.7
1.5
3.7
14.9
20.0
243.2
125.1
4,861
738
4,123
7
45
118
668
1,852
1,832
2,371.2
360.0
2, Oil. 2
3.4
22.0
57.6
277.1
903.4
893.7
47, 590
6,789
40, 801
138
548
3,234
2,869
18, 961
12,123
47,683
6,799
40,884
138
549
3,238
2,874
19, 002
12, 146
3, 748. 0
534.4
3,213.6
10.8
43.2
254.5
226.9
1,493.6
954.7
2,419
147
2,272
4
16
74
53
1,017
778
2, 080. 9
126.5
1,954.4
3.4
13.8
63.7
46.6
874.8
669.2
6,351
687
5,664
35
24
128
500
3,005
1,607
6,368
688
5,680
35
24
128
601
3,013
1,513
1, 597. 2
172.6
1,424.6
8.8
6.0
32.1
125.7
756.7
379.5
2,607
466
2,141
7
29
83
347
969
890
2, 643. 5
464.6
2,088.8
6.8
28.3
81.0
338.5
945.4
868.3
1,599
80
1,519
1
10
35
34
648
809
1,583.4
79.2
1,504.1
1.0
9.9
34.7
33.7
542.6
801.1
2,896
471
2,426
U
30
103
327
1,200
1,004
1, 715. 9
279.1
1, 436. 8
6.5
17.8
61.0
193.7
711.0
594.9
1,733
194
1,539
6
21
69
98
853
486
1,869
205
1.664
6
22
73
104
908
530
626.7
68.7
668.0
2.0
7.4
24.5
34.9
304.5
177.7
10,879
772
10, 107
6
SO
213
473
4,627
4,374
10, 919
776
10, 143
6
80
215
475
4,541
4,390
2,991.4
212.6
2, 778. 8
1.6
21.9
68.9
130.1
1, 244. 1
1, 202. 7
9,815
1,066
8,749
29
72
568
407
3,955
3,112
3, 528. 7
383.3
3, 146. 5
10 4
26.9
200.6
146.3
1, 421. 9
1,118.8
2,600
459
2,141
4
37
102
316
925
919
2,086.9
368.4
1, 718. 5
3.2
29.7
81.9
253.6
742.5
737.6
6,794
498
6,296
14
40
165
289
2,031
2,440
3, 422. 1
294.1
3,12a0
8.3
23.6
91.5
170.7
1, 199. 6
1,441.1
Jacksonrille, Fla
(Includes Duval County.)
Area actually reporting
Hate per 100,000 inhabitants
Jersey City, N.J
(Includes Hudson County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Johnstown, Pa
(Includes Cambria and Somerset Coun-
ties.)
Area actually reporting _
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Kalamazoo, Mich
(Includes Kalamazoo Coimty.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Kansas City, Mo.>Kans
(Includes Clay, Jackson, Cass and
Platte Counties, Mo. and Johnson
and Wyandotte Counties, Kans.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Kenosha, Wis..
(Includes Kenosha County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Knoxrille, Tenn
(Includes Anderson, Blount and Knox
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estunated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Lafayette. La..
(Includes Lafayette Parish.)
Area actually reportmg.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants..
Lafayette- West Lafayette, Ind
(Includes Tippecanoe County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Lake Charles, La
(Includes Calcasieu Parish.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 Inh abitants
Lancaster, Pa
(Includes Lancaster County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Lansing, Mich
(Includes Clinton, Eaton and Ingham
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Las Vegas, Nev
(Includes Clark County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Uiwton, Okia
(Includes Comanche County.)
Area actually reporting.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Lexington. Ky
(Includes Fayette County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
534,000
100. 0%
608,000
100. 0%
269,000
97. 5%
100.0%
205,000
100.0%
.272,000
99.7%
100. 0%
101,000
100. 0%
169,000
100. 0%
298,000
96. 2%
100.0%
365,000
99. 6%
100.0%
80
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolifan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Population
Total
Crime
Indes
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter.
Forc-
ible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
Lima, Ohio
(Includes Allen, Putnam and Van Wert
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Lincoln, Nebr
(Includes Lancaster County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Little Rock-Norlh Little Rock, Ark
(Includes Pulaski and Saline Counties.)
Area actually reporting_
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Loniin-Elyria, Ohio
(Includes Lorain County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total -
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif.
(Includes Los Angeles County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
LouisTlUe, Ky.-Ind
(Includes Jetlerson County, Ky. and
Clark and Floyd Counties, Ind.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Lubbock, Tex
(Includes Lubbock County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Lynchburg, Va
(Includes Lynchburg City and Amherst
and Campbell Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Macon, Ga
(Includes Bibb and Houston Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Madison. Wis
(Includes Dane County.)
Area actually reportmg..
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Manchester, N.H
(Includes Hillsboro County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100.000 inhabitants
Mansfreld, Ohio
(Includes Richland County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
McAllen-Pharr-Edinburg, Tex
(Includes Hidalgo County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Memphis, Tenn.- Ark
(Includes Shelby County, Tenn. and
Crittenden County, Ark.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants —
174,000
98. 4%
100. 0%
163,000
100. 0%
341.000
100. 0%
263,000
96. 9%
100.0%
6,921,000
100. 0%
820,000
95.2%
100. 0%
20S,000
100. 0%
123,000
100. 0%
209,000
89. 8%
100.0%
218,000
100. 0%
217,000
95. 2%
100. 0%
98. 1%
100. 0%
95. 6%
100.0%
793,000
100.0%
2,758
2,797
1,606.0
2,528
1, 561. 7
11,671
3,419.8
4,785
4,900
1, 869. 8
335,814
4, 862. I
30,060
30, 812
3, 757. 7
6,634
2, 705. 3
1,650
1,337.4
5,260
6,649
2, 708. 8
4,281
1,541.3
2,076
2,171
1,001.6
2,514
2.650
1,904.6
1,460
1.612
864.6
21,332
2,691.3
225
228
130 9
238
146.1
1,833
537.1
581
590
223.9
48,631
702.7
2,988
3,044
371.2
488
238.6
369
299.1
428
460
220.6
139
50.0
96
100
46.1
447
450
336.1
108
121
64.9
2,364
298.2
2,633
2,569
1, 475. 1
2,290
1,406.7
9,838
!, 882. 7
4,204
4,310
1, 636. 8
287,183
4, 149. 4
27,072
27,768
3, 386. 4
5,046
2, 466. 8
1,281
1, 038. 3
4,832
6,189
2, 488. 2
4,142
1,491.2
1.981
2,071
965.5
2,067
2,100
1,568.5
1,352
1,491
799.7
18,968
2, 393. 1
4
2.5
63
15.5
3.0
668
9.7
104
105
12.8
17
8.3
U
8.9
31
32
15.3
3
1.1
4
4
3.0
5
5
2.7
100
12.6
6
6
3.4
17
10.4
125
36.6
37
38
14.4
3,684
51.8
198
200
24.4
37
18.1
19
15.4
39
43
20.6
33
11.9
15
16
11.2
7
8
4.3
129
16.3
116
116
66.6
51
31.3
604
147.7
221
224
85.0
19, 797
286.0
1,700
1,721
209.9
73
35.7
79
64.0
199
208
99.7
68
24.6
32
33
15.2
90
91
68.0
14
17
9.1
1,255
1S8.3
102
104
59.7
166
101.9
1,151
337.3
315
320
121.5
24,582
365.2
986
1,018
124.1
361
176.6
260
210.7
169
177
84.9
35
12.6
52
56
29.8
338
340
253.9
82
91
48.8
880
lU.O
1,230
1,244
714.3
820
503.3
4,641
1,359.9
1,825
1,865
707.8
131,636
1, 902. 0
8,704
9,002
1, 097. 8
2,625
1, 234. 4
721
584.4
2,389
2,549
,222.3
1,449
521.7
996
1,036
478.0
1,031
1,044
779.8
956
512.8
9,807
1, 237. 3
1,063
1,067
612.7
1,122
688.7
4,340
1.271.7
1,223
1,266
480.1
95,924
1, 386. 0
10,662
10, 927
1, 332. 6
2,146
1, 049. 1
460
372.8
1,717
1,862
892.9
2,141
770.8
664
590
272.2
819
832
621.4
356
420
225.3
6,424
810.5
81
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Miami, Fla ..-
{Includes Dade County.)
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Milwaulcee. Wis
(Includes Milwaukee, Waukesha, Ozau-
kee and Washington Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Minneapolis-St. Paul. Minn -
(Includes Anoka, Dakota, Hennepin,
Ramsey and Washington Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Mobile, Ala
(Includes Mobile and Baldwin Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants...
Monroe, La
(Includes Ouachita Parish.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Mnncie, Ind
(Includes Delaware County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Muskegon-Muskegon Heights, Mich
(Includes Muskegon County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Nashville, Tenn
(Includes Davidson, Sumner and Wil-
son Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Newark, N.J.
(Includes Esses, Morris and Union
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
New Haven-Waterbury, Conn...
(Includes New Haven County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
New London-Groton-Norwich, Conn
(Includes New London County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
New Orleans, La.
(Includes Jefferson, Orleans, St. Ber-
nard and St. Tammany Parishes.)
.\rea actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants..
Newport News-Hampton, Va..
(Includes Newport News and Hampton
Cities and York County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
97.8%
100. 0%
1,386,000
99. 9%
100. 0%
1,743,000
99. 9%
100. 0%
98. 5%
100. 0%
118,000
100. 0%
125.000
100. 0%
156.000
97.9%
100. 0%
551,000
89.2%
100.0%
1,886,000
100. 0%
739,000
95. 8%
100. 0%
222,000
98. 0%
100. 0%
1,035,000
100. 0%
299,000
97. 9%
100.0%
Total
Crime
Index
65,158
55, 940
4, 460. 1
26, 719
26, 735
1,929.0
56,304
56,311
3, 230. 6
10,483
10, 680
2,433.3
1,395
1,183.3
2,220
1, 772. 6
3,764
3,851
2, 465. 6
16,881
17, 562
3,184.7
61, 499
3, 261. 2
19,642
20, 165
2, 726. 3
4,131
4.204
1, 893. 7
36,889
3, 467. 1
6,219
6,370
2, 132. 3
Violent
crime
10, 213
10,304
821.5
1,704
1,704
122.9
4,674
4,674
268.1
1,179
1,191
273.9
332
281.6
206
164.5
621
630
403.4
2,409
2,482
450,3
465.9
1,050
1,068
144.6
266
268
120.7
6,205
599.4
677
692
231.6
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
44,946
45, 636
3,638.6
26, 015
25,031
1,806.0
61,6?0
51,637
2,962.4
9,304
9,389
2, 159. 4
1,063
901.7
3,143
3,221
2, 062. 2
14, 472
15, 070
2, 734. 4
52. 713
2, 795. 3
18,692
19. 087
2, 681. 8
3,866
3,936
1, 773. 0
29,684
2. 867. 7
5,642
5.678
1.900.7
168
160
12.8
46
46
3.3
56
65
3.2
68
58
13.3
10
8.6
4
3.2
3
3
1.9
75
78
14.2
138
7.3
30
30
4.1
4
4
1.8
107
10.3
25
25
8.4
Forc-
ible
rape
215
219
17.6
105
106
7.6
361
351
20.1
78
79
18.2
13
11.0
16
12.8
28
29
18.6
133
139
25.2
375
19.9
71
73
9.9
31
31
14.0
411
39.7
61
52
17.4
Robbery
4,763
4,794
382.2
727
727
52.6
2,867
2,867
164.5
345
348
80.0
39
33.1
94
76.1
166
169
108.2
840
865
165.1
5.076
269.2
363
368
49.8
60
61
27.5
2,756
266.2
237
242
81.0
Aggra-
vated
assault
5,077
6.131
409.1
826
826
69.6
1.401
1.401
80.4
706
162.4
270
229.0
92
73.5
424
429
274.7
1.361
1.410
255.8
3.197
169.5
586
697
80.8
170
172
77.5
2,931
283.2
364
373
124.9
Burglary
18,820
19.135
1. 626. 6
7,156
7,162
516.8
21,015
21,017
1, 205. 7
6,903
5.944
1,367.0
506
429.2
702.7
1,457
1,487
952.1
6,413
6,766
1, 227. 7
23,568
1, 249. 8
7,940
8,169
1, 103. 6
1,973
2,004
902.7
10, 930
1. 065. 9
2,396
2,446
818.8
Larceny
$50 and
over
17, 712
17,992
1, 434. 5
12,046
12,053
869.7
18,600
18.603
1. 067. 3
2.286
2.321
533.8
376
318.9
778
621.2
1.406
1.441
922.6
4.629
4.780
867.3
16. 310
864.9
6,252
6,463
874.2
1.633
1.663
704.1
10. 724
1.036.0
2.404
2.469
826.6
82
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
New York, N.Y...
(Includes Bronx, Kings, Manhattan,
Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Rock-
land, Suffolk and Westchester
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total...
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Norfolk-Portflmouth, Va..
(Includes Norfolk, Chesapeake, Ports-
mouth and Virginia Beach Cities.)
Area actually reporting _.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Ogden, Utah
(Includes Weber County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Oklahoma City, Okla.
(Includes Canadian, Cleveland and Ok-
lahoma Counties.)
Area actually reporting... _.
Estimated total...
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Omaha, Nebr.-Iowa .,
(Includes Douglas and Sarpy Counties,
Nebr., and Pottawattamie County,
Iowa.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Orlando, Fla
(Includes Orange and Seminole Coun-
ties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Oxnard-Ventura, Calif.
(Includes Ventura County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Paterson-Clirton-Passaic, NJ
(Includes Bergen and Passaic Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Pensacola, Fla
(Includes Escambia and Santa Rosa
Counties.)
Area actually reporting.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Peoria. Ill
(Includes Peoria, Tazewell and Wood-
ford Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Philadelphia, Pa.-N.J
(Includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware,
Montgomery and Philadelphia
Counties, Pa. and Burlington,
Camden and Gloucester Counties,
N.J.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total..
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Phoenix, Ariz..
(Includes Maricopa County.)
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
11,732,000
99.9%
100.0%
675.000
100.0%
130.000
100.0%
612,000
98. 0%
100.0%
530.000
99.7%
100. 0%
419,000
100.0%
351.000
100.0%
1.371.000
100.0%
242,000
100.0%
350.000
96.8%
100.0%
4,856.000
95.9%
100.0%
901.000
99. 6%
100.0%
Total
Crime
Index
555, 001
555, 103
4, 731. 5
21,321
3, 160. 1
2,718
2, 091. 1
14, 179
14,334
2, 342. 8
14, 101
14, no
2, 662. 7
10, 723
2, 559. 9
9,511
2, 709. 7
26,358
1, 922. 2
6,869
2, 837. 3
7,114
7,446
2, 124. 5
82, 515
85, 132
1,753.2
35,563
35, 677
3,961.7
Violent
crime
95,873
95,880
817.2
3,003
445.1
218
167.7
1,735
1,735
283.6
1,869
1,859
360.8
1,229
293.4
559
159.3
1,731
126.2
603
207.8
1,022
1,061
302.7
12,687
12,894
265.5
4,073
4,079
453.0
Property
crime
459, 128
459, 223
3, 914. 2
18,318
2, 715. 0
2,500
1,923.4
12,444
12, 599
2, 059. 2
12,242
12, 251
2,311.9
9,494
2, 266. 5
8,962
2, 650. 5
24, 627
1, 796. 0
6,366
2, 629. 6
6,092
6,385
1,821.7
69,828
72,238
1,487.7
31,495
31, 598
3,608.8
Murder
and non-
negUgent
man-
slaughter
Forc-
ible
rape
Robbery
1,105
1,105
9.4
2,277
2,277
19.4
61,209
61,212
621.7
54
8.0
162
22.5
1,272
188.5
3
2.3
19
14.6
82
63.1
61
51
8.3
106
106
17.3
568
668
92.8
30
30
5.7
65
65
12.3
694
694
131.0
40
9.5
92
22.0
314
75.0
11
3.1
71
20.2
150
42.7
32
2.3
69
5.0
957
69.8
18
7.4
32
13.2
166
68.6
10
11
3.1
50
52
14.8
442
466
130.1
361
364
7.5
770
784
16.1
6,267
6,344
130.6
65
65
7.2
248
248
27.6
1,273
1,274
141.6
Aggra-
vated
assault
31,282
31,286
266.7
1,626
226.0
114
87.7
1,010
1,010
165.1
1,070
1,070
201.9
783
186.9
327
93.2
673
49.1
287
118.5
520
642
154.6
6,289
5,402
111.2
2,487
2,492
276.7
Burglary
Larceny
$60 and
over
196,397
196,432
1,674.3
163,276
163,319
1, 392. 1
7,706
1, 142. 1
7,702
1, 141. 6
1,044
803.2
1,015
780.9
6,864
6,923
1, 131. 5
3,046
3,127
611.1
4,534
4,538
856.4
4,145
4,149
783.0
5,310
1,267.6
3,260
775.9
4,253
1,211.7
3,618
1, 030. 8
9,295
677.9
9,654
704.0
2,800
1, 166. 6
2,701
1, 115. 7
3,023
3,136
894.8
2,204
2,328
664.2
32,988
34,045
701.1
17,092
17,943
369.5
15,144
15, 181
1,685.8
11,270
11,324
1,257.6
83
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Pittsburgh, Pa
(Includes Allegheny, Beaver, Washing-
ton and Westmoreland Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
PillsBeld. Mass
(Includes Berkshire County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Portland, Maine
{Includes Cumberland County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Portland, Oreg.-Wash.
(Includes Clackamas, Multnomah and
Washington Counties, Oreg. and
Clark County, Wash.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total. -
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Providence-Pa wtucliet- Warwick, R.I
(Includes Bristol, Kent and Providence
Counties.)
Area actually reporting -
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
ProYO-Orem, Utah
(Includes Utah County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Pueblo, Colo...
(Includes Pueblo County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants...
Racine, Wis
(Includes Racine County.)
Area actuaUy reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Raleigh, N.C
(Includes Wake County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Reading, Pa.
(Includes Berks County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Richmond, Va
(Includes Richmond City and Chester-
field, Henrico and Hanover Coun-
ties.)
Area actuaUy reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Roanoke, Va
(Includes Roanoke City and Roanoke
County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 mhabitants
Rochester, N.Y
(Includes Monroe, Livingston, Orleans
and Wayne Counties.)
Area actuaUy reporting
Estimated total.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
2,394.a«0
87.0%
100.0%
148,000
84.6%
100.0%
187,000
93.5%
100.0%
975,000
99. 9%
100. 0%
755.000
100. 0%
126,000
96. 9%
100. 0%
125,000
100. 0%
160,000
100. 0%
207,000
96. 6%
100.0%
296,000
92.0%
100.0%
528.000
100.0%
186.000
100.0%
853,000
94.8%
100.0%
Total
Crime
Index
47, 096
50, 916
2, 126. 9
1,647
2,006
1,369.1
2,664
2,692
1. 438. 8
35,350
35, 353
3, 626. 7
21,918
2, 903. 1
1,485
1.670
1, 245. 9
2,656
2,121.9
3,423
2, 137. 2
3,937
4,120
1, 994. 6
2,827
3,114
,051.6
16, 797
3, 183. 0
3,604
1,937.0
14, 787
16, 632
1, 820. 1
Violent
crime
6,117
6,426
268.4
60
81
54.9
133
140
74.8
3.199
3,199
328.2
1,355
179.6
107
113
89.7
311
248.5
488
304.7
677
726
351.6
304
327
110.4
1,751
331.8
420
225.7
1,393
1,447
169.6
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negUgent
man-
slaughter
40, 978
44,489
1,858.5
1,487
1,926
1, 304. 2
2,431
2,662
.363.9
32, 151
32,164
3, 298. 6
20.663
2, 723. 6
1,378
1,457
,166.3
2,345
1,873.5
2,936
1, 832 5
3,260
3,394
1, 643. 1
2,523
2,787
941.2
15,046
2,851.2
3.184
1,711.3
13, 394
14,085
1,650.5
72
77
3.2
3
3
2.0
4
4
21
49
49
6.0
24
3.2
4
3.2
7
4.4
7
7
2.4
58
11.0
13
7.0
Forc-
ible
rape
334
364
14.8
5
6
4.1
4.3
224
224
23.0
29
3.8
6
7
6.6
17
13.6
18
11.2
22
23
11.1
33
35
11.8
122
23.1
10
5.4
79
81
9.5
Robbery
3,311
3,423
143.0
13
20
13.6
41
42
22.4
1,626
1,526
156.5
626
82.8
6
7
5.6
49
39.1
165
%.8
119
124
60.0
124
132
44.6
844
159.9
160
86.0
399
423
49.6
Aggra-
vated
assault
2,400
2,572
107.4
39
52
35.2
80
86
46.0
1,400
1,400
143.6
677
89.7
96
99
78.6
241
192.5
308
192.3
619
661
271.6
140
153
51.7
727
137.8
237
127.4
868
Burglary
16,828
18,374
767.6
778
974
659.9
1,179
1,241
663.3
14,912
14, 913
1,629.9
7, 452
987.0
487
519
411.9
861
687.9
1,429
892.2
1,177
1,241
600.8
1,316
1,432
483.6
7.097
1,344.9
1,472
791.1
6,203
5,460
639.8
Larceny
$60 and
over
12, 116
13,347
667.6
496
626
424.1
816
861
460.2
12,483
12,484
1, 280. 7
5,969
789.3
716
752
596.8
1,105
882.8
1,059
661.2
1,787
1,839
890.3
809
902
304.6
4,763
902.6
997
535.8
6,541
6,854
803.2
84
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Rockford, III
(Includes Winnebago and Boone
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Sacramento, Calif.
(Includes Sacramento, Placer and Yolo
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Saginaw. Mich
(Includes Saginaw County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
St. Louis. Mo.-ni.
(Includes St. Louis City and Jefferson,
St. Charles, St. Louis and Franklin
Counties. Mo. and Madison and
St. Clair Counties, 111.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Salem. Oreg
(Includes Marion and Polk Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Salinas-Monterey. Calif.
(Includes Monterey County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100.000 inhabitants
Salt Lake City. Utah..
(Includes Salt Lake and Davis Coun-
ties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100.000 inhabitants
San Antonio. Tex
(Includes Bexar and Ouadalupe Coim-
ties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
San Bernardino-Riverside-Onlario. Calif.
(Includes Riverside and San Bernar-
dino Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
San Diego. Calif
(Includes San Diego County.)
Area actually reporting.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
San Francisco-Oakland. Calif...
(Includes Alameda, Contra Costa,
Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
San Jose, Calif.
(Includes Santa Clara County.)
Area actually reporting _,
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Santa Barbara. Calif
(Includes Santa Barbara Coiuity.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Savannah, Ga
(Includes Chatham Coimty.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
281,000
96.7%
100.0%
783.000
100.0%
220,000
100.0%
2.463.000
96.0%
100.0%
186.000
100.0%
240,000
100.0%
553,000
100.0%
866.000
100.0%
1,101,000
98. 4%
100.0%
1,300.000
100.0%
3.043.000
100. 0%
995,000
100.0%
255,000
99. 6%
100.0%
209, 000
99.0%
100.0%
Total
Crime
Index
5,653
5,806
', 067. 3
29, 690
3, 793. 1
5,275
2, 395. 6
79,635
81,350
3, 302. 2
3,157
1, 701. 6
8,300
3, 452. 1
16, 450
2, 976. 5
29,954
3, 458. 9
40, 601
41,215
3, 743. 4
33,623
2, 587. 3
165, 675
5, 44L 1
29,862
3,000.0
7,396
7,401
2, 906. 4
7,385
7,392
3,536.8
Violent
crime
612
627
223.2
2,074
265.0
871
395.6
12,263
12,409
603.7
292
167.4
648
269.5
1,020
184.6
3,675
412.8
3,247
3.296
299.4
2,586
199.0
20, 256
665 6
2,057
206.7
438
438
172.0
995
995
476.1
Property
crime
5.041
6,179
1, 844. 0
27, 616
3, 628. 1
4,404
2,000.1
67, 382
68,941
2, 798. 6
2,865
1,544.2
7,652
3, 182. 6
15, 430
2, 792. 0
26,379
3,046.1
37,354
37, 919
3,444.0
31,037
2,388.3
146, 320
4, 775 4
27, 805
2, 793. 3
6,958
6,963
2,734.4
6,390
6,397
3,060.8
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
11
U
3.9
38
4.9
19
8.6
349
353
14.3
7
3.8
17
7.1
16
2.9
105
12.1
62
S3
4.8
54
4.2
290
9.5
26
2.6
31
31
14.8
Forc-
ible
rape
Robbery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
52
316
233
2,080
2,107
54
319
243
2,161
2,159
19.2
113.6
86.6
765.9
768.7
183
1,011
842
11,935
11,501
23.4
129.2
107.6
1, 524. 8
1,469.3
43
436
373
2.501
1.104
19.6
198.0
169.4
1.136.8
501.4
831
6,058
5,015
32.836
14.343
842
6,107
5,107
33,604
14.966
34.2
247.9
207.3
1,360.0
607.6
32
69
184
1,665
1,002
17.2
37.2
99.2
843.5
840.1
60
269
312
3,458
3,328
20.8
111.9
129.8
1,438.3
1,384.2
112
413
479
6,385
6,720
20.3
74.7
86.7
1, 156. 3
1,215.9
257
962
2,251
12,809
8,171
29.7
111.1
259.9
1,479.1
943.5
279
1,063
1,863
19,200
13, 712
283
1,086
1,875
19,447
13,939
25.7
98.6
170.3
1,766.3
1,266.0
248
1,098
1,186
10, 778
14,972
19.1
84.5
91.3
829.4
1, 152. 1
1,404
11, 669
6,902
68,210
41,443
46.1
383.1
226.8
2,241.6
1, 361. 9
316
706
1,010
12, 982
9,638
31.6
70.9
101.5
1,3012
968.3
41
99
292
3,116
3,174
41
99
292
3,120
3,176
16.1
38.9
114.7
1,226.2
1,246.8
71
408
485
3,061
2,661
71
408
485
3,066
2,661
34.0
195.2
232.1
1, 467. 0
1, 225. 4
85
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Sfandard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Population
Total
Crime
Index
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Forc-
ible
rape
Aggra-
Robbery | vated
assault
Burglary
Larceny
$50 and
over
Scranton, Pa --
(Includes Lackawanna County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Seattle-Everett, Wash
(Includes King and Snohomish Counties.)
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Shreveport, La -
(Includes Bossier and Caddo Parishes.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Sioux City, lowa-Nebr..
(Includes Woodbury County, Iowa
and Dakota County, Nebr.)
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total. _
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
South Bend, Ind
(Includes St. Joseph and Marshall
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Spoiiane, Waah
(Includes Spokane County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Springfield, Dl..
(Includes Sangamon County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Spring field. Mo.
(Includes Greene County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants...
Springfield. Ohio
(Includes Clark County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Springfield-Chicopee-Holyoke, Mass
(Includes Hampden and Hampshire
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants
Stenbenrille-Weirton. Ohio-W. Va
(Includes Jefferson County, Ohio and
Brooke and Hancock Counties, W.
Va.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants..
Stockton, Calif -
(Includes San Joaquin County.)
Area actually reporting.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Syracuse, N.Y
(Includes Madison, Onondaga, and
Oswego Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Tacoma, Wash
(Includes Pierce Coimty.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
229, 000
91. 2%
100.0%
1,372,000
99. 5%
100.0%
320,000
100.0%
119,000
98.4
100.0%
288,000
97.2%
100. 0%
299,000
100.0%
159,000
100. 0%
146,000
100.0%
149,000
100.0%
561,000
100.0%
169,000
95. 1%
100.0%
289,000
100.0%
633,000
94.6%
100.0%
392,000
98. 6%
100. 0%
2,098
2,342
1,021.9
59, 215
59,402
4, 328. 6
5,972
1,864.1
2,523
2,531
1,119.6
6,647
6.690
1,973.3
6,360
2, 129. 6
3,220
2, 028. 2
2,592
1, 773. 5
2,529
1,697.0
13,832
2, 466. 6
1,658
1,750
1, 038. 0
11,602
4,013.8
9,387
9,979
1, 676. 7
10, 991
11, 138
2, 843. 3
141
160
69.8
5,180
5,191
378.3
1,121
349.9
139
139
116.4
578
588
203.9
358
119.9
199
126.3
69
47.2
284
190.6
591
105.4
195
202
119.8
1,029
356.0
878
922
145.7
1,129
1,138
290,5
1,957
2,182
952.1
64,036
54,211
3, 950. 3
4,851
1,514.2
2,384
2,392
2,003.2
4,969
5,102
1,769.4
6,002
1,009.7
3,021
1, 902. 8
2,523
1, 726. 3
2,245
1,606.4
13,241
2,361.3
1,463
1,548
918.2
10, 573
3, 657. 8
8,509
9,067
1,431.1
9,862
10,000
2, 652. 8
4
4
1.7
74
74
6.4
68
18.1
5
5
4.2
7
7
2.4
3
1.9
2
1.4
13
2.3
14
15
2.4
13
13
3.3
10
11
4.8
412
413
30.1
29
9.1
12
12
10.0
13
8.2
25
16.8
31
5.5
7
7
4.2
99
34.3
61
63
10.0
101
102
26.0
29
36
15.7
2,867
2,870
209.1
193
60.2
19
19
15.9
381
385
133.5
178
59.6
100
63.0
30
20.5
172
115.4
178
31.7
93
95
56.4
616
178.5
424
443
70.0
442
444
113.3
109
47.6
1,827
1,834
133.6
841
262.5
103
103
86.3
168
173
60.0
147
49.2
83
52.3
37
25.3
81
54.4
369
65.8
94
99
58.7
391
135.3
379
401
63.4
573
579
147.8
886
985
429.8
25,758
25,841
1,883.0
2,380
742.9
799
803
672.5
2,063
2,116
733.8
2,737
916.4
1,636
1,030.5
1,211
828.6
1,209
811.3
4,966
885.6
752
786
466.2
5,161
1, 785. 5
4,106
4.309
680.8
4,734
4,799
1,225.1
606
685
298.9
19, 676
19,649
1, 431. 8
1,676
523.1
902
755.4
2,016
2,072
718.6
2,478
829.7
998
628.6
1,109
758.8
729
489.2
3,836
684.1
505
540
320.3
3,586
1,240.6
3,367
3,615
671.2
3,641
3,6!
944.0
86
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Tampa-St. Petersburg, Fla
(Includes Hillsborough and Pinellas
Counties.)
Area actually reporting ,
Estimated total. -
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Terre Haute, Ind
(Includes Vigo, Clay, Sullivan and
Vermillion Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Texarkana, Tex.- Ark
(Includes Bowie County, Tex. and
Miller County, Ark.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Toledo, Ohio-Mich.
(Includes Lucas and Wood Counties,
Ohio, and Monroe County, Mich.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Topeka, Kans
(Includes Shawnee County.)
Area actually reporting.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants...
Trenton, N.J
(Includes Mercer County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Tucaon, Ariz
(Includes Pima County.)
Area actually reporting - . .
Rate per 100,000 inliabitants
Tulsa, Okla....
(Includes Creek, Osage, and Tulsa
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Tuscaloosa , Ala
(Includes Tuscaloosa County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants _.
DUca-Rome, N.Y
(Includes Herkimer and Oneida Coun-
ties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Vallejo-Napa, Calif....
(Includes Solano and Napa Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Vineland-MillviUe-Bridgeton, N J
(Includes Cumberland County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Waco, Tex
(Includes McLennan County.)
Area actually reporting.
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Population
99.6%
100.0%
176,000
97. 4%
100.0%
106,000
75.0%
100.0%
684,000
99. 7%
100. 0%
Total
Crime
Index
170,000
100.0%
305,000
100. 0%
332,000
100.0%
465,000
99.0%
100. 0%
119,000
100.0%
352,000
97. 3%
100. 0%
253,000
100.0%
127,000
100.0%
156,000
30, 262
30,371
3, 247. 2
2,375
2.453
1,390.5
1,795
2,261
2,141.0
14,003
14.015
2, 050. 1
4,843
2, 844. 8
9,443
3, 098. 1
8.986
2, 705. 0
13, 125
13, 196
2, 839. 8
2,015
1, 692. 7
2,902
3,064
869.3
7,739
3, 069. 3
2,460
1, 932. 3
Violent
crime
96. 8% 3,
100. 0% I 3, 873
I 2,478.4
4,111
4,124
440.9
170
175
99.2
248
309
292.6
1,680
1,680
245.7
679
398.8
1,155
378.9
866
260.7
1,117
1,122
241.5
326
273.9
168
170
48.2
605
239.2
226
177.5
484
484
309.7
Property
crime
26, 151
26, 247
2, 806. 2
2,205
2,278
1,291.3
1,547
1,962
1, 848. 4
12, 323
12, 336
1, 804. 3
4, 164
2, 445. 9
8,288
2, 719. 2
8.120
2,444.3
12,008
12, 074
2,598.4
1.689
1,418.8
2,744
2,894
821.1
7,134
2, 820. 1
2,234
1, 764. 8
3,346
3, 389
2, 168. 7
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
4
4
2.3
15
17
16.1
Forc-
ible
rape
11
6.5
25
8.2
17
5.1
25
26
5.4
18
15.1
16
16
4.5
10.7
9
7.1
206
207
22.1
11
11
6.2
6
12
11.4
121
121
17.7
Robbery
36
48
15.7
76
22.9
92
92
19.8
12
10.1
15
16
4.5
48
19.0
23
18.1
27
27
17.3
1,621
1,525
163.0
100
56.7
25
36
34.1
880
880
128.7
207
121.6
822
269.7
281
84.6
403
404
86.9
67
56.3
48
53
15.0
244
96.5
69.9
113
113
72.3
Aggra-
vated
assault
2,309
2,317
247.7
57
60
34.0
202
244
231.0
657
657
96. 1
425
249.6
260
85.3
492
148.1
697
601
129.3
229
192.4
79
85
24.1
286
113.1
105
82.5
327
327
209.3
Burglary
14,936
14, 980
1,601.6
926
955
541.3
613
842
797.3
5,366
5,377
786.5
1,713
1, 006. 2
3,839
1, 259. 6
4,005
1, 206. 6
4,559
4,583
986,3
922
774.5
1,577
1,633
463.3
3,524
1, 393. 1
959
753.3
1,856
1,885
1, 206. 2
Larceny
$50 and
over
8,388
8,427
901.0
933
964
546.4
776
924
875.0
5,159
5,159
754.6
2,103
1, 236. 3
2,849
934.7
2,611
755.9
5,283
5,317
1, 144. 2
561
471.3
761
829
235.2
2, 750
1, 087. 1
819
643.3
1,131
1,143
731.4
87
Table 5. — Index of Crime, 1969, Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas — Continued
Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area
Washington, D.C.-Md.-Va .-
(Includes District of Columbia, Mont-
gomery and Prince Georges Coun-
ties, Md., Alexandria, Fairfax, and
Falls Church Cities and Arlington,
Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince
William Counties, Va.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Waterloo, Iowa
(Includes Black Hawk County.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
West Palm Beach, Fla
(Includes Palm Beach County.)
Area actually reportmg
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Wheeling, W. Va.-Ohio-
(Includes Marshall and Ohio Counties,
W. Va. and Belmont County, Ohio.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Wichita, Kans - -.-
(Includes Sedgwick and Butler Coun-
ties).
Area actually reporting.
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Wichita Falls, Tex
(Includes Archer and Wichita Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton, Pa
(Includes Luzerne County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants.
Wilmington, Del.-NJ.-Md
(Includes New Castle County, Del.,
Salem County, N.J. and Cecil
County, Md.)
Area actually reporting
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants..
Wilmington, N.C
(Includes New Hanover and Brunswick
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants...
Worcester, Mass
(Includes Worcester County.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
York, Pa
(Includes York and Adams Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 inhabitants
Youngstown- Warren, Ohio ,
(Includes Mahoning and Trumbull
Counties.)
Area actually reporting
Estimated total
Rate per 100,000 mhabitants
Population
99. 9%
100. 0%
127,000
100.0%
315,000
98.3%
100. 0%
87. 4%
100. 0%
401,000
100. 0%
135,000
100. 0%
339,000
91. 8%
100. 0%
100. 0%
105,000
78. 9%
100.0%
90. 0%
100.0%
97. 3%
100.0%
98. 8%
100.0%
Total
Crime
Index
112, 457
112, 493
4, 018. 8
1.761
1, 390. 1
9,091
2, 886. 7
1,314
1,619
880.6
10, 157
2, 532. 1
1,880
1,389.0
1,737
2,075
612.5
11, 903
2, 393. 4
2,545
2,810
2,688.8
16, 659
18,006
2, 873. 6
3,289
3,393
1, 062. 3
9,241
9,332
1, 697. 8
Violent
crime
21,863
21,863
781.0
211
166.6
1,377
1,377
437.2
133
166
84.8
865
215.6
296
218.7
97
124
36.6
1,216
244.5
466
495
473.6
803
866
138.0
372
381
119.3
1,296
1,302
236.9
Property
crime
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
90, 594
90.630
3, 237. 7
1,650
1, 223. 5
7,611
7,714
2, 449. 6
1,181
1,463
795.6
9,292
2, 316. 4
1,584
1, 170. 3
1,640
1,961
575.9
10,687
2, 148. 9
2,079
2,316
2, 215. 1
16, 856
17, 141
2, 735. 6
2,917
3,012
943.0
7,946
8,030
1, 460. 9
349
349
12.6
3
2.4
40
40
12.7
11
11
6.0
20
5.0
10
7.4
6
5
1.5
34
6.8
13
15
14.4
13
14
2.2
34
34
6.2
Forc-
ible
rape
773
773
27.6
21
16.6
54
54
17.1
10
11
6.0
56
13.7
13
9.6
5
7
2.1
66
13.3
11
13
12.4
36
40
6.4
19
20
6.3
43
43
7.8
Robbery
14, 670
14, 670
524.1
49
38.7
250
250
79.4
48
65
29.9
296
73.8
66
48.0
31
41
12.1
611
128.9
112
118
112.9
433
453
72.3
151
154
48.2
628
630
114.6
Aggra-
vated
assault
6,071
6,071
216.9
138
108.9
1,033
1,033
328.0
64
79
43.0
494
123.2
208
153.7
56
71
21.0
476
95.6
330
349
333.9
321
358
67.1
190
195
61.1
691
595
108.3
Burglary
41, 850
41, 867
1, 495. 7
520
410.5
4,003
4,066
I, 291. 1
522
631
343.2
3,981
992.4
775
572.6
618
755
222.9
4,353
875.3
1,019
1,140
1,090.8
7,076
7,660
1, 220. 9
1,646
1,688
528.5
3,295
3,327
606.3
Larceny
$50 and
over
28.064
28,077
1, 003. 0
798
629.9
2,870
2,904
922.1
615
628
341.5
3,928
979.2
698
441.8
768
867
255.9
3,663
736.6
837
931
890.8
3,498
3,879
619.1
763
796
249.2
2,627
2,661
484.1
88
General United States Crime Statistics
The data presented in this section are primarily
of value to law enforcement executives, news media
and others for the purpose of comparing the crime
experience of a community with the averages
reported nationally by communities of similar size.
Crime trends and rates are tabulated by grouping
places according to population size. Police perform-
ance in clearing crimes by arrest is presented by
population group and geographic division.
National city averages are also shown indicating
the type and value of the property stolen, by
offense and tyj^e, and value recovered by police
investigation. Robbery, burglary and larceny-
theft arc examined by type, as well as where and
when they occurred. An analysis is provided
showing weapons used to commit murders as well
as a distribution of murder victims by age, sex,
and race. Dispositions made of persons formally
charged for all criminal offenses are set forth in
Table 15 and disposition data on juvenile offenders
is provided by population group in Table 18.
City, suburban and rural arrest rates are
shown for all criminal offenses. Arrest rates by
population group are also listed for specific
offenses. This is another step in building totals for
crime categories other than those in the Crime
Index and in presenting crimes known to the police
through arrests.
Statistical data relating to suburban areas are
provided for the use of law enforcement officials in
suburban communities in making limited com-
parisons. Places used to establish totals for
suburban areas include cities with 50,000 or less
popidation together with county law enforcement
agencies in standard metropolitan statistical areas.
Of course, the crime experience of the large core
city is excluded.
It is important to remember in studying averages
that usually about half the units used must be
above and about half below. National averages
can provide the police administrator with valuable
guidance in analyzing the local crime count, as
well as the performance of his force in combating
crime. The analysis, however, does not end with
such a comparison, for it is only through an
appraisal of local conditions that a clear picture of
the community crime problem or the effectiveness
of the police operation is possible.
89
Table 6. — Crime Trends, Offenses Known fo the Police, 1968-69, by Population Groups
[1969 estimated population]
Population group
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES:
5,778 agencies; total popu-
lation 169.298,000:
1968
1969
Percent cliange
TOTAL CITIES: 4,033 cities
total population 121,408,000:
1968
1969
Percent change
GROUP I
57 cities over 260,000; popu-
lation 43,346,000:
1968.- -
1969- --
Percent change---
6 cities over 1,000,000; popu-
lation l;i,537,000:
1968-
1969
Percent change
20 cities, 500,000 to 1,000,000;
population 12,761,000:
1968
1969---- --
Percent change
31 cities, 250,000 to 500,000;
population 11,047,000:
1968--
1969 -
Percent change
5,822.141
6,332,359
+8.8
910,193
5,335,862
+8.7
GROUP II
96 cities, 100,000 to 250,000;
population 14,300,000:
1968
1969
Percent change - - .
GROUP III
261 cities, 60,000 to 100,000;
population 18,244,000:
1968 -
1969
Percent change
GROUP IV
451 cities, 25,000 to 60,000;
population 16,142,000:
1968
1969 -.-
Percent change. -
GROUP V
1,188 cities, 10,000 to 25,000;
population 18,972,000:
1968
1969 -...
Percent change
90
Grand
total
935,635
4,385,529
+ 11.4
3,289,621
3.663,519
+ 11.4
369, 279
660, 604
+8.1
972. 168
, 030, 536
+6.0
790, 522
882, 913
+11.7
606, 689
647, 155
+6.7
665, 061
730. 490
+9.8
656, 101
716, 067
+9.1
603, 122
548, 298
+9.0
495,3,62
641,681
+9.4
Crime
Index
total
82, 511
1. 949, 872
+9.4
795, 622
851, 975
+7.1
564.687
640, 262
+13.4
422 202
467, 635
+8.4
415.124
471,727
+13.6
398.475
462, 720
+13.6
301,333
342, 200
+13.6
270, 399
309, 723
+14.5
Vio-
lent
crime
538,918
598,240
+11.0
3,396,717
3,787,289
+11.5
477,004
529.432
+11.0
336, 228
373, 030
+ 10.9
182, 121
199, 310
+9.4
96,006
112,386
+17.1
58, 101
61, 334
+5.6
45, 466
51,276
+12.8
36, 999
41,491
+12.1
24, 591
28,340
+15.2
23, 112
24,765
+7,1
Property
crime
2,812,617
3.134,087
+ 11.4
1, 446, 283
1, 576, 842
+9.0
613, 501
662, 665
+6.4
468, 681
627, 876
+12.6
364,101
396,301
+8.8
369. 669
420.451
+13.7
361.476
411, 229
+13.8
276, 742
313, 860
+13.4
247, 287
284, 968
+15.2
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Criminal homicide
11,918
12,800
+7.4
9,622
10,528
+9.4
6,315
6,930
+9.7
2,871
3,127
+8.9
2,176
2,615
+15.6
1,268
1,288
+1.6
1.134
1.190
+4.9
786
887
+12.8
+12.4
563
613
+8.9
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
7,688
7,753
+.8
4,662
4,655
-.2
2,440
2,496
+2,3
812
+3.0
973
926
-4.8
679
758
+11.6
758
717
-5.4
630
651
+3.3
426
419
-1.6
264
256
-3.0
Forc-
ible
rape
27,952
32,466
+16.1
21,576
25,488
+18.1
13.838
16, 326
+18.0
6, 619
7,392
+13.4
4,254
5,687
+33.7
3,065
3,246
+5.9
2,407
2,865
+19.0
2,067
2,411
+16.6
1.448
1.706
+17.8
1,227
1,649
+26,2
Rob-
bery
253,254
286,783
+13.2
237,990
269,728
+ 13.3
188, 798
212, 763
+12.7
106, 900
120, 206
+ 12.4
53, 408
62, 719
+17.4
28, 490
29, 839
+4.7
18,431
21,689
+17.1
14. 946
16,835
+12.6
8.315
10. 034
+20,7
6,796
6,667
+14.9
Aggra-
vated
assault
245,794
266,191
+8.3
207,816
223,688
+7.6
127, 277
137, 012
+7.6
66,831
68, 686
+4.2
36, 168
41,466
+14.6
26, 278
26, 961
+6.7
23.493
25, 632
+9.1
19. 200
21,368
+11.2
14, 241
15, 940
+11.9
15, 526
15,936
+2.6
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
entering
1,659,986
1,754,800
+5.7
1.347,589
1,425,954
+5.8
722, 331
756, 962
+4.8
343, 922
352, 384
+2.5
206, 668
227, 551
+10.1
171,741
177,017
+3.1
174. 284
189, 719
+8.9
158, 241
170, 154
+7.5
120,993
126,646
+4.6
117, 873
126, 190
+7.1
Larceny-theft
$50 and
over
.005.671
,217,207
+21.0
811,595
979,825
+20.7
Under
$50
1,878,818
1,939,077
+3.2
1,615,910
1,667,688
+3.2
318, 796 584, 328
368, 069 608, 236
+16. 6 +4. 1
90, 970
100, 929
+10. 9
122, 127
142, 696
+16.8
105. 699
124, 434
+17.7
116.842
141.530
+22.2
131,294
160, 221
+22.0
108, 953
135,371
+24.2
93, 094
119,233
+28.1
175, 768
177, 749
+1.1
224, 862
241, 725
+7.5
183, 708
188,762
+2.8
249,179
258,046
+3.6
256, 996
262,686
+2.2
201.363
205. 679
+2.1
224, 689
231, 702
+3.1
Table 6. — Crime Trends, Offenses Known to the Police, 1968-69, by Population Groups — Continued
Population group
GROUP VI
1,980 cities under 10,000;
population 10,40,'),000:
1968
1969 ._-.
Percent change
SUBURBAN AKEA '.
2,136 agencies; population
51,288,000:
1968
1969
Percent cliange
RURAL AREA
1,438 agencies; population
22,642,000:
1968
1969
Percent change
Grand
total
221,278
238, 732
+7.9
1,354,623
1,483,542
+9.5
269, 312
294, 622
+9.4
Crime
Index
total
121.779
137, 277
+12.7
871,929
984,924
+13.0
201,974
224, 020
+10. 9
Vio-
lent
crime
10, 609
10,540
-.7
73,443
81,829
+11.4
21, 279
22,923
+7.7
Property
crime
Murder Man-
and non- slaugh-
negligent ter by
man- negli-
slaughter gence
111.170
126, 737
+14.0
798, 486
903, 095
+13.1
180, 695
201, 097
+11.3
Criminal homicide
237
248
+4.6
1,714
1,890
+10 3
1,208
1,089
-9.9
144
116
-19.4
1,772
1,754
-1.0
1,751
1,827
+4.3
Forc-
Aggra-
ible
Rob-
vated
rape
bery
assault
589
1,704
8,079
632
1,850
7,810
+7.3
+8.6
-3.3
6,105
23,135
42,489
6,823
26,111
47,005
+11.8
+12.9
+10.6
2,239
2,841
14,991
2,465
3,149
16,220
+101
+10.8
+8.2
Bur-
glary—
break-
ing or
entering
53, 867
56, 393
+4.7
386,125
406,231
+5.2
105,565
112,394
+6.5
Larceny-thett
$50 and
over
43,616
55,411
+27.0
287. 567
356, 833
+24.1
57, 133
69,257
+21.2
Under
$50
99,355
101,339
+2.0
480, 922
496,864
+3.3
65, 587
68,775
+4.9
Auto
theft
13,687
14,933
+9.1
124,794
140,031
+12.2
17,997
19,446
+8.1
1 Includes suburban, city and county police agencies within metropohtan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are also included in other city groups.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
91
397-633 O - 70 - 7
Table 7.
■fimc Trends, Offenses Known to fhe Police, 1968-69, for Suburban and Nonsuburban Cities ' by Population Groups
(1969 estimated population]
Population group
Grand
total
Crime
Index
total
Vio-
lent
crime
Property
crime
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Forc-
ible
rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or
entering
Larceny-theft
$50
and
over
Under
$50
Suburban Cities
TOTAL SUBURBAN
CITIES; 1,829 cities: total
population 26,039,000 :
1968
1969...
Percent change..
GROUP IV
274 cities, 26,000 to 50,000;
population 9,815,000:
1968
1969
Percent change.
GROUP V
708 cities, 10,000 to 25,000;
population 11,508,000;
1968 -
1969...
Percent change
GROUP VI
847 cities under 10,000;
population 4,717,000:
1968
1969
Percent change
Nonsuburban Cities
TOTAL NONSUBURBAN
CITIES: 1,790 cities: total
population 19,481.000:
1968
1969
Percent change
GROUP IV
177 cities, 25,000 to 50,000;
population 6,328,000:
1968
1969...
Percent change
GROUP V
480 cities, 10,000 to 25,000;
population 7,465,000:
1968
1969
Percent change
GROUP VI
1,133 cities under 10,000;
population 5,688,000:
1968
1969
Percent change
711.987
781,667
-f9.8
300, 052
328, 312
-t-9. 4
300, 126
331, 612
-1-10.5
111, 809
121, 743
-1-8.9
507,765
547,044
-t-7.7
203. 070
219. 986
-1-8.3
195. 226
210, 069
-i-7.6
109. 469
116,989
-1-6.9
427,889
486,934
-H3.8
32,808
35,944
-t-9. 6
395.081
450,990
-1-14.2
626
707
4-12.9
497
483
-2.8
1.968
2,310
-t-17.4
10,712
12,205
-1-13.9
19,502
20,722
4-6.3
179,293
189,779
-t-5.8
150,624
188,708
-1-25.3
283,601
294,250
-1-3.8
189, 386
214, 385
-1-13.2
174, 227
199, 024
-1-14.2
64,276
73, 525
4-14.4
265,622
302.266
-t-13.8
14, 195
16, 426
4-15.7
13,620
14,383
4-5.6
4, 993
5,135
4-2.8
25.504
27,691
4-8.6
175, 191
197, 959
4-13.0
160, 607
184,641
4-15.0
59.283
68, 390
4-15.4
240.118
274.575
4-14.4
261
306
4-17.2
273
295
4-8.1
92
106
4-15.2
761
814
4-7.0
254
252
160
155
-3.1
855
991
4-15.9
802
1,004
4-25.2
311
315
4-1.3
5,603
6,645
4-18.6
3,999
4,337
4-8.5
1,110
1,223
4-10.2
337
308
-8.6
1,296
1,577
4-21.7
5,103
6,336
4-24.2
7,476
8,484
4-13.5
8,546
8,747
4-2.4
3,480
3,491
4-. 3
18,344
18,964
4-3.4
75,609
79,304
4-4.9
76, 105
81,299
4-6.8
27, 579
29,176
4-5.8
113,440
119,350
4-5.2
67,043
82, 438
4-23.0
59,930
76,079
4-26.9
23,651
30, 191
4-27.7
95,039
121,307
4-27.6
110,412
113,675
4-3.0
125, 739
132, 433
4-5.3
47,450
48, 142
4-1.5
241.806
244,470
4-1.1
111, 947
127.815
4-14.2
96. 172
110,699
4-15.1
57, 503
63.752
4-10.9
10, 396
11,914
4-14.6
9,492
10, 372
4-9.3
5,616
5.405
-3.8
101,551
115, 901
4-14.1
86.680
100, 327
4-15.7
61,887
68.347
4-12.5
326
354
4-8.6
290
318
4-9.7
145
142
-2.1
172
167
-2.9
104
101
-2.9
61
40
-34.4
593
715
4-20.6
425
545
4-28.2
278
317
4-14.0
2,712
3,389
4-25.0
1,797
2,320
4-29.1
594
627
4-5.6
6.765
7,456
4-10.2
6.980
7.189
4-3.0
4,599
4,319
-6.1
45,384
47,242
4-4.1
41,768
44,891
4-7.5
26,288
27, 217
4-3.5
41,910
62, 933
4-26.3
33,164
43.154
4-30.1
19,965
25,220
4-26 3
90, 951
92,004
4-L2
98, 950
99, 269
4-. 3
51, 905
53,197
4-2.5
' Suburban places are within Standard MetropoUtan Statistical Areas and includes suburban city and county police agencies within the metropolitan area.
Excludes core cities; nonsuburban places are outside S.M.S.A.'s. Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property
crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
92
Table 8. — Crime Trends, Offenses Known to the Police, 1968-69, for Suburban and Nonsuburban Counties by Population Groups
[1969 estimated population]
Criminal homicide
Larceny-theft
Grand
total
Crime
Index
total
Vio-
lent
crime
Property
crime
Forc-
ible
rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or
entering
Population group
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
$60
and
over
Under
$50
Auto
theft
Suburban Counties
Over 100,000
61 counties, population
14,767,000:
1968
479,987
624,281
+9.2
323,929
364,296
+12.6
28,481
32,288
+13.4
295,448
332,008
+12.4
638
700
+9.7
436
409
-6.0
2,729
2,997
+9.8
9,805
10,991
+12.1
15,309
17,600
+15.0
146,526
102.092
156,623
159,576
+2.5
46,830
53,473
1969
161,920 126.615
Percent change.
+3.7
+24.0
+14.2
IS.OOO to 100,000
127 counties, population
6,927,000:
1968
111,428
123,367
-H0.7
80,670
91,262
+13.1
8,588
9,574
+11.5
72,082
81,688
+13.3
300
329
+9.7
308
307
-.3
977
1,082
+10.7
1,698
1,986
+16.9
5,613
6,178
+10.1
39,210
42,737
+9.0
24,496
29,677
+20.7
30,450
31,788
+4.4
8,376
1969
9,374
Percent change
+11.9
10,000 to 15,000
47 counties, population
873,000:
1968 -.-- -.-
13,311
14,960
-1-12.4
10,445
12,020
+15.1
1,182
1,308
+10.7
9,263
10, 712
+15.6
39
43
+10.3
24
27
+12.6
157
151
-3.8
171
173
+1.2
815
941
+15.6
6,228
6,068
+16.1
3,309
3,806
+15.0
2,842
2,913
+2.5
726
1969
838
Pprppnt phange
+15.4
Nonsuburban Counties
SS,000 to 100,000
163 counties, population
6,440,000:
1968
72.275
82,330
-1-13.9
60,563
68,890
+16.5
6,466
7,092
+9.7
44,097
61,798
+17.5
306
246
-19. 6
91
118
+29.7
521
667
+28.0
729
810
+11.1
4,910
6,369
+9.3
25,857
28, 813
+11.4
14,285
18,333
+28.3
21,621
23,322
+7.9
3,965
1969
4,652
+17.6
10,000 to iS,000
393 coimties, population
6,159,000:
1968
69,801
64,111
+1.2
44,860
48,478
+8.1
6,402
6,745
+6.3
39,458
42, 733
+8.3
320
258
-19.4
120
122
+1.7
481
547
+13.7
509
597
+17.3
4,092
4,343
+6.1
22,403
23,163
+3.4
14,070
16,475
+17.1
14,821
15,611
+4.7
2,986
1969
3,095
Percent change
+3.7
Under 10,000
538 counties, population
2,945,000:
1968 -
34,007
36,353
+6.9
25,692
27,910
+8.6
2,666
2.736
+2.6
23,026
25, 174
+9.3
145
131
-9.7
74
67
-9.6
268
256
-4.6
283
300
+6.0
1,970
2,049
+4.0
12,636
13,182
+4.3
8,798
10,427
+18.6
8,241
8,376
+1.6
1,693
1969 - -
1,565
Percent change
-1.8
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
93
Table 9. — Crime Rates, Offenses Known to tlie Police, 1969, by Population Groups
[1969 estimated population. Rate: Number of crimes par 100,000 inhabitants]
Grand
total
Crime
Index
total
Vio-
lent
crime
Property
crime
Criminal homicide
Forc-
ible
rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burg-
lary—
break-
ing or
entering
Larceny-theft
Population group
Murder
and non-
negligent
Man-
slaughter
by negli-
$50 and
over
Under
$60
Auto
theft
man-
slaughter
gence
TOTAL ALL AGENCIES:
6,307 agencies; total popu-
lation 178.083,000:
Number of offenses
known
6,849,903
1,717.011
620.029
4.096.982
13.174
7.888
34.041
291,912
280.902
1.836.285
1,421,705
2,125.004
838.992
Rate ---
3.846.5
2.648.8
348.2
2.300.6
7.4
4.4
19.1
163.9
157.7
1,031.1
798.3
1.193.3
471.1
TOTAL CITIES: 4,317
,
cities; total population
IJI.630,000:
Number of offenses
known.
5.747,579
3.913.039
542.041
3.370.998
10.594
4.822
26.153
273.185
232, 109
1.470.912
1,157,354
1.829.718
742,732
Rate
4.611.7
3.139.7
434.9
2,704.8
8.5
3.9
21.0
219.2
186.2
1,180.2
928.6
1,468.1
595.9
GROUP I
58 Cities over 250,000; popula-
tion 44,159,000:
Number of offenses
known
2, 863. 556
2. 130, 567
379, 658
1.750,909
6,930
2,604
16. 756
215, 294
140, 678
776, 800
514,577
730, 385
459, 632
Rate
6, 484. 6
4,824.7
859.7
3, 965. 0
15.7
5.9
37.9
487.5
318.6
1, 769. 1
1,165.3
1, 664. 0
1, 040. 6
6 cities over 1,000,000; popu-
lation 19,537,000:
Number of offenses
known
1, 221, 076
981, 111
5.021.8
199,310
1.020 2
781. 801
4.001.7
3.127
16.0
812
4.2
7,392
37.8
120, 205
615.3
68,586
351.1
352, 384
1.803.7
230,065
1, 177. 6
239, 163
1, 224. 1
199, 352
Rate
6, 250. 1
1, 020 4
21 cities, 500,000 to 1,000,000;
population 13,576,000:
Number of offenses
known
968,067
7,130.9
688.185
5, 069. 3
119,014
876.7
569. 171
4, 192. 6
2,615
18.6
1,034
7.6
6,118
46.1
65, 250
480. 6
45, 131
332.4
247, 399
1,822.4
156, 442
1,152.4
278,848
2, 054. 0
165,330
Rate
1,217.8
31 cities, 250,000 to 500,000;
population 11,047,000:
Number of offenses
known
674, 413
6, 105. 0
461.271
4.175.6
61, 334
555.2
399, 937
3, 620. 4
1,288
11.7
758
6.9
3,246
29.4
29,839
270.1
26, 961
244.1
177, 017
1,602.4
128, 070
1,159.3
212.384
1,922.6
94,850
Rate
858.6
GROUP 11
97 cities, 100,000 to 250,000;
population 14,413,000:
Number of offenses
known
737,392
477,418
51, 678
425, 740
1,190
725
2,877
21,649
25, 962
190,341
146, 963
259,249
89,436
Rate
6, 116. 0
3,312 3
358.6
2, 953. 8
8.3
6.0
20.0
150.2
180.1
1.320.6
1,012.7
1, 798. 7
620.5
94
Table 9. — Crime Rates, Offenses Known to the Police, 1969, by Population Groups— Continued
Population group
GROUP in
265 cities, 50,000 to 100,000;
population 18,536,000:
Number of offenses
known
Rate...
GROUP IV
462 cities, 25.000 to 50,000;
population 16.520,000:
Number of offenses
known.-
Rate..
1,233 cities, 10.000 to 25,000;
population 19,647,000:
Number of offenses
known.
Rate
2,202 cities under 10,000;
population 11,354.000;
Number of offenses
known
Rate
SUBURBAN AREA •
2,341 agencies; population
55,485,000;
Number of offenses
known —
Rate
RURAL AREA
1,620 agencies; population
25,196.000:
Number of offenses
known
Rate
Grand
total
762, 233
4, 058. 2
561,801
3, 400. 7
668,341
2, 892. 8
264,256
2,327.3
1,611,158
2, 903. 8
318, 977
1,266.0
Crime
Index
total
475, 550
2. 565. 5
350, 341
2, 120 7
326. 269
1. 660. 7
152,894
1,346.6
1, 076, 853
1, 940. 8
242, 650
963.1
Vio-
lent
crime
42, %7
231.8
28.735
173.9
26, 667
135.7
12. 336
108.6
90,201
162.6
25,923
102.9
Property
crime
432,583
2,333.7
321,606
1,946.7
299. 602
1, 624. 9
140, 558
1,237.9
986, 652
1, 778. 2
216, 727
860.2
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
897
4.8
669
4.0
635
3.2
273
2.4
2,074
3.7
1,241
4.9
Man-
slaughter
by negli-
gence
664
3.6
426
2.6
272
1.4
131
1.2
1,868
3.4
1,702
Forc-
ible
rape
2,466
13.3
1,727
10.5
1,621
8.3
706
6.2
7,621
13.7
2,680
10.6
Rob-
bery
17,166
92.6
10, 119
61.3
6,893
35.1
2,064
18.2
27,942
50.4
3,383
13.4
Aggra-
vated
assault
22,438
121.1
16, 220
98.2
17, 618
89.2
9,293
81.8
52,564
94.7
18,619
73.9
Burg-
lary—
break-
ing or
entering
178,810
964.7
129,483
783.8
132. 791
675.9
62,687
652.1
446,424
804.6
120, 121
476.8
Larceny-theft
$50 and
over
170,275
918.6
139,213
842.7
125,943
641.0
61,383
540.6
389, 774
702.5
75,330
299.0
276, 019
1, 489. 1
211,034
1,277.4
241, 800
1,230.7
111,231
979.6
532,437
959.6
74, 625
296.2
Auto
Under theft
$50
' Includes subiurban, city and county police agencies within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are also included in other city groups.
Population figures rounded to the nearest thousand. AU rates were calculated on the population before rounding. Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible
rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
95
Table 10. — Crime Rates, Offemes Known to the Police, 1969, for Suburban and Nonsuburban Cities by Population Groups
(1969 estimated population. Rate: Number of crimes per 100,000 Inbabitants]
Grand
total
Crime
Index
total
Vio-
lent
crime i
Property
crime -
Criminal homicide
For-
cible
rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or
entering
Larceny-theft
Population group
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
$50
and
over
Under
$50
Auto
theft
Snbnrban Cities
TOTAL SUBURBAN
CITIES: 1,971 cities; toUl
populaUon 27,228,000:
Number oroffenses known-
827,811
515,531
38.136
477,395
735
504
2.413
12.598
22,390
201,172
200,753
311,776
75,470
Rate
3.040.3
1,893.4
140.1
1.753.3
2.7
1.9
8.9
46.3
82.2
738.8
737.3
1.145.1
277.2
GROUP IV
282 cities, 25,000 to 60,000: pop-
ulation 10,111,000:
Number of oflenses Icnown .
340. 400
221,672
16.764
204.908
310
259
1,004
6,716
8,734
81.947
86,861
118.489
37,100
Rate
3,366.7
2, 192. 4
166.8
2,026.6
3.1
2.6
9.9
66.4
86.4
810.5
849.2
1, 171. 7
366.9
GEOtrP V
737 cities, 10,000 to 25.000; pop-
ulation 11,931,000:
Number of oflenses known.
349,916
210. 743
15,336
195, 407
306
164
1,054
4,513
9,463
86,216
80,859
139,009
28,333
Rate
2, 932. 9
1, 766. 4
128.6
1, 637. 8
2.6
1.4
8.8
37.8
79.3
722. 6
677.7
1, 165. 1
237.5
OKOUP VI
962 cities, under 10,000; popula-
tion 5,186,000:
Number of oflenses known .
137,495
83.116
6.036
77.080
119
81
355
1,369
4,193
33, 010
34,033
54,298
10, 037
Rate - -
2,651.2
1,602.7
116.4
1,486.3
2.3
1.6
6.8
26.4
80.9
636.6
656.2
1, 047. 0
193.5
Nonsabnrban Cities
TOTAL NONSUBURBAN
CITIES: 1,926 cities; total
population 20,294,000:
Number ofofTenses known.
566,587
313.973
29.602
284.371
842
325
1.641
6.478
20.641
123.789
125,786
252,289
34,7%
Bate
2,791.9
1.547.1
145.9
1.401.3
4.1
1.6
8.1
31.9
101.7
610.0
619.8
1,243.2
171. S
GROUP IV
180 Cities, 25,000 to 60,000; pop-
ulation 6,409,000:
Number of oflenses known .
221,401
128, 669
11.971
116.698
359
167
723
3,403
7,486
47,636
53.352
92. 665
16,810
3, 454. 3
2, 007. 5
186.8
1,820.7
5.6
2.6
11.3
53.1
116.8
741.7
832.4
1,444.2
246.7
GROUP V
496 cities, 10,000 to 26,000; pop-
ulation 7,716,000:
Number of offenses known .
218,425
115, 526
11,331
104. 195
329
108
567
2,380
8,055
46.576
45,084
102. 791
12,535
Rate
2,830.7
1,497.2
146.8
1,350.3
4.3
1.4
7.3
30.8
104.4
603.6
584.3
1.332.1
162.6
GROUP VI
1,280 cities, under 10,000; pop-
ulation 6,168,000:
Number of offenses known .
126. 761
69, 778
6,300
63,478
154
50
361
695
5,100
29, 677
27,350
66,933
6,461
2, 055. 0
1,131.2
102.1
1,029.1
2.5
.8
6.7
11.3
82.7
481.1
443.4
923.0
104.6
1 Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
> Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
96
Table 11. — Crime Rates, Offenses Known to the Police, 1969, Suburban and Nonsuburban Counties by Population Groups
(1969 estimated population. Rate: Number of crimes per 100,000 inhabitants)
Population group
Grand
total
Crime
Index
total
Vio-
lent
crime '
Property
crime '
Criminal homicide
For-
cible
rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bur-
glary-
breaking
or
entering
Larceny-theft
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
$50
and
over
Under
$50
Auto
theft
Surburban Counties
Over 100,000
66 counties, population
16,804,000:
Number of offenses known .
Rate. -.-
550, 161
3,481.2
385,030
2,436.4
34, 081
215.7
350,949
2, 220. 7
719
4.5
438
2.8
3,196
20.2
11,408
72.2
18,768
118.7
161,003
1,018.8
133,683
845.9
164,693
1,042.1
56,263
356.0
26,000 to 100,000
166 counties, population
8,468,000:
Number of offenses known.
Rate -. -
161, 794
1,910.7
120, 390
1,421.7
12,701
150.0
107, 689
1,271.7
417
4.9
348
4.1
1.400
16.5
2,614
30.9
8,270
97.7
56,316
665.0
39, 198
462.9
41,056
484.8
12, 175
143.8
10,000 to 15,000
65 counties, population
1,217,000:
Number of offenses known.
Rate.
20, 367
1, 673. 6
16,548
1,369.8
1.811
148.8
14, 737
1,210.9
70
5.8
46
3.8
218
17.9
297
24.4
1,226
100.7
8,454
694.7
5,014
412.0
3,773
310.0
1,269
104.3
Nonsurburban Counties
16,000 to 100,000
183 counties, population
7,168,000:
Number of offenses known .
91.386
1,276.8
65,287
912.1
7,787
108.8
57,500
803.3
279
3.9
125
1.7
744
10.4
905
12.6
5,859
81.9
31, 639
440.6
20, 924
292.3
25,974
362.9
5,037
70.4
10,000 to t6,000
469 counties, population
7,192,000:
Number of offenses known.
Rate . .
76,242
1,060.1
58,318
810.9
7.290
101.4
51,028
709.5
346
4.8
139
1.9
662
9.2
750
10.4
5,532
76.9
28,003
389.4
19,367
269.3
17,785
247.3
3,658
50.9
Under 10,000
619 counties, population
3,408,000:
Number of offenses known.
42,038
1,233.7
32,450
952.3
3,487
102.3
28,963
850.0
168
4.9
77
2.3
327
9.6
364
10.7
2,628
77.1
15,204
446.2
11,899
349.2
9,511
279.1
1,860
54.6
' Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
' Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
97
Table 12. — Offenses Known and Percent Cleared by Arrest, 1969, by Population Groups
[1969 estimated population]
Population group
TOTAL CITIES
3,882 cities: toul popalation
103.936,000:
Offenses linown
Percent cleared by arrest
GROUP I
51 cities; total population
30,728,000:
Offenses known
Percent cleared by arrest , .
4 cities over 1,000,000; total
population 8,465,000:
Offenses known
Percent cleared by arrest . .
19 cities, 500,000 to 1,000,000;
total population 12, 362,000:
Offenses known
Percent cleared by arrest _ .
28 cities, 250,000 to 600,000;
total population 9,911,000:
Offenses known.
Percent cleared by arrest . .
GROUP II
94 cities, 100,000 to 250,000;
total population 14,036,000:
Offenses known —
Percent cleared by arrest - -
GROUP m
238 cities, 50,000 to 100,000;
total population 16,633,000:
Offenses known
Percent cleared by arrest .
Grand
total
4,511,646
20.6
1, 925, 325
21.5
464, 278
24.6
867, 822
20.6
593,225
20.5
719. 131
20.6
645, 477
18.9
Crime
Index
total
2.950.396
20.1
1. 368. 021
21.1
333, 010
24.1
621, 250
20.7
403. 761
19.4
465,323
20.1
408, 107
17.8
Violent
crime
384,877
46.5
238,845
41.7
78, 077
41.1
107, 016
39 5
53, 752
47.0
60,659
53.3
36, 980
51.0
Property
crime
2.565.519
16.1
1, 119. 176
16.8
264,933
18.9
514,234
16.8
350, 009
15.2
414,664
16.1
371,127
14.5
Criminal bomicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
8,427
86.1
6,122
84.1
1,707
84.6
2,322
86.1
1.093
81.3
1,162
90.4
779
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
4,230
83.5
2,157
85.2
533
91.2
691
76.1
715
77.3
614
80.1
Forc-
ible
rape
19,645
55.9
11,271
63.8
3,167
54.9
5,341
53.2
2,773
53.5
2,800
56.8
2,091
67.9
Rob-
bery
184.780
26.9
133.091
26.3
49.144
27.8
67,888
23.9
26,059
28.6
21, 127
29.6
14,257
25.8
Aggra-
vated
assault
172.025
64,7
89,361
24,069
63.3
41.465
57.1
23,827
64.7
25,670
70.8
19,853
66.8
Burg-
lary-
breaking
or en-
tering
1.115,360
18.9
493, 447
19.7
116,476
19.1
223,694
20.2
163.277
19.4
185.605
19.5
164.092
17.3
Larceny-theft
Total
2.439.700
17.9
$60
and
over
882.680
11.4
879,691 314,544
18. 6 11. 9
187. 785
23.0
390. 214
17.1
301. 692
17.7
394.324
17.7
380,877
16.9
67.050
17.2
144. 676
11.6
112,919
141,231
11.3
144, 121
10.7
Auto
theft
567,479
17.9
311, 185
17.0
81.407
19.8
145,965
16.6
83.813
16.0
87,928
16.7
72, 914
16.2
98
Table 12. — Offenses Known and Percent Cleared by Arrest, 1969, by Population Groups — Continued
Grand
total
Crime
Indei
total
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Criminal homicide
Forc-
ible
rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burg-
lary-
breaking
or en-
tering
Larceny-theft
Population group
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Total
$50
and
over
Auto
theft
GROUP IV
410 cities, 25,000 to 50,000; total
population 14,622,000:
Offenses known
487, 865
19.9
299. 920
18.3
24,997
51.3
274.923
15.3
574
385
1,467
62.2
8,698
27.3
14,358
63.1
110, 422
18.6
306, 960
17.8
119,400
10.7
45,101
19.6
Percent cleared by arrest..
88.7
80.8
GROUP V
1,110 cities, 10,000 to 25,000;
total population 17,672,000:
Offenses known
503. 378
286, 427
23,057
263,370
15.9
556
242
1,399
59.5
6,987
30.6
15,115
116,724
17.6
327, 148
17.6
110,439
11.3
36,207
24.5
Percent cleared by arrest..
20.1
19.5
60.0
89.2
95.0
70.7
GROUP VI
1,979 cities under 10,000; total
population 10,247,000:
Offenses known
230, 470
132,598
20.9
10,339
67.3
122. 259
17.0
234
117
617
1,720
7,768
74.5
55, 170
160,700
17.7
52,945
11.8
14 144
Percent cleared by arrest. .
21. n
85.9
94.0
64.8
33.1
18.5
30.5
SUBURBAN AREA >
2,045 agencies ; total population
46,079,000:
Offenses known
1,247,330
814, 142
64,349
52.8
749, 793
15.9
1,501
1,677
5,231
57.5
20,288
30.6
37,329
62.9
330,880
18.2
733, 713
16.2
302,202
10.9
116,711
Percent cleared by arrest . .
19.2
18.8
85.7
71.9
22.2
RURAL AREA
1,321 agencies; total population
20,903,000:
Offenses known
254,455
195,307
25.3
18,422
176,885
21.0
964
1,743
2,041
63.8
2,600
44.4
12,817
70.4
98,248
20.8
118, 169
18.5
60,764
16.6
17,873
37.3
Percent cleared by arrest..
24.5
66.6
82.9
62.4
' Includes suburban, city and county police agencies within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are also included in other city groups.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
k
99
Table 13. — Offenses Known and Percent Cleared by Arrest, 1969, by Geographic Divisions
[1969 estimated population]
Grand
total
Crime
Index
total
Violent
crime
Property
crime
Criminal homicide
Forc-
ible
rape
Rob-
bery
Aggra-
vated
assault
Burg-
lary-
breaking
or en-
tering
Larceny-theft
Geographic division
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaugh-
ter
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
Total
$60
and
over
Auto
theft
TOTAL ALL DIVLSIONS
3,882 cities; total populUion
103,936,000:
Offenses known
Percent cleared by arrest . .
4,511,646
20.6
2, 950.. 396
20.1
384,877
46.5
2,565.519
16.1
8,427
86.1
4.230
83.5
19,645
55.9
184.780
26.9
172,025
64.7
1,115,360
18.9
2,439.700
17.9
882,680
11.4
567,479
17.9
NEW ENGLAND STATES
3 30 cities; total population
8,492, 000:
Otfenses known
303, 138
18.4
224, 765
18.2
15,263
51.4
209,502
15.8
269
82.2
267
75.5
810
64.6
7,076
31.4
7,109
68.6
85, 476
17.2
138, 688
16.2
60, 672
13.1
63,464
Percent cleared by arrest - .
16.4
MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES
994 cities; total population
18. 808,000:
Offenses known
555. 017
17.9
390, 782
17.8
44,553
45.0
346,229
14.3
913
83.5
548
81.9
2,375
61.6
22,831
26.2
18, 434
64.2
146, 409
17.6
280,280
14.8
116. 593
10.3
83,227
Percent cleared by arrest - -
14.3
EAST NORTH CENTRAL STATES
860 Cities; total population
25,043,000:
Offenses known
Percent cleared by arrest . .
1, 124, 272
21.1
724, 927
20.4
116, 185
42.0
608, 742
16.2
2,318
82.5
985
85.4
5,287
52.8
64.863
26.1
43, 727
62.0
246, 638
19.1
604. 126
18.7
205. 766
12.0
166.438
17.3
WEST NORTH CENTRAL STATES
431 cities; total population
9,234,000:
Offenses known _ _
419,329
21.3
251, 147
21.1
28,111
46.8
223,036
17.9
577
89.1
265
83.4
1,958
58.1
13,612
28.2
11,964
64.2
94,687
20.6
244,646
18.6
76,729
11.9
51,720
Percent cleared by arrest . .
22.0
SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES
339 cities; total population
12,181,000:
Offenses known
629,948
21.7
432,328
21.4
82,464
45.3
349,874
15.7
1,847
90.1
623
91.2
2,995
57.5
36.920
21.2
40, 692
64.2
162,201
18.1
320,406
17.8
123,409
11.1
64,264
Percent cleared by arrest . .
18.6
EAST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES
132 cities; total population
4,398,000:
Offenses known.
154,392
19.9
114,058
18.4
13,014
66.2
101,044
13.6
615
87.4
299
76.9
608
60.2
5,226
26.9
6,666
74.4
45,676
16.0
75, 138
17.3
36, 103
9.6
20,265
Percent cleared by arrest..
16.2
WEST SOUTH CENTRAL STATES
286 cities; total population
11,602,000:
Offenses known
523,581
23.2
332,700
22.7
44,557
65.4
288,143
17.6
1,304
88.0
659
86.5
2,492
58.2
16,844
34.0
23,917
68.6
140,098
20.1
283,005
20.3
92,783
12.6
55,262
Percent cleared by arrest. .
19.9
MOUNTAIN STATES
199 cities; total population
4,691,000:
Offenses known
253, 174
19.8
149,780
18.2
14,344
51.0
135,436
14.7
251
89.2
256
83.6
1,051
46.1
5,073
31.4
7,969
62.8
58, 459
17.9
156,991
17.7
53,863
9.5
23, 124
Percent cleared by arrest . .
19.0
PAOFIC STATES
321 cities; total population
9,487,000:
Offenses known
648, 796
20.3
329,909
19.7
26,396
48.3
303,613
17.2
433
83.6
338
73.1
2,069
60.2
12, 347
33.2
11,547
62.8
135,916
21.4
336,420
17.6
117.872
10.9
49,725
Percent cleared by arrest. .
20.6
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape
Property crime is offenses of burglary', larceny $50
robbery and aggravated assault,
and over and auto theft.
100
Table 14. — Offenses Cleared, 1969, by Arrest of Persons Under 78 Years of Age
(Percent of total cleared; 1969 estimated population]
Population group
TOTAL CITIES
3,814 cities; total populalion
98.44-l,000;
Total clearances .,
Percent under 18
GROUP I
60 cities over 250,000; total
population 27,188,000:
Total clearances
Percent under 18
3 cities over 1,000,000; total
population 4,915,000:
Total clearances..
Percent under 18
19 cities, 500,000 to 1,000,000;
total population 12,362,000:
Total clearances
Percent under 18
28 cities, 250,000 to 500,000;
total population 9,911,000:
Total clearances
Percent under 18.
GROUP n
92 cities, 100,000 to 250,000;
total population 13,706,000:
Total clearances
Percent under 18
GROUP ni
228 cities, 50,000 to 100,000;
total population 16,826,000:
Total clearances
Percent under 18
GROUP IV
400 cities, 25,000 to 60,000;
total population 14,280,000:
Total clearances
Percent under 18
OEOUP V
1,087 cities, 10,000 to 25,000;
total population 17,304,000:
Total clearances
Percent under 18.
GROUP VI
1,967 cities under 10,000; total
population 10,140,000:
Total clearances.
Percent under 18
SUBURBAN AREA '
2,006 agencies; total population
44,818,000:
Total clearances
Percent under 18
RURAL AREA
1,286 agencies; total population
20,227,000:
Total clearances
Percent under 18
Grand
total
855,015
37.0
365, 096
34.0
64.465
33.8
179, 112
32.6
121, 519
36.1
142, 900
34.6
116,646
38.2
94,271
41.0
98, 347
43.0
47. 765
43.9
233, 531
38.2
59, 216
27.7
Crime
Index
total
541.216
32.0
246,984
30.7
40,047
30.2
128,444
29.4
78, 493
33.1
91,158
30.3
68,804
32.0
62, 974
34.8
63,892
36.7
27,404
36.9
148.253
33.2
46,833
27.2
Vio-
lent
crime
159,406
14.0
82,588
15.7
16,040
20.2
42,297
15.3
25, 251
13.8
26,675
11.6
17, 662
13.1
12,430
12.1
13,267
12.3
6,884
10.9
32, 918
13.6
11,390
7.0
Property
crime
381,810
39.5
164, 396
38.2
25.007
36.3
86, 147
36 3
53.242
42. 2
64,583
38.1
51, 142
38.5
40.544
41.7
40,626
43.3
20,520
45.6
115,335
38.9
35, 443
33.7
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
6.515
6.1
3.695
6.8
831
7.2
1,975
6.7
1,028
5.3
611
4.7
602
5.4
479
6.4
200
6.6
1,253
6.9
767
5.2
Man-
slaugh-
ter by
negli-
gence
3.184
5.0
1,618
4.7
166
4.2
826
5.8
526
3.0
541
5.2
479
3.3
309
6.8
227
7.5
110
6.4
1,193
7.9
1,065
4.7
For-
cible
rape
10.011
14.2
6,277
14.4
949
20.1
2,844
13.0
1,484
13.6
1,527
12.1
1,125
13.3
883
16.7
804
16.5
396
16.2
2,899
13.6
1,226
9.1
Rob-
bery
41,302
23.3
27,241
24.5
6,982
26.2
13, 808
24.7
7.451
22.6
6.161
20.3
3,336
22.9
2,233
18.9
1,776
22.7
566
18.7
5,996
20.0
1,078
9.7
Aggra-
vated
assault
Bvu--
glary—
breaking
or
entering
101.578
10.6
46,375
11.6
7,278
16.6
23,670
10.8
16, 427
10.0
17. 869
12, 690
10.8
8,812
10.3
10,209
10.6
5,723
10.0
22,770
12.2
8,319
6.6
196.916
40.3
87, 172
37.0
12,281
34.2
46. 217
36.1
29,674
40.9
34,678
38.3
25,198
40.7
19, 782
44.7
20,020
47.7
10,066
51.5
68,490
42.6
19,513
36.7
Larceny-theft
403.270
42.3
138,609
38.1
18,408
39.6
66,568
36.6
63,633
39.4
66,672
39.5
62. 131
43.0
63,320
46.4
66,227
48.3
26, 411
50.2
115,810
42.9
20,880
29.2
$50
and
over
92.655
29.4
31, 915
24.8
4,166
24.0
16, 726
22.8
11, 033
28.2
15, 471
30.3
14,768
28.0
12,332
32.8
11,999
34.2
6,170
38.7
31,726
31.4
9,562
26.1
1 Includes suburban, city and county police agencies within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are also included in other city groups.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of biu^lary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
101
Table 1 5. — Dispoiition of Persons Formally Charged by the Police, 1969
[2,640 cities; 1969 estimated population 66,155,000]
Offense
Charged
(held for
prosecution)
Guilty
Offense
charged
Lesser
offense
Acquitted or
dismissed
Referred to
juvenile court
TOTAL..
2,402.979
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter..
(b) Manslaughter by negligence.
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault.
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft
2,608
1,000
4.118
19, 065
33,786
87, 960
198, 732
49,033
Violent crime...
Property crime.
69, 666
335, 726
Subtotal tor above offenses..
396,291
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing..
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
Offenses against the family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness..
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses
113,968
2,775
11,923
22,666
2,828
15, 535
34,868
33, 940
12,237
20, 357
63.668
27, 320
21,341
148, 692
106, 322
806, 961
209, 376
33, 389
319, 642
62.3
36.3
37.3
25.7
26.4
36.8
23.0
42.7
17.6
32.7
33.9
33.7
48.3
16.4
54.1
66.1
62.3
36.1
26.1
66.3
71.1
62.0
36.9
61.9
63.9
77.0
63.2
86.2
62.0
64.7
47.7
3.2
19.7
12.5
12.3
9.6
14.7
6.4
3.3
4.8
13.1
4.3
6.7
3.9
6.1
9.6
4.3
2.9
7.2
1.8
7.5
2.2
7.4
7.0
6.1
2.6
13.0
1.4
.7
1.6
3.2
1.6
31.6
41.0
34.7
22.1
30.7
11.4
13.6
11.6
28.3
12.7
15.1
35.0
14.5
22.2
26.7
29.7
20.1
18.4
21.8
24.2
19.8
24.6
31.7
28.0
9.2
12.6
11.4
22.1
24. 2
14.2
18. S
12.4
9.2
27.2
41.8
17.9
69.3
40.4
66.1
26.0
49.1
46.5
12.9
64.0
14.2
3.8
6.0
36.6
54.7
14.3
2.4
20.9
31.7
1.3
15.5
.8
22.8
1.6
14.3
7.9
36.5
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
102
Table 16. — Persom Charged — Percent Arrested or Summorted — 1969
[1,2M cities; 1969 estimated population 29,838,000]
Offense
Number of
persons
charged
Percent of charged
Arrested
Summoned
1,156,835
88.3
11.7
1,364
97.6
2.4
791
89.6
10.6
2,448
94.9
5.1
11,064
95.2
4.8
18, 931
89.3
10.7
44,466
88.9
13.1
99,424
79.4
20.6
23,823
89.1
10.9
33,807
92.0
8.0
167, 713
82.7
17.3
202,311
84.3
16.7
69,897
849
15.1
1,458
81.3
18.7
6,695
90.0
10.0
13,910
81.4
18.6
1,529
88.6
11.4
11, 142
91.9
8.1
18, 159
69.1
30.9
16,712
94.7
5.3
6,189
99.1
.9
11,128
91.5
8.6
37,864
94.5
6.5
10,306
93.4
6.6
11,600
75.3
24.7
62,540
92.9
7.1
45,270
74.2
25.8
352,740
96.6
3.4
124,232
87.8
12.2
12,618
95.1
4.9
151,535
78.0
22.0
TOTAL
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegUgent manslaughter
(b) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape _
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary-breaking or entering
Larceny-theft _
Auto theft
Violent crime
Property crime
Subtotal for above offenses
Other assaults
Arson _
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud...
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing...
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commerciahzed vice
Sex offenses (except rape and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
OambUng
Offenses against the family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct..
Vagrancy...
All other offenses
Table 17. — Offenses Known, Cleared,- Persons Arrested, Charged and Disposed of in 1969
[2,344 cities; 1969 estimated population 59,267,000]
Type
Offenses known
Offenses cleared
Percent cleared
TOTAL ARRESTS
Per 100 offenses
Arrests under 18
Per 100 offenses
Persons charged
Per 100 offenses
Persons guilty as charged
Per 100 offenses
Persons guilty of lesser offenses
Per 100 offenses
Persons acquitted or dismissed
Per 100 offenses
Juveniles referred to juvenile court
Per 100 offenses
TOTAL
2,497,957
492.033
19.7
485
253
427
117
20
52
164
620
19.4
372
10.1
455
17.1
.497
4.7
086
.8
.378
2.1
915
6.6
Violent
crime
189, 085
88,195
46.6
78.126
41.3
18,432
9.7
73,450
38.8
16,982
9.0
7,107
3.8
16,331
8.1
14,332
7.6
Property
crime
2,308,872
403,838
17.5
407,494
IT. 6
234, 940
10.2
354,005
15.3
100,515
4.4
12, 979
.6
37.047
1.6
150.683
6.5
Murder
and non-
Forcible
negligent
rape
man-
slaughter
4,101
10.344
3,477
6,761
84.8
55.7
Robbery
92, 332
23, 782
25.8
Aggra-
vated
assault
82,308
55, 175
67.0
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
614,339
113,322
18.4
Larceny-
theft
1,373,065
235,201
17.1
4,050
5.558
26.532
41,986
98.8
53.7
28.7
51.0
430
1,221
9.406
7,375
10.5
11.8
10.2
9.0
3,870
5,379
24,510
39, 691
94.4
52.0
26.6
48.2
812
905
4,413
10,852
19.8
8.7
4.8
13.2
458
461
1,678
4,510
11.2
4.5
1.8
5.5
765
1,323
3,749
9,494
18.7
12.8
4.1
11.5
296
1,036
7,371
5,629
7.2
10.0
8.0
6.8
103,453
16.8
60, 266
9.8
93,536
15.2
17, 592
2.9
4,955
.8
8,732
1.4
46,880
7.6
248.370
18.1
137,905
10.0
210,306
15.3
75,386
5.5
5,955
.4
23,377
1.7
74,538
5.4
Auto
theft
321,468
55,315
17.2
55,671
17.3
36, 769
11.4
50,163
15.6
7,537
2.3
2,069
.6
4,938
1.5
29,165
9.1
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
103
Table 18. — Police Ditposition of Juvenile Offenders Taken Into Custody, 1969
[1969 estimated population]
Population group
Total 1
Handled
within
department
and released
Referred to
juvenile
court juris-
diction
Referred to
welfare
agency
Referred to
other
police
agency
Referred to
criminal or
adult court
TOTAL, ALL AGENCIES
3,738 agencies; total population 106,776,000:
1.277,481
672.685
652,132
16,653
25.769
10,342
MOO.O
44.8
51.0
1.3
2.0
0.8
TOTAL CITIES
3.006 agencies; total popuUtion 85,399,000:
1,125,357
510,771
568,084
15.065
22,411
9,026
Percent
100.0
45.4
50.5
1.3
2.0
.8
QBOUF I
42 cities over 260,000; population 24,200,000:
Number - -
309, 795
104,810
194,963
6,689
3,714
719
Percent - - -
100.0
33.8
62.9
1.8
1.2
.2
OEOUP n
81 cities, 100,000 to 260,000; population 11,967,000:
Number ....
174, 078
75,634
92,051
2,715
2,579
1,199
100.0
43.4
62.9
1.6
1.6
.7
ORODP m
216 cities, 60,000 to 100,000; population 14,994,000:
Number
212, 669
108,250
95,967
2,053
4,723
1,676
100.0
50.9
45.1
1.0
2.2
.7
GEOUP IV
367 cities, 26,000 to 60,000; population 12,764,000:
174, 746
92,681
73,660
2,669
4,303
1,633
100.0
63.0
42.2
1.6
2.6
.9
OEOUP V
872 cities, 10,000 to 26,000; population 13,917,000:
Nnmhpr
163,657
84,989
70, 618
1,339
4,330
2,381
Percent. _ .....
100.0
52.0
43.1
.8
2.6
1.5
OEOUP VI
1,439 cities, under 10,000; population 7,667,000:
Number
90,612
44,607
40,926
800
2,762
1,618
Percent .. . . .
100.0
49.2
45.2
.9
3.0
1.7
SUBUBBAN AREA '
1,650 agencies; population 32,310,000:
Number
362,696
196,289
160,939
2,869
9,473
3,026
Percent. . -
100.0
54.1
41.6
.8
2.6
.8
RURAL AREA
628 agencies; population 9,703,000:
47,591
15,811
28,351
911
1.592
926
100.0
33.2
59.6
1.9
3.3
1.9
' Includes all offenses except trafBc and neglect cases.
2 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total.
' Includes suburban, city and county police agencies within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are also included in other city groups.
104
Table 19. — Offeme Analysis 1969 — Percent Distribution, Average Value, and Percent Change
Over 1968
[1,027 cities 2,S00 and over; 1969 estimated population 84,023,000]
Classification
Number of
offenses
Percent
change over
1968
Percent dis-
tribution *
Average
value
TOTAL.
Highway
Commercial house
Gas or service station.
Chain store
Residence
Bank!
Miscellaneous
BDRGLART— BEEAKINQ OK ENTERING
TOTAL...
Residence (dwelling):
Night
Day...
Nonresidence (store, office, etc.):
Night
Day —
LARCENY — THEFT (EXCEPT ADTO THEFT)
TOTAL
By type:
Pocket-picking...
Purse -snatching
Shoplifting
From autos (except accessories).
Auto accessories
Bicycles
From buildings
From coin-operated machines. . -
All others
By value:
$50 and over..
Under $50
Auto theft.
234,528
129,262
39,402
10,855
6,688
24,053
1,162
23,204
1.123.794
282,689
341,789
429,880
69, 436
2,155,824
32, 468
71,419
178.633
463. 924
455, 955
279, 610
372, 970
36, 517
264,328
862, 344
1,293,480
-I-I2.8
-1-16.2
-1-4.6
-1-9.3
-1-22.3
-1-16.9
-6.9
-1-10.6
-1-6.1
-1-9.4
-1-11.3
(>)
-1-7.8
-1-9.0
-1-2.4
-1-18.8
-1-17.1
-H6.4
-1-12.3
-4.1
-t-7.6
-H.3
-1-6.6
-1-19.8
+3.5
100.0
66.1
16.8
4.6
2.8
10.3
.5
9.9
26.2
30.4
38.3
6.2
100. 0
1.5
3.3
8.3
21.6
21.1
13.0
17.3
1.7
12.3
40.0
60.0
$288
176
602
123
397
279
,526
225
324
344
304
250
111
100
54
28
146
65
34
197
24
164
253
16
992
' Because of rounding the percentages may not add to total.
» For total U.S., bank robbery decreased from 1,840 offenses in 1968 to 1,813 In 1969 or 1.5 percent.
' Increase of less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
Table 20. — Type and Value of Property Stolen and Recovered, 1969
[1,026 cities 2,500 and over; 1969 estimated population 75,871,000]
Type of property
Value of property
Percent
Stolen
Recovered
recovered
TOTAL!.
$978,200,000
$456,300,000
47
Currency, notes, etc
87,100,000
68, 100, 000
9,300,000
30,300,000
498, 800, 000
284, 700, 000
8,100.000
5,700,000
500,000
4,200,000
400,900,000
36, 900, 000
Jewelry and precious metals .
8
Furs
Clothing
14
Locally stolen automobiles
80
Miscellaneous
13
' Because of rounding, the values may not add to total.
105
Table 21. — Murder Victims— Weapons Used, 1969
Number
Weapons
Age
Gun
Cutting
or
stabbing
Blunt
object
(club,
hammer,
etc.)
Personal
weapons
(strangu-
lations and
beatings)
Poison
Explosives
Other
(drownings,
arson, etc.)
Unknown
and not
stated
TOTAL
13,575
100.0
8,876
65.4
2,534
18.7
613
4.5
1,039
7.7
9
0.1
0.1
322
2.4
175
Percent 1-
1.3
111
278
116
183
1,261
1,979
1,852
1,523
1,407
1,246
1,010
738
591
400
279
175
205
221
4
35
47
111
929
1,445
1,336
1,076
985
809
621
456
353
229
155
84
65
136
4
12
13
26
223
354
373
292
281
283
206
145
108
78
47
25
31
33
6
38
9
3
27
47
46
43
52
62
73
60
44
34
27
17
29
6
63
133
16
23
48
84
67
75
61
71
77
67
68
38
38
33
68
19
1
27
SO
24
14
27
30
17
18
14
16
17
9
8
10
9
9
4
19
6
1-4 -.-
1
9
5-9
3
4
10-14
6
15-19 -
7
20-24 ----
19
25-29 _
1
12
30-34
1
1
1
1
18
35-39
13
40-44
1
13
45-49
15
50-54
2
9
55-S9
10
60-64
2
9
65-69
3
70-74
1
6
75 and over
8
TTnlTTioWi
8
1 Because of rounding the percentages may not add to total.
Table 22.-
—Murder Vicfims by Age, Sex,
and Race,
7969
Number
Percent
Sex
Race
Age
Male
Female
White
Negro
Indian
Chinese
Japanese
All others
(includes
race
unlniown)
TOTAL
13,575
10.550
77.7
3,025
22.3
5.965
43.9
7,413
54.6
89
0.7
20
0.1
8
0.1
80
Percent -
• 100.0
0.6
Tnf?int (iiiider 1)
111
278
116
183
1,261
1,979
1,852
1,523
1,407
1,246
1,010
738
691
400
279
175
205
221
.8
2.0
.9
1.3
9.3
14.6
13.6
11.2
10.4
9.2
7.4
5.4
4.4
2.9
2.1
1.3
1.5
1.6
59
138
64
105
1,004
1,586
1,489
1,190
1,121
974
789
697
480
312
223
129
123
167
52
140
52
78
257
393
363
333
286
272
221
141
HI
88
56
46
82
54
75
178
82
93
473
785
735
604
554
497
441
362
309
261
173
111
169
73
30
97
34
89
777
1,161
1,091
896
835
741
. 560
369
273
134
101
62
41
122
1
2
5
1-4
1
fi-9
10-14
1
16-19.
7
23
16
11
11
4
4
6
2
2
2
3
2
2(}-24.. .
2
6
26-29
8
30-34
2
1
2
10
35-39
6
40-44
1
2
1
2
1
45-49
3
60-54
1
65-59...
1
3
60-64
3
65-69.
1
4
70-74..
1
3
1
1
2
1
Unknown
24
I Because of rounding the percentages may not add to total.
106
Arrest Data
Tables in the following section provide certain
personal characteristics of individuals arrested for
all criminal acts. Arrest rates and trends are shown
for city, suburban and rural areas, as well as the
United States as a whole. Tabulations are pub-
lished containing characteristics of persons ar-
rested by age, sex and race.
Arrest statistics are collected annually from con-
tributing law enforcement agencies and the figures
used in the tables this year were submitted by
agencies representing 71 percent of the United
States population. In using these arrest figures it
is important to remember that the same person
may be arrested several times during 1 year for
the same type or for different offenses. Each arrest
is counted. Further, the arrest of one person may
solve several crimes and, in other instances, two
or more persons may be arrested during the solu-
tion of one crime.
Arrests are primarily a measure of police ac-
tivity, as it relates to crime. Although police arrest
practices vary, particularly with respect to
juveniles, contributors to this Program are in-
structed to coimt one arrest each time an individ-
ual is taken into custody for committing a specific
crime. A juvenile is counted as a person arrested
when he commits an offense and the circumstances
are such that if the offender were an adult, an
arrest would be made.
Arrest data, while primarily a measure of law
enforcement activity, is also a gauge of criminality
when used within its limitations, as must be done
with all forms of criminal statistics, including
court and penal.
107
397-633 O - 70 - 8
Table 23. — Arrests, Number and Rate, 1969, by Population Groups
[Rate per 100,000; 1969 estimated population]
Cities
Other
areas
Offense charged
Total
(4,759
agencies;
total
population
143,815,000)
Total city
arrests
(3,500 cities;
population
108,898,000)
Group I
(62 cities
over 250,000:
population
41,126,000)
Group II
(88 cities
100.000 to
260,000;
population
13,013,000)
Group III
(230 cities,
50,000 to
100.000;
population
16,009,000)
Group IV
(380 cities,
25,000 to
50,000;
population
13,620,000)
Group V
(1,001 cities,
10,000 to
25,000;
population
16,022,000)
Group VI
(1,749 cities
under
10,000;
population
9,108,000)
Suburban
areai
(1.790
agencies;
population
39,896,000)
Rural area
(1,094
agencies;
population
17,578,000)
TOTAL
5,773.988
4.014.9
5,049,396
4.636.8
2,267,701
5.514.1
647,106
4.972.9
667.653
4,170.5
527,423
3,872.4
593,502
3,704.2
346.011
3,798.8
1,106,043
2,772.4
308,070
Rate per 100.000
inhabitants.- -.
1,752.6
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegli-
gent manslaughter.
Rate per 100,000
(6) Manslaughter by
11,609
8.0
3,197
2.2
14, 428
10.0
76, 633
63.2
113,724
79.1
265, 937
178.0
510. 660
356.1
125,686
87.4
9,743
8.9
2,239
2.1
11,697
10.7
69, 675
64.0
96, 723
88.8
208,043
191.0
456,521
418.3
108, 706
99.8
6,651
16.2
967
2.4
7,322
17.8
51,076
124.2
64,881
133.4
100, 867
246.2
182, 195
443.0
59, 120
143.8
1,112
8.5
316
2.4
1,194
9.2
6,764
52.0
11,098
85.3
27, 270
209.6
60,264
463.0
13, 760
105.7
802
5.0
363
2.3
1,186
7.4
6,321
33.2
10, 699
66.8
27,091
169.2
71, 165
444.5
13, 614
85.0
524
3.8
232
1.7
845
6.2
3,279
24.1
7,514
65.2
20, 610
161.3
57, 237
420.2
9,167
67.3
448
2.8
243
1.5
716
4.5
2,353
14.7
7,686
48.0
20, 751
129.5
56, 730
354.1
8,638
63.9
206
2.3
■ 118
1.3
434
4.8
882
9.7
4,845
53.2
11,464
125.9
27,950
306.9
4,417
48.5
1,487
3.7
659
1.7
2,764
6.9
9,267
23.2
20, 701
51.9
58,848
147.5
114,548
287.1
24,314
60.9
837
4.8
669
Rate per 100,000
Forcible rape
3.7
1,098
6.2
Robbery
1,867
10.6
6,147
Rate Der 100 000
35.0
Burglary-breaking or entering.
Rate per 100 000 . ..
19,362
110.1
19, 122
Rate per 100,000
108.8
6,720
Rate per 100,000
38.2
216. 194
150.3
892, 283
620.4
187,838
172.5
772, 270
709.2
119,930
291.6
342. 172
832.0
20, 168
156.0
101, 274
778.3
18.008
112.5
111,860
698.7
12, 162
89.3
87, 014
638.9
11,203
69.9
86, 119
637.5
6,367
69.9
43,831
481.2
34,219
85.8
197, 710
495.6
9,949
Rate per 100 000
56.6
45,204
Rate per 100,000
257.2
Subtotal for above
1,111,674
773.0
962, 347
883.7
463,069
1, 126 0
121,758
935.7
130, 231
813.5
99,408
729.9
97, 565
608.9
60, 316
662.4
232,688
683.0
55,812
Rate per 100,000
317.6
Other assaults
259, 825
180.7
8,692
6.0
36,727
25.5
63,445
44.1
6,312
4.4
227,469
208.9
7,042
6.6
29, 893
27.5
45, 630
41. n
4,867
4.5
101,958
247.9
3,183
7.7
13,999
34.0
17, 527
42.6
1,426
3.6
32,982
253.5
835
6.4
4,386
33.7
7,866
60.4
1,096
8.4
30,288
189.2
1,049
6.6
4,204
26.3
6,347
39.6
583
3.6
24, 031
176.4
734
5.4
2,922
21.5
5,207
38.2
1,294
9.5
25, 205
157.3
850
6.3
3,124
19.5
6,186
38.6
283
1.8
12, 995
142.7
391
4.3
1,268
13.8
2,497
27.4
177
1.9
52, 315
131.1
2,207
5.5
7,417
18.6
16,062
40.3
1,732
4.3
11,278
Rate per 100,000
64.2
757
Rate per 100,000
4.3
Forgery and counterfeiting
Rate per 100,000
2,971
16.9
8,600
Rate per 100,000
48.4
Embezzlement
464
Rate per 100,000
2.6
See footnote at end of table.
108
Table 23. — Arresfs, Number and Rate, 1969, by Population Groups — Continued
[Bate per 100,000; 1969 estimated population]
Offense charged
Stolen property; buying,
receiving, possessing-
Rate per 100,000
Vandalism
Rate per 100,000
Weapons; carrying, possessing,
etc - -
Rate per 100,000
Prostitution and commer-
cialized vice
Rate per 100,000
Sex offenses (except forcible
rape and prostitution)
Rate per 100,000
Narcotic drug laws-. --
Rate per 100,000 ---
Gambling...
Rate per 100,000
Offenses against family and
children -
Rate per 100,000...
Driving under the influence, .
Rate per 100,000
Liquor laws
Rate per 100,000
Drunkenness.-
Rate per 100,000
Disorderly conduct
Rate per 100,000.
Vagrancy
Rate per 100,000
AU other offenses (except
traffic)
Rate per 100,000
Suspicion (not included in
totals)
Rate per 100,000.
Curfew and loitering law
violations .-
Rate per 100,000
Runaways.
Rate per 100,000...
Cities
Total
(4,759
agencies;
total
population
143.815,000)
4«,176
32.1
106,892
74.3
88,973
61.9
46,410
32.3
50,143
34.9
232,690
161.8
78,020
54.3
50,312
35.0
349,326
242.9
212,662
147.9
1,420,161
987.6
573,503
398.8
106,269
73.9
664,634
462.1
88,265
61.4
101,674
70.7
159,468
110.9
Total city
arrests
(3,500 cities;
population
108,898,000)
40,189
36.9
92, 753
85.2
80,541
74.0
44,367
40.7
43,093
39.6
200,061
183.7
73,329
67.3
34,581
31.8
287,042
263.6
173, 786
159.6
1,313,063
1,205.8
530,154
486.8
100,155
92.0
539,337
495.3
83,466
76.6
94,279
86.6
125,438
115.2
Group I
(52 cities
over 250.000;
population
41,126,000)
21,801
63.0
32, 718
79.6
46,464
113.0
40, 756
99.1
23,533
57.2
120, 264
292.4
61,235
148.9
12, 518
30.4
114,522
278.5
33,510
81.5
566, 802
1,378.2
255, 430
621.1
67, 326
163.7
192, 172
467.3
51.296
124.7
33,582
81.7
43,907
106.8
Group II
(88 cities
100,000 to
250,000;
population
13,013,000)
4,329
33.3
10,943
84.1
9,956
76.5
2,160
16.6
5,974
45.9
20, 752
159.5
5,136
39.5
6,651
60.3
27,202
209.0
16,671
128.1
206, 478
1.586.8
58.785
461.8
9,658
74.2
66.610
611.9
6,462
49.7
7,682
69.0
19,297
148.3
Group III
(230 cities,
50.000 to
100,000;
population
16,009,000)
4,711
29.4
13, 612
85.0
8,676
54.2
712
4.4
5.372
33.6
24,502
153.1
3,059
19.1
5,053
31.6
37, 571
234.7
24,113
150.6
181.844
1, 135. 9
59,221
369.9
7,169
44.8
81,254
507.6
9.272
57.9
16.127
94.5
22,965
143.4
Group IV
(380 cities,
26,000 to
60,000;
population
13,620,000)
3,754
27.6
12,233
89.8
5.943
43.6
438
3.2
3,579
26.3
15,944
117.1
1.854
13.6
3,786
27.8
35, 325
259.4
27,494
201.9
124, 767
916.0
56, 799
417.0
6.263
46.0
67, 435
495.1
7.211
52.9
12, 577
92.3
15,636
114.8
Group V
(1,001 cities,
10,000 to
25,000;
population
16,022,000)
3,581
22.3
14,664
91.5
6,235
38.9
157
1.0
3,185
19.9
13,210
82.4
1,481
9.2
4,522
28.2
42, 971
268.2
40, 998
265.9
148. 712
928.2
61, 037
380.9
6.151
38.4
82,007
611.8
4.881
30.5
15, 969
99.7
15,409
96.2
Group VI
(1,749 cities
under
10,000;
population
9,108,000)
2,013
22.1
8,583
94.2
3,267
35.9
144
1.6
1,450
15.9
6,389
69.2
564
6.2
2,151
23.6
29,451
323.3
31,000
340.3
84.460
927.3
38.882
426.9
3.588
39.4
49,859
547.4
4.344
47.7
9.342
102.6
8,234
90.4
Other areas
Suburban
area '
(1,790
atjcncics;
population
39,896,000)
Rural area
(1,094
agencies;
population
17,578,000)
9,124
22.9
30,428
76.3
12,819
32.1
2,008
5.0
9,610
24.1
51,611
129.4
4,216
10.6
13,472
33.8
80, 575
202.0
55,383
138.8
168, 742
423.0
102, 880
257.9
9,222
23.1
168,837
423.2
13, 962
35.0
26,606
66.7
48,189
120.8
2, 701
15.4
5,710
32.5
3,404
19.4
352
2.0
2,391
13.6
7,084
40.3
2,534
14.4
7,637
42.9
32, 777
186.5
25,514
145.1
48,458
275.7
16,943
96.4
2, 681
14.7
58, 507
332.8
1,623
1,967
11.2
9,828
65.9
' Includes suburban, city and county police agencies within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are aslo included in other city groups .
Population figures rounded to the nearest thousand. All rates were calculated on the population before rounding.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
109
Table 24.— Tofal Arrest Trends, 1960-69
(2,474 agencies; 1969 estimated population 94,853,000) '
Oflense charged
TOTAL.
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent man-
slaughter -
(6) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape --
Robbery
Aggravated assault --
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft .--
Autotheft -
Violent crime...
Property crime.
Subtotal for above oflenses..
Other assaults
Forgery and counterfeiting
Embezzlement and fraud
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possess-
ing....
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc —
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex oflenses (except forcible rape and prosti-
tution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence...
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All otlier oflenses (except traflic)
Suspicion (not included in totals)
Number of persons arrested
Total all ages
1960
3,323,741
4,809
1,931
6,862
32, 638
64, 893
117, 359
192, 460
54,369
99, 102
364, 178
465,211
1969
4,126.216
121, 179
20, 529
33, 114
9,476
30, 736
25,633
45,246
30,904
118, 299
37, 010
138, 390
81, 029
,, 204, 668
396, 155
127, 319
438, S43
89, 449
8,827
2,016
10, 747
63, 534
84, 673
178, 334
353, 897
94,329
167, 681
626, 560
796, 257
187,381
26,911
49,540
34,405
66, 750
41,265
37, 462
182, 909
67, 690
35, 690
239, 776
130, 946
1, 040, 493
426,588
83,980
678,284
72, 391
Percent
change
-1-24.1
-f83.6
-1-4.4
-f56.6
■f95.3
4-54.1
-1-52.0
-(-83.9
4-73.6
-1-69.2
-1-72.0
-1-71.2
-f-54.6
-t-31. 1
-f49.6
-1-263.1
-1-117. 2
-1-61.0
-17.2
-t-491. 9
-42.9
-3.6
+73.3
-f61.6
-13.6
-1-7.7
-34.0
-1-64.6
-19.1
Under 18 years of age
1960
1969
477,262
364
139
1,191
7,837
6,383
54,392
91,844
32, 781
15, 775
179,017
194, 931
12, 558
1,509
787
2,503
6,413
393
9,297
1,662
1,441
488
1,080
16,564
12,500
44,506
6,540
164,090
19, 416
980,453
914
152
2,214
21,713
14, 209
93,728
184, 091
53, 567
39, 060
331,376
370, 578
31, 627
2,937
2,605
10,343
10, 969
860
7,321
42, 434
1,333
466
2,503
40, 256
30, 221
78, 374
7,752
339, 975
14, 525
Percent
change
-H05.4
-i-161. 1
-i-9.4
•i-85 9
-1-177. 1
-i-122. 6
•t-72.3
-flOO.4
-1-63.4
-1-147.5
-(-85.1
-f90. 1
-H61.8
-1-94.6
-1-218. 3
-1-313. 2
-1-71.0
-1-118.8
-21.3
-1-2,453.2
-7.6
-4.7
-1-131.8
-1-143. 0
-1-141.8
4-76.1
4-18.5
4-107. 2
-25.2
18 years of age and over
1960
2,846,479
4,445
1,792
6,671
24, 701
48, 510
62, 967
100,606
21,588
83,327
186, 161
270, 280
108, 621
19, 020
32, 327
6,973
24,323
26, 240
35, 949
29, 242
116,858
36, 522
137.310
64,466
1, 192, 168
351,649
120, 779
274, 763
70,033
1969
3,145,763
7,913
1,864
8,633
41,821
70,364
84,606
169, 806
40, 772
128,631
296, 184
425, 679
165, 754
23,974
47,035
24,062
55, 781
40,405
30, 131
140, 475
66, 257
35, 225
237, 273
90,689
1, 010, 272
348, 214
76, 228
338, 309
57,866
Percent
change
4-10.5
4-78.0
4-4.0
4-50.5
4-69.3
4-46.1
4-34.4
4-68.8
4-88.9
4-54.4
4-69.4
4-57.6
4-43.4
4-26.0
4-45.5
4-245. 1
4-129. 3
4-60.1
-16.2
4-380. 4
-43.3
-3.6
4-72.8
4-40.7
-15.3
-1.0
-36.9
4-23.1
-17,4
' Based on comparable reports from 1,832 cities representing 78,027,000 population and 642 counties representing 16,826,000 population.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
110
Table iS.— Total Arrest Trends by Sex, 1960-69
|2,474 agencies; 1969 estimated population 94,853,000] '
Offense charged
TOTAL
Criminal liomicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent man-
slaughter - -
(6) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape .--
Eobbery..
Aggravated assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft -
Violent crime...
Property crime.
Subtotal for above offenses.
Other assaults
Forgery and counterfeiting...
Embezzlement and fraud.
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possess-
mg.
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prosti-
tution)
Narcotic drug laws...
Gambling
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion (not included in totals)
2,963,664
Males
Total
1960
3,564,368
3,986
1,736
6,862
30,953
46, 698
113,559
160, 696
52,381
88,499
326, 636
416, 871
1969
109,336
17, 187
28,088
8,664
29,033
7,452
36,904
26,384
107, 640
33,963
130,288
68, 967
, 110, 400
343, 189
117, 840
371, 358
79, 693
7,466
1,794
10, 747
59, 479
73, 318
170, 557
259, 802
89, 261
151,010
519, 620
672, 424
164,338
20, 766
36, 662
31, 460
62, 326
8,512
32,400
156, 035
62, 116
32, 237
224, 663
113, 927
968, 746
364,211
74, 361
540, 194
61, 352
Percent
change
+20.3
406,473
•+-87.3
+3.3
+56.6
+92.2
+57.0
+50.2
+«1.7
+70.4
+70.6
+59.1
Under 18
1960
785,188
340
132
1,191
7,471
5,722
52, 762
78,483
31, 521
1969
838
136
2,214
20, 179
12,341
89, 830
140, 414
50, 632
14,724 I 35,572
162,756 280,876
+6L3 177,612 316,583
Percent
change
+93.2
360,177
+146. 5
+2.3
+85.9
+ 170. 1
+ 115.7
+70.3
+78.9
+60.6
+141.6
+72.6
+78.
+60.3
10, 701
25,411
+20.8
1,161
2,236
+30.6
642
2,001
+263.1
2,336
9,638
+ 114.7
6,226
10,460
+14.2
121
261
-12.2
6,669
6,747
+487. 6
1,421
33,835
-42.3
1,399
1,288
-6.1
328
361
+72.4
1,026
2,401
+65.2
14, 195
33,664
-12.8
11,210
26, 267
+6.1
38,374
65, 612
-36.9
5,885
6,636
+45.5
127, 180
242, 798
-23.0
16, 830
12,500
+137. 6
+92.6
+211.7
+312.8
+68.0
+ 115.7
-13.7
+2, 281. 1
-7.9
+7.0
+134. 2
+ 137.2
+ 134.3
+71.0
+12.8
+90.9
-25.7
Females
Total
561,848
823
195
1,585
8,196
3,800
31, 764
1,988
10. 603
37, 642
1,361
222
4,055
11,265
7,777
94, 096
5,068
16,671
106, 940
48,340 123,833
11.843
3,342
5,026
812
1,703
18, 181
8.342
4,620
10, 669
3,047
8,102
12,062
94.268
52,966
9,479
67, 485
9, 7.56
23,043
6,145
12, 878
2,945
4,424
32, 753
5,052
27, 874
5,474
3,463
16,113
17, 018
71, 747
62, 377
9,629
138, 090
11,039
Percent
change
+56.0
+66.4
+13.8
+155. 8
+37.3
+104.7
+196.3
+154.9
+57.2
+184.9
+166.2
+94.6
+83.9
+156. 2
+262. 7
+169. 8
+80.1
-39.4
+616. 7
-48.6
+13.3
+86.6
+41.1
-23.9
+17.8
+L6
+104.6
+13.2
Under 18
70,789
195,265
366
661
1,640
13,361
1,260
1,051
16,261
17,319
1,857
348
145
272
2,638
241
42
160
55
2,369
1,290
6,132
655
36, 910
2,586
1969
1,634
1,868
3,898
43,677
2,925
3,478
50,500
63,995
6,216
702
504
705
509
599
1,574
8,699
46
114
102
6,692
3,954
12, 762
1,116
97, 177
2,026
Percent
change
+175.8
+216. 7
+142.9
+319. 1
+182.6
+137. 7
+226.9
+132. 1
+23a9
+210.6
+211.8
+234. 7
+101.7
+247.6
+319. 6
+170. 7
+120. 2
-40.3
+3, 468. 0
+7.1
-28.8
+85.5
+178. 3
+206. 5
+108.1
+70.4
+163.3
-21.7
' Based on comparable reports from 1,832 cities representing 78,027,000 population and 642 counties representing 16,826,000 population.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
Ill
Table i6.— Total Arrest Trends, 1968-69
[3,999 agencies; 1969 estimated population 128,095,000)
Offense charged
TOTAL.
4,9lg,0«2
Criminal homicide:
(o) Murder and nonnegUgent
manslaughter. _-
(6) Manslaughter by negUgence..
Forcible rape.
Robbery
Aggravated assault.
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny — theft
Autotheft
Violent crime
Property crime..
Subtotal for above offenses.
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism.
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc...
Prostitution and commercialized vice.
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
Offenses against family and children .
Driving under the influence. . -
Liquor laws
Drunkenness..
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion (not included in totals)
Curfew and loitering law violations. ..
Runaways
Number of persons arrested
Total all ages
1968
5,167.450
9,223
2,508
11,070
59, 673
92,808
223,906
428,053
IDS, 055
172, 774
760,014
935,2%
1969
10, 118
2,765
12,499
67,290
96, 945
225,217
467, 166
108,300
186,852
800,683
990,300
Per-
cent
change
+5.1
+9.7
+10.2
+12.9
+12.8
+4.5
+.6
+9.1
+.2
+8.1
+5.4
+5.9
216, 965
8,149
28,822
50,249
5,106
33,425
99,096
75,923
38,104
40,883
131,606
72, 014
43,829
246,944
184, 713
1, 274, 021
548,416
91, 177
569,277
85,816
87,660
136,388
237, 515
7,836
31, 137
56,487
5,749
42,531
96, 416
81,609
42,862
43,579
190,920
74,143
45,005
285,510
191,312
1, 273, 323
538,164
97, 824
595, 894
84,899
93,243
146, 091
+9.5
-3.8
+8.0
+12.4
+12.6
+27.2
-2.7
+7.5
+12.6
+6.6
+45.1
+3.0
+2.7
+15.6
+3.6
-. 1
-1.9
+7.3
+4.7
-1.1
+6.4
+7.1
Under 15 years of age
517.378
147
26
457
7,597
5,561
60,648
130, 699
18,090
13, 762
209,437
223,225
15,430
3,656
733
741
44
4,074
49,023
3,937
80
4,082
5,200
295
110
48
4,829
3,848
47,226
1,573
72,645
6,008
22,479
54,101
517,250
144
28
494
8,434
5,624
59, 218
132, 156
17,786
14,596
209,159
223,783
16,648
3,486
774
895
39
4,472
46,990
3,722
79
4,061
6,606
263
155
64
5,485
4,703
38,162
1,754
72, 695
5,162
24,292
58,132
-2.0
+7.7
+8.1
+11.0
-.7
-2.4
+1.1
-1.7
+6.1
-. 1
+.2
+7.9
-4.6
+5.6
+20.8
-11.4
+9.8
-4.1
-5.5
-1.3
-.5
+27.0
-14.2
+40.9
+33.3
+13.6
+22.2
-19.2
+11.6
+. 1
-14.1
+8.1
+7.5
Under 18 years of age
1968
1,301.985
949
202
2,381
21,001
15,920
124, 716
239, 427
66,690
40,251
430, 732
471, 186
1969
1.349,776
221
2,601
23,709
16, 701
124, 314
252,278
64,330
43,996
440,922
486, 139 +3. 0
Per-
cent
change
+3.7
3,616,077
+3.8
+9.4
+9.2
+12.9
+4.9
-.3
+5.4
-3.4
+9.3
+2.4
38,544
5,264
3,652
2,313
200
11,661
76,066
13,603
769
10,326
35,082
1,831
546
2,505
59, 326
33,528
120,643
9,705
182, 189
21,061
87,660
136,388
41,999
4,941
3,714
2,842
220
13,503
71,254
14, 049
864
10,237
46,612
1,631
724
3,216
64,066
38,892
109, 191
10, 187
187, 261
20,165
93,243
146,091
+9.0
-ai
+1.7
+22.9
+10.0
+15.8
-5.1
+3.3
+12.4
-.9
+32.9
-16.4
+32.6
+28.4
+8.0
+16.0
-9.5
+6.0
+2,8
-4.3
+6.4
+7.1
18 years of age and over
1968
3.817,674
8,274
2,306
8,689
38, 672
76,888
99, 191
188, 626
41, 465
132, 523
329,282
464, 111
178, 421
2,885
25, 170
47, 936
4,906
21,764
24,030
62,320
37,335
30,568
96,523
70,183
43,283
244.439
125, 387
1, 240, 493
427, 773
81, 472
387,088
64,765
1969
9,133
2,544
9,898
43,681
80,244
100,903
214,888
43,970
Per-
cent
change
142, 856
359, 761
606, 161
196. 616
2,895
27,423
53,645
5,529
29,028
25,162
67,660
41, 998
33,342
144,308
72, 612
44,281
282,294
127, 246
1, 234, 431
428,973
87,637
408, 633
64,734
+5.6
+10.4
+10.3
+13.9
+12.7
+4.4
+1.7
+13.9
+6.0
+7.8
+9.3
+8.8
* Decrease of less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
112
Table il.— Total Arrests by Age, 1969
(4,759 agencies; 1969 estimated population 143,815,000]
Offense charged
TOTAL
Percent distribution '
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nomiegUgent man-
slaughter -
(6) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape
Robbery...
Aggravated assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft
Violent crime
Percent distribution '
Property crime...
Percent distribution '
Subtotal for above offenses.
Percent distribution '
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and coimterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property: buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism,
Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice. .
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
. prostitution)..
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
Offenses against family and children..
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations...
Runaways.
See footnotes at end of table.
5, 862, 246
100.0
Grand
total
all ages
11,509
3,197
14,428
76,633
113, 724
255,937
610, 660
125,686
216, 194
100.0
892,283
100.0
,111,674
100.0
259, 825
8,691
36,727
63.445
6,309
46.176
106,892
88.973
46,410
50,143
232,690
78,020
50,312
349.326
212,660
1.420,161
573.502
106.269
664.634
88.265
101.674
159.468
566, 406
9.7
Ages
under
15
157
29
541
9,022
6,019
64,723
141,426
19, 970
15, 739
7.3
226,119
25.3
241,887
21.8
18, 147
3,770
850
923
44
4,792
51,426
3,989
4.313
8,109
272
173
77
6,084
5,123
41, 069
1,951
78,793
5,279
26, 147
63,100
Ages
under
18
1,500,215
25.6
1,083
241
2,902
25, 599
18,612
137, 558
271,094
72, 843
48, 196
22.3
481, 495
54.0
529, 932
47.- 7
45, 7-28
5,398
4,146
2.997
247
14, 598
78, 519
15,211
948
10, 927
57, 475
1,700
807
3,891
71, 159
42, 903
117,245
11,056
■303, 395
20, 791
101, 674
159, 468
Ages
18 and
over
I, 362. 031
74.4
10,426
2,956
11.526
50. 934
95.112
118,379
239, 566
52, 843
167, 998
77.7
410, 788
46.0
581, 742
52.3
214, 097
3,293
32, 581
60,448
6,062
31, 578
28,373
73, 762
45, 462
39,216
175. 215
76.320
49,505
345, 435
141,501
, 377, 258
456, 257
95, 213
461,239
67, 474
Age
10 and
under
76,429
1.3
14
1
29
661
691
9,061
20, 985
407
1,395
.6
30,453
3.4
31,849
2.9
2.444
1,264
44
104
3
346
13,164
273
604
158
16
68
18
97
123
5.698
133
12, 541
725
1,248
5,402
11-12
128,664
2.2
25
7
64
2,122
1,421
16, 393
39, 056
2,228
3,632
1.7
67, 677
6.5
61,316
5.5
4,520
979
149
266
10
1,037
14, 967
765
8
879
793
34
28
7
454
404
9,869
313
16,168
1,072
4,375
10, 153
13-14
361,413
6.2
292, 479
5.0
118
21
448
6,239
3,907
39, 269
81,385
17,335
10, 712
5.0
137, 989
16.5
148, 722
13.4
11,183
1,527
657
554
31
3,409
23,295
2,951
72
2,930
7,158
222
77
52
6,533
4,596
25, 302
1,507
60,084
3,482
20,524
47, 545
328,733
5.6
176
38
677
4,931
3,362
26, 396
48,917
19, 485
9,046
4.2
94, 798
10.6
103,881
9.3
7,973
654
674
471
32
2,981
11,147
2,870
108
2,140
10,320
289
101
194
10, 977
7,306
21,204
1,649
40,984
3,174
22, 378
40, 973
341
68
810
6,631
4,354
25,092
44,107
19, 191
11, 136
6.2
88,390
9.9
99,584
9.0
9,532
622
1,137
634
64
3,412
9,346
3,854
265
2,239
16,905
493
167
1,082
22, 333
12,692
26,973
2,790
43,218
4,246
30, 947
37,319
312, 597
5.3
410
116
974
6,016
4,877
21,347
36,644
14, 197
12, 276
5.7
72,188
8.1
84,580
7.6
10, 076
452
1,485
969
117
3,413
6,600
4,498
497
2,235
22,141
646
366
2,538
31,765
17, 783
28,999
4,666
40,400
8,093
22, 202
18, 076
307, 474
6.2
630
195
1,162
6,641
6,616
19,673
32, 849
10, 776
13,949
6.6
63,298
7.1
77,442
7.0
11,463
331
2.154
1,700
183
3,661
4,393
5,172
1,664
2,164
25,536
1,080
1,791
6,085
37,208
28,557
37,320
7,546
43,168
8,867
259,366
4.4
684
182
1,035
6,873
6,011
14,146
24,135
7,503
12,503
6.8
45, 784
6.1
58,469
5.3
10,341
276
2,244
2,177
210
3,145
3,043
4,497
2,683
1,932
24, 372
1,161
1,769
6,864
29,656
25,984
30,988
6.019
36,680
6,857
20
215,541
3.7
556
176
968
4,913
4,661
10,835
18,318
6,323
11,088
6.1
34,476
3.9
46, 739
4.1
10,144
202
2,174
2,436
239
2,508
2,165
4,015
2,932
2,024
20,190
1,082
1,909
7,579
20,188
24,227
24,402
4,694
31,231
6,461
113
Table 27. — Total Amits by Age, 1969 — Continued
Offense charged
Age
23
>24
25-29
30-34
35-39
4(M4
45-49
50-54
60-64
65 and
over
Not
known
TOTAL
Percent distribution '-.
214,961
3.7
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegUgent
manslaughter - . .
(6) Manslaughter by negligence. .
Forcible rape
Robbery -
Aggravated assault —
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft - -.
Violent crime
Percent distribution '..
Property crime
Percent distribution '.
Subtotal tor above offenses..
Percent distribution '
Other assaults -..
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing.
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.
Prostitution and conmiercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution) .-.
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling -.
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws..
Drunkenness —
Disorderly conduct...
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaways
203,057
3.5
165,909
2.8
148,000
2.5
560,732
9.6
429,529
7.3
406,454
6.9
416.714
7.1
363,709
6.2
271,398
4.6
188,044
3.2
112,227
1.9
98.032
1.7
549
181
917
4,675
4,874
9,616
16, 010
4,542
550
178
893
4,217
4,961
8,680
13,858
3.860
535
159
791
4.121
6.604
7,328
11,852
3,097
463
117
723
2,735
4,137
5,782
9,474
2,315
1.872
494
2,199
8,685
16,708
18.468
32,901
7,025
1,252
306
1,156
4,018
11, 952
9,508
21,081
3,349
962
250
704
2,277
9,609
5,983
16, 017
2,062
829
179
435
1,446
8.089
3,697
13, 475
1,394
648
167
261
733
6,646
2,341
10,160
845
439
134
122
319
3.553
1.132
7,342
448
278
96
77
137
2,215
661
5,082
190
166
61
35
71
1,262
271
3,169
62
208
78
42
71
1.220
253
3,820
56
11,015
5.1
30,168
3.4
10,621
4.9
26,398
3.0
11,051
6.1
22,277
2.5
8,058
3.7
17, 571
2.0
29,464
13.6
58,394
6.5
41,364
3.7
37, 197
3.3
33,487
3.0
25,746
2.3
88.352
7.9
11,202
207
2,332
3,038
2,296
1,928
4,358
4,986
2,331
17,846
1,575
2,170
11,160
6,864
34,683
27,319
5,618
29,194
5,302
11,381
174
2,450
3,301
410
2,190
1,742
4,260
5,879
2,412
15,448
1,621
2,418
12,607
4,408
32, 705
25,799
4,794
27,243
4,718
10,343
152
1,948
2,956
275
1,677
1,339
3,506
4,401
1,930
10,563
1,598
2,289
10, 470
2,954
27,531
19, 736
3,754
21,416
3,584
9,515
132
1,817
3,064
363
1,544
1,153
3,382
3,636
1,828
8,251
1,642
2,327
10,329
2,341
27,623
17,608
3,173
19, 515
3,111
39,185
470
6,661
12, 770
1,143
5,732
4,351
13,606
9,401
6,727
25,961
9,306
10,185
45,839
7,416
120,284
62, 705
11,402
69,503
9,833
18, 378
8.5
33,938
3.8
13, 552
6.3
24, 052
2.7
10, 799
6.0
18, 566
2.1
7,291
3.4
13, 336
1.5
4,433
2.1
8,922
1.0
2,707
1.3
5,933
.7
1,534
.7
3,502
.4
1,541
.7
4,129
.5
52, 622
4.7
37,854
3.4
29,544
2.7
20,794
1.9
13, 489
1.2
8,736
.8
5,097
.6
6,748
.6
28,833
377
3,900
9,294
904
3,079
2,417
8,826
3,874
4,733
12,049
9,447
7,861
41,507
5,571
127, 460
46,065
8,175
46,499
6,036
23,270
275
2,705
7,028
671
2,122
1,878
6,742
2,294
3,799
7,073
9,228
6,236
43,044
.5,223
154.345
41,846
7,578
39,035
4,208
19,053
237
1,919
5,408
527
1,545
1,523
5,487
1,463
3,167
4,175
9,668
4,826
45, 195
5,640
192, 085
40,041
8,219
33,471
3,521
13, 143
178
1,214
3,609
434
914
1,083
4,047
905
2,321
1,943
8,365
2,950
40,156
4,976
190,082
31,718
7,714
24, 907
2,356
7,747
123
691
1,905
204
576
613
2,527
673
1,438
905
6,773
1,548
28,823
3,961
153,300
21,623
6,181
17, 196
1,402
4,161
70
263
991
106
328
346
1,635
345
940
477
5,653
712
18,990
2,758
112,035
13,448
4,813
10, 373
%5
2,206
44
130
454
57
142
186
892
186
667
219
3,687
306
10,264
1,663
68, 771
7,848
2,945
5,878
595
2,090
45
77
361
49
119
210
899
193
797
204
4,502
201
6,614
1,645
57, 141
7,954
2,662
5,882
649
884
(2)
4
3
2
4
5
33
6
(=)
(»)
62
m
20
1
2
66
3
11
47
3
32
7
19
29
446
37
27
68
1 Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total.
2 Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary. larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
114
Table 28. — Tofal Arrests of Persons Under 15, Under 18, Under 21, and Under 25 Years of Age, 1969
[4,759 agencies; 1969 estimated population 143,816,000]
Offense charged
TOTAL.
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegllgent manslaughter. .
(6) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary— breaking or entering ,
Larceny— theft ,
Autotheft...
Violent crime
Property crime
Subtotal for above offenses ,
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing. . .
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
GambUng
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness..
Disorderly conduct...
Vagrancy...
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaways
Gimnd total
all ages
5,862,246
11, SOS
3,197
14,428
76,533
113,724
255.937
510.660
125,686
216.194
892,283
1,111,674
259,825
8,691
36,727
63,445
6,309
46,176
106,892
88,973
46,410
50,143
232,690
78,020
50,312
349,326
212,660
1,420,161
573,502
106,269
664,634
88,265
101,674
159,468
Number of persons arrested
Under
15
566,406
157
29
Ml
9,022
6,019
64,723
141, 426
19,970
15, 739
226, 119
241,887
18,147
3,770
850
923
44
4,792
51, 426
3,989
88
4,313
8,109
272
173
77
6,084
5,123
41,069
1,951
78,793
5,279
26,147
63,100
Under
18
1,500.215
Under
21
2,282,596
1,083
241
2,902
25, 599
18, 612
137, 558
271, 094
72,843
2,753
793
6,067
43, 026
33,890
182, 212
346, 396
96,445
48, 196
481, 495
629, 932
85, 736
625,063
711,582
Under
25
3,014,523
4,850
1,428
9,391
58, 774
53,466
213,618
397, 690
110, 259
126, 481
721, 467
849,376
45,728
5,398
4,146
2,997
247
14, 598
78, 519
16,211
948
10,927
57, 475
1,700
807
3,891
71, 159
42,903
117, 245
11,056
203, 395
20, 791
101, 674
159, 468
77, 676
6,206
10, 718
9,310
879
23,912
88,120
28,895
8,227
17,047
127, 673
5,023
6,276
24, 419
158,211
121,671
209, 955
29, 314
314,464
41,976
101, 674
169, 468
120, 117
6,871
19, 266
21,669
2,215
31,619
94,282
44,401
27, 129
25,548
179, 681
11,469
15, 480
68,885
173, 778
244, 213
300,317
46,653
411,832
58,691
101, 674
159, 468
Percentage
Under
16
9.7
1.4
.9
3.7
11.8
5.3
25.3
27.7
15.9
7.3
25.3
21.8
Under
18
25.6
9.4
7.5
20.1
33.4
16.4
53.7
53.1
58.0
22.3
54.0
47.7
7.0
43.4
2.3
1.5
.7
10.4
48.1
4.6
.2
8.6
3.5
.3
.3
(')
2.9
.4
7 2
1.8
11.9
6.0
25.7
39.6
17.6
62.1
11.3
4.7
3.9
31.6
73.5
17.1
2.0
21.8
24.7
2.2
1.6
1.1
33.5
3.0
20.4
10.4
30.6
•23.6
100.0
100.0
Under
21
38.9
23.9
24.8
42.1
56.2
29.8
71.2
67.8
76.7
39.7
70.1
64.0
29.9
71.4
29.2
14.7
13.9
51.8
82.4
32.5
17.7
34.0
54.8
6.4
12.5
7.0
74.4
8.6
36.6
27.6
47.3
47.6
100.0
100.0
Under
25
51.4
42.1
44.7
65.1
76.8
47.0
83.5
77.9
87.7
58.5
80.9
76.4
46.2
79.1
52.6
34.2
35.1
68.6
88.2
49.9
58.5
51.0
77.2
14.7
30.8
19.7
81.7
17.2
52.4
43.8
62.0
66.5
100.0
100.0
' Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
115
Table 29.— Total Arreits, Distribution by Sex, 1969
[4,759 agencies; 1969 estimated population 143,815,000]
OSense charged
TOTAL.
Criminal liomicidc:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.
(6) M anslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape
Bobbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larcency— theft . - - -
Auto theft...
Violent crime...
Property crime.
Subtotal for above offenses.
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud -
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing.
Vandalism
Weapons; canning, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) .
Narcotic drug laws..-
Gambling, -
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence.. _
Liquor laws
Drunkenness..
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion -
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaways
Number of persons arrested
ToUl
5,862,246
11,509
3,197
14,428
76,533
113,724
255,937
510,660
125,686
216,194
892.283
1.111,674
259.825
8,691
36.727
63,445
6.309
46.176
106,892
88.973
46.410
50.143
232,690
78,020
50,312
349,326
212,660
1,420,161
573,502
106,269
664,634
88.265
101.674
159.468
Male
9,763
2,871
14,428
71, 757
99, 402
244, 786
375, 530
119,058
195, 350
739, 374
937, 595
228, 330
7,901
28,383
46, 813
4,997
42,249
99,142
83,172
9,448
43, 551
196, 538
71,965
45, 675
327, 198
185, 485
1,319,275
491, 065
94, 137
661,338
75, 140
81, 204
77, 599
Female
804,046
1,746
326
4,776
14, 322
11, 151
135, 130
6,628
20,844
152, 909
174, 079
31, 495
790
8,344
16,632
1,312
3,927
7,750
5,801
36, 962
6,592
36, 152
6,055
4,637
22.128
27, 175
100, 886
82, 437
12, 132
103, 296
13, 125
20. 470
81,869
Percent
Male
86.3
84.8
89.8
100.0
93.8
87.4
95.6
73.5
94.7
90.4
82.9
84.3
87.9
90.9
77.3
73.8
79.2
91.5
92.7
93.5
20.4
86.9
84.5
92.2
90.8
93.7
87.2
92.9
85.6
88.6
84.5
85.1
79.9
48.7
Percent
Female
15.2
10.2
6.2
12.6
4.4
26.5
5.3
9.6
17.1
15.7
12.1
9.1
22.7
26.2
20.8
8.5
7.3
6.5
79.6
13.1
15.5
7.8
9.2
6.3
12.8
7.1
14.4
11.4
15.6
14.9
20.1
51.3
Percent of total '
ToUl
100.0
.2
.1
.2
1.3
1.9
4.4
8.7
2.1
3.7
16.2
19.0
4.4
.1
.6
1.1
.1
.8
1.8
1.5
.9
4.0
1.3
.9
6.0
3.6
24.2
9.8
1.8
11.3
1.5
1.7
2.7
Male
' Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total.
■ Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
100.0
.2
.1
.3
1.4
2.0
4.8
7.4
2.4
3.9
14.6
18.5
4.5
.2
.6
.9
. 1
.8
2.0
1.6
.2
.9
3.9
1.4
.9
6.5
3.7
26.1
9.7
1.9
11.1
1.5
1.6
1.5
Female
(^)
1.8
1.4
16.8
.8
116
Table 30.— Total Arrest Trends by Sex, 1968-69
[3,999 agencies; 1969 estimated population 128,095,000]
Offense charged
Males
Total
1968
Per-
cent
change
Under 18
1968
1969
Females
Total
Per-
cent
change
1968
Per-
cent
chapge
Under 18
1968
Per-
cent
change
TOTAL -
Drimlnal homicide:
(a) Murder and normegligent
manslaughter
(b) Manslaughter by negligence-.
IPtorcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault.
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny — theft..
Vuto theft .--
Violent crime...
Property crime
Subtotal for above offenses
3 ther assaults
Vrson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc...
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (eicept forcible rape and
prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
' Gambling
' Offenses against family and children.
Driving under influence
4,280,490 4.4Si,4l8
-1-4.0
1.061.558
1.075.101
-fl.3
637.572
716.032 -1-12.3
274.675
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion (not included in totals)...
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaways
7,762
2,248
11,070
56,531
81,119
214, 799
324,627
102, 829
156,482
642,255
800,985
191, 833
7,472
22, 619
38,224
4,063
30,809
92,525
71,089
35, 794
112,688
66,064
40,005
231,253
162,387
1,184,898
474, 789
81, 750
483, 181
72,081
71,001
68,972
8,579
2,480
12,499
63,161
84,654
215, 649
342. 630
102, 669
-1-10.5
-flO.3
-H2.9
-1-11.7
-f4.4
-f.4
-1-5.5
-.2
168,893
660,948
4-7.9
-1-2.9
832,321
-f3.9
208,581
7,108
24,245
41,689
4,489
38, 895
89,568
76,254
8,364
37,996
162, 525
68,473
40,898
267,442
166,560
1, 182, 709
460,369
86, 498
501,276
72, 174
74,444
70, 814
-1-8.7
-4.9
-t-7. 2
-1-8.8
-t-10.5
-1-26.2
-3.2
-1-7.3
-1-3.4
-f6.2
+44.2
-f3.6
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-1-3.7
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178
2,381
19,883
14,025
119,789
189,400
63,179
903
193
2,601
22,130
14, 591
119.013
192, 056
60,829
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1,461
260
1,539
285
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3,142
11,689
9,107
103, 426
5,226
4,129
12,291
9,568
124, 536
5,631
+31.4
+5.2
+5.1
+20.4
+7.7
1,118
1,895
4,926
50,027
3,411
1,579
2,110
5,301
60,222
3,601
37, 174
372,368
40,225
371, 898
+8.2
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16,292
117, 759
17,959
139, 735
+10.2
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3,077
58,364
3,771
69,024
409,720
412, 316
+.6
134,311
157,979 +17.6
61,465
32,040
4,905
2,918
1,870
167
10,917
70,682
13,054
262
8,069
28,457
1,775
407
2,391
49,912
29,768
103, 385
8,378
142, 518
18,287
71,001
68,972
34,168
4,549
2,843
2,266
155
12, 516
66,846
13,389
270
7,901
37,027
1,480
544
3,063
53,130
33,719
91,293
8,708
143,661
17, 148
74,444
70, 814
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25,132
677
6,203
12,025
1,043
2,616
6,671
4,834
30,015
5,089
18,917
5, 9.50
3,824
15, 691
22,326
89,123
73,627
9,427
86,096
13, 735
16, 659
67, 416
28,934
+15.1
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+7.6
6,892
+11.1
14,898
+23.9
1,260
+20.8
3,636
+39.0
6,848
+4.2
5,355
+10.8
34,498
+14.9
5,583
+9.7
28,395
+50.1
5,670
-4.7
4,107
+7.4
18,068
+16.1
24,762
+10.9
90,614
+1.7
77, 795
+5.7
11,326
+20.1
94,618
+9.9
12,725
-7.4
18,799
+12. 8
76,277
+11.7
6,604
359
734
443
33
744
4,384
549
607
2,256
6,625
66
139
114
9,414
3,770
17,258
1,327
39, 671
2,774
16, 659
67, 416
72,823
7,831
392
871
576
66
987
4,409
660
594
2,336
9,585
51
180
153
10,936
6,173
17, 898
1,479
43,600
3,017
18,799
75,277
+14.2
+28.1
+16.7
+41.2
+11.3
+7.6
+20.4
+2.6
+22.6
+18.3
+18.6
+20.4
+9.2
+18.7
+30.0
+97.0
+32.7
+.6
+20.2
+17.2
+3.6
+44.7
-8.9
+29.6
+34.2
+16.2
+37.2
+3.7
+11.5
+9.9
+8.8
+12.8
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Table 32.— Cify Arrest Trends, 1968-69
(3,058 Cities over 2,500; 1969 estimated population 98,789,000]
Oflense charged
TOTAL,
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent man-
slaughter
(b) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape ---
Robbery -..
Aggravated assault
Burglary— brealting or entering
Larcency— theft
Auto theft -
Violent crime . . ,
Property crime-
Subtotal for above offenses.
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement ,
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possess-
ing -
Vandalism.,
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex oflenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution) . _
Narcotic drug laws -
Gambling
Oflenses against family and children
Driving under the influence...
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy -
All other offenses (except trafBc)
Suspicion (not included in totals)
Curfew and loitering law violations
Runaways
Number of persons arrested
Total all ages
1968
4,342,515
7,952
1,846
8,981
54,338
79, 917
184. 068
383,310
94, 142
151,188
661, 520
814, 554
191, 107
6,651
22,844
37, 474
3,877
29,352
85, 402
69, 071
36,641
34, 957
110, 637
67, 982
30, 496
202, 179
151,951
1, 185, 970
513, 085
84,297
474, 742
82,332
80, 791
108, 565
1969
4,556,674
8,824
2,080
10, 266
61,400
83,058
184, 161
419,516
94,665
163,648
698, 332
863, 960
210.687
6,469
25,686
42,027
4,510
37,406
84,088
74, 692
40, 897
37,415
160, 967
69, 796
31,906
233, 214
158, 124
1, 182, 014
602, 802
92,702
494, 334
81, 142
86, 840
116, 139
Percent
change
-1-4.9
-t-11.0
4-12.7
-f-14.3
-1-13.0
-1-3.9
m
-f9.4
-f.6
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-1-5.6
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-1-12.1
-1-16.3
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-1.6
-f8.1
-1-11.9
-1-7.0
-1-45.5
-1-2.7
-1-4.6
-fl5.4
-1-4.1
-.3
-2.0
4-10.0
-1-4.1
-1.4
-1-7.5
4-7.0
Under IS years of age
1968
1,137,489
843
162
2,055
19, 812
14,353
103,446
218, 262
58, 721
37,063
380, 429
417, 644
34,853
4,437
3,177
2,080
182
10,648
65, 122
12, 252
746
8,784
28, 989
1,734
443
2,059
48,089
28,288
112,423
8,691
157, 602
20, 252
80, 791
108, 556
1969
1,181,626
910
184
2,263
22,368
14,930
102, 602
231, 189
56,826
40,461
390,617
Percent
change '
4-3.9
4-7.9
4-21.1
4-9.6
4-12.9
4-4.0
-.8
4-5.9
4-9.2
4-2.7
431,262
4-3.3
38,246
4.220
3.176
2,694
198
12, 148
62, 561
12, 916
840
8,766
39, 587
1,459
679
2,473
52,342
32,468
100, 607
9,645
162. 671
18.638
86, 840
116, 139
4-9.7
-4.9
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4-8.8
4-15.2
-3.9
4-6.4
4-12.6
4-36.6
-15.9
4-30.7
4-20.1
4-8.8
4-14.8
-10.5
4-9.8
4-3.2
-8.0
4-7.5
4-7.0
18 years of age and over
1968
3, 205, 026
7,109
1.694
6.926
34. 526
65.664
80. 622
165.048
35. 421
114, 125
281, 091
396, 910
3,375,048
7,914
1,896
8,013
39, 032
68, 128
81,549
188,327
37,839
123, 087
307, 715
432, 698
156,264
2,214
19, 667
35.394
3.696
18.804
20, 280
56, 819
35, 796
26, 173
81,648
66, 248
30,053
200, 120
103. 862
1, 157, 682
400. 662
75,606
317,140
62,080
172, 441
2.249
22, 511
39,433
4,312
25, 268
21,537
61, 776
40, 057
28,649
121,380
68, 336
31.327
230. 741
105, 782
1,149,546
402,195
83,157
331,663
62,504
Percent
change '
4-5.3
4-11.3
4-11.9
4-15.7
4-13.1
4-3.9
4-1.1
4-14.1
4-6.8
4-7.9
4-9.6
4-9.0
4-10.4
4-1.6
4-14.5
4-11.4
4-16.7
4-34.3
4-6.2
4-8.7
4-11.9
4-9.5
4-48.7
4-3.2
4-4.2
4-15.3
4-1.8
-.7
4-. 4
4-10.0
4-4.6
4-. 7
1 In 692 cities over 25,000 population, arrests of persons under 18 years of age increased 2.9 percent and arrests of persons 18 and over increased 4.9 percent;
in 2.366 cities under 25,000 population, arrests of persons under 18 increased 8.0 percent and arrests of persons 18 and over increased 7.3 percent.
' Increase of less than one-tenth of one percent.
Violent crime is oflenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
121
Tabic 33.— City Arrests by Age, 1969
3,500 cities over 2,600; 1969 estimated population 108,898,000]
Offense charged
TOTAL
Percent distribution '_
5,132,855
100. 0
Criminal homicide:
(n) Murder and nonnegllgent
manslaughter
(6) Manslaughter by neghgence.
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary — breakmg or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft _
Violent crime
Percent distribution '..
Property crime.
Percent distribution L
Subtotal for above offenses..
Percent distribution '
Other assaults...
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism.
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc...
Prostitution and commerciaUzed
vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution)...
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling.
Offenses against family and children-
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws.
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaways
Grand
total all
ages
9,743
2,239
11,697
69,675
96,723
208,043
455.521
108.706
187,838
100.0
772,270
100.0
962,347
100. 0
227,459
7,041
29,893
45,630
4,854
40,189
92.753
80,541
44,367
43.093
200,061
73,329
34,581
287,042
173,784
1,313,063
530.153
100.155
539,337
83,466
94,279
125.438
Ages
under 15
505,911
144
■23
489
8,645
6,482
56, 016
131, 762
17,887
14, 760
7.9
204, 655
26.5
219, 438
22.8
16, 724
3,296
768
880
42
4,425
45, 796
3,668
87
3,787
7,080
253
137
62
5,111
4,366
37, 986
1,843
69, 783
4,834
24, 726
50, 819
Ages
under 18
1,307,850
25.5
3.825,005
74.5
986
190
2,503
24, 119
16, 626
113,214
247, 612
63, 867
44, 234
23.5
424, 603
55.0
469, 117
48.7
41, 576
4,585
3,535
2,700
215
13, 071
68, 680
13, 963
923
9. 341
49, 773
1,617
614
3,027
67, 796
36, 876
107, 639
10,326
174, 670
19,099
94, 279
125, 438
Ages
18 and
over
8,757
2,049
9,194
45, 560
80, 097
94. 829
207, 909
44, 839
143, 604
76.5
347, 677
45.0
493. 230
61.3
185, 883
2,456
26, 358
42, 930
4,639
27, 118
24, 073
68, 688
43, 444
33, 752
150. 288
71,712
33, 967
284, 015
115,988
1, 277, 187
422, 514
89, 829
364, 667
64, 367
Age
10 and
under
68,364
1.3
13
1
27
632
624
7,840
19, 814
380
1,296
.7
28,034
3.6
29, 331
3.0
2,252
1,111
42
99
3
328
11,664
248
435
140
13
51
18
72
111
5,343
126
10, 909
675
1, 222
4,263
11-12
116,798
2.3
23
6
56
2,034
1,302
14, 185
36, 679
2,035
3,415
1.8
52, 899
6.8
66, 319
6.9
4,205
874
141
260
10
965
13, 411
725
775
686
31
23
6
371
366
9,194
301
14,581
992
4.219
8,336
13-14
320,749
6.2
108
17
406
5,979
3,566
32, 991
75,259
15, 472
10,049
6.3
123, 722
16.0
133, 788
13.9
10, 267
1,311
685
521
29
3,132
20, 821
2,695
71
2,577
6,255
209
63
38
4,668
3,889
23,449
1,416
44, 293
3,167
19, 285
38, 220
254,641
5.0
165
34
505
4,625
3,061
21, 639
44,765
17, 080
8,346
4.4
83, 374
10.8
91, 754
9.5
7,232
546
581
437
30
2,699
9,732
2,664
107
1,816
8,969
273
82
129
9,068
6,071
19, 600
1,546
35, 332
2,825
20 960
32, 198
16
281,683
5.6
303
44
708
5,273
3,864
19, 949
39, 242
16. 599
10, 148
6.4
75, 790
9.8
85, 982
8.9
8,568
433
954
556
46
2,982
7,826
3,605
242
1,866
14,640
477
130
866
18, 290
10,544
23,636
2,613
36, 386
3,828
28, 634
28,681
265,615
6.2
384
89
801
5,576
4,219
16, 710
31, 863
12, 301
10, 980
5.8
60, 874
7.9
71, 943
7.5
9,052
310
1,232
828
97
2,965
5,326
4,116
487
1,872
19,094
614
266
1,970
25, 327
14, 895
26, 417
4,324
33, 170
7,612
19, 959
13, 740
258,912
5.0
451
138
918
5.920
4.569
15, 086
28,088
9,086
11, 858
6.3
62, 259
6.8
64,255
6.7
10,039
219
1,703
1,334
125
3,001
3,444
4,618
1,617
1,781
21, 167
1,046
1,425
4,900
29, 743
24, 217
33, 925
6,913
34, 935
8,415
219,233
4.3
498
119
798
5,270
4,189
10, 892
20,588
6,393
10, 755
5.7
37, 873
4.9
48,747
5.1
8,979
172
1,849
1,681
171
2,670
2,416
4,049
2, 610
1,610
20,317
1, 112
1,373
5,588
23, 856
22, 256
28,321
5,543
29,397
6,516
20
182,957
3.6
477
118
753
4,370
3,849
8,492
16, 745
4,523
9,449
5.0
28, 760
3.7
38, 327
4.0
8,885
143
1,799
1.838
170
2,129
1,741
3,597
2,862
1,739 0
16,929
1,026
1,455
6, 201 1
16, 556 1
21, 082 <
22, 243 »
4, 349 1
24,7031
5,184
See footnotes at end of table.
122
Table 33. — City Arrests by Age, 1969 — Continued
Offense charged
Age
23
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
60-64
65 and
over
•Not
known
TOTAL
Percent distribution '-
185.287
3.6
174,595
3.4
143,491
2.8
127,910
2.5
486,629
9.5
375,577
7.3
359,117
7.0
372,524
7.3
327,571
6.4
245,312
4.S
171,453
3.3
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent
manslaughter..
(6) Manslaughter by negligence .
Forcible rape.
Robbery
Aggravated assault.
Burglary — breaking or entering
Larceny — theft
Auto theft
460
127
697
4,163
4,053
7,700
13,854
3,873
465
110
702
3,697
4,077
6,889
11,960
3,300
463
101
647
3,754
4, 921
6,021
10, 343
2,668
392
90
581
2,438
3,480
4,695
8,153
1,977
Violent crime
Percent distribution '..
Property crime
Percent distribution '..
Subtotal for above offenses,.
Percent distribution •
9,373
5.0
25, 427
3.3
34, 927
3.6
Other assaults.
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing.
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc, . .
Prostitution and commerciaUzed
vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape
and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling.
Offenses against family and children.
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct-
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations..
Eimaways
9,881
147
1,902
2,214
215
1,966
1,623
3,929
4,793
1,975
15,093
1,514
1,565
9,274
4,763
30, 982
25, 157
5,182
23, 087
5,098
8,931
4.8
22,149
2.9
9,785
5.2
19, 032
2.5
6,891
3.7
li825
1.9
31, 190
3.2
28,918
3.0
21,806
2.3
9,911
129
2,030
2,372
342
1,887
1,478
3,818
5,618
2,071
13,044
1,558
1,718
10,344
3,629
29,034
23,783
4,470
21,688
4,481
9,119
118
1,600
2,122
209
1,448
1,128
3,122
4,170
1,615
9,099
1,527
1,660
8,675
2,439
24, 542
18, 168
3,554
16, 843
3,425
8,345
100
1,467
2,180
281
1,333
999
3,024
3,437
1,564
7,201
1,558
1,674
8,532
1,961
24,894
16,104
2,986
15, 513
2,951
1,550
332
1,787
7,781
14, 099
15, 105
28,473
5,980
1,071
212
936
3,604
10, 125
7,960
18, 371
2,845
828
176
584
2,032
8,079
4,996
13,880
1,729
699
132
349
1,325
6,880
3,086
11, 870
1,156
25, 217
13.4
49,668
6.4
15, 736
8.4
29,176
3.8
11,623
6.1
20, 605
2.7
9,253
4.9
16, 112
2.1
76, 107
7.8
46, 124
4.7
32,304
3.4
25, 497
2.6
34,207
350
5,462
9, 216
914
5,064
3,861
12, 252
8,896
5,846
22, 905
8,868
6,864
38, 262
6.268
lOy, 015
58, 024
10, 776
54, 494
9,379
24. 989
312
3,104
6,408
706
2,704
2,174
7,987
3,669
4,139
10. 816
8,937
5,167
34. 421
4,723
117, 727
42. 746
7,714
36,244
6,776
20,049
209
2,129
4,844
510
1,839
1,684
6,136
2,211
3,246
6,496
8,701
4,150
36, 595
4,444
143, 768
39,040
7,246
30, 486
4,031
16, 272
186
1,498
3,685
387
1,311
1,368
4,987
1,400
2,779
3,809
9.037
3,119
37, 266
4,853
180, 060
37, 471
7,834
26, 316
3,390
645
117
217
658
4,832
1,978
8,956
684
337
100
100
283
2,979
928
6, 539
364
220
68
64
128
1,858
558
4,604
163
6,252
3.3
11,618
1.5
3,699
2.0
7,831
1.0
2,270
1.2
6,315
17, 987
1.9
11, 630
1.2
,663
103,037
2.0
90,569
1.8
137
41
30
64
1,057
229
2,900
54
169
64
28
67
1,046
210
3,552
48
1,288
.7
3,183
.4
1,310
.7
3,810
.6
4,612
.6
6,184
.6
11,312
143
918
2.435
311
771
960
3,667
869
2,062
1,759
7,736
1,924
32, 875
4,272
178, 604
29, 703
7,368
19. 629
2,266
6,566
98
441
1,306
136
482
542
2,266
660
1,232
818
6,277
1,059
23,296
3,238
144,282
20, 146
5,911
13, 710
1,328
3,585
54
203
609
289
329
820
436
6,142
475
15,241
2, 387
105, 943
12.066
4,693
8,166
919
1,894
36
100
329
49
121
162
834
182
674
203
3,414
215
8,270
1.4-25
65,244
7,404
2,822
4,673
575
1,831
40
61
240
35
103
182
316
193
i227
141
6,257
1,405
54, 492
7,594
2,542
4,725
624
C^)
5
4
3
2
4
5
33
m
(2)
(')
20
1
2
28
3
10
6
3
32
3
19
27
446
29
27
58
9
' Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total.
2 Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
123
397-633 O - 70 ■
Table 3A.—Cify Arrests of Persons Under 15, Under 18, Under 21, and Under 25 Years of Age, 1969
[3, 500 cities over 2, 500; 1969 estimated population 108, 898, 000]
Oflense charged
TOTAL.
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.
(6) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape -
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft - -
Violent crime...
Property crime..
Subtotal for above offenses.
Other assaults ,.
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing.
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice...
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) .
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct.
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations..
Runaways
Grand
total
all ages
5.132,855
9.743
2,239
11,697
69,675
96,723
208,043
455,521
108,706
187,838
772.270
962.347
227,459
7,041
29,893
45.630
4.854
40,189
92.753
80,541
44,367
43,093
200.061
73.329
34.581
287,042
173.784
1.313,063
530,153
100,155
539,337
83,466
94,279
125,438
Number of persons arrested
Under 15 Under 18 Under 21 Under 25
605,911
144
23
489
8,645
5,482
55, 016
131, 752
17.887
14, 760
204, 656
219, 438
16, 724
3,296
768
880
42
4,425
45, 796
3,668
87
3,787
7,080
253
137
62
5,111
4,366
37, 986
1,843
69, 783
4,834
24, 726
50,819
1,307.850
190
2,503
24, 119
16. 626
113. 214
247. 612
63.867
44,234
424, 693
469, 117
41. 576
4.585
3.535
2,700
215
13, 071
68.680
13,953
923
9.341
49. 773
1.617
614
3,027
57, 796
36, 876
107, 639
10, 326
174, 670
19,099
94.279
125. 438
1,968,952
2,412
665
4,972
39, 679
29, 233
147, 683
312. 033
83.869
76,296
543, 585
620, 446
69, 479
5,119
8,976
7,553
681
20,871
76,281
26, 217
8.012
14, 471
108, 186
4,801
4,867
19. 716
127, 950
103, 431
192, 128
27. 131
263, 705
39. 214
94, 279
125,438
2,600,235
4,182
993
7,599
53. 731
45. 764
172. 988
356. 343
95,687
111,276
625, 018
737, 287
106. 735
5,613
15, 975
16.441
1.728
27.505
81.509
40, 110
26. 030
21, 696
152. 623
10,958
U, 474
56,541
140, 742
212,883
275, 340
43,323
340, 836
55. 169
94. 279
125, 438
Percentage
Under 16 Under 18 Under 21 Under 25
1.5
1.0
4.2
12.4
5.7
26.4
28.9
16.5
7.9
26.5
22.8
7.4
46.8
2.6
1.9
.9
11.0
49.4
4.6
3.5
.3
.4
{')
2.9
.3
7 2
1.8
12.9
5.8
26.2
40.5
25.5
10.1
8.5
21.4
34.6
17 2
54.4
54.4
58.8
23.5
55.0
48.7
18.3
65.1
11.8
5.9
4.4
32.5
74.0
17 3
2.1
21.7
24.9
2.2
1.8
1.1
33.3
2 7
20.3
10.3
32.4
22.9
100.0
100.0
38.4
24.8
25.2
42.6
56.9
30.2
71.0
68.5
77.2
40.6
70.4
64.5
30.5
72.7
30.0
16.6
14.0
51.9
82.2
32.6
18.1
33.6
54.1
6.5
14.1
6.9
73.6
7.9
36.2
27.1
48.9
47 0
100.0
100.0
50.7
42.9
44.4
66.0
77.1
47.3
83.2
78.2
88.0
80.!
76.6
46.9
79.7
53.4
36.0
36.6
68.4
87.9
49.8
58.7
60.3
76.3
14.9
33.2
19.7
81.0
16.2
51.9
43.3
63.2
66.1
100.0
100.0
' Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
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Table 35. — City Arrests, Distribution by Sex, 1969
[3,500 cities over 2,500; 1969 estimated population 108,898,000]
Offense charged
TOTAL ---
Criminal homicide;
(a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.-,
(t) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape -
Robbery .- ---
Aggravated assault
Burglarj' — breaking or entering
Larceny— thelt. -.-
Autotheft - -
Violent crime --- —
Property crime -
Subtotal for above offenses
Other assaults
Arson.
Forgery and counterfeiting —
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses {except forcible rape and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
O ffenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws .--
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations
Runaways
Number of persons arrested
5,132,855
9,743
2,239
11,697
69,675
96,723
208.043
455,521
108,706
187,838
772,270
962,347
227,459
7,041
29.893
45,630
4,854
40,189
92,753
80,541
44,367
43,093
200,061
73,329
34,581
287,042
173,784
1,313.063
530,153
100,155
539,337
83,466
94,279
125,438
Male
4,423,215
8,227
1,980
11,697
65, 289
83.920
199, 034
331,379
103, 120
169, 133
633, 533
804, 646
199. 326
6.361
22,964
33.378
3,807
36, 748
85,994
75,251
9,117
37,330
169,017
67,713
30, 624
268, 345
151, 654
1,222,042
453, 202
88,659
451. 994
70. 965
75, 529
68,649
Female
709,640
1,516
259
4,386
12,803
9,009
124. 142
5,586
18, 705
138,737
157, 701
28,133
680
6,929
12, 252
1,047
3,441
6,759
5,290
35, 250
5.763
31.044
5.616
3,957
18, 697
22, 230
91,021
76, 951
11,496
87,343
12. 501
18, 750
66, 789
Percent
Male
86.2
84.4
88.4
100.0
93.7
86.8
95.7
72.7
94.9
90.0
82.0
83.6
87.6
90.3
76.8
73.1
78.4
91.4
92.7
93.4
20.5
86.6
84.5
92.3
88.6
93.5
87.2
93.1
85.5
88.5
83.8
85.0
80.1
46.8
Percent
Female
13.8
15.6
11.6
6.3
13.2
4.3
27.3
5.1
10.0
18.0
16.4
12.4
9.7
23.2
26.9
21.6
8.6
7.3
79.5
13.4
15.5
7.7
11.4
6.5
12.8
6.9
14.5
11.5
16.2
15.0
19.9
53.2
Percent of total '
100.0
C)
1.4
1.9
4.1
8.9
2.1
3.7
15.0
4.4
.1
.6
1.8
1.6
3.9
1.4
. I
5.6
3.4
25.6
10.3
2.0
10.5
1.6
1.8
2.4
Male
(2)
.3
1.5
1.9
4.5
7.5
2.3
3.8
14.3
4.5
.1
.5
.8
.1
.8
1.9
1.7
.2
.8
3.8
1.5
.7
6.1
3.4
27.6
10.2
2.0
10.2
1.6
1.7
1.3
Female
n
1.8
1.3
17.5
19.6
22.2
4.0
.1
1.0
1.7
.1
.5
I.O
.7
5.0
.8
4.4
.8
.6
2.6
3.1
12.8
10.8
1.6
12.3
1.8
2.6
9.4
' Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total.
3 Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of bin"glary , larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
125
Tabic 36.— City Arrest Trends by Sex, 1968-69
(3,068 cities over 2,600; 1969 estimated population 98,789,000]
Oflense charged
Males
Total
1968
Percent
change
Under 18
1968
1969
Percent
change
Females
Total
1968
1969
Percent
change
Under 18
1968
1969
Percent
change
TOTAL
Criminal homicide:
(o) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter- .
(6) Manslaughter by negligence.
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary-breaking or entering
Larceny-theft.-
Autotheft
Violent crime...
Property crime
Subtotal for above offenses
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement...
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)
Narcotic drag laws
Gambling..
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion (not included in totals)
Curfew and loitering law violations
Runaways
3,777,255
3,923,287
-t-3.9
927.918
942,019
-H.5
565,260
633,387
-1-12.1
209,571
239,607
6,660
1,642
8,981
61, 529
69,422
176, 809
288,360
89, 719
7,456
1,849
10, 266
57, 622
72, 078
176, 497
305, 267
89,947
+U.9
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130
2,065
18, 776
12, 622
99,424
171, 689
65, 777
836
160
2,253
20, 869
13,028
98, 325
175, 020
63,802
-t-6.1
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1,292
204
1,369
231
-f6.0
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2.809
10, 496
7,259
94, 950
4,423
3,778
10,980
7,654
114, 249
4,718
-1-315
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1,036
1,731
4,022
46,573
2,944
1,499
1,902
4,277
56, 169
3,024
136, 592
554,888
147, 421
571,711
-1-7.9
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34,211 I 36,986
326,890 327,147
693, 122
720, 981
-1-4.0
361, 261
168,630
6,094
17, 874
28,140
3,109
2?, 050
79,606
64,670
7,862
30,446
94, 799
62, 430
27, 258
189, 020
133, 660
1, 104, 675
443, 693
75,633
401, 057
68,914
65, 614
52,923
184,648
5,832
19, 940
30, 797
3,499
34,194
78,058
69, 776
8,065
32, 678
137, 306
64, 539
28,372
218, 171
137, 652
1, 100, 187
429,693
81,901
413, 222
68,974
69,560
54,316
-1-9.5
-4.3
-t-11.6
-1-9.4
-fl2.5
-1-26.4
-1.9
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+44.8
+3.4
+4.1
+15.4
+3.1
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+8.3
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+6.0
+2.6
28,896
4,149
2,608
1,672
149
9,879
61,289
11, 769
253
6,829
23,584
1,692
318
1,975
40, 729
25, 146
96,532
7,572
123, 179
17, 596
65,614
62,923
+8.0
+. 1
14, 696 16, 127
106.632 126,621
364, 293
121, 432
31, 073
3,877
2,421
2,067
137
11,274
68, 739
12,319
262
6,775
31, 506
1,418
436
2,370
43,640
28, 318
84,403
8,168
124, 648
16,988
69,560
64, 316
+7.6
-6.6
-3.5
+23.6
-8.1
+14.1
-4.2
+4.7
+3.6
-.8
+33.6
-16.2
+36.8
+20.0
+7.1
+ 12.6
-12.6
+7.9
+1.2
-9.1
+6.0
+2.6
22, 477
657
4,970
9,334
768
2,302
5,796
4,401
28,689
4,611
15,838
5,552
3, 238
13, 159
18, 391
81, 296
69, 392
8,664
73,685
13,418
15, 177
55,632
+10.5
+18.7
2,822
53,539
3,476
63,470
142, 979
+17.7
56,383
66,969
26,039
637
5,746
11,230
1,011
3,212
6,030
4,916
32,832
4,837
23,661
5,256
3,534
15, 043
20, 472
81, 827
73, 109
10, 801
81,112
12,168
17,280
61,823
+15.8
+14.4
+15.6
+20.3
+31.6
+39. 5
+4.0
+11.7
+14.4
+7.2
+49.4
-6.3
+9.1
+ 14.3
+ 11.3
+.7
+5.4
+24.7
+10.1
-9.3
+13.9
+11.1
5,967
288
669
408
33
669
3,833
483
1,955
6,406
42
125
84
7,360
3,142
15, 891
1,119
34,423
2,666
15, 177
56,632
7,173
343
754
527
61
874
3,812
597
578
1,991
8,081
41
144
103
8,702
4,160
16,204
1,377
38,023
2,660
17,280
61,823
+14.3
+34.6
+9.1
+44.7
+9.9
+6.3
+20.6
+2.7
+23.1
+18.5
+18.8
+20.4
+19.1
+12.7
+29.2
+84.8
+30.6
-.5
+23.6
+17.2
+L8
+49.5
-2.4
+15.2
+22.6
+18.2
+32.1
+2.0
+23.1
+10.5
-.2
+13.9
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[1,653 agencies, 1969 estimated population 35,563,000]
Offense charged
TOTAL
Cruninal homicide:
(o) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter...
(6) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape
Robbery...
Aggravated assault
Burglary— breaking or entering...
Larceny— theft
Auto theft
Violent crime.
Property crime...
Subtotal for above offenses
Other assaults.
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws -...
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion (not included in totals)
Curfew and loitering law violations
Runaways..
Number of persons arrested
Total all ages
1968
903.804
1,201
676
2,251
7.588
16.048
61,679
92,806
21,906
27,088
166.290
193,964
42,748
1,976
6,442
12,306
1,606
6,460
26.798
10,668
1,469
8.433
34,223
3,999
11,312
61,681
44,164
142,364
88,880
9,303
132.967
10.419
22.891
39,270
977,254
1,233
680
2,366
8,123
17,681
62,246
102, 371
21,640
29.403
176, 257
206,240
Percent
change
45, 493
1.960
6,181
13,288
1,588
8,124
25, 987
11, 070
1,934
8.753
47,228
3,785
11,438
72,380
48.634
149, 991
90,796
7,782
147, 494
12,415
23,673
43, 435
+8.1
+2.7
+.7
+5.1
+7.1
+ 10 2
+ 1.3
+ 10.3
-1.2
+8.6
+6.0
+6.3
+6.4
-.8
-4.1
+8.0
-1.1
+ 26.0
-3.0
+3.8
+31.7
+3.8
+38.0
-6.4
+ 1.1
+ 17.5
+ 10.1
+5.4
+2.2
-16.3
+ 10.9
+ 19.2
+3.4
+ 10.6
Under 18 years of age
1968
324,068
133
43
420
2,039
2,640
30, 259
64,237
13, 985
5,232
98,481
103,756
8,049
1,446
737
362
44
2,502
22,630
3.040
22
2,450
12,044
200
202
757
18, 059
9,692
26,633
1,469
47.813
3,619
22,891
39, 270
342,949
81
61
425
2,193
3,012
30.359
57. 715
13,222
6,711
101,296
107,058
8,348
1,414
758
448
40
2.977
21.683
2,849
28
2,343
14, 396
137
288
1,003
20, 450
12, 118
27, 641
1,239
50.623
5,145
23, 673
43, 435
Percent
change
+5.8
-39.1
+ 18.6
+ 1.2
+ 7.6
+ 14.1
+.3
+6.4
-5.5
+9.2
+2.9
+3.2
+3.7
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+2.8
+23.8
-9.1
+ 19.0
-4.2
-6.3
+27.3
-4.4
+ 19.5
-31.5
+42.6
+32.5
+ 13.2
+25.0
+3.8
-15.7
+5.9
+42.2
+3.4
+10.6
18 years of age and over
1968
1,068
533
1,831
5,649
13,408
21. 320
38,668
7,921
21,856
67.809
90, 198
34,699
630
5,705
11,944
1,662
3,948
4,168
7,628
1,447
5,983
22, 179
3,799
11,110
60, 824
26,105
132, 672
62.247
7,834
85,154
6,800
634,305
1,162
529
1,941
5,930
14, 669
21, 887
44,656
8,418
23,692
74,961
99,182
37, 145
646
5,423
12,840
1,548
5,147
4,304
8,221
1,906
6,410
32. 832
3.648
11,150
71.377
28,184
137, 873
63, 155
6.543
96,871
7,270
Percent
change
+9.4
+7.9
-.8
+6.0
+6.9
+9.4
+2.7
+ 15.8
+6.3
+8.4
+10.5
+10.0
+7.0
+3.0
-4.9
+7.6
-.9
+30.4
+3.3
+7.8
+31.7
+7.1
+48.0
-4.0
+.i
+17.4
+8.0
+3.9
+1.6
-16.5
+13.8
+6.9
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
130
Offense charged
TOTAL -
Percent distribution '.
Criminal homicide:
(q) Murder and nonnegligent
manslaughter
(b) Manslaughter by negligence.
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault.
Burglary — breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft -.
Violent crime..
Percent distribution L.
Property crime
Percent distribution *..
Subtotal for above offenses..
Percent distribution ' - .
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism..
Weapons: carrying, possessing, etc. . .
Prostitution and commercialized
vice -
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence.
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct.
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaways
Grand
toUl
all ages
,120,002
100. 0
1,4«7
659
2,764
9,267
20,701
Sg,848
114,548
24.314
34,219
100.0
197,710
100.0
232,588
100.0
52.315
2.207
7.417
16,062
1,732
9.124
30.428
12.819
2.008
9.610
51.611
4.216
13.472
80.575
55.381
168.742
102,879
9,222
168,837
13,962
26,606
48.189
Table 39.— Suburban Arrests by Age, 1969
(1,790 agencies: 1969 estimated population 39.895,000]
Ages
under
15
144,683
12.9
II
7
63
736
1,006
16, 219
32, 769
3,779
1,816
5.3
51, 767
26.2
53,690
23.0
3,703
1, 135
166
108
3
1,063
16, 478
1,024
954
2,322
36
84
8
2,082
1,819
11,604
246
22, 334
1,666
6,871
18, 397
Ages
under
18
389,232
34.8
96
54
474
2,428
3,425
33, 497
64,128
14. 699
6,423
18.8
112,324
56.8
118, 801
61. 1
9,507
1.686
846
495
44
3,309
25, 265
3,232
34
2,645
15, 766
162
326
1.116
23, 227
13, 357
31, 263
1,318
56, 723
5. 625
26. 606
48. 189
Ages
18 and
over
730,770
65.2
1,391
605
2, 290
6. 839
17. 276
25. 361
60. 420
9.615
27. 796
81.2
85. 386
43.2
113.787
48.9
42. 808
621
6. 571
15.567
1,688
6,815
6.163
9,587
1,974
7,066
36, 855
4,054
13, 146
79. 459
32,164
156, 385
71,616
7.904
112,114
8,437
Age
10 and
under
20,115
1.8
2
62
126
1.927
5, 075
64
184
,5
7,066
3.6
7,260
3.1
621
407
6
11
74
4,263
80
118
28
2
28
2
26
25
1,794
22
3,482
188
198
1,591
U-12
31.831
2.8
169
228
3.610
8,961
361
395
1.2
12, 932
6.5
13,329
5.7
896
285
17
19
4,601
221
177
221
3
16
139
125
2,738
43
4,752
319
821
2,901
13-14
92.737
8.3
7
5
53
525
652
9,682
18. 733
3,354
1,237
3.6
31, 769
16.1
33, Oil
14.2
2,286
443
133
78
3
781
7,614
723
659
2,073
31
40
6
1,917
1,669
7,072
180
14, 100
1,159
4,852
13, 905
77,355
6.9
19
2
88
459
582
6,678
11, 396
4,175
1,148
3.4
22,249
11.3
23,399
10.1
1,712
182
138
80
7
668
3,761
580
519
2,960
31
46
50
3,748
2,691
5,861
237
11, 512
1,107
5,667
12, 494
87.925
7 9
30
15
132
557
854
6,318
10, 969
4,020
1,673
4.6
21, 307
10.8
22, 895
9.8
79,269
7.1
73,781
6.6
36
30
191
676
983
5. 282
8,994
2,725
1,886
5.5
17, 001
18, 917
8.1
1,994
147
253
114
10
796
3,033
789
18
565
4,671
48
69
334
7,492
4,011
7,072
318
12, 307
1,392
7,912
11,685
2,098
122
300
193
24
782
1,993
839
507
5,803
47
127
724
9,905
4,936
6,726
518
10, 670
1.360
7.166
5.613
68
47
257
977
1,311
4,897
7,726
2,221
2,613
7.6
14,844
7.5
17,504
7.5
2,345
108
416
326
60
855
1,109
905
44
481
6,846
54
404
1,719
10, 905
7,044
8,277
998
11, 774
1,607
S6.948
5.1
74
34
214
832
1,099
3,320
5,186
1,469
2,219
6.5
9.975
5.0
12, 228
5.3
2,070
67
432
495
57
668
702
731
70
407
5,983
71
393
1,774
7,941
5,741
6,184
743
9,056
1, 135
45,423
4.1
76
46
196
721
902
2,477
3,953
1.061
1,895
5.5
7,481
3.8
9,421
4.1
1,936
43
459
571
87
506
449
640
71
401
4,753
57
427
1,830
5.141
4.830
4.800
528
7.733
740
See footnotes at end of table.
131
Tabic 39. — Suburban Arrests by Age, 1969 — Continued
Oflense charged
TOTAL.
Percent distribution ' .
Criminal liomicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent
manslaugliter
(6) Manslaugliter by negligence.
Forcible rape
Robbery .._
Aggravated assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Auto theft
Violent crime
Percent distribution ' .
Property crime -
Percent distribution i .
Subtotal for above offenses..
Percent distribution *
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement —
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
VandaUsm
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc...
Prostitution and commercialized
vice - -
Sex offenses (except forcible rape
and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
OambUng _
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct...
Vagrancy
All other offenses {except traffic)
Suspicion..
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaw ays
Age
41,369
3.7
31
203
68S
1,044
2,144
3,242
820
2,000
5.8
6,206
3.1
8,237
3.6
22
38.810
3.6
77
34
199
606
999
1,903
2,926
678
1,880
6.6
5,606
2.8
7,420
3.2
29,808
2.7
27,037
68
37
166
466
747
1,385
2,265
466
1,426
4.2
4,116
2.1
6,678
2.4
63
21
142
407
749
1,239
2,046
410
1,361
4.0
3,696
1.9
6,077
2.2
25-29
97,623
8.7
267
93
443
1,117
3,002
3,830
6,842
1,116
4,819
14.1
11,788
6.0
16,700
7.2
30-34
69,759
217
497
2,081
1,717
4,389
518
2,976
8.7
6,624
3.4
4.2
35-39
62,532
6.6
126
62
115
239
1,722
1,111
3,363
367
2,202
6.4
4,831
2.4
7,086
3.0
59,024
6.3
112
61
67
163
1,399
630
2,695
243
1,731
6,1
3,568
1.8
5,350
2.3
46-49
48,933
4.4
76
29
37
74
921
365
2,062
147
1,107
3.2
2,664
1.3
3,690
1.6
34,434
3.1
65-69
22,266
2.0
61
21
21
40
686
163
1,463
71
708
2.1
1,697
.9
2,426
1.0
37
19
10
11
366
97
979
423
1.2
1,109
.6
1,561
.7
2,101
44
487
767
71
462
383
639
186
481
3,886
90
629
2,708
1,261
6,056
4,862
473
6,996
670
602
868
162
397
304
616
261
471
3,283
82
682
2,991
884
6,816
4,401
410
6,682
572
1,884
23
409
796
70
329
206
499
389
2,111
93
595
2,401
580
4,466
3,348
291
5,098
428
1,820
32
380
769
83
307
208
458
216
371
1,542
104
613
2,603
427
4,008
3,024
248
4,461
387
7,739
74
1,262
3.349
267
918
646
1,664
505
1,208
4,119
626
2,753
10,486
1,205
16, 143
9,917
813
16, 369
971
6,816
46
817
2,475
244
476
345
1,062
201
765
1,624
611
2,166
9,311
735
14,587
6,616
669
11,166
561
4,838
53
677
1,926
198
330
267
780
85
638
796
496
1,720
9,924
653
16, 151
6,627
469
9,619
401
4,144
39
396
1,450
129
257
195
626
46
447
449
500
1,378
10, 262
633
18,429
6,071
498
8,403
324
2,786
27
260
912
132
160
162
441
29
346
226
616
861
9,096
614
17,882
3,896
634
6,134
241
1,569
12
103
489
68
89
90
280
19
236
132
366
409
6,631
461
14, 016
2,681
448
3,861
149
830
7
39
213
28
36
42
186
12
162
58
257
202
4,192
322
9,731
1,484
392
2,434
60-64
12,784
1.1
27
13
7
11
178
42
613
8
65 and
over
10,291
.9
223
.7
663
.3
31
9
6
6
171
41
681
8
213
730
.4
962
.4
396
7
19
118
28
151
76
2,227
198
5,886
869
257
1,346
67
345
4
14
71
16
19
28
95
164
19
181
38
1,404
194
4,603
658
233
1,170
86
Not
known
(')
25
> Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total.
' Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
132
Table 40. — Suburban Arrests of Persons Under IS, Under 18, Under 27, and Under 25 Years of Age, 1969
[1,790 agencies; 1969 estimated population 39,895,000|
Offense charged
TOTAL -
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter. . .
(6) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcitile rape ---
Robbery
Aggravated assault -
Burglary — brealiing or entering -
Larceny— theft
Auto theft - -.
Violent crime - - -
Property crime
Subtotal for above offenses
Other assaults
Ai3on
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling ._.
Offenses against family and children _
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws ---
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curlew and loitering law violations
Runaways
Number of persons arrested
TOTAL
1,120,002
1.487
659
2.764
9,267
20.701
68,848
114,548
24.314
34.219
197.710
232.588
52.315
2.207
7.417
16.062
1.732
9.124
30.428
12.819
2.008
9.610
51.611
4.216
13.472
80.575
55.381
168.742
102.879
9.222
168.837
13.962
26.606
48,189
Under
15
144,683
11
7
63
736
1,006
16,219
32, 769
3,779
1,816
51, 767
63, 590
3,703
1,135
155
108
3
1,063
16, 478
1,024
2
954
2,322
36
84
2,082
1,819
11,604
245
22, 334
1,666
5,871
18, 397
Under
18
389, 232
96
M
474
2,428
3,425
33,497
64,128
14,699
6,423
112,324
118,801
9,607
1,686
846
496
44
3,309
25, 265
3,232
34
2,545
16, 766
162
326
1,116
23,227
13,357
31, 263
1,318
66,723
6,525
26,606
48, 189
Under
21
665,384
314
180
1,141
4,958
6,737
44, 191
80,993
19,440
13,150
144, 624
167,954
15,858
1,804
2, 163
1,887
248
5,338
27,526
6,608
219
3,834
33, 338
344
1,550
6,439
47, 214
30, 972
50,624
3,587
85, 286
9,007
26,606
48, 189
Under
26
702,408
580
303
1,841
7,120
10, 276
60,862
91,471
21, 813
19,817
164, 146
184, 266
23,853
1,939
3,931
5,067
634
6,823
28,625
7,720
1,097
5,546
44, 160
713
3,869
17,042
50, 366
51,307
66, 159
6,009
108, 423
11,064
26,606
48, 189
Percentage
Under
15
12.9
.7
1.1
2.3
7.9
4.9
25.9
28.6
15.5
6.3
26.2
23.0
7.1
61.4
2.1
.7
.2
11.7
54.2
8.0
4.5
.9
.6
(')
3.8
1.1
11.3
2.7
13.2
11.9
22.1
38.2
Under
18
34.8
6.5
8.2
17.1
26.2
16.5
66.9
56.0
60.5
18.8
56.8
51.1
18.2
71.9
11.4
3.1
2.5
36.3
83.0
25.2
1.7
26.6
30.5
3.8
2.4
1.4
41.9
7.9
30.4
14.3
33.6
39.6
100.0
100.0
Under
21
60.5
21.1
27.3
41.3
63.5
32.6
75.1
70.7
80.0
38.4
73.1
67.9
30.3
81.7
29.0
11.7
14.3
58.5
90.5
43.0
10.9
39.9
64.6
8.2
11.6
8.0
86.3
18.4
49.1
38.9
60.5
64.5
100.0
100.0
Under
26
62.7
39.0
46.0
66.6
76.8
49.6
86.4
79.9
89.7
57.9
83.0
79.2
45.6
87.9
53.0
31.6
36.6
74.8
94.1
60.2
54.6
57.7
86.6
16.9
28.7
21.2
90.9
30.4
64.3
54.3
64.2
79.2
100.0
100.0
* Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robber^' and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
133
Table 41. — Suburban Arrests, Distribufion by Sex, 1969
(1,790 agencies; 1969 estimated population 39,895,000]
Oflense charged
TOTAL..
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.
(6) Manslaugliter by negligence
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault..
Burglary— brealiing or entering
Larceny— tlieft
Auto theft .- .-
Violent crime....
Property crime..
Subtotal for above offenses.
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting.
Fraud
Embezzlement.
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing.
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution).
Narcotic drug laws
Gamljling
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws...
Drunlienness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations..
Runaways
Number of persons arrested
TOTAL
1,120,002
1,487
659
2,764
9,267
20,701
58.848
114,548
24,314
34,219
197,710
232,588
Male
958,312
1,260
602
2,764
8,761
18, 741
66, 246
84,454
22, 966
31,826
163,666
195, 794
Female
161,690
52,315
46,440
2.207
2,060
7,417
6,674
16.062
11,650
1.732
1,327
9,124
8,466
30,428
28,390
12,819
12, 138
2,008
294
9,610
8,529
51.611
43,210
4,216
3,788
13.472
12,564
80.575
76,104
55,381
48,724
168,742
164,012
102.879
90,038
9.222
8,378
168.837
143, 791
13,962
12,221
26,606
20,468
48.189
26,252
227
67
506
1,960
2,602
30,094
1,348
2,693
34,044
36, 794
5,875
147
1,743
4,412
405
668
2,038
681
1,714
1,081
8,401
428
908
5,471
6,667
14, 730
12,841
844
25,046
1,741
6,138
22, 937
Percent
Male
85.6
84 7
91.4
100.0
94.5
90.5
95.6
73.7
94.5
92.1
82.8
Percent
Female
15.3
8.6
5.5
9.5
4.4
26.3
5.6
7.9
17.2
88.8
93.3
76.5
72.5
76.6
92.8
93.3
94.7
14.6
88.8
83.7
89.8
93.3
93.2
88.0
91.3
87.6
90.8
85.2
87.5
76.9
52.4
11.2
6.7
23.5
27.6
23.4
7.2
6.7
6.3
85.4
11.2
16.3
10.2
6.7
6,8
12.0
8.7
12.6
9.2
14.8
12.5
23.1
47.6
Percent of total '
Total
.1
.1
.2
.8
1.8
5.3
10.2
2.2
3.1
17.7
4.7
.2
.7
1.4
.2
.8
2.7
1.1
.2
.9
4.6
.4
1.2
7.2
4.9
16.1
9.2
.8
15.1
1.2
2.4
4.3
Male
.1
.1
.3
.9
2.0
6.9
8.8
2.4
3.3
17.1
4.8
.2
.1
.9
3.0
1.3
.9
4.5
.4
1.3
7.8
5.1
16.1
9.4
.9
15.0
1.3
2.1
2.6
Female
(=)
.3
1.2
1.6
18.6
1.7
21.1
3.6
.1
1.1
2.7
.3
.4
1.3
.4
1.1
.7
5.2
.3
.6
3.4
4.1
9.1
7.9
.5
15.5
1.1
3.8
14.2
> Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total.
' Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary , larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
134
Table 42. — Suburban Arrtsts by Race, 1969
[1,7M agencies; 1969 estimated population 39,759,000]
Offense charged
Total arrests
TOTAL
White
Negro
Indian
Chinese
Japa-
nese
All others
(includes
race un-
known)
Percent distribution
White
Negro
Indian
Chinese
Japa-
AU others
(includes
race un-
known)
TOTAL
Criminal homicide:
(0) Murder and noimegUgent man-
slaughter -
(6) Manslaughter by negligence —
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny — theft -
Auto theft...
Violent crime
Property crime
Subtotal for above offenses
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement - -
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice.
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
GambUng
Offenses against family and children. .
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct-
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion.
Ciu^few and loitering law violations.. .
Runaways.
1.114.085
953,056
150.8«4
5.688
230
85.5
13.6
1,487
655
2.754
9,229
20.677
68,628
114.135
24.218
941
655
1,994
5,212
14, 939
48, 432
92,439
19, 497
627
93
722
3,943
5,512
9,814
20,921
4,471
9
1
13
34
91
155
257
97
ID
6
23
36
122
180
404
138
63.3
84.7
72.4
56.5
72.2
82.6
81.0
80.5
34.147
196.981
23,086
160,368
10,704
35,206
147
509
15
106
191
722
67.6
81.4
231,783
184,009
46,003
657
74
121
79.4
51.993
2.207
7.387
16.057
1.705
9,073
30,325
12.752
2,007
9.655
51.202
4.189
13,295
80.183
55,139
166,599
102,760
9,221
167,965
14.193
26.420
48.075
41, 051
1,924
5, 869
13,345
1,445
7,084
27, 877
9,317
1,422
8,637
46, 871
2,624
10,882
72, 577
51, 951
143, 942
86,677
7,750
145. 855
12,270
25,231
44,546
10,599
264
1,471
2,656
249
1.927
2,337
3,352
667
937
4,068
1.635
2,326
6,906
2,815
19,193
15, 362
1,365
20,823
1,879
1,022
3,228
147
15
16
30
4
10
30
22
46
366
216
2,910
266
73
521
30
90
152
14
7
1
3
2
2
1
4
2
5
6
175
3
26
24
6
48
74
56
47
141
26
40
290
142
501
432
32
683
11
54
106
79.0
87.2
79.5
83.1
84.8
78.1
91.9
73.1
70.9
89.3
91.5
62.6
81.9
90.5
94.2
86.4
84.3
84.0
86.8
86.5
95.6
92.7
35.4
14.2
26.2
42.7
26.7
16.7
18.3
18.5
31.3
17.9
19.1
20.4
12.0
19.9
16.5
14,6
21.2
7.7
26.3
28.3
9.8
7.9
36.6
17.5
8.6
5.1
11.6
14.9
14.8
12.4
13.2
3.9
6.7
.3
.5
.4
1.7
.3
.8
.3
.2
.3
.3
0.3
135
Table 42. — Suburban Arreiti by Race, 1969 — Continued
Offense charged
TOTAL.
Criminal homicide:
(o) Murder and nonnegligent
manslaughter. _
(I)) Manslaughter by negligence- .
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary — breaking or entering _
Larceny — theft
Autotheft
Violent crime...
Property crime-
Subtotal for above offenses..
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc —
Arrests under 18
TOTAL
Prostitution and conunercialized vice..
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
Offenses against family and children..
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkeimess
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy --
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion--
Curfew and loitering law violations-.
Runaways
387,719
94
53
471
2,419
3,409
33,384
63,943
14,630
6,393
111,957
118.403
9,494
1,679
844
491
43
3,287
25,171
3,217
34
2,536
16,683
163
317
1,094
23,100
13,252
31,199
1,319
66,481
5,517
26,420
48,075
344,748 40,862
White
Negro
62
49
344
1,182
2,511
28,137
53,434
12,123
4,099
93,694
97,842
7,279
1,392
710
396
35
2,671
23,372
2,728
22
2,228
14,902
123
283
1.055
22,467
12,378
27,067
1,160
61,928
5,033
25,231
44,546
31
2
126
1,221
864
5.078
10.158
2,378
Indian
Chinese
2.242
17, 614
19,858
,194
180
128
95
704
1,727
476
12
296
695
40
30
30
602
747
4,012
149
4,260
472
1,022
3,228
895
10
67
113
56
14
236
25
Japa-
nese
All others
(includes
race un-
known)
197
10
19
74
191
66
30
330
2
2
77
84
48
5
116
10
90
152
Percent distribution
White
66.0
92.6
73.0
48.9
73.7
84.3
83.6
82.9
64.1
83.7
82.6
Negro
10.5
33.0
3.8
26.8
50.6
25.3
16.2
15.9
16.3
35.1
15.7
16.1
Indian
0.2
Chinese
1
7
51
37
61
6
138
54
106
76.7
88.2
84.1
80.7
81.4
78.2
92.9
84.8
64.7
87.9
95.0
75.6
89.3
96.4
97.3
93.4
86.8
87.9
91.9
91.2
96.6
92.7
23.1
11.4
16.2
19.3
14.0
21.4
6.9
14.8
35.3
11.7
4.4
24.6
9.5
2.7
2.2
5.6
12.9
11.3
7.6
8.6
3.9
6.7
2.3
Japa-
nese
All others
(includes
race im-
known)
0.1
1.1
3.8
.4
.6
.2
.3
.4
.6
.3
.3
.1
.2
.6
2.3
.2
.2
136
Table 42. — Suburban Arnsts by Race, 1969 — Continued
Offense charged
TOTAL.
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent
manslaughter. . -
(6) Manslaughter by negligence...
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary — breaking or entering
Larceny — theft
Autotheft
Violent crime...
Property crime-
Subtotal for above offenses..
Other assaults.
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism...
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice.
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution)
Narcotic drug laves
Gambling
Offenses against family and children..
Driving under the influence.
Liquor laws
Drunkenness ,
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaways
Arrests 18 and over
TOTAL
726,366
1,393
602
2,283
6,S10
17.268
25,244
50,192
9.588
27,754
85,024
42.499
628
6.S43
15,566
1,662
5,786
5,154
9,535
1,973
7,019
35,519
4,026
12,978
79,089
32,039
153.347
71,561
7.902
111.484
8.676
White
879
506
1,650
4,030
12,428
20,295
39,005
7,374
18,987
66,674
Negro
33, 772
632
6,169
12.949
1,410
4,513
4,605
6,689
1,400
6.309
31.969
2,601
10, 599
71,622
29,484
131,664
59,610
6,590
93,927
7.237
496
91
596
2.722
4,648
4,736
10,763
2,093
8.462
17, 692
26, 145
Indian
4,793
1
12
31
81
88
144
41
133
273
407
8.405
84
1.343
2.561
243
1.223
610
2.877
555
641
3,373
1,495
2.296
6.876
2.313
18.446
11,360
1,216
16.663
1.407
137
12
16
30
3
9
12
19
44
364
2,826
218
68
405
20
Chi-
nese
166
Japa-
nese
186
49
55
AU
others
(includes
race tin-
known)
2,891
4
23
26
103
106
213
73
161
392
166
44
97
26
39
283
91
464
371
27
545
11
Percent distribution
83.7
63.1
84.1
72.3
69. 2
72.0
80.4
77.7
76.9
Negro
35.6
15.1
26.1
40.0
26.9
18.8
21.4
21.8
68.4
78.4
76.0
30.6
20.7
23.1
Indian
Chi-
nese
79.6
84.7
78.8
83.2
84.8
78.0
87.4
69.1
71.0
89.9
90.0
62.1
81.7
90.4
92.0
85.8
83.3
83.4
84.3
83.4
19.8
13.4
20.5
16.6
14.6
21.1
11.8
30.2
28.1
9.1
9.5
37.1
17.7
8.7
7.2
12.0
16.9
16.4
14.9
16.2
.3
1.9
.2
.2
.2
.3
.6
.4
1.8
.3
.9
.4
.2
Japa-
nese
AU
others
(includes
race un-
known)
0.4
.3
.6
.3
.4
.3
.3
.6
.3
.6
.1
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
137
Table 43. — Rural Arrest Trends, 1968-69
[800 agencies; 1969 estimated population 13,863,000]
Offense charged
TOTAL-
Criminal homicide;
(a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.
((>) Manslaughter by negUgence
Forcible rape --
Robbery -
Aggravated assault -
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny — theft
Auto theft - --
Violent crime...
Property crime..
Subtotal for above offenses.
Other assaults...
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting .
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing.
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and cormnercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution) .
Narcotic drug laws
Oambling
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkeimess
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion (not included in totals)
Curfew and loitering law violations..
Runaways
Number of persons arrested
Total all ages
1968
234,665
1969
560
414
858
1,203
4,798
14,513
14,564
4,570
7,419
33,647
41,480
8,685
623
2,541
6,295
279
1,959
5,696
2,646
256
1,806
3,151
1,747
6,551
21,997
21,967
39,982
13, 552
2,712
41,603
1,153
1,673
7,664
244,061
Percent
change
536
429
847
1,416
4,676
15, 672
15,221
4,320
7,475
35, 113
43,017
8,949
566
2,427
7,135
315
2,167
4,953
2,625
301
1.878
5,823
2,375
6,439
26,275
21,828
39,168
12,862
2,114
44,533
1,216
1,564
7,757
+4.0
-4.3
+3.6
-1.3
+17.7
-2.6
+7.3
+4.5
-5.6
+.8
+4.4
+3.7
+3.0
-9.1
-4.6
+13.3
+12.9
+10.6
-11.5
+17.6
+4.0
+84.8
+35.9
-1.7
+14.9
-.6
-2.0
-6.1
-22.1
+7.3
+5.4
-7.1
+1.2
Under 18 years of age
1968
50,285
37
28
123
157
332
6,643
5,423
2,387
649
14,463
15, 130
672
278
241
88
10
460
3,522
307
11
347
637
39
57
199
7,210
1,653
1,888
227
8,082
438
1,673
7,664
51,732
Percent
change
+2.9
19
14
101
194
343
7,263
5,319
2,270
-48.6
-60.0
-17.9
+23.6
+3.3
+9.3
-1.9
-4.9
657
14, 852
15,523
+1.2
+2.8
+2.6
619
210
269
95
6
572
3,077
263
14
325
1,044
16
86
398
7,178
1,709
1.733
196
9,089
562
1,654
7,767
-7.9
-24.5
+11.6
+8.0
-40.0
+27.1
-12.6
-14.3
+27.3
-6.3
+63.9
-59.0
+49. 1
+100.0
-.4
+ 10.0
-8.2
-13.7
+ 12.5
+26 0
-7.1
+1.2
18 years of age and over
184,380 192,329
Percent
change
523
386
735
1,046
4,466
7,870
9,141
2,183
6,770
19, 194
26, 350
517
416
746
1,222
4,333
8,309
9,902
2,050
6,818
20, 261
27, 494
8,013
345
2,300
6,207
269
1,509
2,074
2,339
245
1,459
2,614
1,708
6,494
21, 798
14, 757
38,429
11,664
2,486
33,421
715
8,330
356
2,158
7,040
309
1,695
1,876
2,362
287
1,553
4,779
2,359
6,354
24, 877
14, 660
37, 459
11, 129
1,918
36, 444
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
+4.3
-1.1
+7.5
+1.5
+16.8
-3.0
+6.6
+8.3
-6.1
+.7
+5.6
+4.3
+4.0
+3.2
-6.2
+13.4
+14.9
+6.7
-9.6
+1.0
+17.1
+6.4
+90.1
+38.1
-2.2
+14.1
-.7
-2.6
-4.6
-22.8
+6.1
-7.3
138
Table 44.— Rural Arrests by Age, 1969
[1,094 agencies; 1969 estimated population 17,578,000]
Grand
toUl
all ages
Ages
under
15
Ages
under
18
Ages
18 and
over
Age
Offense charged
10 and
under
11-12
13-14
15
16
17
18
19
20
TOTAL
309,693
100.0
15.386
5.0
64,688
20.9
245,105
79.1
2,147
.7
2,885
.9
10.364
3.3
12.095
3.9
17,365
5.6
19,742
6.4
21.496
6.9
18.167
6.9
14,792
Percent distribution '
4.8
Criminal homicide;
(a) Murder and nonnegUgent
837
659
1,098
1,867
6,147
19,362
19,122
6,720
6
1
16
31
57
2,796
1,863
692
32
27
139
260
440
8,736
6,466
3,275
806
632
959
1,607
5,707
10, 626
12, 657
3,445
2
4
1
11
26
38
1,829
1,176
616
4
4
26
49
61
1,668
1,105
825
14
5
37
79
118
2,143
1,625
1,002
8
17
60
101
204
2,129
1,872
■756
36
37
91
194
358
2,118
2,166
680
42
46
101
141
248
1,635
1,638
448
28
(b) Manslaughter by negligence.
31
1
3
7
337
226
12
4
2
12
630
462
64
95
Robbery
149
311
Burglary— breaking or entering
1,090
1,087
Auto theft-
313
Violent crime
9,949
100.0
110
1.1
871
8.8
9.078
91.2
11
.1
20
.2
79
.8
140
1.4
248
2.6
373
3.7
679
6.8
532
5.3
683
5.9
45,204
100.0
5,351
11.8
18,476
40.9
26,728
59.1
676
1.3
1,166
2.6
3,620
8.0
3,698
8.0
4,770
10.6
4,757
10.5
4,964
11.0
3,621
8.0
2,490
Percent distribution ' - -
5.6
Subtotal /or above offenses
55.812
100.0
S,462
9.8
19, 374
34.7
36, 438
65.3
686
1.0
1,176
2.1
3,700
6.6
3,742
6.7
5,023
9.0
5,147
9.2
5,680
10.2
4,198
7.5
3,104
6.6
Other assaults . .
11,278
757
2,971
8,500
464
2,701
6,710
3,404
352
2,391
7,084
2.634
7,537
32,777
26,514
48,458
16,943
2.581
68,507
1,623
1,967
9,828
147
125
37
12
2
131
1,624
74
1
114
109
7
28
12
508
159
486
26
3,125
177
390
2,630
762
265
311
131
14
701
3,603
308
14
401
1,309
22
113
498
8,223
2,073
2,220
236
11,695
620
1,967
9,828
10, 616
492
2,660
8,369
460
2,000
2,207
3,096
338
1,990
6,775
2,612
7,424
32, 279
17,291
46,386
14,723
2,346
46,812
1,003
22
40
1
32
32
6
2
93
53
31
9
2
103
706
67
1
76
91
4
9
11
437
139
290
23
1,910
101
323
2,185
124
29
56
9
1
131
554
44
1
68
191
1
11
47
1,069
284
352
34
2,274
124
410
2,540
232
40
91
42
4
215
670
82
6
104
391
4
26
128
2,401
673
640
51
2,815
164
638
2,926
259
71
128
68
7
224
656
108
6
115
618
10
49
311
4,245
957
742
125
3,481
155
529
1,732
489
60
166
204
8
320
541
192
14
162
944
12
168
632
4,985
1,219
1,317
226
3,982
175
459
61
189
250
12
211
366
162
18
132
1,036
16
201
643
4,030
1,183
992
192
3,707
110
455
34
180
295
14
Stolen property; buying, receiving.
6
466
9
22
452
8
171
243
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized
163
14
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
14
1
2
16
17
7
88
2
704
34
8
124
24
17
1
3
1
64
13
108
1
611
42
69
321
104
837
23
Offenses against family and children.
Driving under the Inffuence.
233
728
Liquor laws
2,573
nninkpnnp5yi
1,171
Disorderly conduct-
898
Vagrancy-
122
All other offenses (except traffic)
3,341
89
Curfew and loitering law violations..
See lootnotes at end of table.
139
397-633 O - 70 - 10
Table 44. — Rural Arrests by Age, 1969 — Continued
Offense charged
TOTAL
Percent distribution '.
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent
manslaughter
(6) Manslaughter by negligence -
Forcible rape
Kobbery
Aggravated assault
Buglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— theft
Autotheft
Violent crime
Percent distribution ' .
Property crime...
Percent distribution '.
Subtotal for above offenses.
Percent distribution '.
Other assaults
Arson.
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud.
Embezzlement.
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. ..
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution).
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling
Offenses against family and children.
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Dnmkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion...
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaways
Age
21
12,754
4.1
43
42
105
149
283
876
910
286
680
6.8
2,072
4.6
2,694
4.8
483
33
162
394
26
140
149
197
29
107
716
26
309
1,012
768
1,331
939
133
3,047
60
22
12,226
3.9
41
66
69
167
332
828
760
244
699
6.0
1,832
4.1
2,487
4.5
698
26
171
419
21
139
147
197
32
127
697
24
372
1,104
513
1,601
889
127
2,666
71
9,948
3.2
33
39
67
110
314
693
618
197
524
6.3
1,408
3.1
1,971
3.5
486
26
136
389
17
116
172
107
362
29
299
962
367
1,296
691
72
2,306
42
24
8,889
2.9
40
20
62
81
263
469
514
148
436
4.4
1,121
2.5
1,677
2.8
453
17
142
411
31
83
166
223
43
329
917
266
1,310
646
73
1,973
39
26-29
31.719
10.2
149
115
140
279
982
1,359
1,672
462
1,660
16.6
3,493
7.7
6,158
9.2
1,816
78
463
1,646
76
275
208
638
74
292
601
210
1,646
3,888
736
4,804
2,044
248
7,012
109
30-34
23,817
7.7
80
59
91
161
673
687
969
244
996
10.0
1,890
4.2
2,944
6.3
1,405
42
306
1,382
66
177
94
354
35
200
198
261
1,270
3,688
529
4,6M
1,482
189
4,670
81
36-39
21,247
65
62
63
100
561
416
736
150
769
7.7
1,302
2.9
2,123
3.8
1,164
32
237
1,043
43
116
71
264
19
200
114
280
976
3,620
609
6,064
1,204
160
3,968
60
40-44
20,755
6.7
69
26
46
41
497
293
574
108
662
976
2.2
1,663
3.0
1,000
24
196
838
61
109
68
228
24
160
84
323
800
4,061
623
5,886
1,165
196
3,330
47
45-49
17.396
5.6
60
36
27
32
316
184
403
88
434
4.4
676
1.5
1,146
2.1
664
19
155
640
37
61
49
191
14
92
38
327
470
3,836
448
6,646
909
180
2,637
38
60-54
13,480
4.4
61
26
8
16
243
109
286
60
327
3.3
446
1.0
798
1.4
617
19
96
316
21
47
27
14"
90
16
308
249
2,982
611
4,661
673
138
1,834
40
8.905
2.9
35
22
6
4
147
41
173
21
191
1.9
236
.6
448
.8
234
13
36
165
10
24
16
73
64
11
278
112
2,215
228
3,221
432
134
1,170
22
60-64
5.052
1.6
109
1.1
108
.2
232
.4
142
6
17
69
4
6
13
32
39
3
184
46
1,180
163
1,953
240
76
636
10
65 and
over
4,409
1.4
118
1.2
226
.4
161
3
8
71
6
8
17
46
38
6
179
41
921
161
1,607
201
73
635
10
Not
known
53
(')
' Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total.
' Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
140
Table 45. — Rural Arrests of Persons Under IS, Under 18, Under 21, and Under 25 Years of Age, 1969
11,094 agencies; 1969 estimated population 17,678,000]
Offense charged
TOTAL
Criminal liomicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter..
(6) Manslaughter by negligence _
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault.
Burglary— breaking or entering-
Larceny — theft
Autotheft
Violent crime
Property crime
Subtotal for above offenses
Other assaults
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing
Vandalism.-
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws -
Gambling.-
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence ---
Liquor lawS-
Drunkenness.- -- -..
Disorderly conduct- -
Vagrancy--
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion-- --
Curfew and loitering law violations - -
Runaways -..
Grand
total
all
ages
837
659
1,098
1.867
6,147
19,362
19,122
6.720
9,949
45,204
65,812
11,278
757
2,971
8,500
464
2,701
5,710
3,404
352
2,391
7,084
2,534
7,537
32,777
25,514
48.458
16,943
2,581
58,507
1,623
1,967
9,828
Number of persons arrested
Under
15
15,386
16
31
57
2,796
1,863
692
110
5,361
6,462
147
126
37
12
2
131
1,624
74
1
114
109
7
28
12
608
169
486
26
3,125
177
390
2,630
Under
18
64,588
32
27
139
260
440
8,736
6,466
3,276
871
18, 476
19, 374
762
266
311
131
14
701
3,603
14
401
1,309
22
113
498
8,223
2,073
2,220
236
11, 696
620
1,967
9,828
Under
21
119,043
138
140
426
744
1,367
13, 479
11,366
4,716
2,666
29, 661
32, 356
2,165
420
846
880
48
1,403
4.663
826
60
799
4,126
72
716
2,601
19,811
5,646
5,421
782
22,726
994
1,967
9,828
Under
25
162,860
296
297
719
1,241
2,549
16,236
14,158
6,691
1,804
35,984
41,086
4,185
621
1,467
2,493
142
1,878
6,147
1,647
164
1,236
6,014
194
2,024
6,4%
21, 706
11,083
8,686
1,187
32, 716
1,206
1,967
9,828
Percentage
Under
16
.7
.2
1.6
1.7
.9
14.4
9.7
10.3
1.1
11.8
9.8
1.3
16.6
1.2
.1
.4
4.9
28.4
2.2
.3
4.8
1.5
.3
.4
(■)
2.0
.3
2.9
1.0
6.3
10.9
19.8
26.8
Under
18
20.9
4.1
12.7
13.9
7.2
45.1
33.8
48.7
8.8
40.9
34.7
6.8
36.0
10.6
1.6
3.0
26.0
61.3
9.0
4.0
16.8
18.5
.9
1.6
1.5
32.2
4.3
13.1
9.1
20.0
38.2
100.0
100.0
Under
21
38.4
16.6
21.2
38. «
39.9
22.1
69.6
69.4
70.2
26.8
66.4
58.0
19.2
65.6
28.5
10.4
10.3
51.9
81.6
24.2
17.0
33.4
68.2
2.8
9.6
7.6
77.6
11.7
32.0
30.3
38.8
61.2
100.0
100.0
Under
26
52.6
35.2
46.1
65.5
66.6
41.5
83.8
74.0
83.2
48.3
79.6
73.6
37.1
68.8
49.0
29.3
30.6
69.6
90.1
46.4
46.6
61.7
84.9
7.7
26.9
19.8
85.1
22.9
50.7
46.0
66.9
74.3
100.0
100.0
' Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $60 and over and auto theft.
141
Table 46.— Rural Arrests, Distributioit by Sex, 1969
[1,094 agencies; 1969 estimated population 17,678,0001
Offense charged
TOTAL - -
Criminal homicide:
(0) Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter. . .
(6) Manslaughter by negligence
Forcible rape ---
Robbery --
Aggravated assault
Burglary — breaking or entering _
Larceny — theft
Autotheft
Violent crime
Property crime
Subtotal for above offenses
Other assaults .--
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud
Embezzlement -. ---
Stolen property; buying, receiving, possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and conmiercialized vice —
Sex offenses (except forcible rape and prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws —
Gambling
Offenses against family and children
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws., - —
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
AU other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations
Runaways
Number of persons arrested
Total
837
659
1,098
1,867
6,M7
19.362
19,122
6,720
9,949
46,204
65,812
11,278
757
2,971
8,600
464
2,701
5,710
3,404
352
2,391
7,084
2.534
7,537
32,777
25,614
48,468
16,943
2.581
58.507
1.623
1,%7
9,828
Male Female
279,870
735
614
1,098
1,767
6,732
18, 669
17, 220
6,384
9,332
42,273
52. 219
10,454
713
2.460
6,744
398
2,606
6,396
3,208
119
2,186
6,117
2,381
7,228
31,316
22,469
44,866
15, 242
2,358
62, 372
1,432
1,636
6,161
29,823
102
45
100
416
693
1,902
336
617
2,931
3,693
824
44
611
1,766
66
196
314
196
233
205
967
153
309
1,461
3,045
3,603
1,701
223
6,135
191
431
3,667
Percent
Male
87.8
93.2
100.0
94.6
93.2
96.4
90. 1
95.0
93.8
93.6
93.6
92.7
94.2
82.8
79.3
86,8
92.8
94.6
94.2
33.8
91.4
86.3
94.0
96.9
96.6
88.1
92.6
90.0
91.4
89 6
88.2
78.1
62.7
Percent
Female
12.2
6.8
5.4
6.8
3.6
9.9
6.0
6.2
6.5
6.4
7.3
6.8
17.2
20.7
14.2
7.2
6.5
6.8
66.2
8.6
13.7
6.0
4.1
4.6
11.9
7.4
10.0
8.6
10.6
11.8
21.9
37.3
Percent of total '
Total
.3
.2
.4
.6
2.0
6.3
6.2
2.2
3.2
14.6
18.0
3.6
.2
1.0
2.7
.1
.9
1.8
1.1
.1
.8
2.3
.8
2.4
10.6
8.2
16.6
6.6
.8
18.9
.6
.6
3.2
Male
.3
.2
.4
.6
2.0
6.7
6.2
2.3
3.3
16.1
18.7
.9
2.4
.1
.9
1.9
1.1
m
.8
2.2
.9
2.6
11.2
8.0
16.0
6.4
.8
18.7
.6
.5
2.2
Female
.3
.2
.3
1.4
2.3
6.4
1.1
2.1
9.8
12.0
2.8
.1
1.7
6 9
.2
.7
1.1
.7
.7
3.2
.5
1.0
4.9
10.2
12.1
5.7
.7
20.6
.6
1.4
1Z3
' Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to total.
' Less than one-tenth of one percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
142
Table 41.— Rural Arrests by Race, 1969
(981 agencies; 1969 estimated population 16,105,000)
Offense charged
TOTAL
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegllgent man-
slaughter - —
(6) Manslaughter by negligence...
Forcible rape
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Burglary— brealcing or entering
Larceny — theft
Autotheft -.
Violent crime
Property crime
Subtotal for above offenses
Other assaults.
Arson
Forgery and counterfeiting -
Fraud -
Embezzlement
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
possessing
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc
Prostitution and commercialized vice,
Sei offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution)
Narcotic drug laws
Gambling.
Offenses against family and children. -
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
Drunkenness..
Disorderly conduct -
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations. .-
Runaways
Total arrests
Total
679
625
1.043
1,724
5,962
18,242
18,434
6,912
9,408
42,588
62,621
10,880
695
2,975
8.291
463
2,560
5,685
3,232
351
2.263
6.976
2.469
7.522
32.611
24.518
48.245
16.109
2.570
57.082
1.684
1.946
9,782
White
253.215
443
490
827
1,235
4,286
15, 990
15,954
5,034
6,791
36, 978
44,259
Negro
195
105
177
439
1,404
1,613
1,899
545
2,215
4,057
6,377
Indian
22
11
20
32
194
491
450
262
268
1,203
1,482
Chi-
8,168
2,181
347
615
68
6
2,542
353
60
7,422
749
86
436
18
8
1,946
614
36
6.362
202
75
2,160
976
39
201
141
4
2,022
180
38
6,430
454
43
2,119
306
1
6,404
967
136
27,899
2,944
1,602
22,910
755
701
36, 070
4,490
7,106
12,681
2,603
763
2,253
197
99
49,129
6.051
1,494
1,464
107
69
1,715
66
123
9,018
228
454
Japa-
nese
All
others
(includes
race un-
known)
2,686
19
17
19
18
77
144
123
68
133
336
181
6
19
34
1
65
43
23
42
33
24
155
151
530
161
20
389
44
31
76
Percent distribution
White
84.0
65.2
78.4
79.3
71.6
71.9
87.7
86.6
85.1
72.2
86.8
84.1
75.1
88.5
86.4
89.6
94.2
76.0
94.3
66.6
57.3
89.4
92.2
86.2
85.1
86.6
93.4
74.8
78.7
87.7
86.1
86.9
88.1
92.2
Negro
10.2
28.7
16.8
17.0
26.5
23.6
8.8
10.3
9.2
23.6
9.6
12.1
20.0
9.8
11.9
9.0
3.9
20.1
3.6
30.2
40.2
8.0
6.5
12.4
12.7
9.0
3.1
9.3
15.5
7.7
10.6
6.4
3.4
2.3
Indian
3.2
1.8
1.9
1.9
3.3
2.7
2.4
4.4
2.8
2.8
2.8
Chi-
nese
3.2
.9
2.0
1.0
1.7
1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.7
1.8
4.9
2.9
14.7
4.7
3.9
2.6
4.1
6.3
4.6
Japa-
nese
AU
others
(includes
race un-
known)
2.8
2.7
1.8
1.0
1.3
.8
.7
1.2
.4
.2
2.6
.8
2.1
1.4
1.0
.6
1.3
.3
.6
.6
1.1
1.0
.8
.7
2.6
1.6
143
Table 47.-
—Rural Arrests by Race, T969— Continued
Arrests under 18 1
Percent distribution
Offense charged
Total
White
Negro
Indian
Chi-
nese
Japa-
nese
All
others
(includes
race un-
known)
White
Negro
Indian
Chi-
nese
Japa-
nese
AU
others
(includes
race un-
known)
62,619
56.222
3,576
2.304
4
30
483
89.8
5.7
3.7
0.8
Criminal homicide:
(n) Murder and nonnegligent man-
21
25
125
238
431
8.311
6,254
2,891
14
18
89
172
326
7,401
5,543
2,582
6
4
32
59
83
604
556
165
1
1
4
5
16
230
111
103
66.7
72.0
71.2
72.3
75.6
89.1
88.6
89.3
28.6
16.0
25.6
24.8
19.3
7.3
8.9
5.7
4.8
4.0
3.2
2.1
3.7
2.8
1.8
3.6
(6) Manslaughter by negligence..--
2
8 0
2
6
73
40
38
.8
1.4
Burglary — breaking or entering
1
2
4
3
.9
.1
.1
.6
1.3
815
17.456
601
15, 526
180
1,325
26
444
8
151
73.7
88.9
22.1
7.6
3.2
2.5
1.0
1
9
.1
.9
Subtotal for above offenses..
18,296
16, 145
1,609
471
1
9
161
88.2
8.2
2.6
.9
731
248
312
117
14
677
3,479
307
14
377
1,290
21
113
495
8,133
2,062
2,114
235
11,243
613
1.946
9.782
560
220
282
108
14
533
3,313
246
12
314
1,248
6
108
471
7,813
1,569
1,743
221
9,984
579
1,715
9,018
128
22
21
6
20
2
7
23
4
1
3
76.6
88.7
90.4
92.3
100.0
78.7
95.2
80.1
85.7
83.3
96.7
28.6
95.6
95.2
96.1
76.1
82.5
94.0
88.8
94.5
88.1
92.2
17.5
8.9
6.7
5.1
2.7
.8
2.2
3.1
1.6
1
.3
.3
2.6
Stolen property; buying, receiving, pos-
122
94
61
2
44
25
15
4
10
49
73
228
5
855
19
66
228
8
44
8
14
26
2
18.0
2.7
16.6
14.3
11.7
1.9
71.4
3.5
2.0
.6
3.5
10.8
2.1
7.6
3.1
3.4
2.3
1.2
1.3
2.6
2.1
2
.1
.7
Sex oflenses (except forcible rape and
.7
13
7
6
10
3.4
.6
1.6
.8
Offenses against family and children...
1
2
27
8
10
4
72
2
31
76
.9
12
244
412
133
6
328
13
123
454
2.4
3.0
20.0
6.3
2.1
2.9
2.1
6.3
4.6
.4
.3
.4
.5
1.7
All other oflenses (except traffic)
4
.6
.3
Curfew and loitering law violations
3
11
3
.6
1.6
.8
144
Table 47. — Rural Arreifs by Race, 1969 — Continued
Offense charged
TOTAL.
Criminal homicide:
(o) Murder and nonnegligent man-
slaughter _ -
(d) Manslaughter by negligence. _
Forcible rape -
Eobbery
Aggravated assault - -
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny— thett -
Autotheft -..
Violent crime...
Property crime.
Subtotal (or above offenses.
Other assaults ---
Arson -
Forgery and counterfeiting
Fraud - -
Embezzlement --
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
Vandalism
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc.
Prostitution and conamercialized vice . .
Bex offenses (except forcible rape and
prostitution) -
Narcotic drug laws
Qambling _. -
Offenses against family and children..
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws -.
Drunkenness
Disorderly conduct
Vagrancy
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaw ays ..-
Arrests 18 and over
Total
658
600
918
1.486
6.631
9.931
12.180
3.021
8,593
25.132
34,325
10,149
447
2,663
8,174
449
1,883
2,206
2.926
337
1.88«
5.686
2,438
7,409
32,116
16,385
46,183
13,995
2,336
45,839
1,071
White
238.901 196.993 27,240 12,466
Negro
Indian
Chinese
429
472
738
1,063
3,960
8,689
10. 411
2,452
6,190
21,452
28,114
7,608
396
2,260
7,314
422
1,413
2,049
1,904
189
1,708
5,182
2,113
6,296
27,428
16,097
34,501
10,938
2.032
39, 145
885
189
101
145
380
1,321
1,009
1.343
380
2,035
2,732
21
10
16
27
178
261
339
169
242
759
1,011
2,063
46
332
743
18
392
108
924
139
136
429
291
963
2,934
706
4,417
2.276
192
5,1%
88
327
4
63
85
S
27
31
31
26
36
1
136
1,690
467
6,694
630
94
1,166
66
Japa-
All others
(includes
race
un-
known)
125
184
168
2
18
31
1
61
17
66
33
23
163
124
622
161
16
317
42
Percent distribution
White
82.6
Negro
11.4
Indian
5.2
Jfipa-
Chlnese nese
66.2
78.7
80.4
71.6
71.6
86.6
85.5
81.2
28.7
16.8
15.8
25.6
23.9
10.2
11.0
12.6
72.0
85.4
81.9
23.7
10.9
3.2
1.7
1.7
1.8
3.2
2.6
2.8
5.3
2.8
3.0
14.2
2.9
75.0
88.4
84.9
89.5
94.0
76.0
92.9
65.1
66.1
90.6
91.1
86.7
85.0
85.4
92.1
74.7
78.2
87.0
85.4
82.6
20.2
10.3
12.5
9.1
4.0
20.8
4.9
31.6
41.2
7.2
7.5
11.9
12.9
9.1
4.3
9.6
16.3
8.2
11.3
8.2
3.2
.9
2.0
1.0
1.8
1.4
1.4
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.8
5.0
2.8
14.5
4.6
4.0
2.6
6.2
All others
(includes
race
un-
known)
3
2.9
2.6
2.1
1.1
1.3
.7
.7
1.0
1.6
.7
1.6
.4
.7
.4
.2
2.7
.8
2.3
1.6
.6
1.4
.3
.6
.8
1.1
1.1
.7
.7
3.9
Violent crime Is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime Is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
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Table 48.— Suborbon and Rural Arrest Trends^ by Sex, 1968-69
1,553 suburban agencies; 1969 estimated population 35,663,000
800 rural
igencies; 1969 estimated population 13,853,000
Offense charged
Males
Females
Males 1
Females
1968
1969
Percent
change
1968
1969
Percent
change
1968
1969
Percent
change
1968
1969
Percent
change
TOTAL
781,097
833,630
+6.7
122,707
143,624
+17.0
213,335
220,088
+3.2
21.330
23.973
+12.4
Criminal homicide:
(a) Murder and nonnegligent
manslaughter
1,024
514
2,244
7,167
14,469
49,371
71,074
20,854
1,052
531
2,366
7,659
15,934
49, 894
74,882
20, 399
+2.7
+3.3
+5.4
+6.9
+ 10.1
+ 1.1
+5.4
—2. 2
177
62
7
421
1,579
2,208
21,731
1,052
181
49
+2.3
-21.0
487
387
868
1.140
4.442
13.967
13.234
4,312
467
395
847
1.339
4.352
15.018
13.615
4,082
-4.1
+2.1
-1.3
+17.6
-2.0
+7.5
+2.9
-5.3
73
27
69
34
-6.5
(h) Manslaughter by negligence.
+25.9
Robbery
464
1.747
2. 3.62
27. 489
1.241
+10.2
+10.6
+6.5
+26.5
+18.0
63
356
546
1.330
258
77
324
564
1.606
238
+22.2
Aggravated assault . ..
-9.0
Burglary— breaking or entering
Larceny — theft
+1.5
+20.8
Auto theft
-7.8
24,904
141,299
27, Oil
145, 176
+8.6
+2.7
2,184
24,991
2,392
31.082
+9.6
+24.4
6.927
31.513
7,005
32. 715
+1.1
+3.8
492
2.134
470
2,398
-4.5
+12.4
Subtotal for above oflenses
166,717
172, 717
+3.6
27,237
33. 523
+23.1
38.827
40. 115
+3.3
2.653
2.902
+9.4
38,295
1,861
4,950
9,279
1,207
5,990
25,220
10,183
220
7,673
29,055
3,586
10,585
57,243
39,094
130,301
78.458
8.287
113.466
9.376
17.908
21,519
40, 363
1,819
4,694
9,571
1,199
7,526
24,381
10,472
278
7,762
39, 510
3,385
10, 660
67,432
42,805
136, 684
79.488
7,028
125,078
10,870
18. 128
22, 770
+5.4
-2.3
-6.2
+3.1
-.7
+25.6
-3.3
+2.8
+26.4
+1.0
+36.0
-5.6
+.6
+17.8
+9.6
+4.8
+ 1.3
-16.2
+ 10.2
+ 15.9
+ 1.2
+6.S
4,453
115
1,492
3,027
399
460
1,578
485
1.249
760
5.168
413
727
4,338
6,070
12, 063
10,422
1,016
19, 501
1,043
4,983
17.761
5.130
141
1,487
3,717
389
598
1,606
598
1,666
1.001
7.718
400
788
4,948
5,829
13.407
11.308
754
22.416
1.545
5.545
20, 665
+16.2
+22.6
-.3
+22.8
-2.5
+30.0
+1.8
+23.3
+32.6
+31.7
+49.3
-3.1
+8.4
+14.1
+ 15.0
+11.1
+8.5
-26.8
+ 14.9
+48.1
+11.3
+ 16.4
8,009
560
2,144
5,179
246
1,813
5.336
2,484
70
1.665
2.695
1,651
6,264
21,005
19,601
37.219
12.311
2.605
37.325
1.004
1.361
5.065
8.279
537
2.004
5.608
258
2.014
4.681
2,478
96
1,726
5,031
2.236
6,171
24.100
19, 172
36, 175
11,560
1,942
39,893
1,065
1,223
4,800
+3.4
-4.1
-6.5
+8.3
+4.9
+11.1
-12.3
+37.1
+3.6
+86.7
+35.4
-1.5
+14.7
-2.8
-6.2
-22.5
+6.9
+5.1
-10. 1
-5.2
676
63
397
1.116
33
146
260
162
186
141
456
96
287
992
2.366
2,763
1,241
207
4,178
149
312
2,699
670
29
423
1.527
57
153
272
147
205
153
792
139
268
1.175
2,656
2,993
1,312
172
4,640
160
331
2,957
-.9
Arson
-54.0
Forgery and counterfeiting
+6.6
Fraud
+36.8
Embezzlement
+72.7
Stolen property; buying, receiving,
+4.8
+4.6
Weapons; carrying, possessing, etc. -
Prostitution and commercialized
-9.3
+10.2
Sex offenses (except forcible rape
and prostitution)
+8.5
+73.7
Gambling
+44.8
Offenses against family and chil-
dren
-6.6
Driving under the influence
Liquor laws
+18.4
+12.3
Drunkenness
+8.3
Disorderly conduct .
+5.7
Vagrancy
-16.9
All other offenses (except traffic)
Suspicion (not included in totals)..
Curfew and loitering law violations.
Runaways
+11.1
+7.4
+6.1
+13.8
1 In suburban agencies male arrests under 18 increased 2.8 percent and female arrests under 18 increased 19.7 percent. In rural agencies male arrests under
18 increased 0.9 percent and female arrests under 18 increased 13.7 percent.
Violent crime is offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault.
Property crime is offenses of burglary, larceny $50 and over and auto theft.
146
Police Employee Data
This section contains tables relating to police
personnel. Figures showing police strength by
number of full-time police officers and civilian em-
ployees are based on national averages. These
figures should not be interpreted as indicating
recommended or desirable police strength. Ade-
quate police requirements for a specific place can
only be determined follouing careful study and
analysis of the local situation together with a
thorough evaluation of the numerous factors which
affect local police needs.
Two tables containing police employee rates are
set forth. In the first, total employees including
civilian personnel are used, whereas in the second
table only sworn personnel are used to compute
rates.
The police employee rate ranges in Table 49,
which include civilians, show the interquartile
range between the upper limits of the lowest
quartile and the lower limits of the highest quar-
tile. In other words, 50 percent of the cities shown
in each population group and geographic division
have a police strength within the rate ranges
shown. By arraying rates in this manner, extremes
are eliminated.
In Table 50 where rates are published for police
officers, complete rate ranges are provided as sup-
plemental data for those who may be interested
in using these figures to make limited comparisons.
Another table is presented showing police
strength for all state police and state highway
patrol organizations. This table is designed to
show, by state, the number of miles of state and
Federal highway per sworn employee, as well as
the number of registered vehicles per officer. These
rates are only a rough yardstick as to comparative
workload and personnel strength because of widely
differing functions and other .factors. The wide
variations in sworn and civilian personnel among
the various states can be accounted for in part
by the differences in responsibilities assigned to
the departments. It is pointed out, for instance,
that state police generally are responsible not
only for traffic patrol, but also conduct a major
portion of the criminal investigative work in the
unincorporated areas of the states. On the other
hand, the activities of the state highway patrol
organizations for the most part are Hmited to
traffic and highway patrol, which includes han-
dling all types of crime which come to their
attention during the performance of their patrol
functions. Many of these state highway patrol
groups also are authorized to and do participate
in criminal investigative work when requested to
do so by local departments or sheriffs' oflSces.
The annual collection of police employee data
provides figures for police killed and assaulted.
Collection of these data is supplemented with
respect to police killed in the line of duty through
the use of a special questionnaire, by means of
which additional details on this important subject
are accumulated. Data relative to police killed
and assaulted are also presented in the Summary
Section of this publication.
147
Table 49. — Full-Time Police Department Employees,' December 31, 1969, Number and Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants, by Geographic
Divisions and Population Groups
11969 estimated population)
Geographic division
TOTAL: 3,832 dties; population 117,815,000:
Number of police employees.
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Interquartile range _ _
New England: 331 cities; population 8,493,000:
Number of police employees.
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Interquartile range
Middle Atlantic: 927 cities; population 26.529,000:
Number of police employees
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Interquartile range
East North Central: 817 cities; population 25,116,000:
Number of police employees
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Interquartile range ,
West North Central: 405 cities; population 8,792,000:
Number of police employees
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Interquartile range
South Atlantic: 346 cities; population 12.217,000:
Number of police employees
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Interquartile range
East South Central: 139 cities; population 4,698,000:
Number of poUce employees
Average number of employees per l.OOOinhabitants.
Interquartile range
West South Central: 267 cities; population 11,142,000:
Number of police employees
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Interquartile range
Mountain: 190 cities; population 4,797,000:
Number of police employees
Average number of employees per l,000inhabitants.
Interquartile range
PadSc: 410 cities; population 16,030,000:
Number of police employees.
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Interquartile range
TOTAL
(3,832 cities:
population
117,815,000)
254,984
2.2
1.2-2.0
17,685
2.1
1.3-1.9
73,964
2.8
1.1-2.0
54,731
2.2
1.2-1.8
14,957
1.7
1.1-1.7
28,460
2.3
1.6-2.3
8,307
1.8
1.4-2.0
17,231
1.5
1.1-1.7
8,177
1.7
1.2-1.9
31.472
2.0
I. 5-2. 1
Population group
Group I
(66 cities over
250,000;
population
43,186,000)
131.723
3.1
1.7-2.8
48,863
4.0
3.6-4.1
30, 339
3.3
2. 0-2. 9
6,391
2.4
1. 7-1. 9
13,036
3.2
1. 9-2. 2
3,287
1.9
1. 8-2. 0
8.684
1.7
1.4-1.8
2,661
2.0
1. 9-2. 0
15,633
2.4
2. 0-2. 4
Group II
(93 cities,
100,000 to
250,000;
population
13,794,000)
25,293
1.8
1.5-2.0
3,070
2.7
2. 6-2. 8
3,515
2.3
1. 9-2. 5
4,198
1.7
1.6-1.9
1,446
1.6
1.3-1.6
4,695
1.8
1. 6-1. 9
1,634
1.7
1.8-1.9
2,291
1.6
1. 3-1. 4
1,443
1.7
1. 6-1. 6
3,102
1.7
1. 4-1. 8
Group III
(252 cities,
60,000 to
100,000;
population
17,631,000)
29,029
1.6
1.3-1.9
4,332
2.0
1. 7-2. 1
5,317
1.8
1. 2-2. 1
6,097
1.5
1. 2-1. 8
1,221
1.3
1. 1-1. 5
3,396
2.0
1. 7-2. 0
760
2.1
1.8-2.1
2,137
1.3
1. 1-1. 6
970
1.4
1. 1-1. 4
4,800
1.6
1. 4-1. 9
Group IV
(439 cities,
25,000 to
60,000;
population
15,709,000)
24.662
1.6
1.3-1.8
3.413
1.8
1. 5-2. 0
6,678
1.7
1. 3-2. 2
4,706
1.4
1. 2-1. 6
1,687
1.2
1.1-1.4
2,621
1.8
1. 6-1. 9
1,083
1.6
1.4-1.8
1,603
1.3
1.1-1.4
1,070
1.5
1.3-1.7
3,102
1.6
1. 3-1. 7
Group V
(1,085 cities,
10,000 to
25,000;
population
17,373,000)
27.154
1.6
1.3-1.8
3,012
1.5
1. 3-1. 7
6,278
1.6
1. 2-1. 9
6,868
1.6
1. 3-1. 7
2,392
1.4
1. 2-1. 6
2,943
1.9
1. 6-2. 2
981
1.6
1. 4-1. 8
1,668
1.3
1. 1-1. 6
886
1.6
1. 2-1. 7
3,147
1.7
1.5-1.9
Group VI
(1,907 cities
under 10,000;
population
10,122,000)
17,123
1.7
1.2-2.1
919
1.4
.9-1.7
4,423
1.6
.9-2.0
3,634
1.7
1. 2-1. 9
1,821
1.6
1. 2-1. 9
1,870
2.0
1.6-2.6
1.8
1.6-2.0
9S8
1.6
1.1-1.9
1,148
1.7
1. 3-2. 1
1,788
2.1
1. 6-2. 6
Suburban Police and County Sheriff Departments
Suburban: ^ 1.953 agencies; population 44.445.000:
Number of poUce employees
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants
Interquartile range
74,040
1.7
1. 1-1. 9
Sheriffs: 1.158 agencies; population 32.716,000:
Number of police employees
Average number of employees per 1,000 inhabitants.
Interquartile range
44,624
1.4
0. 4-1. 2
' Includes civilians.
' Only one city this size in geographic division.
' Includes suburban, city and county police agencies within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are also included in other city groups.
Population figures rounded to the nearest thousand. All rates were calculated on the population before rounding.
148
Table 50. — Full-Time Polite Department Officers, December 31, 1969, Number and Rate per 1,000 Inhabitants, by Geographic
Divisions and Population Groups
[1969 estimated population]
Geographic division
TOTAL: 3,832 cities; population 117.815.000:
. Number of police oft.cers —
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants..
Rate range
New England: 331 cities ; population 8,493,000:
Number of police officers _ ,
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants..
Rate range
Middle Atlantic: 927 cities: population 26,529,000:
Number of pohcc officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants..
Rate range
East North Central: 817 cities; population 25,116,000:
Number of police officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants.
Rate range
West North Central: 405 cities: population 8,792,000:
Number of police officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants.
Rate range
South Atlantic: 346 cities; population 12,217,000:
Number of police officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants.
Rate range
East South Central: 139 cities; population 4,698,000:
Number of police officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants.
Rate range
West South Central: 267 cities: population 11,142,000:
Number of police officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants.
Rate range
Mountain: 190 cities; population 4,797,000:
Number of police officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants.
Rate range _
Pacific: 410 cities; population 16,030,000:
Number of police officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants.
Rate range
TOTAL
(3,832
cities ;
population
117,815,000)
223.135
1.9
0.1-9.8
16,342
1.9
0.1-4.5
68,360
2.6
0.1-9.8
47,515
1.9
0.2-^.6
12.56S
1.4
0.4-5.1
24,449
2.0
0.4-6.9
7,109
1.5
0.4-3.9
14,733
1.3
0.4-7.2
6,723
1.4
0.3-5.0
25,335
1.6
0.5-«.l
Population group
Group I
(56 cities
over
250,000;
population
43,186,000)
114,280
2.6
1.1-1.8
2,610
4.5
(')
45, 118
3.7
2. 2-3. 9
26,014
2.8
1.4-3.4
8,131
2.0
1. 2-3. 0
10,991
2.7
1.3-4.8
2,794
1.6
1. 2-2. 0
7,326
1.5
1. 1-2. 0
2,130
1.6
1. 2-2. 0
12,166
1.9
1. 2-2. 3
Group II
(93 cities,
100,000 to
250,000;
population
13,794,000)
21,750
1.6
1.0-3.0
2,760
2.4
2. 1-2. 9
3,129
2.1
1. 3-3. 0
3,725
1.5
1.0-1.9
1,190
1.2
1. 0-1. 5
4,052
1.6
1. 0-2. 2
1,209
1.3
1.0-1.9
1,968
1.3
1.0-1.8
1,175
1.4
1. 2-2. 1
2,542
L4
1. 0-1. 8
Group III
(252 cities,
50,000 to
100,000;
population
17,631,000)
25,373
1.4
0.4-3.5
4,029
1.8
1. 1-2. 8
4,832
1.6
.5-3.5
5,331
1.3
.4-1.8
1,084
1.1
.7-1.8
2,902
1.7
.8-3.2
645
1.8
1. 4-2. 4
1,891
1.2
.8-1.9
802
1.2
.9-2.4
3,857
1.3
.8-2.0
Group IV
(439 cities,
25,000 to
50,000;
population
15,709,000)
22,108
1.4
0.3-3.3
3,211
1.7
1. 1-2. 8
5,220
1.6
.5-3.2
4,202
1.3
.3-2.9
1,508
1.1
. 7-1. 6
2,211
1.6
.8-3.0
969
1.4
1. 1-1. 9
1,305
1.1
.6-2.0
OOO
1.2
.9-1.7
2,682
1.3
.5-3.3
Group V
(1,085 cities,
10.000 to
25,000;
population
17,373,000)
24,579
1.4
0.1-5.5
2,892
1.4
.1-2.6
5,947
1.5
. 1-5. 5
5,200
1.3
.3-3.1
2,115
1.2
.6-2.9
2,651
1.7
.5-5.4
905
1.4
.4-2.3
1,437
1.2
.5-2.5
773
1.3
.6-2.2
2,659
1.4
.7-3.2
Group VI
(1,907 cities
imder
10,000;
population
10,122,000)
15.045
1.5
0.1-9.8
840
1.2
.2-4.1
4,114
1.6
. 1-9. 8
3,043
1.4
.2-4.6
1,541
1.3
. 4-5. 1
1,642
1.8
.4-6.9
687
1.6
. 7-3. 9
806
1.3
.4-7.2
943
1.4
.3-5.0
1,629
1.8
. 7-6. 1
Suburban Police anci County Sheriff Departments
Suburban: ' 1,953 agencies: population 44,445,000:
Number of police officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants
Rate range
63,661
1.4
0. 1-9. 7
SherilTs: 1,158 agencies: population 32,716,000:
Number of officers
Average number of officers per 1,000 inhabitants.
Rate range
36, 771
1.1
0. 1-a 7
' Only one city this size in geographic division.
! Includes suburban, city and coimty police agencies within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are also included in other city groups.
Population figures rounded to the nearest thousand. All rates were calculated on the population before rounding.
149
Table 51. — Civilian Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Percentage of Total by Population Groups
Population group
Percentage
civilian
employees
Population group
Percentage
civUian
employees
TOTAL, ALL CITIES
12.5
Group IV (25,000-50,000)..
10 4
Group V (10 000-25 000)
9.6
12 3
Group I cover 250,000). .
13.2
11.9
14.2
16.2
14.0
12.6
Group VI (2,500-10,000). .
(Over 1,000,000) .
Suburban agencies
(500,000-1,000,000)
14 0
(250,000-600,000)
Sheriffs
17 4
Group II (100,000-250,000)
Group III (50,000-100,000).
Table 52. — Number of Police Officers Killed,^ 1969, by Geographic Division and Population Groups
Total
Population group
Geographic division
Group I
Group II
Group III
Group rv
Group V
Group VI
County,
State
Over
250,000
100,000
to
250,000
60,000
to
100,000
25,000
to
60,000
10,000
to
26,000
Under
10,000
PoUce,
and
Highway
Patrol
TOTAL .
125
39
16
6
3
9
10
42
3
15
31
10
15
9
19
6
17
1
3
15
5
4
4
2
1
3
4
1
2
1
2
1
Middle Atlantic
3
4
2
2
East North Central
5
6
West North Central
1
1
3
South Atlantic
1
1
1
1
1
5
East South Central
3
West South Central . . .
1
1
1
1
1
11
Mountain
6
Pacific
6
2
1
8
' 86 killed by felons; 39 killed hi accidents.
Table 53. — Assaults on Police Officers, 1969, by Geographic Divisions and Population Groups
[4,807 agencies; 1969 estimated population 123,638,000)
Geographic
division
ToUl
assaults
Rate
per 100
police
officers
Assaults
with
injury
Rate
per 100
pohce
officers
Population group
Total
assaults
Rate
per 100
police
officers
Assaults
with
hijury
Rate
per 100
police
officers
TOTAL
35,202
16.9
11,949
5.7
TOTAL
35,202
16.9
11,949
6.7
Group I (Over 260,000)
New England
2.207
8,661
9,042
1.792
4,843
1,034
2,664
1,517
3,652
16.4
12.8
22.0
13.3
18.3
20.8
18.8
18.9
18.1
760
3,652
2,726
676
1,426
244
629
660
1,276
6.6
5.5
6.6
5.0
5.4
4.9
4.6
7.0
6.3
17.110
4.100
3.499
2.809
3.392
1.906
6,992
2,386
19.1
29.1
16.7
14.1
14.0
12.8
12.1
9.9
6,723
1,612
1,370
976
1,156
542
1,914
671
6.4
Middle Atlantic
Group II (100,000 to 250,000)
Group III (50,000 to 100,000)
Group IV (25,000 to 50,000)
Group V (10,000 to 25,000) .. . .
10.7
East North Central.
6.6
West North Central
4.9
South Atlantic
4.8
East South Central
Group VI (Under 10,000)
3.6
West South Central
Suburban agencies •
Mountain ...
3.9
Pacific
Sheriffs
2.8
' Includes suburban, city, and county police agencies within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are also included in other city groups.
150
I
Table 54. — Assaults on Police Officers, 1969, Percent Distribution of Weapons Used
14,750 agencies; 1969 estimated population 117,405,000)
Population group
ToUl
assaults
Fire-
arms
Knife
or
cutting
instru-
ment
Other
danger-
ous
weapon
Hands,
fists,
feet,
etc.
Geographic division
Total
assaults
Fire-
arms
Knife
or
cutting
Instru-
ment
Other
danger-
ous
weapon
Hands,
fists,
feet,
etc.
31,634
100.0
1,637
5.2
929
2.9
3,959
12.5
25,109
79.4
TOTAL
31,634
100.0
1,637
5.2
929
2.9
3,959
12.5
25,109
AGENCIES
79.4
Group I (Over 250,000)
(Over 1 000 000)
15,502
9,958
2,422
3,122
2,547
3,302
2.802
3,320
1,877
6.885
2.284
6.1
5.3
9.7
5.6
2.6
4.0
2.7
3.7
5.3
4.4
8.7
3.3
3.4
4.3
2.2
2.0
2.8
2.2
2.0
2.7
2.9
4.2
17.8
21.5
14.5
8.6
10.2
8.8
4.9
6.0
4.3
6.9
11.6
72.8
69.8
71.5
83.5
85.2
84.4
90.1
89.3
87.7
85.7
75.6
1.862
9.261
6.455
1.498
4.616
1.019
2.249
1.442
3.232
4.4
2.6
8.4
6.6
6.0
5.1
6.1
8.3
4.8
2.6
3.0
3.6
1.7
3.1
2.4
2.8
4. 1
2.4
9.9
16.7
16.3
6.9
9.2
5.2
9.7
8.8
11.0
83.2
Middle Atlantic
77.8
(600,000 to 1,000,000)
(250 000 to 500 000)
East Nortli Central
71.7
84.8
Group II (100,000 to 250,000)..
Group III (60,000 to 100,000)..
Group I\' (25,000 to 50,000) . - .
Group V ( 10,000 to 25,000) ... .
Group VI (under 10,000)
Suburban agencies '
Sheriils
81.7
East South Central
87.3
West South Central
82.4
78.7
Pacific ---
81.8
' Includes suburban, city and county police agencies within metropolitan areas. Excludes core cities. Suburban cities are also included in other city groups.
Table 55. — Full-Time State Police and Highway Patrol Employees, December 31, 1969
State
ToUl
Total
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado...
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
IlUnois
Indiana
Iowa -
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts..
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
52,812
825
218
755
499
7.026
672
976
401
1,802
1.167
188
2,057
1,149
638
400
853
899
354
1.572
995
2.222
555
741
1.373
240
Police
officers
CivU-
ians
38,718 14.094
Police
killed
599
226
139
79
683
172
377
122
5,398
1,628
446
226
740
236
331
70
887
915
706
461
167
21
1,551
506
877
272
410
228
308
92
589
264
646
254
301
53
1,087
485
845
150
1,721
501
458
97
516
225
745
628
177
63
Miles of
primary
highway
per
pohce
officer
12.3
16.6
15.5
9.3
37.7
2.7
19.5
1.7
1.9
13.1
24.6
29.1
10.6
12.7
24.8
33.8
41.7
7.1
12.9
1.9
3.2
5.4
26.3
20.7
10.5
34.3
State
motor
vehicle
registra-
tion per
police
officer
2.706
3,106
946
1,757
2,521
2,149
3,080
2,266
896
4,391
3,623
2,854
3,328
3,392
4,278
4,919
2,908
2,714
1,647
1,652
2,871
2,608
4,681
2,104
3,105
2,701
State
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina.
North Dakota...
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania...
Rhode Island...
South Carolina-
South Dakota...
Tennessee.-
Texas.-
Utah... ----
Vermont ---
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia...
Wisconsin
Wyoming.-
Total
379
109
181
1.853
373
3.577
1.102
95
1.839
539
712
3.743
175
663
161
874
3.710
303
263
1.223
1.077
528
656
100
PoUce
officers
292
81
147
1,439
263
3,129
862
80
990
463
608
3,229
147
577
116
673
2,044
297
180
899
673
372
477
97
Civil-
ians
87
28
34
414
110
448
250
16
849
86
104
614
28
86
46
201
1.666
6
83
324
404
166
179
3
PoUce
killed
Miles of
primary
highway
per
police
officer
33.0
26.5
13.4
1.4
41.5
4.3
16.5
83.9
19.0
26.3
7.9
4.9
7.0
16.6
72.6
13.9
32.1
19.2
13.7
10.4
10.2
14.2
24.9
59.3
State
motor
vehicle
registra-
tion per
police
officer
3,182
4,061
2,564
2,426
2,322
2,079
3,189
5,247
5,934
3,643
2,195
1,784
3,196
2,273
3,603
2,929
3,183
2,025
1,192
2,404
3,130
2,248
4,349
2,462
151
Table 56. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities 25,000 and over in Population
City by State
ALABAMA
Annlston
Bessemer
Birmingham
Dothan
Florence
Gadsden
Huntsville
Mobile
Montgomery...
Phenix City
Selma
ALASKA
Anchorage
ARIZONA
Glendale
Mesa .-
Phoenix
Scottsdale. -
Tempe
Tucson
Yuma
ARKANSAS
BlythevUIe
El Dorado
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Little Rock
North Little Rock..
Pine Bluff.--
CALIFORNIA
Alameda....,,
Alhambra .-.
Anaheim
Arcadia
Azusa
Bakersfield
Baldwin Park
Berkeley
Beverly Hills
Burbank
Burlingame
Chula Vista
Compton
Concord
Coronado --.
Costa Mesa --.
Covina
Daly City
Downey
El Cajon
ElCerrito
El Monte ,
Escondido
Eureka
Fairfield
Fremont
Fresno.-
Fullcrton
Number of police
department employees
Total
Police
officers
Civil-
ians
77
67
10
59
57
2
628
549
79
73
66
8
69
56
4
89
86
4
239
171
68
346
265
91
283
221
62
45
41
4
48
46
2
94
83
11
57
48
9
67
61
6
1,030
827
203
78
64
14
68
57
11
382
304
78
57
47
10
31
29
2
45
37
8
36
34
2
91
87
4
210
190
20
115
109
6
75
72
3
89
79
10
103
85
18
297
244
53
77
68
9
63
46
7
189
147
42
64
63
11
246
212
34
105
94
11
194
136
68
43
33
10
93
76
18
169
119
40
119
89
30
34
26
8
127
109
18
49
40
9
82
65
18
122
98
24
76
57
18
46
38
8
102
77
25
60
42
8
41
39
2
65
43
12
120
103
17
306
253
53
141
104
37
City by State
CALIFORNIA— Con.
Gardena
Garden Grove
Glendale
Glendora
Hayward
Huntington Beach
Inglewood
La Habra
La Mesa
Livermore
Lodl -.
Long Beach
Los Angeles --
Lynwood
Manhattan Beach
Modesto
Monrovia
Montebello
Monterey -
Monterey Park
Mountain View
Napa
National City..
Novato
Oakland-
Oceanside - - -
Ontario
Orange
Oxnard
Pacifica.- -
Palo Alto.-- --..
Pasadena
Pleasant HUl
Pomona .-
Redlands -
Redondo Beach
Redwood City
Rialto
Richmond ---
Riverside
Sacramento
Salinas
San Bernardino
San Bruno
San Carlos
San Diego
San Francisco -..
San Gabriel -
San Jose
San Leandro -
San Luis Obispo
San Mateo
San Rafael---
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara --
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Santa Maria
Santa Monica
Santa Rosa
South Gate
South San Francisco.. -
Stockton
Sunnyvale.
Torrance
Upland
Number of police
department employees
Total
Police
officers
Civil-
ians
69
58
11
146
119
27
192
149
43
43
37
6
117
98
19
161
120
31
167
130
37
55
43
12
48
41
7
36
29
7
42
32
10
821
680
141
8,235
6,194
2,041
63
50
13
57
47
10
105
80
25
59
51
8
68
59
9
61
47
14
69
69
10
75
58
17
53
42
11
59
60
9
32
26
6
929
694
235
72
59
13
90
69
21
119
98
21
102
88
14
33
25
8
107
94
13
256
191
65
13
13
136
116
20
60
49
11
83
62
21
79
68
11
33
30
3
187
153
34
208
169
39
556
454
102
96
68
28
233
194
39
45
36
9
30
27
3
1,147
950
197
2,095
1,795
300
49
42
7
667
608
59
107
79
28
43
34
9
126
104
21
69
51
18
260
190
60
134
109
25
107
94
13
66
47
9
53
43
10
174
133
41
60
57
3
106
93
13
62
49
13
222
196
26
100
76
25
228
179
49
46
37
9
City by State
CALIFORNIA— Con.
Vallejo -.
Ventura - -
Walnut Creek
West Covina.-
Westminster
Whittier
COLORADO
Arvada
Aurora
Colorado Springs
Denver
Englewood
Fort Collins
Greeley
Pueblo
CONNECTICUT
Bridgeport
Bristol
Danbury
East Hartford
Enfleld
Fairfield
Greenwich
Hamden
Hartford
Manchester Township-
Meriden-
Middletown
Milford Town -
New Britain
New Haven.-
New London
Norwalk-
Norwich
Southington Town
Stamford
Stratford.
Torrington. _ -
Trumbull
Wallingford
Waterbury
West Hartford
West Haven -
West port
Wethersfleld
DELAWARE
Wilmington--
DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA
Washington --
FLORIDA
Clearwater.
Coral Gables
Daytona Beach
Fort Lauderdale--
Fort Myers
Number of police
department employees
Total
106
83
76
89
73
104
58
83
202
1,176
58
50
56
150
461
68
87
91
50
94
149
90
461
72
95
74
106
165
456
76
158
57
37
238
101
60
46
41
264
124
84
.53
40
120
129
136
392
68
Police
officers
50
71
161
975
48
43
42
141
439
63
84
84
47
91
129
87
409
67
85
71
96
145
391
72
134
63
36
229
97
57
40
38
253
116
80
50
36
3,868
84
110
96
303
55
152
Table 56. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities 25,000 and over in Population — Con.
City by State
FLORIDA— Con.
Fort Pierce
Gainesville
Hlaleah
Hollywood
Jacksonville
Key West
Miami
Miami Beach
Nortli Miami
North Miami Beach.
Orlando
Panama City
Pensacola -.
Pompano Beach
St. Petersburg
Sarasota.
Tallahassee
Tampa
Titusville..
West Palm Beach
Winter Park
GEORGIA
I Albany
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbus
Decatur
East Point
La Grange
Macon
Marietta
J Rome
! Savannah
V'aldosta
Warner Robins.
HAWAH
HUo
Honolulu.
Boise
Idaho Falls.
Pocatello
ILUNOIS
Alton
Arlington Heights.
Aurora
Belleville
Berwyn
Bloomington
Calumet City
Champaign
Chicago
Chicago Heights. --
Cicero
Decatur.
De Kalb
DesPlalnes
Downers Grove
Number of police
department employees
Total
66
124
1«
277
928
51
878
292
59
56
274
61
127
116
687
44
171
49
100
1,055
148
247
34
79
49
174
62
62
240
45
80
108
1,049
lOS
66
61
59
65
114
54
62
55
40
71
15,124
76
105
120
42
75
38
Police
officers
40
97
102
196
663
40
678
231
48
49
233
50
109
76
300
72
108
559
36
134
40
906
132
229
30
76
48
167
55
54
208
44
78
90
854
51
68
102
48
58
48
32
66
12,205
58
101
96
33
72
37
Civil-
ians
16
27
42
81
266
11
200
61
11
7
41
U
18
22
118
26
2
149
16
18
4
3
1
7
7
8
32
1
2
18
195
8
7
12
6
4
7
8
6
2,919
18
4
24
City by State
ILLINOIS— Con.
East St. Louis
Elgin
Elmhurst
Evanston
Evergreen Park
Freeport
Galesburg
Granite City
Harvey
Highland Park
Joliet
Kankakee
Lombard
Maywood
Moline
Morton Grove
Mount Prospect
NUes
North Chicago
Oak Lawn
Oak Park...
Park Forest
Park Ridge
Fekin
Peoria.
Qulncy
Rantoul
Rocklord
Rock Island
Skokle
Springfield
Urbana
VlUaPark
Waukegan
Wheaton..
Wllmette -
INDIANA
Anderson
Bloomington
Columbus
Elkhart...
Evansvllle
Fort Wayne
Gary
Hammond.
Indianapolis
Kokomo..
Lafayette
Michigan City
Mishawaka
Muncle
New Albany
Richmond —
South Bend...
Terre Haute
IOWA
Ames
Burlington
Cedar Falls
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Council Blufls
Number of police
department employees
Total
126
91
67
161
35
39
48
43
52
58
133
52
40
46
65
37
39
53
29
79
101
31
49
44
228
54
17
242
87
130
142
37
32
88
49
45
131
59
50
122
249
272
387
203
1,225
99
75
79
58
124
56
77
233
114
40
47
35
149
48
84
Police
officers
109
68
61
127
30
35
43
41
46
48
120
51
32
44
58
33
34
46
25
67
88
26
47
38
199
S3
12
212
72
113
114
33
27
78
39
36
119
48
49
104
234
254
342
181
1,089
98
71
71
66
109
51
71
209
109
37
37
32
123
45
73
Civil-
ians
12
11
1
18
15
18
45
22
136
1
4
8
2
15
4
6
24
6
City by State
Number of police
department employees
IOWA— Con.
Des Moines
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Mason City
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Waterloo
KANSAS
Hutchinson
Kansas City
Lawrence
Leavenworth
Overland Park...
Prairie Village
Salina
Topeka
Wichita...
KENTUCKY
Ashland.
Covington
Lexington
Louisville
Newport
Owensboro.
Faducab
LOUISIANA
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Bossier City
Houma
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Monroe
New Iberia.
New Orleans
Shreveport
MAINE
Auburn
Bangor
Lewiston
Portland..
MARYLAND
Annapolis...
Baltimore
Cumberland
Hagerstown
MASSACHUSETTS
Arlington
Attleboro
Belmont
Beverly
Boston
Braintree
Total
Police
officers
319
277
73
68
43
35
49
36
48
38
39
38
128
106
138
120
47
39
345
264
67
46
26
26
66
63
33
29
66
54
203
154
445
335
40
40
98
93
262
211
754
621
67
43
86
72
61
58
70
64
367
317
55
50
42
37
78
68
71
71
112
89
35
32
1,643
1,388
368
306
38
36
63
52
81
71
126
112
69
64
3,829
3,377
73
67
72
65
100
90
54
51
56
53
69
67
2,939
2,610
67
63
153
Table 56. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities 25,000 and over in Population — Con.
City by State
MASSACHUSETTS-
Con.
Brockton
Brookline
Cambridge
Chelsea
Chicopee
Danvers
Dedham
Everett
Fall River
Fitchburg
Framingham
Gloucester
Haverhill
Holyoke
Lawrence.
Leominster
Lexington
Lowell
Lynn
Maiden
Medford
Melrose
Methuen
MUton
Natick
Needham
New Bedford
Newton ._,
Northampton
Norwood
Pittsfield...
Quincy
Revere
Salem _
Somerville
Springfield
Taunton
Wakefield.
Waltham
Watertown
Wellesley
Wcstfleld
West Springfield
Weymouth
Wobum..
Worcester
MICHIGAN
Allen Park
Ann Arbor
Battle Creek
Bay City
Birmingham ."
Bloomfleld Township
Dearborn
Dearborn Heights
Detroit
East Detroit
Femdale
Flint
Garden City
Grand Rapids
Hamtramck
Hazel Park
Highland Park
Holland
Inkster
Number of police
department employees
Total
Police
officers
Civil-
ians
175
166
9
165
152
13
281
246
35
79
76
3
107
104
3
33
32
1
54
52
2
119
115
4
249
232
17
79
73
6
99
97
2
51
49
2
81
77
4
114
HI
3
137
130
7
42
40
2
54
46
8
193
179
14
196
187
9
118
117
1
137
131
6
57
55
2
42
41
1
56
55
1
57
54
3
45
44
1
258
243
15
212
202
10
44
43
1
45
45
84
76
8
208
194
14
109
104
5
87
85
2
160
155
5
370
344
26
71
68
3
43
41
2
114
111
3
88
84
4
42
40
2
51
48
3
60
59
1
94
93
1
63
57
6
451
389
62
54
52
2
160
118
42
94
80
14
87
81
6
50
42
8
44
43
1
218
192
26
78
74
4
5,431
4,926
505
64
56
8
53
48
5
432
371
61
40
35
5
361
303
58
69
66
3
41
37
4
125
106
19
44
39
5
52
46
6
City by State
MICHIGAN— Con.
Jackson..
Kalamazoo
Lansing
Lincoln Park
Livonia
Madison Heights
Midland
Monroe
Muskegon
Oak Park
Pontiac
Portage
Port Huron
Redford Township...
RoseviUe
RoyalOak
Saginaw..
St. Clair Shores
Southfield
Southgate
Sterling Heights
Warren
Waterford Township.,
Westland
Wyandotte.
Wyoming
MINNESOTA
Austin
Bloomington
Brooklyn Center
Coon Rapids..
Crystal
Duluth
Edina
Mankato
Minneapolis
Minnetonka
Moorhead
Richfield
Rochester
RoseviUe
St. Cloud
St. Louis Park
St. Paul...
Winona
MISSISSIPPI
Columbus
Greenville
Greenwood
Gulfport
Hattiesburg
Jackson
Meridian
Pasoagoula
Vicksburg
MISSOURI
Cape Girardeau
Columbia
Ferguson
Florissant
Independence.
Jefferson City
Number of police
department employees
Total
Police
officers
Civil-
ians
100
91
9
181
145
36
278
238
40
68
63
5
128
109
19
48
43
5
40
38
2
44
43
1
92
75
17
73
64
9
182
168
24
36
29
7
61
51
10
74
61
13
74
69
5
122
103
19
173
160
13
95
90
5
105
92
13
42
38
4
71
55
16
229
204
25
33
29
4
68
60
8
64
58
6
62
53
9
39
37
2
71
65
6
32
26
6
25
23
2
27
26
1
145
129
16
45
40
5
41
855
41
799
56
24
23
1
30
29
1
44
41
3
104
97
7
35
34
1
60
47
3
51
47
4
513
458
55
41
37
4
52
44
8
115
95
20
38
36
2
64
58
6
58
47
U
341
277
64
120
89
31
48
45
3
45
43
2
42
39
3
72
66
6
50
46
4
72
65
7
127
105
22
45
44
1
Number of police
department employees
MISSOURI— Con.
JopUn
Kansas City..
Kirkwood
Overland-
St. Charles
St. Joseph
St. Louis
Sedalia.
Springfield ;
University City
Webster Groves...
MONTANA
Billings...
Great Falls
Missoula
NEBRASKA
Grand Island
Omaha
NEVADA
Las Vegas
North Las Vegas
Reno
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Concord -
Manchester
Nashua ..
Portsmouth.
NEW JERSEY
Atlantic City...
Bayonne.
Belleville
Bergenfleld.
Bloomfleld -.
Bridgewater Town-
ship -
Camden..
Cherry HiU
Clifton
Cranford Township
Dover Township
East Brunswick Town-
ship
East Orange
Edison
Elizabeth
Englewood
Ewing Township
Fair Lawn
Fort Lee
Franklin Township
Garfield
Hackensack
Hamilton Township...
Hoboken
Irvington
Jersey City.
Kearny
Linden
71
1,280
51
40
32
113
2,709
35
157
69
40
46
589
3^5
76
233
47
146
97
48
256
240
83
46
119
33
408
89
135
4S
82
50
192
100
291
91
45
51
55
38
57
92
127
140
135
119
124
52
956
40
31
31
101
2,068
35
148
66
36
>1
68
14
38
7
42
4
515
74
312
83
71
S
189
44
43
4
140
6
88
9
47
1
212
44
192
48
78
5
45
1
113
6
29
4
345
63
77
12
128
7
47
1
76
6
45
5
182
10
95
5
271
20
77
14
42
3
49
2
54
1
36
2
54
3
79
13
116
12
140
120
15
855
83
118
1
121
3
154
Table 56. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities 25,000 and over iit Population — Con.
City by State
NEW JERSEY-Con.
Livingston
Lodl
Long Branch
Madison Townsliip
Middletown Township.
Montclair
Neptune Township
Newark
New Brunswiclc
North Bergen
Township
Nutley
Orange
Paramus
Parslppany-Troy Hills
Township
Passaic
Paterson.
Pennsauken
Perth Amboy
Plscataway Township.
Plalnfield
Rahway
Ridgewood
SayrevlUe
Teaneck Township
Trenton
Union City
Union Township
VIneland
Wayne Township
Westfleld
West New York
West Orange
Willingboro Township.
Woodbridge Township.
NEW MEXICO
Alamogordo
Albuquerque
Carlsbad...
Clovis
Farmington
Hobbs
Las Cruces
Roswell
Santa Fe
NEW YORK
Albany.-
Amherst-
Auburn
Blnghamton
Brighton
Buflalo.
Cheektowaga
Clarkstown
Colonic Town
Elmira
Freeport
Garden City
Glen Cove
Greece
Grcenburgh
Hempstead
Irondequoit
Number of police
department employees
Total
43
46
60
67
68
103
43
1,663
97
117
51
85
57
140
420
53
108
64
114
65
45
63
86
296
108
118
63
57
85
102
32
141
33
455
35
46
48
43
56
89
249
09
68
152
37
1,872
102
74
45
108
73
59
55
47
99
74
40
Police Civil-
ofBcers ians
42
45
55
66
62
96
42
1,412
106
50
91
56
121
383
46
97
62
101
62
42
50
79
266
98
114
60
73
53
85
100
27
125
25
328
35
33
36
39
49
63
64
223
96
60
137
33
1,450
98
74
44
107
69
53
50
43
95
71
39
1
1
5
1
6
7
1
261
127
26
3
8
15
4
422
4
City by State
NEW YORK-Con.
Ithaca
Jamestown _
Lackawanna
Lockport
Long Beach
Mount Pleasant
Mount Vernon
Newburgh
New York-
Niagara Falls
North Tonawanda
Orangetown
Port Chester
Poughkeepsie
Ramapo Town
Rochester.
Rome
Rotterdam
Schenectady
Syracuse
Tonawanda Town
Troy
Utica
Vestal
Watertown
West Seneca
White Plains.
Yonkcrs
NORTH CAROLINA
Asheville
Burlington
Charlotte
Durham
FayetteviUe
Gastonia
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Greenville...
High Point
Kannapolis
Kinston
Raleigh
Rocky Mount —
Wilmington
Wilson
Winston-Salem
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarck..
Fargo
Grand Forks
Minot
OHIO
Akron
Alliance
Ashtabula
Barberton
Canton...
Chillicothe...
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Cleveland Heights
Columbus
Number of police
department employees
Total
67
75
79
46
82
33
204
70
1,595
226
46
62
62
88
61
750
67
28
172
620
110
130
198
19
64
46
179
633
120
71
505
166
103
82
56
271
50
128
31
69
264
71
76
58
260
466
41
39
43
211
40
1,032
2,600
78
951
Police
officers
50
72
76
44
76
33
183
63
31, 578
201
40
62
57
80
60
636
60
27
156
442
108
128
183
15
61
46
176
474
115
65
418
151
65
237
49
113
31
53
215
66
56
67
221
441
36
35
41
197
36
944
1,402
63
Civil-
ians
21
7
2,017
24
5
1
114
7
1
16
78
2
2
16
4
3
1
3
69
25
5
4
2
14
4
88
198
10
146
City by State
OHIO— Con.
Cuyahoga Falls
Dayton... .,
Delhi Township
East Cleveland
Elyria
Fairborn
Findlay
Gaifield Heights
Hamilton
Kent.
Kettering
Lake wood..
Lancaster
Lima
Lorain
Mansfield
Maple Heights
Marion
Massillon
Mentor
Middletown
North Olmsted
Norwood.
Parma.
Parma Heights
Portsmouth
Sandusky
Shaker Heights
South Euclid
Springfield-.
Steuben ville
Toledo.
Upper .\rlington
.Warren..
Whitehall
Xenia
Youngstown
Zanesville
OKLAHOMA
Bartlesville
Del City- ---
Enid
Lawton -
Midwest City
Muskogee. -
Norman
Oklahoma City
Ponca City
Shawnee
Stillwater ,
Tulsa --
OREGON
Corvallis...
Eugene
Medford.-
Portland
Salem
PENNSYLVANIA
Abington Township. .
Aliquippa
Allentown..
Altoona
Number of police
department employees
Total
61
612
8
71
49
40
47
45
102
24
73
80
45
91
74
103
47
53
43
33
01
33
50
93
26
46
60
72
44
126
54
795
35
93
36
38
316
51
38
149
59
894
138
74
32
171
99
Police Clvll-
offlcers ians
56
404
64
47
37
37
44
99
20
62
75
42
81
74
86
44
48
43
26
81
31
50
80
22
44
43
67
38
115
51
755
33
51
48
26
20
63
51
123
93
54
45
81
65
64
51
627
476
49
47
34
34
37
34
549
465
32
124
48
734
101
68
32
151
89
155
397-633 O - 70 - 11
Table 56.— Number of Full-Time Police Deparfment Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities 25,000 and over in Population— Con.
City by State
Number ot police
department employees
Total
PENNSYLVANIA—
Continued
Baldwin Borougli
Bensalem Townsiiip.-.
BethelPark
Bethleliem
Bristol Township.
Cheltenham Township-
Chester ---
Easton -
Erie - --
Falls Township
Harrisburg
Havertord Township— .
Hazleton
Johnstown
Lancaster - - -
Lebanon
Lower Merion Town-
ship
Marple Township
McKeesport
Middletown Township..
Millcreek Township
Mount Lebanon Town-
ship.
New Castle
Norristo wn
North Huntingdon
Township
Penn Hills Township. .
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh.
Pottstown.
Radnor Township
Reading
Ridley Township
Ross Township.
Scranton...
Shaler Township
Springfield Township. .
State College
Upper Darby
Township
Warminster Township.
West Mifflin
Willies-Barre
Wilkinsburg
Williamsport
Yorli
RHODE ISLAND
Cranston
East Providence..
Newport
Pawtucket
Providence
Warwick
Woonsocket
SOUTH CAROUNA
Anderson
Charleston —
Columbia
Florence
Greenville
Rock Hill. . . .
Spartanburg..
Sumter
Police
officers
Civil-
ians
23
38
33
136
69
62
112
53
238
40
171
73
42
89
121
40
137
33
82
37
35
49
61
72
15
61
8,259
1,776
40
52
191
36
39
191
22
29
33
176
36
27
98
40
69
100
92
173
481
159
111
69
173
204
63
150
67
101
45
19
35
29
122
60
60
97
49
214
39
163
70
38
144
31
25
96
34
66
99
101
82
83
151
407
144
105
51
140
188
47
142
58
87
43
79
10
109
12
39
1
123
14
29
4
79
3
32
5
29
6
44
6
67
4
70
2
15
56
6
7,439
820
1,748
28
32
8
50
2
159
32
30
6
37
2
177
14
22
26
3
31
2
City by State
Number ot police
department employees
SOUTH DAKOTA
Aberdeen
Rapid City.
Sioux Falls. —
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga
Clarksville
Jackson...
Johnson City
Klngsport
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville...
Oak Ridge...
TEXAS
Abilene
Amarillo
Arlington
Austin
Baytown
Beaumont
Big Spring
Brownsville
Bryan.
Corpus Christi.
Dallas.
Denison
Denton
El Paso
Fort Worth
Galveston
Garland
Grand Prairie..
Greenville
Harlingen
Houston
Irving
Killeen
Kingsville
Laredo
Longview
Lubbock
Marshall
McAllen
Mesquite -.
Midland
Odessa
Orange
Pampa
Pasadena
Port Arthur...
Richardson
San Angelo
San Antonio ...
Sherman
Temple
Texarkana
Texas City
Tyler
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls. .
Total
Police
officers
UTAH
Ogden
Provo...
Salt Lake City.,
280
60
77
62
75
328
1,241
664
44
134
220
93
444
76
183
60
91
36
287
1,886
35
52
450
724
108
91
57
26
55
1,913
97
50
38
81
69
236
40
31
56
123
111
34
23
106
90
66
110
992
46
50
49
38
67
68
161
135
112
50
314
Civil-
ians
252
68
71
56
65
254
1,068
556
41
113
180
87
327
61
166
43
74
34
244
1,641
27
44
376
632
101
76
48
26
38
1,609
81
39
26
81
65
208
38
30
48
114
89
30
15
93
79
61
95
849
38
49
42
37
66
54
134
111
92
48
267
28
2
6
6
20
74
173
108
3
21
40
6
117
14
18
7
17
2
43
345
8
8
74
92
7
15
17
304
16
11
12
4
28
2
1
8
9
22
4
8
13
11
5
15
143
8
1
7
1
1
14
27
24
City by State
VERMONT
Burlington
VIRGINIA
Alexandria
Arlington
Charlottesville..
Chesapeake
Danville
Hampton
Lynchburg
Newport News.
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Richmond
Roanoke...
Virginia Beach..
Number of police
department employees
Total
WASHINGTON
Bellevue
Bellingham..
Bremerton...
Everett
Longview
Richland —
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
Vancouver..
Walla Walla.
Yakima
WEST VIRGINIA
Charleston
Huntington..
Parkersburg
Weirton
Wheeling.
WISCONSIN
Appleton
Beloit...
Eau Claire....
Fond du Lac.
Green Bay....
Janes ville
Kenosha
La Crosse
Madison
Manitowoc
Milwaukee
Oshkosh
Racine.
Sheboygan...
Superior
Waukesha
Wausau
Wauwatosa.-
West Allis....
WYOMING
Casper
Cheyenne..
Police
officers
212
291
66
129
106
142
115
181
611
200
639
173
223
64
66
63
111
40
43
1,336
293
296
64
46
97
161
118
42
39
96
62
76
60
148
67
153
80
266
63
2,203
81
237
99
65
79
55
102
152
176
246
66
121
94
124
105
171
522
182
487
162
203
CivU-
ians
87
69
61
52
136
63
136
73
227
59
2,042
79
176
90
61
72
M
91
132
36
46
1
8
12
18
10
10
89
18
52
11
20
62
2
45
11
66
7
98
13
40
40
3
,098
237
260
33
262
34
53
11
31
16
80
17
149
12
110
8
39
3
37
2
92
1
9
3
16
8
12
4
18
7
39
4
161
2
61
9
4
7
1
U
20
7
15
156
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000
City by State
ALABAMA
AlbcrtvlUe
Alexander City
Athens...
Boaz
Chickasaw
Evergreen
Fairfield
Fayette
Fort Payne
GraysvlUe
Hartselle
Homewood
Hueytowu
Irondale
Jasper
Leeds
Midfleld
Mountain Brook
Northport
Oneonta
Oxiord
Pleasant Grove
PrattviUe
Saraland
Tallassee
Troy..
Tuscumbla
Union Springs
ALASKA
Fairbanks
Ketchikan
Eodiak
Petersburg
Sitka...
ARIZONA
Avondale
Blsbee
Casa Grande
Chandler
Douglas
Globe
Huacbuca City
Kingman
Miami
Nogales
Page
Peoria
Prescott
Safford
Sierra Vista...
Tolleson
Willcox..
Williams
Winslow..
ARKANSAS
Arkadelphia
Bentonville...
Booneville
Brinkley
Camden.
Conway
Harrison.
Hope
Mena
Total
police em-
ployees
City by State
ARKANSAS— Con.
Monticello
Morrilton
Nashv ille
Prescott
Rogers.
RusseUville
Springdale
Walnut Ridge
West Helena
West Memphis
CALIFORNIA
Anderson
Antioch
Arroyo Grande
Arvin.
Atherton
Atwater
Auburn
Banning
Barstow
Beaumont
Bell
Belmont
Belvedere
Benicia..
Bishop.
Blylhe
Brea
Broadmoor
Calipatria
Calistoga
Campbell.
Carlsbad
Carmel
Cai'pinteria
Ceres...
Chico
Chino
Chowchilla
Claremont.
Cloverdale
Coalinga
Colfax...
Colma
Colton
Corcoran
Corning
Corte Madera
Crescent City
Cypress
Davis
Delano
Dinuba
Dixon
Dorris
Dos Palos
Dunsmuir
El Centre
El Segundo..
Elsinore
Emeryville
Escalon
Etna
Exeter
Fairfax..
Farmersvilie.
Ferndale
Fillmore
Total
police em-
ployees
City by State
CAUFORNIA— Con.
Firebaugh
Folsom
Fontana
Fort Bragg
Fortuna
Gait
Gilroy
Gonzales
Grass Valley
Greenfield
Gridley
Grover City
Half Moon Bay
Hanford
Hemet.
Hermosa Beach
Hollister
Holtville
Huron
Imperial
Imperial Beach
Indio
lone.
Ir^vindale
Isleton
Jackson
Kensington.
Kerman...
King City
Kingsburg
Lafayette
Lakeport
La PaUna..
Larkspur.
Lemoore
Lindsay
Live Oak
Livingston
Lompoc.
Los Alamitos
Los Altos..
Los Banos
Los Gatos
Madera
Manteca
Maywood
McFarland
Mendota
Merced
Millbrae
MillValley.
Milpitas
Montclair
Morro Bay
Needles
Nevada City
Newark
Newman.
Orange Cove
Orland..
Oroville
Pacific Grove
Palm Springs
Palos Verdes Estates
Parlier..
Perris
Petaluma
Piedmont
Pinole
Pismo Beach
Total
police em-
ployees
7
13
29
12
7
7
24
6
16
6
12
10
7
31
24
37
13
11
4
10
24
37
1
17
2
5
8
5
11
10
10
6
16
12
11
13
6
8
35
21
27
23
28
28
25
26
8
6
47
24
18
33
43
14
14
6
34
5
9
8
21
20
75
22
4
14
32
21
21
13
City by State
CAUFORNIA— Con.
Pittsburg
Pleasanton
Port Hueneme
Portola
Red Bluff
Redding
Reedley
Ridgecrest
Ripon..
Riverbank
RohnertPark
Roseville
Saint Helena
San Anselmo.
SanClemente
Sand City
San Fernando
Sanger
San Jacinto
San Juan Bautista
San Marino
San Pablo
Santa Paula
Seal Beach
Seaside
Sebastopol
Selma..
Shafter
Sierra Madre
Signal HUl
Soledad..
Sonoma
Sonora
South LakeTahoe
South Pasadena.
Stanton
SuisunCity.
Susanville
SutterCreek....
Taft...
Tehachapi
Tracy...
Turlock
Ukiah
Union City
Vacaville
Vernon..
Vlsalia
Wasco..
Watsonville
Westmorland
Wlieatland
Willits
Willows
Winters..
Woodlake.
Woodland
Yreka City.
Yuba City
COLORADO
Alamosa
Aspen
Brighton
Broomfield
Brush
Cherry HUls
Cortez
Delta
I
157
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000 — Con.
City by State
COLOKADO— Con.
Durango -
Florence --
Fort Morgan
Glendale
Golden
Grand Junction
Gunnison
La Junta -.
Lamar
Leadville
Littleton
Longmont
Loveland .-
Manitou Springs
Monte Vista
Montrose
Rifle
Roclcy Ford.
Sallda
Sterling
Thornton
Westminster
CONNECTICUT
Avon
Bethel
Bloomfield
Cheshire
Clinton...
Danlelson
Darlen
East Haven
Farmington
Glastonbury
Granby
Groton
Groton Town
Monroe
Naugatuck
New Canaan
North Haven
Old Saybrook
Orange.
PlalnviUe.
Putnam
Rldgefleld
Seymour...
Shelton
Slmsbury
Sprague Town
Stafford Springs
Stonlngton
Waterford .
Wilton
Windsor
Wolcott
Woodbrldge
DELAWARE
Dover
Laurel
MlUord
Newark
Seaford
Smyrna _
FLORIDA
Apopka
Atlantic Beach
Auburndale
Total
police em-
ployees
City by State
FLORIDA— Con.
Bartow
Biscayne Park
Boca Raton
Boynton Beach
Bradenton
Clewiston
Cocoa
Cocoa Beach
Dania
De Land
Dunedin
Eustis
Frostproof
Green Cove Springs
GuUport
Hallandale...
Holly HIU
Jacksonville Beach
Kissimmee
Lake City
Lake Park
Lake Wales
Lake Worth...
Lantana
Lighthouse Point
Maitland..
Margate
Marlanna
Miami Springs..
Miramar
Mount Dora.
Neptune Beach
New Smyrna Beach
North Palm Beach
Oakland Park
Ocala
Ocoee
Opa Locka
Ormond Beach —
Palatka
Palm Beach...
Palm Beach Gardens...
Palmetto
Palm Springs
Perry
Pinellas Park
Plantation
Quincy
Riviera Beach
Safety Harbor.
Saint Augustine
Saint Cloud
Saint Petersburg Beach
Sanford
South Miami
South Pasadena
Stuart
Tarpon Sprhigs
Tavares
Temple Terrace
Treasure Island
Vero Beach
Windermere
Winter Haven...
Zephyrhills...
GEORGIA
Adel
BarnesvUle
Bremen
Total
pohce em-
ployees
City by State
GEORGIA — Con.
Brunswick
Calhoun
Canton
Cartersville
Dublm
Elberton
Gainesville
Garden City...
Greensboro
Griffin
Hinesville
Jesup
Jonesboro
Lafayette
Lawrenceville.
Lyons...
MlUedgevlUe...
Monroe
Montezuma
Rossville
Statesboro
Sylvania
Thomaston
VUla Rica
Waynesboro...
West Point
Winder..
IDAHO
American Falls..
Blackfoot...
Buhl
Caldwell
Coeur d'Alene
Emmett
Grace
Grangeville
Jerome
Kellogg
Lewlston
Montpelier
Moscow
Mountain Home.
Nampa
Payette —
Preston
Rexburg
Rupert
Saint Anthony...
Salmon
Sandpoint
Shelley
Soda Springs
Twin Falls
Weiser
Total
pohce em-
ployees
ILLINOIS
Abingdon...
Addison
Algonquin...
Antioch
Barrington..
Bartonville. .
Batavia
Bellwood
Belvidere
Benid
Bcnsenville..
City by State
ILLINOIS— Con.
Berkeley...
Bethalto
Bolingbrook
Bourbonnais
Bradley
Bridgeview
Broadview
Brookfleld...
Cahokia
Calumet Park
Canton
Carbondale..
Carmi...
Carol Stream
CarpentersvlHe
Cartervllle
Cary
Casey
Casey vllle
Centralla...
Chester
C hlcago Ridge
ChlUicothe
Clarendon Hills
CoalCity..
Columbia
Crest Hill
Crete
Deerfleld
Dixon..
Du Quoin
East Alton
East Moline
East Peoria
Effingham..
Eldorado.
Elk Grove Village
Elmwood Park
Fairmont City...
Flossmoor
Forest Park.
Franklin Park
Galena
Galva
Geneva
Genoa
Georgetown
Gibson City..
Glencoe
GlenEllyn
Glenvlew..
Golf
Grayslake
Hanover Park
Harvard
Harwood Heights
Hazel Crest
Highland
Hlghwood
Hillsboro
Hinsdale..
Hoflman Estates
Homewood
Hoopeston.
Huntley
Itasca
Jersey vllle
Justice
Kenilworth
La Grange
158
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 37, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000 — Con.
City by State
ILLINOIS— Con.
La Grange Park
Lake Forest
Lakemoor_
Lake Zurich
Lansing
Lawrenceville
Lebanon
Libert yviUe
Lincolnwood
Lisle
Litchfield
liOvesPark
Lyons _
Macomb
Maple Park
Markham
Matteson
Mattoon -.
McHenry
Melrose Park
Milan
Momence
Morris
Morton
Mount Morris
Mount Olive
Mount Vernon
Mundeleln -
Murphysboro
Napervllle -
Nashville.- _.,.
New Lenox
Nokomls
Normal.
North Aurora
Northbrook
Northfleld
Northlake
North Riverside
Oak Forest
O'Fallon....
Oglesby
Olney
Orland Park
Paiton
Plttsfleld....
Piano...
Polo
Posen
Riverdale
River Forest
Riverside
Robinson..
Rock Falls
Rolling Meadows
Roselle
Round Lake Beach
Round Lake Park
Saint Charles
Salem.
Sandwich
Sauk Village...
Schaumburg
Schiller Park
Shelbyville
SUvls
South Beloit
South Elgin
South HoUand
Spring Valley
Total
police em-
ployees
City by State
njJNOIS— Con.
Statmton
Stone Park
Streator
Sycamore
Tuscola.-
Vandalia..
Venice
Washington
Washington Park
Watseka
Wauconda
Westchester..
West Dundee
Western Springs
Westmont.
Westville
Wheeling
White HaU
Wilmington
Winfleld.
Wiimetka
Wood Dale
Woodstock
Worth
Zion
INDIANA
Angola
Attica
Auburn
Batesvllle
Bedford
Beech Grove
Berne
Bicknell
Bluffton
Brookville
Brownsburg...
CBarlestown
Chesterfield
Chesterton
Clinton
Connersville.
Corydon
Crawfordsville
Crown Point
Decatur.
Dunkirk
East Gary
Fainnount
Frankfort
Garrett
Gas City
Goshen
Greencastle
Greenfield
Greenwood
Griffith
Hartford City
Highland
Hobart
Huntingburg
Jasper
Jefferson ville
Knox
La Porte..
Lawrence
Lawrenceburg
Lebanon
Total
police em-
ployees
City by State
INDIANA— Con.
Logansport.
Madison
Mooresville
Mount Vernon
Munster
New Castle.
New Haven
New Whiteland
North Manchester.
North Vernon
Plainfield
Portage
Portland.
Princeton
Rensselaer
Rochester
Rushville.
Sellersburg.
Seymour
Shelbyville
Speedway..
Tipton.
Valparaiso
Wabash
Warsaw..
West Lafayette
West Terre Haute..
Whiting.
IOWA
Algona..
Anamosa
Ankeny
Atlantic
Audubon -..
Belle Plaine
Belmond
Bloomfield
Boone
Centerville
Chariton
Clarion...
Clear Lake.
Coralville
Decorah
Eldora
Estherville.
Evansdale
Fort Madison
Grlnnell.--
Hampton
Harlan
Humboldt
Independence...
Indianola
Jefferson..
Keokuk
Knoxville
Le Mars.
Manchester
Maquoketa
Marion
Marshalltown
Missouri Valley. .
Montlcello
Mount Pleasant..
Moimt Vernon.. .
Muscatine
Newton
Total
police em-
ployees
9
4
8
9
7
4
3
S
15
U
9
6
14
6
15
3
12
7
24
9
11
9
10
11
13
7
26
11
11
7
13
17
34
3
8
12
2
27
22
City by State
IOWA— Con.
Oelwein
Osceola
Oskaloosa
PeUa
Perry..
Red Oak
Sheldon
Shenandoah.
Sibley
Spencer
Spirit Lake..
Storm Lake
Tama
Urbandale
Washington
Waverly
Webster City
West Burlington
West Des Moines
West Union
Windsor Heights
Winterset.
KANSAS
Abilene
Anthony.
Arkansas City
Atchison
Augusta
Belleville
Caney
Chanute
Cberryvale
Coffeyville
Colby
Columbus
Concordia
Council Grove
Derby.
Dodge City
Ellinwood
Ellis
Emporia
Eureka
Fairway
Fort Scott
Fredonia
Garden City
Gardner
Gamett
Qoodland
Great Bend
Haysville
Herlngton
Hiawatha
Hillsboro
Holsington
Helton
HortoQ
Hugoton
Humboldt
Independence
lola
Junction City
Larned
Leawood
Leneia
Liberal
Lyons
159
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000 — Con.
City by State
KANSAS— Con.
Manhattan
Marysvllle
McPhcrson
Merrlam.-
Neodesha
Norton
Oakley,-
Olathe
Osage City
Osawatomie
Ottawa ---
Paola
Parsons
PhllUpsburg---
Pittsburg
Pratt
Roeland Parlc.
Russell
Rcott City
Shawnee
Ulysses
Valley Center..
WaKeeney
Wellington
Westwood
Winfleld
Total
police em-
ployees
KENTUCKY
Barbourvllle
Bardstown
Benton
Berea .-.
CampbellsvUle...
Catlettsburg
Cynthlana
Danville -__
Dawson Springs.
Erlanger
Falmouth
Flatwoods
Florence
Fort Thomas
Frankfort.
Georgetown
Glasgow
Greenville
Henderson
Hopkinsville
Lancaster
Ludlow
MadlsonviUe
Maysville
MIddlesboro
Monticello
Morganfield
Mount Sterling. .
Murray
Paris
Russellville
Saint Matthews..
Somerset
Winchester
LOUISIANA
Berwick..
Bogalusa.
Delhi
40
6
16
10
a
4
7
19
4
6
13
10
19
4
34
12
8
11
8
16
9
3
8
13
5
16
City by State
LOUISIANA— Con.
De Bidder
Donaldsonville.
Franklin
Hammond
Haynesville
Jonesboro
Kaplan
Mamou
Marksville
Minden
New Roads
Plaquemine
Rayne
Ruston
Sulphur
Thibodaux
Vivian
Welsh...
West Monroe...
MAINE
Bath.
Brewer...
Calais.
Camden
Caribou
Dexter..
Ellsworth
Falmouth
Farmington
Gardiner
Hallowell
Hampden
Houlton..
Kittery
Limestone
Lincoln
Madawaska
Madison
Millinocket
Old Town
Orono
Pittsfield
Presque Isle
Rockland
Rumford
Saco
Sanford
Scarborough
Skowhegan
South Portland.
Topsham
WaterviUe
WeUs.
Westbrook
Winthrop
Yarmouth
Total
police em-
ployees
MARYLAND
Aberdeen.
Bel Air
Bladensburg
Brunswick
Cambridge.
Chestertown
Crisfleld
District Heights..
Easton
City by State
MARYLAND— Con.
Elkton
Frederick
Frostburg
Grecnbelt
Havre de Grace..
Hyattsville
Laurel
Mount Rainier...
Salisbury
Sparrows Point..
Takoma Park....
Westminster
MASSACHUSETTS
Acton..
Acushnet
Adams
Agawam
Amesbury
Amherst
Andover.
Ashbumham.
Athol
Auburn —
Avon
Ayer
Barnstable
Bedford
Berlin
Blackstone
Bourne
Boylston
Bridgewater
Burlington..
Chatham
Chelmsford —
Clinton
Cohasset
Concord
Dalton
Dartmouth
Dover
Dracut..
Dudley
Duxbury
East Bridgewater ,
East Brookficld...
Easthampton
East Longmeadow
Easton
Fairhaven
Falmouth
Foxboro
Franklin
Gardner
Grafton
Greenfield
Groveland
Harwich..
Hingham
Holden
HolUston
Hopkinton
Hudson
Hull
Ipswich
Lincoln
Littleton
Ludlow
Lynnfield
Total
police em-
ployees
7
53
12
22
17
21
22
14
41
208
27
14
14
8
18
3S
16
15
36
2
17
18
6
11
48
22
1
10
20
4
20
32
14
33
24
14
25
8
29
7
21
10
11
19
8
18
19
17
16
34
17
20
39
11
30
6
16
45
10
17
9
21
26
15
8
6
21
17
City by State
MASSACHUSETTS—
Con.
Mansfield
Marblehead
Marion
Marlboro
Marsbfield
Mash pee
Mattapolsett
Maynard
Medfield...
Medway
Merrimac.
Middleboro.
Miltord
Millbury
Montague
Nahant
Newbury port
North Adams
North Andover
North Attleboro
Northboro
Northbridge
Norwell.
Orange
Oxford..
Palmer
Pepperell
Provincetown
Reading
Rehoboth
Rockport
Salisbury
Saugus
Scituat e
Seekonk
Sharon
Shrewsbury
Southboro.
Southbridge.
South Hadley
Southwick
Sterling
Stoneham...
Stoughton
Stow
Sudbury
Sutton
Swampscott
Swansea.
Templeton
Topsfleld
Tyngsborough
Uxbridge
Walpole
Ware..
Wareliam
Wayland
Webster.
West Boylston
Weston
Westport
Westwood
Wilbraham -
Williamstown
Wilmington
Winchendon
Winchester —
Winthrop
Wrentham
Yarmouth
160
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000 — Con.
City by State
MICHIGAN
Adrian
Algonac
Alma
Alpena
Augusta
Battle Creek Township .
Bedford Township _.
Belding
Benton Harbor
Benton Township
Berkley -..
Bessemer
Beverly Hills
Big Kaplds..
Blissfleld
Bloomfleld Hills _.
Buchanan,
Cadillac -...
Center Line
Charlevoix
Charlotte
Chelsea... —
Chesanlng
Clawson
Clay Township
Clinton Township
Coldwater
Davison
Dowaglac
Durand
East Grand Rapids
Ecorse
Escanaba
Fenton
Flat Rock
Fraser
Fremont-
Gibraltar
Grand Ledge
Grandville
Green Oak
Greenville
Grosse Pointe
Grosse Pointe Park
Grosse Pointe Woods
Hancock
Harper Woods
Hastings
Hillsdale
Houghton
Howell
Hudson
Huntington Woods
Ionia
Iron River
Ironw ood _
Ishpemlng
Lake Linden
Lake Orion
L'Anse..
Lapeer .._ _.
Lathrup Village
Laurium
Lowell
Mackinaclsland
Manistique
Marquette
Marshall
Marysville-.-
Total
pohce em-
ployees
32
6
14
20
1
16
4
8
57
23
24
4
26
15
2
19
14
14
21
S
11
G
4
26
3
39
16
6
17
g
20
60
24
14
12
28
6
11
10
12
1
13
19
36
51
7
37
12
15
8
7
3
16
8
6
18
16
2
8
3
16
7
4
4
2
6
34
13
9
City by State
MICHIGAN— Con.
Melvindale
Menominee
Middleville
MUford--
Mount Clemens
Mount Pleasant
Munising..
Muskegon Heights..
Nashville... _,
Negaunee
New Baltimore
Niles
North Muskegon. . _
Northville
Norway
Otsego
Owosso.
Oxford
Petoskey
Pleasant Ridge
Plymouth
River Rouge
Riverview
Rochester
Rogers City
Romeo
Roosevelt Park
Saint Clair
Saint Johns.
Saint Joseph
Saint Louis
Sault Ste. Marie
Scottville
South Haven
South Range
Sparta
Springfield
Stambaugh
Sturgis
Swartz Creek
Tecumseh
Three Rivers
Traverse City
Trenton
Troy
Utlca
Vassar
Wakefield...
Walled Lake
Woodhaven
Wixom
Ypsllantl
Zeeland..
Total
police em-
ployees
MINNESOTA
Albert Lea
Alexandria
Anoka
Arden Hills
Aurora
Babbitt.
Bayport.
Bemldjl
Benson
Blue Earth
Brainerd
Breckenridge
Brooklyn Park.
Bumsvllle
23
15
3
11
46
17
6
39
2
12
6
27
4
14
4
5
29
9
13
9
19
45
23
13
6
9
4
6
9
24
5
38
3
16
1
8
11
3
13
8
14
17
23
51
58
11
4
4
11
14
6
46
6
City by State
MINNESOTA— Con.
Cloquet
Columbia Heights
Cottage Grove
Crookston
Crosby
Deephaven
Detroit Lakes_
Eagan Township
Ely
Evelcth..
Fairmont
Faribault
Forest Lake...
Fridley
Glenwood
Golden Valley
Grand Rapids
Hastings
Hibbing
Hopkins
Hoyt Lakes
Hutchinson
International Falls
Inver Grove Heights.
Jackson
La Crescent
Lake City
Lauderdale
Little Falls
Luveme
Maplewood
Marshall
Mendota Heights
Montevideo
Morris
Mound
Mounds View
New Brighton
New Hope
Newport
New Prague...
New Ulm_.
Northfleld
North Mankato.
North Saint Paul
Orono..
OrtonviUe
Owatonna
Park Rapids
Pipestone
Plymouth
Redwing
Redwood Falls
Robbinsdale
Saint Anthony
Saint James
Saint Paul Park
Saint Peter
Sauk Rapids
Silver Bay
Sleepy Eye
South Saint Paul
Springfield
Spring Lake Park
Spring Valley
Staples
Stillwater
Tracy
Two Harbors
Virginia
Total
police em-
ployees
City by State
MINNESOTA— Con.
Wabasha
Wayzata
West Saint Paul
White Bear Lake
Willmar
Worthington
MISSISSIPPI
Aberdeen
Batesville
Belzoni
Brookhaven
Charleston
Cleveland
Clinton
Durant...
EUisville...
Indianola
McComb
New Albany
Newton
Ocean Springs
Port Gibson
Senatobia -.
Tupelo
Waynesboro
MISSOURI
Ballwin
Bellefontaine Neighbors.
Berkeley
Bonne Terre
Boonville
Breckenridge Hills
Brentwood.
Bridgelon
Brookfield.
Cameron
CarroUton
Carthage
Charlack
Clayton —
Clinton
Crestwood
Dellwood
DeSoto
Eldon.
Excelsior Springs
Farmington —
Fenton
Frontenac...
Gladstone.
Glendale
Hanley Hills
Haimibal
Harrisonville
Hazelwood
Higginsville
Hillsdale
Jackson.
Jennings .-
Ladue
Lamar.
Liberty..
Maplewood
Marceline
Marshall
Maiyville.
Total
poUce em-
ployees
161
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000 — Con.
City by State
MISSOURI— Con.
Mexico
Moberly-
Moline Acres
Monett
Neosho -
Nevada -
Normandy ---
North Kansas City-
Olivette
Pagedale
Poplar Blufl- -
Potosi
Eaytown
Richmond Heights .
Riverview
RoclsHiU --
Rolla
Saint Ann
Sainte Genevieve.--
Saint George..
Saint John Village. .
Shrewsbury
Slater.
Valley Park..
Vinita Park
Warrensburg
Warson Woods
Washington
Webb City
Wellston..
West Plains
MONTANA
Anaconda. . .
Baker
Bozeman —
Choteau
Conrad
Cut Bank..
Dillon
Glasgow —
Glendive...
Helena
Kalispell
Laurel
X«wistown.
Libby
Livingston. -
Miles City..
Red Lodge.
Shelby
Sidney
Wolf Point..
Total
police em-
ployees
NEBRASKA
Alliance
Aurora
Beatrice. . .
Bellevue...
Chadron —
Columbus.
Crawford..
Crete
FaUsCity.,
Fremont...
Qering
Hastings...
Holdrege. . .
City by State
NEBRASKA— Con.
Kearney
Kimball
McCook
Nebraska City.
North Platte...
Plattsmouth
Ralston
Scottsblufl
Sidney
Superior
Valentine
Wayne
York
NEVADA
Boulder City.
Carson City..
Elko
Fallon
Henderson
Sparks
Winnemucca..
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Total
police em-
ployees
Berlin
Claremont
Conway
Durham
Exeter
Gilford
Goffstown
Hooksett
Keene
Laconia
Lebanon.
Littleton
Millord
Newmarket . . .
Newport
Peterborough.
Somersworth .
NEW JERSEY
Absecon..
Allendale
Allenhurst
AUentown
Alpha
Alpine
Asbury Park
Atlantic Highlands
Audubon. —
Audubon Park
Avalon.
Avon-by-the-Sea
Harrington
Bay Head
Beach Haven.
Beach wood
Bedminster Township.
Bellmawr -
Belmar
Belvidere.
Berkeley Heights
Berkeley Township
Berlin - ..
Bernards Township
City by State
NEW JERSEY— Con.
Bernardsville
Beverly
Bloomingdale
Bogota
Boonton
Boonton Township
Bordentown
Bound Brook
Bradley Beach
Bridgeton
Brielle
Brigantine
Brooklawn
Burlington
Burlington Township
Butler
Caldwell
Cape May
Carlstadt
Carteret
Cedar Grove Township.
Chatham.
Chatham Township
Chester - . .
Chester Township
Cinnaminson Township.
Clark
Clayton
Clementon
Cliflside Park
Clinton -
Clinton Township
Closter
CoUingswood.
Cranbury Township
Cresskill..
Deal
Delanco Township
Deh-an Township.
Demarest
Denville Township
Deptford Township
Dover
Dumont
Dunellen
East freenwich
Township
East Hanover Township .
East Newark -
East Paterson
East Rutherford..
East Windsor Township.
Eaton town
Edgewater
Edgewater Park Town-
ship .-
Egg Harbor City
Emerson
Englewood Clifls.
Essex Fells.. .-
Evesham Township
Fairfield
Fair Haven...
Fairview
Fanwood .-
Far Hills
Flemington
Florence Township
Florham Park
Franklin..
Total
police em-
ployees
13
7
9
17
21
5
9
19
17
40
16
H
3
26
15
9
23
17
21
43
21
18
17
2
4
23
34
10
5
31
1
2
15
26
5
15
17
4
12
10
26
19
27
City by State
Total
police em-
ployees
NEW JERSEY— Con.
Franklin Lakes
Freehold
Freehold Township
Frenchtown
Galloway Township
Garwood .
QIassboro
Glen Ridge
Glen Rock
Gloucester City
Gloucester Township
Green Brook
Greenwich Township
Guttenberg
Hackettstown
Haddonfleld
Haddon Heights
Haddon Township
Haled on
Hamilton Township
Hammonton
Hanover Township
Harding Township
Hardyston Township
Harrington Park...
Harrison
Harvey Cedars
Hasbrouck Heights
Haworth
Hawthorne
Hailet Township.
Helmetta
High Bridge Boro
Highland Park
Higtilands
Hightstown.
HiUsborough Township..
Hillsdale
Hillside Township..
Ho-Ho-Kus
Holland Township
Holmdel Township
Hopatcong
Hopewell
Interlaken
Island Heights
Jackson Township
Jamesburg
Jeflerson Township
Keansburg
Kenil worth
Keyport
Kirmelon
Lacey Tow nship
Lakehurst
Lakew ood
LambertviUe
Laurel Springs
Lavallette
Lawnside
Lawrence Township
(Cumberland County).
Lawrence Township
(Mercer County)
Lebanon Township
Leonia
Lincoln Park.
Lindenwold . .
Lin wood
162
Tgble 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities with Populatioit uitder 25,000 — Con.
City by State
NEW JERSEY— Con.
Little Egg Harbour
Township
Little Falls Township...
Little Ferry
Little Silver
Long Beach Township. .
Longport
Lower Township
Lyndhurst Township
Madison
Magnolia..
Mahwah Township
Manasquan
Manchester Township...
Mantoloking
Mantua Township
Manville
Maple Shade Township..
Maplewood Township...
Margate City.
Marlboro Township
Matawan
Matawan Township
May wood
Medford Lakes
Medford Township
Mendhara
Mendham Township
Merchantville
Metuchen
Middlesex.
Middle Township
Midland Park
MUford.
MiUburn Township.
Mill town
MUlviUe..
Mine Hill Township
Monmouth Beach
Monroe
Monroe Township
-Montvale
Montville Township
Moonachie -
Moorestown Township...
Morris Plains
Morristown
Morris Township
Mountain Lakes
Mountainside
Mount Arlington
Mount Ephraim.
Mount Holly...
Mount Laurel Township.
Mount Olive Township..
Mullica Township
Neptune..
Netcong
New Milford
New Providence..
New Shrewsbury
Newton...
North .\rlington
North Brunswick Town-
ship...
North Caldwell...
Northfield
North Haledon
North Hanover Town-
ship
Total
police em-
ployees
3
19
14
U
21
9
18
37
30
4
24
12
12
5
5
18
20
55
23
11
18
31
26
5
14
5
4
12
32
25
15
11
1
50
9
31
5
S
7
18
12
21
5
28
14
42
33
10
19
5
8
26
17
10
1
12
3
32
23
13
12
City by State
NEW JERSEY— Con.
North Plainfield
Northvale
North Wildwood
Norwood
Oakland
Oaklyn
Ocean City
Ocean Gate
Ocean Orove...
Oceanport
Ocean Township (Mon-
mouth Comity)
Ocean Township (Ocean
County),.
Ogdensburg
Old Tappan
Oradell.
Oxford Towniship..
Palisades Park
Palmyra
Park Ridge
Passaic To%vnship-
Paulsboro
Peapack and Gladstone..
Pembertou.
Pembertou Township
Pennington
Perms Grove.
Pennsville
Pequannock Township..
Phillipsburg
Pine Beach.
PmeHill
Pitman
Pleasantville
Plumsted Township
Pohatcong,
Point Pleasant
Point Pleasant Beach . . .
Pompton Lakes
Princeton
Princeton Township
Prospect Park
Ramsey
Randolph Township
Raritan
Earitan Township
Readington Township. . .
Red Bank -
Ridgefield
Ridgefleld Park
Ringwood
Riverdale
River Edge.
Riverside —
Riverton
River Vale
Eochelle Park Township.
Rockaway
Eockaway Township
Roseland
Eoselle. —
Eoselle Park
Roxbury Township
Eumson
Eunnemede
Eutherford
Saddle Brook Township..
Saddle Eiver
Salem. —
Total
police em-
ployees
5
2
6
19
1
25
13
16
18
15
3
1
24
1
14
19
20
25
2
7
18
36
1
4
23
19
22
28
27
5
21
18
13
1
3
38
28
27
12
6
20
9
4
18
16
10
26
13
45
29
16
14
16
46
23
8
19
City by State
NEW JERSEY— Con.
Scotch Plains...
Sea Bright..
Sea Girt
Sea Isle City
Seaside Heights
Seaside Park
Secaucus
Ship Bottom
Shrewsbury
Somerdale
Somers Point
Somerville
South Amboy
South Bolmar.
South Bound Brook
South Brunswick
Township
South Hackensack
South Orange.
South Plainfleld.
South River
South Toms River
Sparta Township
Spotswood
Springfield
Spring Lake
Spring Lake Heights
Stafford Township
Stanhope.
Stone Harbor
Stratford
Summit
Surf City....
Sussex
Swedesboro.
Tenafly —
Teterboro
Teuksbury Township. . .
Totowa
Tuckerton..
Union Beach.
Upper Deerfield Town-
ship
Upper Penns Neck
Upper Saddle Eiver
Ventnor City
Verona.
Voorhees Township
Waldwick...
Wallington
Wall Township
Wanaque
Washington
Washington Township
(Bergen County)
Washington Township
(Gloucester County). .-
Washington Township
(Morris County)
Watchung
Weehawken Township. . . .
Wenonah.
West Caldwell
West Cape May
West Deptford Township.
West Long Branch
West Milford Township. . .
West Paterson
Westville
West Wildwood
Tnl.il
poll!'' <'ni
plny..,^
32
7
9
12
16
13
36
8
10
6
18
30
21
6
8
22
14
48
37
28
2
20
12
40
15
10
7
4
13
8
44
7
2
4
32
3
1
17
2
10
1
13
17
27
28
8
15
17
34
9
7
City by State
Total
1 police em-
I ployees
NEW JERSEY— Con.
West Windsor Township.
Westwood
Wharton.
Wildwood
Wildwood Crest
Winfleld Township
Winslow Township
Woodbine.
Woodbury
WoodcUfl Lake
Woodlynne
Wood Ridge
Woodstown
Woolwich
Wrightstown
WyckoCf.
NEW MEXICO
Artesia
Aztec.
Belen
Bernalillo
Clayton
Deming
Espanola —
Eunice..
Gallup
Las Vegas City
Las Vegas Town
Los Alamos
Milan
Portales.
Eaton
Silver City
Socorro
State University..
Truth or Consequences..
Tucumcari
Tularosa
ZunL
NEW YORK
Alfred
Amityville...
Amsterdam
Angola
Ardsley.
Asharoken
Attica
Baldwinsville
Ballston Spa
Batavia
Bath
Beacon
Bethlehem...
Blasdell
BriarcUfl Manor
Bronxville
Camden
Canajoharie
Canandaigua
Canastota
Canisteo
Canton
Carmel
Carthage..
CatskUL...
Cayuga Heights. . . . .
Cazenovla
Chittenango
Clyde
163
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000 — Con.
City by State
NEW YORK— Con.
Cobleskill
Cohoes —
Cooperstown
Corinth
Corning
Cornwall
Cortland
Coxsackie
Croton-on-Hudson
DansviUe
Delhi
Depew --.
Dobbs Ferry
DolgeviUe...
Dryden
Dunkirk
East Aurora
Eastchester
East Rochester
EUenviUe
Elmlra Heights
Elmstord
Endicott
Evans
Falrport
Fayetteville
Floral Park
Fort Edward
Frankfort —
Fredonia
Fulton
Glens Falls -
GloversvlUe
Oouvemeur.
Gowanda
Green Island
Greenport
Hamburg
Hamilton
Harrison
Hastings-on-Hudson.
Haverstraw
Haverstraw Town. . .
Herkimer
Highland
Highland Falls.
Hoosick Falls
Homell
Horseheads
Hudson
Hudson Falls
Hion
Irvlngton-.
Johnson City
Johnstown.
Kemnore
Lake Placid
Lancaster Town
Lancaster Village
Larchmont..
Le Roy.
Liberty
Liverpool
Lynbrook
Lyons —
Malone
Malveme
Mamaroncck . _
Total
police em-
ployees
3
31
3
3
22
3
32
1
16
11
1
27
22
2
2
31
13
61
9
16
9
13
44
17
8
4
38
4
S
12
24
33
City by State
NEW YORK— Con.
Massena
Medina
Middletown
Minoa..
Mohawk
Mount Kisco
Newark.
New Castle
North Castle.
North Pelham
Northport
North Syracuse
North Tarrytown . . .
Nunda
Ogdensburg
Olean
Oneida
Oneonta
Orchard Park
Oswego —
Owego..
Painted Post
Palmyra
Pelham
Pelham Manor.
Penn Yan
Plattsburgh
Pleasantville.
Port Jervis
Poughkeepsie Town.
Queensbury
Rensselaer.
Riverhead Town
Rye
Sag Harbor
Saint Johnsville
Salamanca —
Sands Point —
Saranac Lake
Saratoga Springs
Scarsdale
Scotia
Sherrill.
Skaneateles —
Sloan
Sloatsburg .-
Sodus Point
Solvay
Southampton
South Glens Falls...
South Nyack
Spring Valley-.
Sprtagville...
Suflem..
Ticonderoga
Tonawanda
Tuckahoe
Tupper Lake
Tuxedo
Tuxedo Park..
Walton.
Wappingers Falls
Warsaw
Warwick
Waterloo
Waverly
Westfleld
Whitehall
YorkviUe
Total
police em-
ployees
26
11
51
1
3
20
19
26
21
18
20
9
26
2
22
29
24
25
IS
36
14
3
5
16
29
10
39
18
17
47
4
24
36
47
3
4
14
15
13
39
66
13
3
4
6
2
1
12
19
4
4
32
5
17
6
34
22
10
4
8
6
5
3
6
6
12
6
2
1
City by State
NORTH CAROLINA
Ahoskie
Albemarle.
Asheboro
Ayden
Belhaven
Blowing Rock..
Brevard
Canton
Clayton
Clinton —
Concord
Davidson
Dunn
Eden
Edenton
Elizabeth City..
Elkin
Enneld
Forest City
Gamer
Granite Falls. . .
Hamlet
Henderson
Henderson ville..
Jacksonville
Kernersville
Laurinburg
Lenoir.
Lexington
Lincolnton
Lumberton
Marion
Monroe
Morehead City..
Morganton
Mount Aury
Mount Holly. - -
Mount Olive —
Red Springs
Rockingham —
Roxboro
Salisbury
Scotland Neck..
Shelby
Siler City
Smithfield
Southern Pines.
Spencer
Statesville
Tarboro.
Thomasville —
Valdese
Wake Forest —
Washington
Waynesville
Zebulon
NORTH DAKOTA
Bottineau..
Devils Lake-
Dickinson...
Grafton
Jamestown. .
Mandan
Rugby
Valley City..
Wahpeton...
West Fargo..
I Williston
Total
pohce em-
ployees
City by State
Total
police em-
ployees
OHIO
Amberley
Arlington Heights
Ashland
Avon Lake
Bay Village
Beachwood
Beavercrcek Township.
Bedford
Bedford Heights
Bellah-e
Bellevue.-
Berea
Bexley
Blanchester
Bowling Green
Brecksville
Broadview Heights
Brunswick
Bryan
Bucyrus
Cambridge
Campbell
Canfield...
CarroUton
Centerville
Chagrin Falls.
Chardon
Cheviot
Clyde...
Coal Grove
Coldwater
Columbiana.
Conneaut.
Crestline
Crooksville
Darbydale.
Deer Park
Defiance
Delaware
Dover
Eastlake —
East Liverpool
Eaton
Elmwood Place
Fairfax
Fatfield
Fairview Park.
Fayette
Forest Park..
Fostorla
Franklin
Fremont
Gahanna..
Gallon
GallipoUs.
Germantown
Girard —
Glendale
Greenfield
Greenhills
Greenville
Heath
Highland Heights
Hillsboro
Hubbard
Huron
IndianHill..
Jackson..
Leetonia
164
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000 — Con.
City by State
OHIO— Con.
Iieipsic
Lockland
Logan
Loudon ville.-
Louisville
Lvndhurst
Madeira
Mariemont.
Marietta
Marysville
Maumee
Medina
Mentor-on-the-Lake-
Miamisburg...
Middleburg Heights.
Mlddleport
Mingo Junction
Mogadore
Montgomery
Moraine
Mount Gilead
Mount Healthy
Mount Vernon
Napoleon
Navarre
New Boston
Newburgh Heights..
Newcomerstown
New Lexington
New Philadelphia...
Newton Falls
Newtown
Niles
North Baltimore
North Canton
North Ridgeville
North Eoyalton
Oak Harbor
Oakwood
Oakwood Village
Oberlin
Ontario
Oregon
Orrville
Ottowa Hills
Oxford
Painesville
Perrysburg
Piqua
Port Chnton
Ravenna
Reading
Reynoldsburg
Eocky River
Rossford
Russell Township. ..
Saint Bernard
Salem
Sebring
Seven Hills
Shadyside
Sheffield Lake
Shelby
Sidney
Silver Lake
Silverton..
Solon
South Charleston
South Russell
Sprlngdale
Total
police em-
ployees
City by State
OHIO— Con.
Stow
Strongsville
Tallmadge
Tiffin
Trenton
Trotwood
Troy
Twinsburg
Uhrichsville
Vandalia —
Van Wert..
Vermilion
Wadsworth
Wapakoneta
Warrensville Heights
Washington Court House
Wauseon
Waverly
Wellington
WellsviUe
West CarroUton
Westerville
Westlake
WickUfte
WiUard
Willoughby
WiUoughby Hills
Willowick
Wilmington
Windham —
Woodlawn
Wooster
Worthington
Wyoming
OKLAHOMA
Ada
Alva
Ardmore
Blackwell
Cherokee
Chickasha
Cleveland
Clinton...
CoUinsville
Dewey
Drumright..
Duncan..
Edmond
El Reno
Hominy
Idabel
Kingfisher
Madill...
McAlestcr
Miami
Nichols Hills
Nowata
Okmulgee
Pauls Valley
Pawhuska
Purcell
SaUisaw
Sand Springs
Sapulpa
Tahlequah
Tecumseh
Tonkawa
Village
Total
police em-
ployees
City by State
OKLAHOMA— Con.
Wagoner
Warr Acres
Weatherford
Wewoka
Woodward
Yukon
OREGON
Albany
Ashland
Astoria
Beaverton
Bend
Burns
Canby
Cannon Beach
Canyonville
Central Point
Coos Bay
Coquille
Cottage Grove
Dallas
Drain
Florence
Forest Grove
Grants Pass
Gresham...
Hermiston
Hillsboro
Hood River..
Joseph...
Klamath Falls
Lake Oswego
Lakeview
Lebanon
McMinnviUe
Mill City
Milton-Freewater
Milwaukio
Monmouth
Myrtle Creek..
Newberg
Newport
North Bend
Nyssa
Ontario
Pendleton
Prineville.
Redmond
Reedsport
Roseburg
St. Helens
Seaside
Silverton
Springfield
Sweet Home
The Dalles
Tigard
Tillamook..
Toledo
Winston
Woodburn
PENNSYLVANIA
Ambler
Ambridge
Annville
Arnold
Total
police em-
ployees
33
19
24
28
25
10
5
1
3
25
10
12
7
5
U
27
13
U
19
11
1
30
24
5
18
14
2
11
21
4
5
11
13
16
5
15
26
12
8
9
31
City by State
PENNSYLVANIA—
Con.
Ashland
Ashley
Athens
Avalon..
Baldwin Township
Bangor
Barnesboro
Beaver Falls
Bedford
Bellefonte
Bellevu'e
Bentley ville
Berwick.
Birdsboro
Boycrtown.
Bradford
Brentwood
Bristol
Butler Township
Caernarvon Township..
California
Cain Township
Cambridge Springs
Camp Hill....
Canonsburg
Carlisle
Center Township
Chambersburg
Churchill
Clairton
Clarion
Clearfield...- _
Columbia
Conewago Township. . .
Connells ville
Coplay.
Coraopolis
Corry
Coudersport
Cralton - .--
Cressona
Cumru Township
Curwensville
Dallastown
Danville
Donora
Du Bois..
Duquesne
East Lansdowne
East Stroudsburg
East Whiteland
Township..
Edgewood
Edgeworth
EUwood City...
Emraaus.
Emporium.
Ephrata.
Etna
Fairview Township
Farrell..
Ferndale
Fleetwood
Forest City
Forty Fort...
Franklin Township
Freeland.
Frceport
Gallitzin
Gettysburg.-
165
Table 57— Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Citiet with Population under 25,000— Con.
City by State
PENNSYLVANIA—
Con.
Glassport
Qreencastle —
Green Tree
GreeavUle
Hamburg
Hanover
Hatboro
Heglns Township
Heidelberg
Hellertown
High Spire
Honesdale
Horsham Township
Hummelstown
Huntingdon —
Indiana
Jeannette —
Jenkintown
Jim Thorpe
Kennedy Township
Kennett Square ..,
Kingston -.
Kulpmont
Kutstown
Lansdale
Lansford
Latrobe
Lawrence Park
Township - .
JLeetsdale
Lehlgbton -
Lemoyne
Lewisburg
Lewistown
Ligonier
Littlestown
Lock Haven
Lower Allen Township...
Lower Burrell.. ,
Lower Makeiieid
Township
Lower Paxton Township.
Lower Providence
Township -
Lower Saucon Township.
Lower Southampton
Township
Loyaihanna Township...
Manheim.. -.
Mansfield
Marcus Hook...
Masontown
McAdoo
McCandless Township
McConneilsburg _ . .
Meadvllle
Mechanlcsburg
Millersvllle
MUton
Mlnersville
Monaca
Monessen
Montoursvilie
Morrisviile
Mount Oliver
Mount Pleasant
Mount Union
Muhlenberg Township
Munhall
Myerstown _
Total
pohce em-
ployees
10
2
9
13
3
24
IS
1
3
8
1
7
21
3
10
20
21
14
S
11
8
20
2
5
22
4
21
4
4
7
S
6
21
4
2
17
8
City by State
Total
police em-
ployees
PENNSYLVANIA—
Con.
Narberth
Nether Providence
Township
New Brighton -.-
New Cumberland
New Eagle _
New Holland...
Northampton Township. .
North Belle Vernon
North Braddock
North Catasauqua ..-
North East...
North Versailles
Township
Oakmont
OUCity..-
Olyphant
Palmer Township
Palmyra
Parkesburg...
Patton
Penbrook
Penn Township
Pitcahm Township
Plains
Pleasant Hills
Plymouth
Portage
Port Allegany
Port Carbon.
Pottsvllle
Prospect Park
Punxsutawney
Quakertown
Republic
Reserve Township
Reynoldsvlllc
Richland Township
Rochester
Rockledge
Rosslyn Farms Boro
Royersford
Saint Marys
Salisbury Township
Schuylkill Haven
Scottdale...
Sellnsgrove
Sharon _.
Sharon HUl
Sharpsburg.-
Shenandoah
Shlppensburg
Slippery Rock
Somerset. --
South Fork
South Greensburg
South Lebanon Township.
Southmont
South Wllllamsport
Speers Boro.
Spring City
Springdale .-.
Springettsbury Township.
Springfield Township
Spring Garden Township.
Steelton
Stowe Township.
Sunbury
Swissvale...
Tamaqua
City by State
PENNSYLVANIA—
Con.
Titusville
Towanda
Traflord
Trcdyffln Township
Tyrone.. —
Union City
Unlontown
Upper Gwynedd
Township
Upper Merlon
Township -
Upper Moreland
Township -
Upper Saucon Township.
Upper Southampton
Township
Upper Yoder Township..
Vandergrilt
Verona
Washington
Waynesburg
Wellsboro.- —
West Chester
West Goshen Township..
West Homestead
West Lampeter
Township. .-
Westmont... --
West Newton
West Norrlton
Township —
West Reading.
West View
Whitehall
Whitehall Township
Whltemarsh Township...
Whltpain Township
WUklns Township
Williamstown
Willlstown Township
Wilson
Windber...
Winton
Wyomisslng
Yeadon
Youngwood
Zelicnople
Total
police em-
ployees
RHODE ISLAND
Barrington
Bristol
Burrillvllle
East Greenwich...
Jamestown
Johnston. —
Lincoln
Narragansett
North Kingstown.
Portsmouth -
Smithfleld --
South Kingstown..
Tiverton
West Warwick
SOUTH CAROLINA
Bamberg..
Barnwell . .
Batesburg.
City by State
Total
pohce em-
ployees
SOUTH CAROLINA-
Con.
BennettsvUle
Camden
Chester
Clemson
Conway
Darlington
Duncan
QaSney
Great Falls
Greenwood
Greer
Lake City -
Laurens
Liberty —
Marion -.
Newberry.
North Augusta
Orangeburg .-
Seneca
Union
Winnsboro
SOUTH DAKOTA
Belle Fourche
Brookings.
Deadwood
Flandreau.
Hot Springs
Huron
Lead —
Madison
Mitchell
Pierre
Vermillion
Webster.
Yankton
TENNESSEE
Alcoa
Bristol...
Columbia
Cross ville
Dickson
Gallatin
Greeneville
Humboldt
Lawrenceburg...
Lebanon
Lenoir City
Lexington
Loudon
Mary ville
McKenzie
McMirm ville
MiUington
Morris town
Paris —
Red Bank
Ripley. -••
Savannah
Sevierville..
Signal Mountain.
South Fulton
Springfield
166
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, Detember 31, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000 — Con.
City by State
TEXAS
Alamo Heigbts...
AUce
Andrews
AngletoD
Aransas Pass
Atlanta
Azle
Ballinger
Bellmead
BellviUe
Bel ton
Benbrook,..
Borger
Brady -..
Brownfleld
Brownwood
Burkbumett
Cameron
CarroUton.
Castle Hills
Cisco -
Cleburne
Clute
Cockrell Hill
College Station...
Comancbe
Crane -
Crockett —
Cuero -.-
Deer Park
DlboU
Dtaunitt
Donna
Dumas - .
Ouncanville
Eagle Pass
Eastland
Edlnburg
Elgin..
Euless
Fanners Branch..
Georgetown
Ollmer...
Qrataam
Grapevine
Hamlin
Henderson
Hereford.
Highland Park...
Hlllsboro.
Huntsville
Hurst..
Ingleslde
Iowa Park
JaclntoClty
Kenedy
Kennedale
Kennit
Lake Jackson
Lake Worth
La Marque
Lamesa.
Lancaster
La Porte....
League City
Lewisvllle
Llttlefield
LnQdn
Total
police em-
City by State
TEXAS— Con.
Mathls
McGregor
Mercedes
Mexia
Mineola..
Mission
Mount Pleasant
Muleshoe
Nacogdoches
New Braunfels
North Richland Hills
Olmos Park
Olney...
Palestine
Paris
Pear land
Pecos
Plain view.
Piano
Port Isabel
Portland
Port Lavaca..
Raymond ville
Richland Hills
Richmond..
Robstown..
Rosenberg
Rusk
San Benito
Seguin —
Seminole
Sin ton
Slaton
Snyder.. —
Stamford.
Stephen vllle
SwBetwater
Taft.
Taylor
TerreU Hills
Tulia
Uvalde —
Waxahachie
Weat herlord
Winters
Yoakum
UTAH
American Fork
Bountiful
Helper —
Layton
Mldvale
Pleasant Grove
Richfield
Roy
Saint George
Sandy
South Ogden
South Salt Lake
Spanish Fork
Sunset
Tooele
Vernal
Washington Terrace
Total
police em-
ployees
City by State
VERMONT
Brattleboro
Colchester
Essex Junction
Hartford
Manchester Center
Manchester Village. . .
Montpeller
Newport
Poultney
Proctor
Randolph
Saint Albans
Saint Johnsbury
Windsor
Wlnooskl
Woodstock
VIBGINIA
Abingdon
Bedford
Big Stone Gap.
Bluefleld
Bristol
Buena Vista
Cape Charles
Chase City
Christiansburg
Clifton Forge
Covington
Culpeper
Dublin..
Emporia.
Falls Church
Franklin
Fredericksburg
Front Royal
Harrisonburg
Hopewell
Lexington
Luray
Manassas
Manassas Park
Marion
Martinsville
Norton
Pulaski
Radford
Saltville
South Boston
Staunton
Suffolk...
Vienna
Vinton
Warrenton
Waynesboro
Williamsburg
Winchester
WASHINGTON
Aberdeen
Anacortes
Auburn
Blaine
Bothcll..
Buckley
Burlington...
Total
poUce em-
ployees
City by State
WASHINTGON— Con.
Camas
Centralla
Chehalls
Clarkston
Cle Elum
Clyde HUl Town
Colfax
Coriege Place
Colvllle
Des Moines _
Edmonds
Eilensburg
Enumclaw
Ephrata
Goldendale
Grand Coulee
Grandview
Hoquiam..
Issaquah
Kennewick
Kent
Kirkland
Lacey
Marysville
Mercer Island
Moses Lake
Mountlake Terrace
Mount Vernon
Oak Harbor
Ocean Shores
Othello
Pasco
Port Angeles
Pullman
Puyallup
Raymond
Redmond.
Renton
Sedro WooUey
Selah
Shelton —
Sumner
Toppenish
Town of Mercer Island...
Wapato —
Washougal
Wenatchee
WEST VIRGINIA
Beckley
Benwood
Bluefleld
Bridgeport
Buckhannon
Charles Town
Grafton
Morgantown
Moundsville
Mount Hope
Philippl
Point Pleasant
Ravenswood
Ripley
Spencer
Summetsville
Williamstown —
Total
police em-
ployees
167
Table 57. — Number of Full-Time Police Department Employees, December 31, 1969, Cities with Population under 25,000 — Con.
City by State
WISCONSIN
Algoma
Antigo
Ashland --
Baraboo
Bayside
Beaver Dam..
Berlin
Black River Falls.
Brown Deer
Burlington...
Cedarburg...
Chilton....
Chippewa Falls...
CUntonville
Columbus
Cornell
Cudahy
De Forest
Delavan
DePere
Dodgeville..
Elkhom
Elm Grove
Evansvllle...
Fort Atkinson
Fox Fohit.
Franklhi
Germantown
Glendale
Grafton
Total
police em-
ployees
5
16
16
19
16
23
9
6
21
19
11
4
22
9
6
3
36
2
12
16
S
7
16
8
16
21
17
13
31
10
City by State
WISCONSIN— Con.
Greendale
Greenfield..
Hales Comers
Hartford..
Horicon
Hurley
Jefferson
Kaukauna
Kewaunee
Kiel
Klmberly...
Lake Geneva
Lake Mills
Lancaster
Little Chute
Marinette
Marshfield
Mayville
Menomonee Falls
Menomonie
Mequon
Merriil
Middleton
Monona.
Monroe
Muskego... -.-
Neenah
Nekoosa. -
New Berlin
New Holstein
Total
poUce em-
ployees
City by State
WISCONSIN— Con.
Oak Creek
Oconomowoc
Oconto
Onaiaska
Park Falls.
Peshtigo...
Platte vlile...
Plymouth
Port Washhigton
Prairie du Chien
Reedsburg
Rbinelander _.
Rice Lake
Richland Center...
Ripon
River Falls
Rothschild
Saint Francis
Schofleld
Shawano
Sheboygan Falls
Shorewood
South Milwaukee
Sparta
Spooner
Stevens Point
Stoughton
Sturgeon Bay
Tomah
Two Rivers
Total
poUce em-
ployees
City by State
Total
police em-
ployees
WISCONSIN— Con.
Viroqua
Waterford..
Watertown _
Waupaca
Waupun
West Bend...
West Milwaukee. . .
Whiteflsh Bay
Whitewater
Wisconsin Rapids.
WYOMING
Buffalo
OiUette
Lander _.
Laramie
Newcastle
Powell
Rawlins
Riverton
Rock Springs.
Sheridan
Thermopolis..
Torrington
Worland
3
26
9
10
29
26
31
16
40
7
23
12
30
10
12
13
16
18
19
10
12
14
168
Table 58. — Number of Offensts Known to the Polite, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population
City
CUiet over tlOflOO in population
Airon, Ohio
Albuquerque, N. Mex-
Atlants, Oa
Austin, Tex
Baltimore, Md
Blnningham, Ala-
Boston, Mass
Buffalo, N. Y
Charlotte, N.C...
Chicago, 111
Cincinnati, Ohlo.
Cleveland, Ohio..
Columbus, Ohio..
Dallas, Tex
Dsyton, Ohio
Denver, Colo
Detroit, Mich
El Paso, Tex
Fort Worth, Tex...
Honolulu, Hawaii.
Houston, Tex
Indianapolis, Ind.
Jacksonville, Fla .
Jersey City, N.J..
Kansas City, Mo
Long Beach, Calif.
Los Angeles, Calif.
Louisville, Ky
Memphis, Tenn...
Miami, Fla
Milwaukee, Wis
Minneapolis, Minn..
Nashville, Tenn
Newark, N.J.
New Orleans, La. . .
New York, N.Y
Norfolk, Va
Oakland, Calif.
Oklahoma City, Okla.
Omaha, Nebr
Philadelphia, Pa.
Phoenix, Ariz
Pittsburgh, Pa...
Portland, Oreg...
Rochester, N.Y. .
Sacramento, Calif.
8t. Louis, Mo
St. Paul, Minn
San Antonio, Tex..
San Diego, Calif...
Total
Crime
Index
Criminal homicide
San Francisco, Calif.
San Jose, Calif.
Seattle, Wash
Tampa, Fla
Toledo, Ohio
12,750
13, 248
21,254
6,523
61,365
11,»43
35, 397
16,783
11,266
128,426
13,164
49,623
21,865
42,446
12,368
30,694
109,638
8,429
13,949
14,428
67,887
21,266
20,782
6,318
31,946
14, 787
169, 742
19,869
18,656
20,723
19,219
A 179
16, 619
30,491
28,383
478,367
12, 418
30,900
10,640
11,096
37,060
26,980
32, 113
20, 260
9,850
11, 195
47,164
16,718
26,989
19,498
63,781
12,697
35,186
12,297
10, 178
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
23
11
176
27
236
92
91
44
56
716
266
62
232
58
68
439
15
87
17
281
65
71
33
105
■ 29
377
76
88
72
43
30
73
101
76
1,043
36
74
44
28
271
46
46
30
35
21
254
16
95
36
127
13
68
29
19
22
320
32
48
34
108
25
66
43
39
10
10
72
50
Forcible
rape
4
206
66
44
35
28
9
63
43
48
73
19
28
60
15
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
91
98
173
44
676
87
253
140
67
1,334
179
303
270
431
83
330
913
41
92
66
405
165
214
41
375
189
2,115
96
108
78
174
132
234
323
2,120
82
197
95
61
506
166
249
118
47
604
88
215
165
161
248
64
76
747
402
1,107
233
8,864
306
2,984
1,057
422
21, 476
6,638
1,384
2,531
1,017
1,702
17,414
223
965
230
6,395
1,651
1,145
679
2,679
903
11,909
1,443
1,176
2,749
643
1,646
837
3,888
2,539
69, 152
917
2,572
634
4,869
1,167
2,841
1,292
360
4,957
984
895
763
6,502
369
2,659
760
819
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
433
3,943
849
6,427
1,192
8,740
744
3,091
9,023
19,367
1,500
3,724
1,629
9,002
780
5,622
2,083
4,392
2,767
36,466
700
5,068
2,073
11,867
769
8,124
3,666
19,848
784
5,068
1,622
11,415
4,934
41,264
397
4,064
611
6,571
118
6,194
2,763
859
1,948
231
1,995
616
14,798
694
688
2,548
682
1,305
2,213
2,283
29,717
1,043
1,118
783
3,617
1,969
1,739
793
508
385
3,493
690
2,057
789
2,960
547
1,096
422
Larceny— theft
$60 and
over
24,684
8,926
9,059
1,465
12,269
6,834
64,616
6,166
8,507
7,094
4,381
9,382
6,296
10,884
8,459
171, 393
4,206
14, 182
5,666
3,398
14,063
11,669
10,125
7,762
3,391
4,245
19,073
6,015
11,533
5,002
18,637
6,274
14,820
5,608
3,743
Under $60
Auto theft
4,286
4,710
6,859
1,373
12,829
4,230
6,348
5,310
3,148
19,641
4,449
7,197
6,928
8,037
3,077
8,993
22,236
2,006
2,194
4,646
11,796
4,666
6,709
282
7,597
4,433
43,879
6,692
6,494
5,092
8,350
5,766
4,590
6,826
8,181
129,136
4,224
6,488
1,339
2,860
3,377
6,798
7,867
7,221
4,309
3,607
4,349
3,978
7,058
9,286
7,418
2,263
10, 614
3,632
3,633
4,646
6,639
10,841
7,073
17,291
3,800
4,385
5,393
3,416
70,859
7,654
11,065
8,187
29,550
6,919
9,595
25, 970
7,727
12,266
7,064
16,530
11,069
7,673
651
10,238
6,109
47, 014
4,404
6,639
6,366
8,640
8,455
3,775
6,749
7,426
61,404
4,139
13,702
7,032
6,423
17,376
16,846
4,689
8,546
7,321
7,047
29,387
4,992
16,060
13,069
26.565
16,549
13,392
6,441
7,889
3,227
1,751
4,008
1,011
10,361
1,905
15, 190
3,830
1,088
36,028
1,832
22,279
4,338
7,701
2,281
6,564
22,438
1,693
3,429
3,167
12, 573
4,933
2,636
3,697
6,926
2,863
32, 149
5,802
2,496
3,079
6,036
6,699
3,387
7,346
6,622
85,796
1,910
6,269
2,180
3,138
10,368
4,176
9,246
3,064
1,188
2,301
14,434
4,047
6,136
3,467
17,633
3,070
5,891
1,318
1,467
169
Table 59.— Number of Offenses Known to tht Polite, 1969, Cities and Townt 25,000 and over in Population— Continued
City
Cities over UOflOO in
population — Con.
Tulsa, Okla...
Washington, D.C
Wichita, Kans
CUtes 100,000 to 160,000
in population
Abilene, Tex
Albany, N.Y
Alexandria, Va
Allentown, Pa
Amarillo, Tex
Anaheim, Calif
Arlington, Va..
Baton Rouge, La._
Beaumont, Tex
Berkeley, Calif.
Bridgeport, Conn
Camden, N.J
Canton, Ohio
Cedar Hapids, Iowa
Chattanooga, Tenn
Colorado Springs, Colo
Columbia, S.C
Columbus, Ga.
Corpus Christl, Tex
Dearborn, Mich
Des Moines, Iowa
Duluth, Minn
Elizabeth, N.J
Erie, Pa
EvansTllle, Ind
Flint, Mich
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Fort Wayne, Ind
Fresno, Calif
Garden Grove, Calif
Gary, Ind
Glendale, Calif
Grand Rapids, Mich
Greensboro, N.C
Hammond, Ind
Hampton, Va
Hartford, Conn
Huntington Beach, Calif...
Huntsville, Ala
Independence, Mo
Jackson, Miss
Kansas City, Kans
Knoxville, Tenn
Lansing, Mich
Las Vegas, Nev
Lincoln, Nebr
Little Rock, Ark
Livonia, Mich
Lubbock, Tex
Macon, Ga
Total
Crime
Index
11,431
62,229
8, ess
1,416
3,163
3,680
2,031
3,327
6,151
4,442
7,976
3,194
6, 62,')
8,246
6,116
3,182
1,696
4,957
3,832
6,616
2,218
8,045
3,428
6,917
2,267
4,624
1,926
4,708
10,936
6,387
4,886
9,012
4,464
10,301
3,838
6,415
4,678
3,696
2,166
9,163
3,666
4,095
1,848
2,642
7,268
4,673
6,442
3,966
2,316
7,269
2,591
6,030
4,673
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
18
287
12
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
8
3
6
1
8
5
2
8
2
11
4
9
6
8
23
7
13
7
10
2
12
9
23
4
6
8
2
10
34
11
9
13
23
2
19
7
13
7
8
14
1
3
7
9
3
I
14
9
30
16
27
13
14
6
12
5
5
1
49
18
3
5
14
10
28
29
6
11
9
4
15
2
6
1
4
20
11
24
13
23
21
5
21
8
3
8
21
16
I
11
12
10
26
9
Forcible
rape
79
336
46
3
4
45
12
15
33
32
76
12
111
8
36
23
7
18
32
28
8
37
10
36
10
38
16
43
69
48
40
36
20
126
27
49
22
27
19
32
29
10
19
14
104
11
27
28
16
69
8
34
30
Robbery
362
12,366
285
28
134
273
60
56
181
129
241
128
466
394
345
188
187
238
103
186
138
245
48
192
129
206
846
233
162
303
133
779
106
270
129
201
68
419
80
68
31
68
440
110
156
309
48
314
46
64
189
Aggravated
assault
522
3,609
371
348
119
207
143
84
616
666
193
192
203
130
47
169
144
343
80
761
68
100
14
299
102
384
1,408
260
78
185
111
479
76
434
963
112
70
649
148
297
146
97
404
286
256
133
151
663
121
301
151
Burglary —
breaking
or entering
3,817
22,933
3,310
679
1,276
1,111
622
1,418
2,783
1,277
3,880
1,688
3,780
2,661
2,101
809
490
2,474
1,448
2,318
828
3,136
847
1,901
923
1,882
753
1,614
3,689
2,434
1,593
3,322
1,766
3,026
1,653
3,327
1,498
926
739
3,168
1,338
1,686
742
1,149
3,470
2,018
2,230
1,733
729
2,821
1,193
2,264
2,182
Larceny — theft
$60 and
over
4,707
11,608
3,266
641
448
1,248
982
1,269
2,332
2,134
2,034
432
793
3,290
682
1,533
634
366
1,631
1,323
664
2,949
1,414
2,588
783
782
660
1,792
3,842
2,168
2,315
3,336
2,014
2,346
1,373
1,496
1,463
1,402
1,022
2,479
1,713
1,564
665
926
935
1,099
1,964
1,005
1,034
2,927
890
2,020
1,433
Under $60
4,470
20,402
8,887
1,430
466
2,551
1,203
2,004
4,063
2,294
4,011
3,461
5,600
2,254
1,635
1,674
2,285
1,428
2,165
2,702
961
3,819
2,833
3,633
1,546
1,666
2,118
1,636
6,266
3,613
4,707
6,780
2,182
2,176
1,812
2,536
2,512
1,629
1,626
4,721
2,276
2,132
1,066
2,214
6,128
1,801
3,648
1,699
2,916
3,666
866
2,489
1,327
170
Table 58. — Number of Offentes Known to the Police, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
City
CiUei 100,000 to tlOflOO in
population — Con.
Madison, Wis
MobUe, Ala
Montgomery, Ala
New Bedford, Mass
New Haven, Conn
Newport News, Va
Orlando, Fla.
Pasadena, Calif
Paterson, N.J
Peoria, 111.
Portsmouth, Va_
Providence, R.I
Pueblo, Colo
Raleigh, N.C
Richmond, Va
Riverside, Calif
Roanoke, Va,
Rockford, 111
Saginaw, Mich
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Salt Lake City, Utah
San Bernardino, Calif.
Santa Ana, Calif
Savaimab, Ga
Scranton, Pa
Shreveport, La
South Bend, Ind
Spokane, Wash
Springfield, Mass
Springfield, Mo.
Stamford, Conn
Syracuse, N.Y
Tacoma, Wash
Topeka, Kans
Torrance, Calif.
Trenton, N.J
Tucson, AHz..
mica,N.Y
Virginia Beach, Va.
Waco, Teias...
Warren, Mich
Waterbury, Conn...
Wichita FaUs, Tex
Winston-Salem, N.C
Worcester, Mass
Yonk6rs,N.Y
Yonngstown, Ohio..
Citia 60,000 to 100,000 in
population
Abington Township, Pa.
Alameda, Calif
Albany, Ga
Alhambra, Calif
Altoona, Pa
Total
Crime
Index
3,288
8,104
3,766
4,620
7,760
3,830
4,629
6,856
4,868
4,830
3,633
11,322
2,238
3.202
10,947
7,490
3,144
4,293
3,676
7,362
9,234
6,146
4,639
6,778
1,680
4,123
4,097
4,801
7,367
2,283
2,895
6,621
6,007
4,382
4,968
6,628
7,173
998
3,670
3,446
4,680
3,386
1,429
4,401
9,932
5,936
4,693
1,086
1,164
713
1,929
499
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
Forcible
rape
Robbery
66
300
140
126
180
174
171
420
456
408
239
604
42
110
763
216
163
264
390
610
346
267
184
366
20
161
363
164
66
27
116
376
362
199
162
724
263
40
61
96
132
111
46
121
346
237
416
Aggravated
assault
20
661
90
136
339
379
355
213
439
193
377
181
438
623
347
211
158
299
736
272
192
209
363
87
654
114
116
171
30
101
301
339
371
109
199
364
23
191
286
243
63
133
1,001
124
187
268
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
992
4,605
1,712
1,625
3,276
1,628
2,052
2,999
2,079
1,904
1,602
3,809
698
816
4,234
3,748
1,262
1,581
1,671
3,626
3,648
2,240
2,623
2,366
557
1,709
1,414
2,113
2,392
1,072
1,700
2,270
2,448
1,684
1,766
2,357
3,264
581
1,149
1,681
1,536
1,286
642
1,489
3,981
1,844
1,738
466
531
425
717
266
Larceny— theft
$50 and
over
1,770
1,541
1,412
1,084
1,760
1,329
1,467
1,994
498
1,401
1,088
1,975
972
1,546
2,788
2,246
857
1,601
622
1,903
3,439
2,647
883
1,950
502
894
1,470
1,737
1,866
967
375
2,025
1,840
1,872
2,208
1,247
1,791
204
1,972
1,007
1,990
903
421
1,282
1,601
2,212
692
Under $60
3,602
1,651
2,117
1,198
3,925
2,336
2,043
3,676
1,051
2,473
1,638
5,096
1,842
1,390
4,904
3,884
2,411
3,175
3,884
4,956
5,855
2,686
4,263
2,122
633
4,018
2,972
4,716
2,608
2,346
374
3,901
2,370
2,699
1,938
1,434
7,694
945
2,478
2,163
1,968
653
2,298
1,984
2,180
2,582
3,626
391
313
226
1,818
103
34
779
762
107
106
Auto theft
171
397-633 O - 70 - 12
Toble 58.— Number of Ofkntet Known to tht Police, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
City
Citiea 60,000 to 100,000 in
population— Con.
Amheret, N.Y
Anderson, Ind
Ann Arbor, Mich
AppIetOD, Wis
Arlington, Mass
Arlington, Tei
Arlington Heights, ni
AshevlUe.N.C
Atlantic City, N.J
Augusta, Oa
Aurora, Colo
Aurora, 111
Bakersfield, Calif
Bay City, Mich
Bayonne, N.J
Bensalem Township, Pa
Berwyn, HI..
Bethlehem, Pa
Billings, Mont
Blloxl, Miss
Blnghamton, N.Y
Bloomfleld, N.J
Bloomlngton, Minn
Boise, Idaho
Boulder, Colo
Bristol, Conn.
Bristol Township, Pa
Brockton, Mass
Brookline, Mass
Brownsville, Tex-.
Buena Park, Calif
Burbank, Calif
Cambridge, Mass
Champaign, 111
Charleston, S.C
Charleston, W. Va
Cheektowaga, N.Y
Cherry Hill, N.J
Chesapeake, Va
Chester, Pa
Chicopee, Mass
Chula Vista, Calif
Cicero, HI
Clarkstown, N.Y....
Clearwater, Fla
Cleveland Heights, Ohio....
ClUton, N.J
Colonic Town, N.Y
Columbia, Mo
Compton, Calif..
Concord, Calif.
Costa Mesa, Calif.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Covington, Ky
Cranston, R.I
Total
Crime
Index
1,163
1,137
4,107
594
S14
2,616
669
1,677
6,094
1,087
1,975
1,618
3,291
1,298
993
825
807
988
1,905
503
1,022
1,015
1,631
1,930
758
1,727
2,686
2,680
1,376
1,421
2,655
6,175
1,625
3,237
2,463
907
2,095
1,600
3,142
703
1,712
868
1,667
1,389
1,107
876
744
2,793
2,900
1,890
1,809
1,368
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
Forcible
rape
Robbery
15
31
138
3
7
37
4
87
165
85
34
127
110
104
37
12
31
13
40
8
69
97
160
87
183
8
25
65
363
Aggravated
assault
33
39
147
6
27
55
10
84
101
236
86
217
139
47
19
12
9
86
56
69
24
4
12
102
Incomplete
24
29
154
9
62
77
199
205
191
165
12
19
98
457
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
4 22
42 67
Incomplete
10 8
67 79
70
18
3
25
Incomplete
62
64
65
66
37
478
545
1,488
332
233
644
222
440
1,790
344
687
387
1,115
438
376
281
331
341
707
277
601
373
311
719
433
730
1,102
1,307
654
607
1,107
2,018
6%
1,344
927
339
825
849
917
192
749
329
619
395
392
320
245
1,166
1,259
622
701
509
Larceny— theft
$60 and
over
467
331
1,734
187
101
1,696
273
705
1,864
96
602
1,419
639
286
276
270
376
871
100
348
436
961
902
212
580
588
641
373
613
817
1,248
460
1,065
973
345
746
418
292
197
667
430
712
349
299
461
350
1,211
1,271
847
658
514
Under $60
623
216
2,628
1,044
63
1,626
866
681
936
87
1,319
824
3,382
1,312
230
191
195
683
1,622
194
358
1,603
1,883
273
904
737
945
1,197
1,464
907
1,105
1,906
1,047
855
369
1,051
504
118
1,647
373
1,167
748
774
410
1,016
2,235
1,901
1,191
764
779
Auto theft
172
Table 58. — Number of Offenses Known to fhe Police, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
City
Cities SOfiOO to 100,000 in
population — Con.
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Daly City, Calil
Davenport, Iowa
Dearborn Heiglits, Mich
Decatur, 111
Des Plaines, 111
Downey, Calif
Dubuque, Iowa
Durham, N.C
East Chicago, Ind.
East Detroit, Mich
East Hartford, Conn.
East Orange, N.J
East St. Louis, 111
Edison, N.J
Elgin, 111
El Monte, Calif-
Elyria, Ohio
EucUd, Ohio
Eugene, Oreg
Evanston, 111
Everett, Wash
Fairfield, Conn...
Fall River, Mass..
Fargo, N. Dak...
Fayetteville, N.C...
Florissant, Mo
Fort Smith, Ark....
Framingham, Mass.
Fremont, Calif
Fullerton, Calif..
Qadsden, Ala
Gainesville, Fla.
Galveston, Tex._
Garland, Tei
Gastonla, N.C
Grand Prairie, Tex.
Great Falls, Mont..
Qreece, N.Y
Green Bay, Wis
Greenville, Miss
Greenville, S C
Greenwich, Conn
Hamilton Township, N.J.
Hamilton, Ohio
Harrlsburg, Pa.
Haverford Township, Pa..
Hawthorne, Calif
Hayward, Calif
Hialeah, Fla
High Point, N.C. --
Hollywood, Fla
Holyoke, Mass
Huntington, W. Va.
Inglewood, CalU.
Total
Crime
Index
639
2,376
1,984
1,774
2,237
1,078
3,114
985
2.764
2,222
1,111
1,023
3,300
4,389
1,394
1,135
2,103
722
704
2,961
1,620
2,348
1,366
3,324
723
2,649
680
1,299
944
2,463
2,478
1,167
2,629
3,436
1,662
1,687
1,620
1,296
662
985
634
2,9n
664
1,674
1,880
2,833
632
2,263
4,816
3,331
1,469
4,060
1,930
2,094
4,926
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
17
1
8
1
1
3
7
9
13
1
11
4
2
1
Man-
slaughter
.by
negligence
Forcible
rape
4
7
18
12
13
1
11
1
22
27
6
5
25
49
3
7
20
2
3
16
13
11
1
2
3
18
2
8
2
13
10
2
6
26
IS
7
10
3
6
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
10
97
64
80
98
14
67
7
118
130
51
11
266
600
37
51
95
38
21
39
115
58
16
44
13
161
8
32
9
37
19
84
296
24
13
45
30
6
7
10
196
10
148
6
102
151
160
27
160
64
68
408
27
63
48
94
211
52
104
421
191
30
12
166
263
19
95
123
43
3
34
119
90
1
69
18
400
21
79
32
56
46
77
193
329
93
148
110
31
12
10
16
198
13
169
5
64
162
185
47
183
62
219
121
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
166
767
903
739
935
342
1,061
301
1,174
379
303
369
1,276
1,576
456
246
850
340
172
960
694
748
487
1,488
201
833
224
463
264
1,139
688
461
1,199
1,137
628
692
681
498
119
490
339
1,156
274
682
647
1,106
155
732
1,691
1,096
652
1,486
731
791
1,494
Larceny— theft
$50 and
over
319
734
533
632
649
M6
1,447
467
761
429
661
491
934
607
622
623
472
162
79
1,637
393
1,161
646
544
390
972
329
611
434
950
1,495
438
906
1,365
723
619
673
406
384
333
228
1,003
276
657
829
684
268
923
2,181
1,351
649
1,346
448
744
1,844
Under $60
532
978
2,574
1,230
1,738
689
1,247
1,004
1,348
438
761
407
1,117
462
638
705
341
896
2,466
2, 461
1,699
540
410
817
1,072
769
795
676
2,799
2,095
401
1,707
1,117
1,123
1,099
782
1,236
525
649
660
799
273
677
1,380
895
261
692
2,684
1,268
764
2,869
491
1,476
1,346
Auto theft
173
Table 58. — Number of Offenses Known to the Polite, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and oyer in Population— Continued
City
Cities 60,000 to 100,000 in
popu JoHon— Con.
Irondequolt, N.Y.
Irving, Tex--
Irvlngton, N.J
Jackson, Mich
JoUet, 111
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Kenosha, Wis
Kettering, Ohio..
Key West, Fla....
Kokomo, Ind
La Crosse, Wis
Lafayette, La
Lake Charles, La.
Lakeland, Fla
Lakewood, Ohio..
Lancaster, Pa
Laredo, Tei
Las Cruces, N. Mex.
Lawrence, Mass
Lawton, Okla
Lexington , Ky
Lima, Ohio
Lincoln Park, Mich.
Longvlew, Tex
Lorain, Ohio
Lowell, Mass
Lower Merlon Township, Pa.
Lynchburg, Va
Lynn, Mass
Maiden, Mass
Manchester, N.H.
Mansfield, Ohio...
Medford, Mass
Merlden, Conn...
Merldlan, Miss
Mesa, Ariz
Mesqulte, Tex
Miami Beach, Fla..
Middletown, Ohio
Middletown Township, N.J.
Midland, Tex
Modesto, Calif
Monroe, La
Mountain View, Calif..
Mount Vernon, N.Y...
Muncle, Ind
Muskegon, Mich
Nashua, N.H
National City, Calif.
New Britain, Conn..
New Rochelle, N.Y
Newton, Mass
Niagara Falls, N.Y
Norman, Okla
North Little Rock, Ark.
Total
Crime
Index
676
2,260
1,664
1,462
2,272
3,214
1,636
1,066
642
836
644
1,021
1,311
1,211
482
718
1,074
1,246
1,646
2,436
4,429
1,616
1,707
796
2,733
2,166
1,365
917
3,867
863
1,269
1,706
812
1,133
403
1,739
1,077
2,694
1,428
494
973
2,674
882
1,320
1,960
1,893
2,187
416
1,342
2,339
2,012
1,986
3,008
919
2,370
Criminal homicide
Miirder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
Forcible
rape
Robbery
.Aggravated
assault
100
68
199
101
62
28
30
20
4
63
62
47
16
45
16
26
23
100
116
84
66
33
166
67
120
22
22
69
11
9
7
12
23
130
36
6
26
(6
23
29
87
91
129
8
90
47
216
7
100
14
160
45
126
180
456
27
68
53
9
2
206
90
19
14
48
66
13
15
297
197
29
67
68
129
58
22
46
143
16
300
36
40
29
40
45
30
12
66
88
179
30
41
91
183
9
27
78
49
61
198
39
246
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
131
767
665
612
843
1,088
547
443
279
249
231
797
674
464
197
284
466
473
636
863
1,388
678
364
339
946
714
493
424
1,707
228
622
234
428
206
636
335
1,298
649
246
661
805
294
337
639
717
878
129
366
1,172
796
888
1,006
377
1,030
Larceny— theft
$60 and
over
367
1,003
420
586
745
1,227
480
393
212
427
313
629
426
544
27
229
415
682
237
873
2,068
674
908
296
663
601
446
301
724
226
369
619
313
493
76
964
617
776
508
187
234
1,360
226
666
776
663
816
126
638
597
786
639
1,209
435
769
Under $50
Auto theft
802
1,356
837
949
1,028
2,824
1,485
1,243
323
647
1,103
807
847
942
600
422
797
160
1,748
1,765
1,180
1,206
146
537
673
615
886
1,376
140
764
890
145
429
637
1,615
968
1,804
947
203
602
2,416
2,007
1,260
679
485
1,468
186
994
598
613
1,460
494
936
174
Table 58.— Number of Offentet Known to tht Police, 1969, C/fies and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
City
Cities 60,000 to 100,000 in
population — Con.
Norwalk, Conn
Oak Lawn, 111
Oak Park, 111
Odessa, Tex
Ogden, Utah
Ontario, Calif
Orange, Callt
Oshkosh, Wis
Overland Park, Eans..
Owensboro, Ky
Oxnard, Calif
Palo Alto, Calif
Parma, Ohio
Parsippany-Troy Hills, N.J.
Pasadena, Tex
Passaic, N.J
Pawtucket, R.I
Penn Hills Township, Pa..
Pensacola, Fla
Pine Bluff, Ark
Pittsfleld, Mass...
Pomona, Calif
Pontlac, Mich
Port Arthur, Tex.
Portland, Maine. .
Prlchard, Ala.
Qulncy, Mass
Bacine, Wis
Reading, Pa
Redford Township, Mich.
Redondo Beach, Calif.
Redwood City, Calif..
Reno, Nev
Richmond, Calif
Rochester, Minn
Rock Island, III
Rome, N.Y
RoseviUe, Mich
Royal Oak, Mich
St. Clair Shores, Mich.
St. Joseph, Mo
St. Louis Park, Minn.,
Salem, Oreg
Salinas, Calif
San Angelo, Tex
San Leandro, Calif...
San Mateo, Calif
Santa Barbara, Calif..
Santa Clara, Calif
Santa Monica, Calif...
Schenectady, N.Y...
Scottsdale, Ariz
Sioux City, Iowa
Sioux Falls, S. Dak..
Skokie, 111
Total
Crime
Index
2,196
859
6S3
1,262
2,084
2,387
1,946
667
1,163
868
2,810
2,161
1,337
722
1,167
2,743
1,643
854
2,094
1,829
817
3,552
6,418
1,620
1,360
2,868
2,741
1,868
1,519
2,879
1,739
2,746
6,068
810
1,425
459
1,431
2,055
1,748
1,301
1,053
1,868
2,160
1,248
2,912
2,927
2,175
2,672
4,926
1,152
2,028
2,079
1,192
1,690
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
S3
34
2
11
12
87
76
19
8
16
144
29
41
8
182
352
80
35
114
60
25
64
80
106
47
Incomplete
9
61
17
145
26
113
1
37
14
124
6
42
9
131
62
373
2
12
10
89
1
9
30
9
63
6
43
1
6
2
17
12
55
8
56
6
7
12
110
16
136
8
41
21
54
64
229
2
58
4
24
4
IS
10
22
1
20
31
68
180
38
45
4
179
15
16
127
83
11
2S6
805
79
21
38
300
101
63
96
27
82
475
3
93
4
33
212
61
63
3
138
65
47
57
116
67
74
277
43
49
80
32
72
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
316
263
803
822
930
1,004
172
303
324
1,202
730
423
299
499
826
550
416
840
876
381
1,413
2,063
741
553
954
1,061
617
1,045
2,586
250
462
143
461
797
708
529
310
885
634
789
1,298
1,218
915
902
1,736
612
711
640
346
477
Larceny— theft
$50 and
over
842
353
189
226
716
982
710
305
704
404
904
1,046
587
306
376
719
391
200
813
681
295
1,167
1,425
543
432
876
818
486
752
1,100
676
1,061
1,586
376
693
168
606
743
767
603
589
1,019
274
1,114
962
856
1,249
1,971
Under $50
905
851
575
2,854
2,608
1,170
1,912
1,276
801
644
1,050
1,672
839
230
946
619
1,042
143
1,291
636
324
1,650
2,383
692
1,080
1,125
2,427
738
1,174
1,324
631
2,041
2,073
1,172
705
267
1,434
1,463
1,188
1,497
727
1,889
921
1,311
1,238
2,452
2,137
1,971
1,812
Anto theft
282
935
,052
1,147
716
1,794
591
1,206
879
904
1/75
Table 58.— Number of Offenses Known to the Police, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population— Continued
City
Ciliea 50,000 to 100,000 in
population — Con.
Somervllle, Mass
Southfleld, Mich
South Gate, Calif
Spartanburg, S.C
Springfield, 111
Springfield, Ohio
Sterling Heights, Mich
Stockton, Calif
Sunnyvale, Calif
Tallahassee, Fla
Tempe, Ariz,
Terre Haute, Tnd,_
Tonawanda Town, N.Y
Troy, N.Y
Tuscaloosa, Ala..
Tyler, Texas
Union City, N.J
Union Township, N.J
University City, Mo
Upper Darby Township, Pa
VaUejo, Calif
Victoria, Texas
Waltham, Mass...
Warren, Ohio
Warwick, R.I
Waterford Township, Mich..
Waterloo, Iowa
Waukegan, 111
Wauwatosa, Wis
West Allis, Wis
West Covina, Calif
West Hartford, Conn
West Haven, Conn
Westland, Mich
Westminster, Calif
West Palm Beach, Fla
Weymouth, Mass
White Plains, N.Y.
Whittier, Calif
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Wilmington, Del
Woodbrldge Township, N.J.
Wyoming, Mich
York, Pa
Citiei 25,000 to 50,000 in
population
Aberdeen, S. Dak
Alamogordo, N. Mex
Alexandria, La
Allquippa, Pa.
Allen Park, Mich
Alliance, Ohio
Alton, 111
Ames, Iowa
Anchorage, Alaska
Anderson, S.C
Total
Crime
Index
2,223
2,083
2,335
1,454
2,364
1,727
1,435
6,129
1,565
1,441
1,786
1,794
979
1,379
1,687
1,391
1,633
1,314
1,292
1,201
3,383
453
1,223
1,869
1,942
1,724
1,246
2,079
1,006
991
2,237
861
1,281
1,675
1,839
2,054
266
1,805
2,280
643
4,878
1,551
1,102
1,453
222
424
1,561
938
680
927
588
2,303
670
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
2
5
2
6
2
1
1
7
0
3
Forcible
rape
Robbery
67
34
132
43
82
154
23
364
35
46
12
86
28
32
60
22
33
40
79
26
168
7
7
126
10
28
48
115
11
10
9
33
56
65
7
78
36
15
448
27
10
120
Aggravated
assault
48
16
33
117
77
61
57
193
60
134
102
35
16
82
170
147
31
6
22
34
69
63
8
108
72
84
116
150
12
67
13
7
127
60
137
7
160
71
24
92
17
59
76
4
10
6
11
78
126
Incomplete
19
49
68
29
47
23
2
34
100
116
12
60
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
781
666
900
551
1,191
826
601
2,127
664
681
483
612
373
666
672
749
411
673
620
1,493
205
611
676
669
699
373
580
353
309
827
420
444
629
872
123
443
1,011
133
1,663
668
367
660
100
169
763
182
484
81
707
180
Larceny— theft
$50 and
over
531
1,066
770
628
665
424
669
1,307
642
450
985
763
378
631
244
684
260
189
1,146
143
261
744
977
847
604
878
614
490
1,017
249
542
683
640
736
80
909
908
243
1,148
610
663
313
83
196
342
Under $50
465
665
1,368
825
807
1,189
1,798
611
3,695
3,046
1,034
1,104
1,677
643
466
422
937
183
606
860
1,491
2,299
442
283
481
842
980
1,364
964
696
1,410
1,026
203
398
1,182
1,010
1,963
37
746
1,233
227
1,933
638
1,091
785
435
538
782
Auto theft
294
637
230
677
425
459
827
1,610
346
368
176
Toble 58.— Number of Offensts Known to the Police, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
City
Cities 15,000 to 60,000 in
population—Con.
Annapolis, Md
Annlston, Ala
Arcadia, Calif
Arvada, Colo
Ashland, Ky
Ashtabula, Ohio..
Athens, Ga
Athens, Ohio
Attleboro, Mass,.
Auburn, Maine...
Auburn, N.Y
Austin, Minn...
Azusa, Calif.
Baldwin Borough, Pa.
Baldwin Park, Calif...
Bangor, Maine
Barberton, Ohio
BartlesviUe, Okla...
Battle Creek, Mich.
Baytown, Tex
Belleville, III
BeUeville, N.J
Bellevue, Wash
Bellingbam, Wash.
Belmont, Mass
Beloit, Wis
Bergenlield, N.J.
Bessemer, Ala
Bethel Park, Pa.
Beverly, Mass
Beverly HUls, CaUf
Big Spring, Tex
Birmingham, Mich
Bismarck. N. Dak
Bloomfleld Township, Mich.
Bloomlngton, 111
Bloomington, Ind...
Blytheville, Ark
Bossier City, La
Bowling Green, Ky..
Braintree, Mass
Bremerton, Wash
Bridgewater Township, N.J.
Brighton, N.Y
Brooklyn Center, Minn
Brook Park
Bryan, Texas
Burlingame, Calif.
Burlington, Iowa..
Burlington, N.C..
Burlhigton, Vt
Butte, Mont
Calumet City, 111
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Carlsbad, N.Mex
Total
Crime
Index
1,191
667
1,112
670
477
1,664
606
329
230
343
927
200
1,363
238
897
261
1,680
1,142
666
686
1,273
1,066
246
903
296
1,048
379
767
1,287
619
616
436
634
977
467
638
900
1,028
877
832
305
357
738
678
869
227
690
657
560
1,391
720
623
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
39
95
20
5
15
68
65
Incomplete
26
4
3
8
51
10
72
31
213
127
62
26
3
21
7
193
2
6
Larceny — theft
$50 and
over
350
211
369
176
191
258
611
250
147
116
147
405
90
637
246
82
676
450
166
185
667
317
107
235
92
348
144
334
544
218
175
90
290
400
119
232
278
269
182
347
110
97
242
223
365
119
109
330
219
326
269
221
Under $50
573
640
203
172
574
688
344
614
221
257
210
438
828
401
206
298
138
306
87
67
126
681
331
436
64
126
351
457
62
517
267
696
123
230
473
1,223
416
479
281
387
234
75
453
1,046
692
1,074
81
91
621
1,003
148
221
296
271
178
139
250
415
474
422
204
329
258
481
275
614
270
663
363
622
231
304
221
303
420
621
421
277
396
210
341
816
159
89
225
187
391
628
1S5
324
324
364
77
304
334
361
179
648
177
281
449
431
345
453
247
365
Auto theft
177
Table 59.— Number
of Offenses Known to the Police,
1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
Total
Crime
Index
Criminal homicide
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
Larceny— theft
City
Murder
and non-
negllgcnt
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
$50 and
over
Under $50
Auto theft
Cities 15, mo to 60,000 in
population— Con.
Casper, Wyo
838
302
763
884
1,315
867
1,362
205
636
648
538
616
368
244
473
1,647
809
511
298
873
214
540
1,752
225
1,086
346
1,085
917
2,488
303
832
232
414
143
174
701
992
416
404
510
1,121
725
630
841
1,194
438
637
1,045
894
629
1,123
579
6
3
12
1
8
36
22
15
76
4
9
9
2
9
2
3
4
49
13
1
364
66
193
304
350
386
343
91
271
200
260
278
208
104
146
377
314
176
81
407
83
209
S07
63
326
96
376
335
1 1»R
340
193
422
146
690
330
331
83
219
325
238
212
81
84
246
930
360
292
186
323
95
223
725
91
689
181
475
382
826
100
279
147
209
60
46
389
468
172
188
265
77
412
201
306
461
233
369
413
266
246
619
266
660
406
659
96
687
1,221
496
139
161
961
290
670
308
65
408
931
542
600
843
357
187
476
828
137
537
151
505
591
1,869
40
249
206
427
117
222
432
238
66
399
277
810
323
608
236
932
642
599
474
611
273
604
626
114
Cedar Falls, Iowa
13
45
29
12
22
279
9
Incomplete
19
17
16
24
42
29
CharlottesTiUe, Va .
1
1
3
2
11
1
2
8
8
1
4
83
367
239
Chelsea, Mass
Cheltenham Township, Pa
Cheyenne, Wyo
2
4
Chicago Heights, HI
1
1
311
18
Chlllicothe, Ohio
Clarksburg, W. Va..
Clarksville, Tenn
3
114
Clinton, Tnwfl
93
Clevis, N.Mex
22
Columbus, Ind
Columbus, Miss
2
2
1
2
90
31
Concord, N.H
4
63
Coon Rapids, Minn
2
3
5
2
1
5
1
1
10
2
4
20
26
23
2
16
28
1
8
46
17
31
7
32
100
158
66
Coral Gables, Fla
2
160
Corona, Calif
1
2
94
Coronado, Calif
38
CorvalUs, Oreg
16
Covina, Calif
14
2
7
145
6
12
4
82
9
75
6
2
2
6
96
Cranford Township, N.J
32
Crystal, Minn
1
6
92
Culver City, Calif. . .
2
318
Cnmberland, Mrt
46
2
1
122
Danvers, Mass
68
Danville, 111
1
1
5
10
2
22
1
2
109
Danville, Va
1
R
88
Daytona Beach, Fla
216
Decatur, Oa..
1
1
12
12
3
23
22
26
50
89
221
64
127
62
61
179
95
Dedham, Mass
316
DeKalb, 111
16
Del City, Okla.
2
47
Delhi Township, Ohio
4
1
1
5
1
1
1
5
Denison, Tex
1
10
3
1
10
9
15
7
7
4
90
4
14
17
21
3
6
18
53
9
S3
4
29
63
DeWitt, N.Y
1
3
Dothan, Ala
46
5
21
5
33
14
6
111
17
5
23
26
9
101
69
40
363
185
160
164
284
208
278
293
336
139
149
454
410
238
356
204
92
45
Downers Grove, 111
28
East Brunswick Township,
N.J
1
2
3
7
7
2
8
1
3
69
East Cleveland, Ohio
4
626
80
3
126
East Point, Ga
106
East Providence, R.I
6
368
Eau Claire, Wis . .
65
Edina, Minn
90
El Cajon, Calif
3
12
5
2
9
2
119
ElCerrito, Calif
152
El Dorado, Ark
7
3
3
27
Elkhart, Ind
114
Elmhurst, 111
6
60
178
Table 58.— Number of Offenses Known to tht Po/icc, 1969, Cifies and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
City
CilU) IB, 000 to 60,000 in
population — Con.
Elnilra, N.Y
Enfleld, Conn
Englewood, Colo
Englcwood, N.J
Enid, Okla
Escondido, Calif
Eureka, Calif
Everett, Mass
Evergreen Park, 111
Ewing Township, N.J_
Fairboni, Ohio
Fairfield, Calif.
Fair Lawn, N.J
Fairmont, W. Va
Falls Township, Pa.
Farmlngton, N. Mex..
Fayetteville, Ark
Ferguson, Mo..
Femdale, Mich.
Findlay, Ohio
Fltchburg.Mass...
Flagstaff, Ariz
Florence, Ala
Florence, S.C
Fond du Lac, Wis.
Fort Collins, Colo.
Fort Dodge, Iowa.
Fort Lee, N.J
Fort Myers, Fla...
Fort Pierce, Fla. . .
Fountain Valley, Calif....
Franklin Township, N.J.
Freeport, Dl-
Frceport, N.Y
Galesburg, 111..
Gardena, CallX
Garden City, Mich
Garden City, N.Y
Garfield, N.J
Garfield Heights, Ohio.
Glen Cove, N.Y....
Glendale, Ariz
Glendora, Calif
Gloucester, Mass
Qoldsboro, N.C
Grand Forks, N. Dak.
Grand Island, Nebr. _ .
Granite City, 111
Greeley, Colo
GrcenbuTgh, N.Y
Greenville, N.C.
Greenville, Tex. _
Greenwood, Miss.
Gulfport, Miss
Hackensack, N.J.
Total
Crime
Index
706
S46
1.099
815
800
693
662
690
603
778
402
798
476
130
682
661
418
616
1,063
681
1,349
434
626
178
802
829
867
871
621
344
1,666
462
1,621
727
586
261
463
567
1.276
809
294
952
884
727
1.287
980
1,164
801
523
629
716
1,106
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
staugtitcr
by
negligence
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
17
17
29
19
42
21
21
4
3
13
9
39
5
7
1
135
7
10
92
14
21 38
Incomplete
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
26
2
1
18
25
14
Incomplete
23
9
49
17
3
40
76
42
76
33
147
5
23
243
288
371
334
342
261
221
291
60
241
110
355
177
46
315
202
133
225
489
227
549
269
293
64
208
351
214
350
428
309
128
478
167
418
199
105
60
211
176
535
357
161
343
163
284
652
221
260
232
231
327
337
Larceny— theft
$50 and
over
372
Under $50
370
762
162
280
489
946
365
183
332
708
198
307
346
733
140
92
394
670
373
396
205
645
308
1,006
253
300
62
45
186
523
232
374
260
295
260
436
293
421
267
342
Auto theft
493
105
408
190
342
79
364
466
903
360
522
364
124
333
675
373
476
166
263
137
247
649
678
209
435
626
382
336
923
418
220
83
91
121
377
245
79
484
670
342
343
26
71
391
479
592
959
362
512
343
892
662
1,061
651
308
361
442
208
276
141
163
276
601
436
323
17!9
Table 59.—Numbtr of Offenses Known to the Police, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population— Continued
City
Cities tSflOO to SOfiOO in
population— Con.
Hagerstown, Md
Haltom City, Tei
Hamburg Town, N.Y
Hamden, Conn
Hamtramck, Mich
Harllngen, Tex
Harvey, 111
Hatticsburg, Miss _ .
Haverhill, Mass
Hazel Park, Mich
Hazleton, Pa
Hempstead, N.Y
Highland Park, 111
Highland Park, Mich
Hilo, Hawaii
Hobbs, N. Mex
Hoboken, N.J
Holland, Mich
Hot Springs, Ark
Houma, La __.
Hunthigton Park, Callt
Hutchhison, Eans
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Inkster, Mich...
Iowa City, Iowa
Ithaca, N.Y
Jackson, Tenn _
Jamestown, N.Y
Janesville, Wis
Jefferson City, Mo
Johnson City, Tenn
Johnstown, Pa __.
Jonesboro. Ark.._
Joplin, Mo
Kankakee, III
Kannapolls, N.C
Kearny, N.J
Kent, Ohio
Killeen, Tex
EIngsport, Tenn
Kingston, N.Y
Kingsville, Tex
Kinston, N.C
Klrkwood, Mo
Lackawanna, N.Y
Lofayette, Ind
L« Orange, Ga
La Habra, Calif
La Mesa, Calif
Lancaster, Ohio
Laurel, Miss..
Lawrence, Kans
Leavenworth, Kans
Lebanon, Pa
Leominster, Mass ,
Total
Crime
Index
784
310
1,064
1,647
800
1,624
547
1,051
194
1,864
503
3,383
441
960
1,582
438
716
661
2,086
515
989
2,392
803
621
1.070
364
561
700
506
386
192
1,028
1,201
401
649
392
1,369
343
448
485
529
451
785
955
230
1,156
860
600
570
1,319
395
375
732
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
Forcible
rape
Robbery
1
6
12
1
24
3
36
Aggravated
assault
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
incomplete
7
3
12
19
261
203
3
66
156
144
9
32
18
Incomplete
5
75
35
3
8
399
226
6
11
16
26
52
122
5
38
34
33
26
67
202
69
10
23
12
25
116
270
9
10
IS
30
47
111
3
2
5
4
7
39
18
69
29
21
6
2
12
81
126
166
3
97
25
10
1
7
52
104
16
41
10
27
6
39
17
99
7
12
48
49
22
10
1
37
28
24
5
12
8
61
12
113
16
62
20
48
2
7
7
6
357
102
369
353
371
467
214
676
80
486
108
949
261
355
716
130
355
240
747
280
296
1,076
218
254
402
159
168
278
151
174
102
336
392
144
202
160
427
136
144
160
182
197
279
311
57
442
314
248
221
310
82
179
283
Larceny— theft
$50 and
over
226
166
525
420
291
484
232
236
84
820
344
1,132
126
516
102
224
243
212
621
133
575
594
463
261
337
137
337
310
68
523
412
122
244
130
608
79
200
233
161
196
192
606
94
580
435
165
189
829
187
142
237
Under $50
269
446
670
507
572
293
179
75
364
266
1,113
378
690
80
551
318
152
894
995
1,065
645
559
442
483
168
804
484
213
178
143
917
423
221
183
496
546
358
176
388
246
396
196
697
207
625
723
377
265
1,098
208
287
401
106
ss
45
198
180
Table 58. — Numbtr of Offenses Known to the Police, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
City
Ci(ie» 16,000 to 60,000 in
population— Cob.
Lcwlston, Maine..
Lexington, Mass..
Linden, N.J
Livennore, Cali/..
Livingston, N.J. .
Lockport, N.Y
Lodi, Calif
Lodi, N.J
Lombard, 111
Long Beach, N.Y_
Long Branch, N.J
Longview, Wash
Lynwood, Calif
Madison Heights, Mich..
Madison Township, N.J.
Manchester Township, Conn.
Manhattan Beach, Calif
Manitowoc, Wis
Mankato, Minn
Maple Heights, Ohio
Marietta, Oa
Marion, Ind
Marion, Ohio
Marple Township, Pa.
Marshall, Tex .-..
Mason City, Iowa.
Massillon, Ohio
Maywood, 111
McAUen, Tex
McKeesport, Pa...
Medford, Oreg
Melbourne, Fla
Melrose, Mass
Menlo Park, Calif.
Mentor, Ohio
Methuen, Mass.
Michigan City, Ind
Middletown, Conn
Middletown Township, Pa..
Midland, Mich
Midwest City, Okla
MiUord Town, Conn
Millcreek Township, Pa.
Milton, Mass
Minnetonka, Minn
Minot, N. Dak..
Mishawaka, Ind.
Missoula, Mont..
Mohne, 111
Monroe, Mich
Monrovia, Calif- _
Montclair, N.J_
Montebello, Calif
Monterey, Calif _
Monterey Park, Calif.
Total
Crime
Index
626
438
1,051
689
216
317
476
S46
298
1,654
1,177
437
2,211
806
651
864
1,240
432
678
662
1,118
1,083
791
337
343
677
867
264
662
957
412
364
1,049
561
695
1,208
699
626
461
848
1,403
367
314
419
276
661
634
1,202
384
865
1,169
1,462
1,503
1,192
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
164
22
3
10
41
1
8
24
24
43
10
4
7
8
25
78
2
36
17
15
2
36
3
12
30
25
3
5
6
10
1
7
3
3
14
9
31
13
62
48
42
40
32
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
276
209
438
401
121
74
149
153
68
535
423
207
776
268
263
363
612
246
237
196
399
364
249
118
136
286
206
342
186
255
405
187
170
447
206
331
369
267
283
165
232
389
142
171
178
61
239
184
636
182
340
615
540
452
458
Larceny— theft
$60 and
over
Under $60
201
664
174
267
264
469
209
1,105
66
96
131
83
217
321
217
86
176
218
677
640
504
438
134
970
685
615
363
488
284
193
368
371
403
379
165
683
369
660
132
460
378
420
513
821
398
760
168
282
165
186
337
627
312
462
230
206
44
531
138
258
407
927
133
769
131
172
372
486
288
441
146
243
566
681
211
200
211
260
249
908
441
522
743
717
166
317
70
66
191
147
148
339
264
780
276
1,164
444
783
125
339
265
314
438
280
563
375
808
641
609
447
Auto theft
181
Table 58. — Number of Offenses Known to
the Police,
7969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
Total
Crime
Index
Criminal homicide
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
Larceny— theft
City
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
$50 and
over
Under $50
Auto theft
Citiei 16,000 to 60,000 in
population—Con.
Moorhead, Minn
628
541
209
215
650
828
981
324
467
481
1,033
1,144
2,787
1,440
767
172
1,107
697
1,613
2,765
603
278
1,228
619
296
1,629
1,439
1,215
316
304
1,168
610
612
658
318
833
281
1,764
1,387
677
561
350
670
1,250
741
422
618
1,319
2
7
1
3
8
25
18
3
3
1
64
60
12
17
1
201
178
119
93
93
248
647
146
125
179
472
330
1,026
446
311
72
434
350
556
1,129
160
104
377
118
129
618
625
397
101
148
611
142
163
232
108
262
99
649-
426
327
171
123
263
745
216
156
223
194
372
290
52
107
331
350
286
81
232
230
323
498
673
430
230
66
433
177
744
1,372
304
104
415
207
98
673
549
618
136
105
403
204
253
220
163
397
122
707
489
189
296
133
231
263
337
185
232
881
481
322
46
62
270
340
873
97
170
297
364
671
904
333
217
389
461
413
792
1,721
263
110
199
214
125
692
829
813
266
91
598
188
204
631
104
847
170
988
990
310
206
188
331
476
410
344
577
633
41
Morton Grove, III
1
48
Mount Lebanon Township,
Pa
1
36
Mount Pleasant, N.Y
12
Mount Prospect, 111
3
7
39
60
43
21
2
1
47
R
79
Muskogee, Okia
6
8
3
11
138
Napa, CalU
80
Natchez, Miss
4
1
66
Natick, Mass
94
Needham, Mass
1
70
Neptune Township, N.J
1
3
3
2
10
3
9
2
2
10
2
128
New Albany, Ind
262
Newark, Ohio
3
New Brunswick, N.J
285
75
15
1
25
24
35
24
13
105
280
23
15
101
28
87
74
43
687
Newburgh, N.Y
22S
New Castle, Pa..
4
1
188
New Iberia, La
1
3
2
25
New London, Conn ..
101
1
3
114
Newport, R.I
192
Newport Beach, Calif
1
17
138
Nlles,ni _
2
2
2
83
1
Northampton, Mass
6
21
22
9
81
89
40
4
4
19
6
33
9
3
34
1
83
102
26
1
5
9
8
8
6
12
42
6
73
49
52
1
5
19
16
6
39
2
31
24
73
64
90
37
11
7
32
43
62
105
2
58
North Bergen Township, N.J. .
403
North Chicago, 111
1
1
1
3
1
22
4
2
2
1
10
126
North Huntingdon Township,
Pa
52
North Las Vegas, Nev
2
281
North Miami, Fla.
223
North Miami Beach, Fla
1
208
North Oknsted, Ohio
72
North Tonawanda, N.Y..
41
Norwich, Conn
1
105
Norwood, Mass
143
Norwood, Ohio
2
1
1
1
3
5
3
4
2
10
7
152
Novato, Calif
62
Nutley, N.J
49
Oak Park, Mich
1
2
4
105
Oak Ridge, Tenn
2
5
2
1
1
1
31
Oceanslde, Calif
237
Orange, N.J
297
Orange, Texas
46
Orangetown, N.Y
65
Ottumwa, Iowa
2
6
6
1
4
77
84
Paclfica, Calif...
3
6
204
Paducah, Ky ..
2
130
Pampa, Tex
26
Panama City, Fla
3
1
19
17
36
Paramus, N.J
1
2
222
182
Table 58. — Number o
{ Offtnses
Known to the Police,
1969, Citiet and Towns 25,000 and over in Population— Continued
Total
Crime
Index
Criminal homicide
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
Larceny
-theft
City
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
$50 and
over
Under $50
Auto theft
Citie) 16,000 to 50,000 in
population— Con.
142
684
434
564
929
439
1,315
965
919
415
642
2,368
1,043
962
1,298
319
610
616
1,032
660
1,051
396
1,213
431
418
732
590
663
626
165
1,278
1,243
1,665
1,064
711
914
138
1,196
209
695
859
688
688
819
638
641
818
209
386
804
579
632
684
627
1
In
3
10
6
11
5
9
21
27
65
6
13
127
11
18
44
2
2
67
50
8
43
17
72
2
1
34
11
41
11
3
21
19
24
16
10
21
1
48
1
12
8
19
4
16
13
8
9
complete
1
19
29
54
8
10
20
51
113
40
26
118
30
54
46
10
51
49
39
16
43
36
89
26
4
13
37
18
4
15
18
33
44
13
28
7
1
49
2
23
32
2
100
123
41
180
110
210
579
190
674
261
391
133
252
1,102
412
266
697
144
201
214
440
220
431
122
636
138
64
269
147
309
217
65
601
517
640
660
268
319
58
421
142
208
403
136
241
282
116
271
313
94
138
236
320
174
342
276
68
311
247
234
88
175
394
339
224
166
277
607
471
511
414
102
223
72
376
220
390
167
422
245
270
336
272
146
266
66
680
537
335
283
321
390
69
614
65
214
266
383
244
296
402
188
398
88
171
424
182
287
118
255
523
436
238
138
63
427
318
230
889
236
220
961
858
751
492
212
627
490
994
169
461
287
642
236
995
121
218
250
87
363
822
759
194
544
889
314
130
726
36
632
696
172
383
276
536
204
417
163
156
1,231
344
929
366
325
Park Forest, 111 ._
28
Park Ridge, lU
2
1
62
Parma Heights, Ohio
41
Pascagoula, Miss
1
54
Peabody, Mass
1
248
Pekin.ni
2
2
3
6
8
63
8
1
2
12
1
6
2
14
6
298
Perth Amboy, N.J
282
106
Phenix City, Ala
67
Piscataway Township, N.J
74
Plamfield,N.J
2
7
6
6
11
2
6
406
Pleasant Hill, Calif
113
Pocatello, Idaho
1
118
6
180
Ponca City, Okla
69
Portage, Mich
2
27
Port Chester, N.Y...
1
2
1
2
1
4
113
Port Huron, Mich
1
6
1
3
8
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
5
2
9
5
4
2
3
1
121
Portsmouth, N.H
96
Portsmouth, Ohio
139
Pottstown, Pa
3
65
89
Prau-ie Village, Kans
18
78
1
76
120
Rahway, N.J . ..
3
148
Ramapo Town, N.Y
26
Rantoul, 111 .-.
11
Rapid City, S. Dak
2
1
2
1
1
1
164
Eedlands, Calif
127
606
Rialto, Calif . ...
97
2
81
Richfield, Minn
174
Richland, Wash
a
Richmond, Ind
2
162
Rldgewood, N.J.. _.
1
9
Ridley Township, Pa
4
7
1
6
3
134
Rock Hill, S.C
10
2
1
3
1
133
RockviUe Centre, N.Y
14S
Rocky Mount, N.C
6
7
68
Rome, Ga
92
Rosevllle, Minn
107
Ross Township, Pa
2
28
29
1
1
2
32
U
11
6
144
Roswell, N. Mex
6
1
64
Rotterdam, N.Y
1
1
3
2
6
2
2
2£
St. Charles, Mo
1
9
4
13
7
20
8
6£
St. Cloud, Minn
2
13;
Salem, Mass
1
K
4-
San Bruno, Calif
3
7
1
18f
San Carlos. CaUf
8
183
Table 59.— Number of Offentet Known to the Police, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population— Confinued
City
Cities 15,000 to 60,000 in
population— Con.
Sandusky, Ohio
San Gabriel, Calif
San Luis Obispo, Calif
San Rafael, Calif.. _
Santa Cruz, Calif. _
Santa Fe, N. Mex
Santa Maria, Calif
Santa Eosa, Calif
Sarasota, Fla.
SayrevlUe, N.J..
Sedalia, Mo
Selma, Ala
Shaker Heights, Ohio
Shaler Township, Pa
Shawnee, Okla
Sheboygan, Wis
Sherman, Tex
South EucUd, Ohio
Southgate, Mich
Southington Town, Conn..
South San Francisco, Calif.
Springfield Township, Ohio
Springfield Township, Pa..
State College, Pa
Steubenville, Ohio
Stillwater, Okla
Stratford, Conn
Sumter, S.C
Superior, Wis.
Taunton, Mass
Teaneck Township, NJ
Temple, Tex
Texarkana, Tex
Texas City, Tex..
Titusvllle, Fla
Torrington , Conn
Trumbull, Conn
Upland, Calif.
Upper Arlington, Ohio
Urbana, 111
Valdosta, Ga
Vancouver, Wash
Ventura, Calif
Vestal, N.Y
Vicksburg, Miss.
Villa Park, 111..
Vineland, N.J
Wakefield, Mass
Walla Walla, Wash
Wallingford, Conn
Walnut Creek, Calif
Warminster Township, Pa..
Warner Robins, Ga
Watertown. Mass
Watertown, N.Y
Total
Crime
Index
607
845
468
1,630
1,447
1,323
1,335
1,409
1,499
330
364
736
286
422
434
250
211
956
399
1,469
322
379
439
687
344
1,161
463
968
1,310
761
763
936
616
742
225
301
563
308
520
657
846
1,918
261
450
201
960
348
518
967
689
224
756
517
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
Forcible
rape
Robbery
Aggravated
assault
18
30
9
23
33
12
18
30
65
6
13
14
Incomplete
3
1
97
4
21
7
1
2
32
10
20
16
10
31
12
9
22
22
96
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
286
336
147
438
670
637
690
462
716
82
106
400
123
154
161
86
99
272
201
487
140
88
166
285
95
387
236
403
513
316
266
323
237
279
87
131
241
142
199
153
222
109
356
125
182
292
260
292
25
293
264
Larceny— theft
$50 and
over
181
359
234
776
609
422
562
769
487
162
199
188
201
128
62
477
163
619
121
176
206
240
220
566
131
264
204
321
319
497
222
353
86
103
204
163
205
237
330
903
156
166
54
358
156
265
255
623
222
158
268
216
Under $50
727
328
116
856
1,117
754
820
1,662
1,033
144
292
377
166
312
974
153
212
669
175
588
312
268
362
437
261
381
393
832
511
449
219
669
412
162
313
609
717
354
367
446
947
134
130
149
378
164
718
"858
293
193
195
184
Table 58. — Number of Offenses Known to fhe Police, 1969, Cities and Towns 25,000 and over in Population — Continued
City
Cities SSfiOO to 60,000 in
population— Con.
Waukesha, Wis _
Wausau, Wis
Wayne Township, NJ.
Webster Groves, Mo
Weirton, W.Va.
Wellesley, Mass
Westfield, Mass
Westfield, N.J.
West Mifflin, Pa
West New York, NJ.
West Orange, N.J
Westport, Conn.,
West Seneca, N.Y
West Springfield, Mass..
Wethersfleld, Conn
Wheaton, HI
Wheeling, W.Va..
Whitehall, Ohio..
Wilkinsburg, Pa..
Williamsport, Pa.
Willingboro Township, N.J..
Wilniette, 111 ,
Wilmington, N.C ,
Wilson, N.C.
Winona, Minn ,
Winter Park, Fla.
Woburn, Mass
Woonsocket, R.I.
Wyandotte, Mich.
Xenia, Ohio
I Yakima, Wash...
I Yuma, Ariz
I Zanesville, Ohio.
Other Areas
Dade County, Fla
Guam
Puerto Rico.
Total
Crime
Index
322
262
1,023
318
477
376
624
300
272
776
672
1,169
613
932
373
312
783
673
630
723
468
447
1,961
702
323
737
569
703
793
488
2,204
1,511
657
21, 370
942
54,067
Criminal homicide
Murder
and non-
negligent
man-
slaughter
1
191
Man-
slaughter
by
negligence
14
422
Forcible
rape
6
698
Robbery
1,3.56
28
1,662
Aggravated
assault
44
54
8
20
3
12
2
6
92
263
16
152
4
2
20
37
3
15
2
20
16
11
25
77
155
55
97
18
7
1,640
31
11,766
Burglary-
breaking
or entering
101
72
394
135
224
124
232
120
110
260
201
553
223
308
171
139
216
292
228
309
339
179
810
177
86
239
239
207
290
147
897
502
346
7,019
435
20, 657
Larceny— theft
$50 and
over
294
11,826
Under $60
173
441
119
650
523
491
133
328
129
148
185
125
207
208
134
219
83
75
227
112
270
227
490
394
279
337
319
171
141
133
109
402
410
404
267
516
169
171
343
629
49
17
220
682
592
906
238
646
158
231
358
628
189
97
172
126
290
760
245
694
892
2,375
705
797
171
397
601
9,406
Auto theft
185
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