City Crime Rankings: Crime in Metropolitan America - 12th Edition

City Crime Rankings Crime in Metropolitan America

Kathleen O'Leary Morgan and Scott Morgan, Editors

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A NOTE ABOUT OUR EDITION NUMBERING

We have published City Crime Rankings for twelve years. The first edition, published in 1995, was based on 1993 FBI data. In 1996, the statistics were from 1994. We called that book Volume II. This caused no end of confusion among many of our readers, particularly librarians. It should have been simply the Second Edition. The Third Edition was based on 1995 data, the Fourth Edition was based on 1996 data, the Fifth Edition was based on 1997 data, the Sixth Edition was based on 1998 data, the Seventh Edition was based on 1999 data, the Eighth Edition was based on 2000 data, the Ninth Edition was based on 2001 data, the Tenth Edition was based on 2002 data, the 11th Edition was based on 2003 data and this, the 12th Edition, is based on 2004 data.

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PREFACE

Final crime data are in for 2004 and the news is good. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), violent and property crime in the United States moved lower both in numbers and rates in 2004 from levels recorded the previous year.

Yet despite this encouraging news, Americans continue to be concerned about the safety of their communities. Final 2004 crime data, released by the FBI on October 17, 2005, show that the nations violent crime rate fell 2.2 percent from 2003 to 2004, while the property crime rate dropped 2.1 percent. In specific crime categories, rates for murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft each posted decreases. This 12th edition of City Crime Rankings analyzes these latest FBI crime statistics and ranks American cities of 75,000 population or more and metropolitan statistical areas regardless of size by type of crime and overall safety. With 90 tables of information, this book features a huge collection of data that allow for easy comparisons of crime numbers, crime rates and crime trends in cities and metro areas throughout America. Also included are the results of the 12th annual Americas Safest City and Metro Area survey, a unique crime study by Morgan Quitno that examines overall levels of safety in U.S. cities and metro areas. Important Notes About City Crime Rankings, 12th Edition City Crime Rankings, 12th Edition is organized into five sections. Section one provides the results of the Morgan Quitno Safest City and Metro Area survey, our annual crime study that ranks cities and metro areas in overall safety. This year's competition compares the incidence of crime in 369 cities throughout the United States. Complete

results, together with an explanation of survey methodology, are found on pages one to 16. Also included in this revised edition is the 2004 Crime Overview. This second section presents definitions, facts and caveats that provide important background information about the numbers presented in City Crime Rankings, 12th Edition. Section three reports statistics for metropolitan areas. Forty tables, presented in both alphabetical and rank order, compare 338 U.S. metropolitan areas in numbers of crimes, crime rates and crime trends over one and five years. The metropolitan areas for which crime information is shown are those that meet two criteria. First, at least 75% of all law enforcement agencies must have reported crime statistics, and second, the central city/cities must have submitted 12 months of data in 2004. There are several metro areas that did not meet these criteria in 2004 and thus are not included in the report. Most notably, complete statistics are not available for the metro areas of Augusta, GA-SC; Detroit, MI; Fairbanks, AK; Great Falls, MT; Joplin, MO; Shreveport-Bossier City, LA; Warren-Farmington Hills, MI; and Washington, D.C.

Readers will note that several metropolitan areas have changed from previous years. This is due to updated population data gathered in the 2000 Census. Using this new information, the federal government has redefined Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States. As a result, comparisons in crime rates, particularly five-year trends, are not comparable for many metro areas. In addition, City Crime Rankings, 12th Edition reports crime rankings for metropolitan divisions (M.D.). These are subdivisions of Metropolitan Statistical Areas. Section four features statistical tables showing crime rankings for cities. Included are cities of 75,000 or more population that

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have reported crime data to the FBI. In all, data and rankings for 379 cities are provided. Crime numbers, rates and percent changes in crime rates over one and five years are featured. In addition, tables showing numbers and rates of police officers patrolling the streets of these cities are provided.

Both the city and metro statistics sections feature the same layout. The first two pages of each table show the cities in alphabetical order, while the third and fourth pages show them in rank order. The fifth and final section of City Crime Rankings consists of appendices that provide population tables for cities and metro areas as well as cross reference tools describing which cities and counties make up specific metropolitan areas. Also included are charts showing rates for each crime category for the past 20 years. This examination of trends provides yet another perspective of crime in the 50 United States. All statistics in this book are derived from data in Crime in the United States 2004, an annual publication from the FBI. These statistics are collected under the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. This program is a nationwide effort under which 17,000 city, county and state law enforcement agencies report data on crimes committed in their jurisdictions. In 2004, approximately 94% of Americans lived in areas participating in the UCR program. The 2004 statistics presented in City Crime Rankings are the most recent non-preliminary, full year numbers available from the FBI. All rankings appearing in this book are reported in order from highest to lowest. Any ties are listed alphabetically. Numbers and rates shown in parentheses are negative. Data reported as NA are not available or could not be calculated. The national totals and rates appearing at the top of each table are for the entire United States, for both metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Specific totals for metropolitan areas and larger cities are provided in the Appendix, just inside the back cover.

A Cautionary Note about Rankings We recognize that our rankings of crime in cities and metro areas are seen by some as controversial. The FBI and many criminologists caution against crime rankings of any type. They correctly point out that crime levels are affected by many factors, such as population density, composition of the population (particularly the concentration of youth), climate, economic conditions, strength of local law enforcement agencies, citizens attitudes toward crime, cultural factors, education levels, crime reporting practices of citizens and family cohesiveness. As a result, crime rankings are often deemed simplistic or incomplete. However, the criticism is largely based on the fact that there are reasons for the differences in crime rates, not that the rates are incompatible. This would be somewhat akin to deciding not to compare athletes on their speed in the 40-yard dash because of physical or training differences. Such differences help explain the different speeds, but do not invalidate the comparisons. We agree that crime ranking information must be considered carefully and certainly do not want to be irresponsible in our presentation of the rankings. However, we also believe that these rankings tell not only an interesting, but also very important story regarding the incidence of crime in this country. Annual rankings not only allow for comparisons among different cities and metro areas, but also enable local leaders and concerned citizens to track their own progress in addressing crime problems from one year to the next. We ask our readers to use and learn from these crime rankings, but also to keep in mind that rankings based on city size comprise just one of many factors used in assessing crime in the United States.

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1. Crimes in 2004 2. Crime Rate in 2004 3. Percent Change in Crime Rate: 2003 to 2004 4. Percent Change in Crime Rate: 2000 to 2004 5. Violent Crimes in 2004 6. Violent Crime Rate in 2004 7. Percent Change in Violent Crime Rate: 2003 to 2004 8. Percent Change in Violent Crime Rate: 2000 to 2004 9. Murders in 2004 10. Murder Rate in 2004 11. Percent Change in Murder Rate: 2003 to 2004 12. Percent Change in Murder Rate: 2000 to 2004 13. Rapes in 2004 14. Rape Rate in 2004 15. Percent Change in Rape Rate: 2003 to 2004 16. Percent Change in Rape Rate: 2000 to 2004 17. Robberies in 2004 18. Robbery Rate in 2004 19. Percent Change in Robbery Rate: 2003 to 2004 20. Percent Change in Robbery Rate: 2000 to 2004 21. Aggravated Assaults in 2004 22. Aggravated Assault Rate in 2004 23. Percent Change in Aggravated Assault Rate: 2003 to 2004 24. Percent Change in Aggravated Assault Rate: 2000 to 2004 25. Property Crimes in 2004 26. Property Crime Rate in 2004 27. Percent Change in Property Crime Rate: 2003 to 2004 28. Percent Change in Property Crime Rate: 2000 to 2004 29. Burglaries in 2004 30. Burglary Rate in 2004 31. Percent Change in Burglary Rate: 2003 to 2004 32. Percent Change in Burglary Rate: 2000 to 2004 33. Larcenies and Thefts in 2004 34. Larceny and Theft Rate in 2004 35. Percent Change in Larceny and Theft Rate: 2003 to 2004 36. Percent Change in Larceny and Theft Rate: 2000 to 2004 37. Motor Vehicle Thefts in 2004 38. Motor Vehicle Theft Rate in 2004 39. Percent Change in Motor Vehicle Theft Rate: 2003 to 2004 40. Percent Change in Motor Vehicle Theft Rate: 2000 to 2004

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41. Crimes in 2004 42. Crime Rate in 2004 43. Percent Change in Crime Rate: 2003 to 2004 44. Percent Change in Crime Rate: 2000 to 2004 45. Violent Crimes in 2004 46. Violent Crime Rate in 2004 47. Percent Change in Violent Crime Rate: 2003 to 2004 48. Percent Change in Violent Crime Rate: 2000 to 2004 49. Murders in 2004 50. Murder Rate in 2004 51. Percent Change in Murder Rate: 2003 to 2004 52. Percent Change in Murder Rate: 2000 to 2004 53. Rapes in 2004 54. Rape Rate in 2004 55. Percent Change in Rape Rate: 2003 to 2004 56. Percent Change in Rape Rate: 2000 to 2004 57. Robberies in 2004 58. Robbery Rate in 2004 59. Percent Change in Robbery Rate: 2003 to 2004 60. Percent Change in Robbery Rate: 2000 to 2004 61. Aggravated Assaults in 2004 62. Aggravated Assault Rate in 2004 63. Percent Change in Aggravated Assault Rate: 2003 to 2004 64. Percent Change in Aggravated Assault Rate: 2000 to 2004 65. Property Crimes in 2004 66. Property Crime Rate in 2004 67. Percent Change in Property Crime Rate: 2003 to 2004 68. Percent Change in Property Crime Rate: 2000 to 2004 69. Burglaries in 2004 70. Burglary Rate in 2004 71. Percent Change in Burglary Rate: 2003 to 2004 72. Percent Change in Burglary Rate: 2000 to 2004 73. Larcenies and Thefts in 2004 74. Larceny and Theft Rate in 2004 75. Percent Change in Larceny and Theft Rate: 2003 to 2004 76. Percent Change in Larceny and Theft Rate: 2000 to 2004 77. Motor Vehicle Thefts in 2004 78. Motor Vehicle Theft Rate in 2004 79. Percent Change in Motor Vehicle Theft Rate: 2003 to 2004 80. Percent Change in Motor Vehicle Theft Rate: 2000 to 2004

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CITY CRIME STATISTICS (for cities larger than 75,000 population)

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81. Police Officers in 2004 82. Rate of Police Officers in 2004 83. Percent Change in Rate of Police Officers: 2003 to 2004 84. Percent Change in Rate of Police Officers: 2000 to 2004

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85. Metropolitan Population in 2004 86. Metropolitan Population in 2003 87. Metropolitan Population in 2000 88. City Population in 2004 89. City Population in 2003 90. City Population in 2000 Descriptions of Metropolitan Areas in 2004 County Index: 2004 Twenty Years of National Crime Rates: 1985 to 2004 National, Metropolitan and City Crime Statistics Summary: 2004

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Newton, Massachusetts apparently likes the view from the top. For the second consecutive year, Newton has earned the right to call itself Americas Safety City. Newton continues to have one of the best records in the nation when it comes to crime. In 2004, it once again had no murders and had the lowest overall crime rate among cities of 75,000 or more population. Newton also reported the second lowest overall violent crime rate and boasts the nations lowest motor vehicle theft rate. Joining Newton at the top of the Safest City rankings are Clarkstown, NY; Amherst, NY; Mission Viejo, CA and Brick Township, NJ. At the opposite end of the Morgan Quitno crime scale, Camden, New Jersey continues its stranglehold on the dubious honor of the nations most dangerous city. Last year was the first year Camden had come out at the bottom and through the end of 2004, crime continued to plague this community across the Delaware River from Philadelphia. Camden has the highest violent crime, murder and robbery rates among cities of 75,000 or more population. On the positive side, Camdens violent crime rate dropped almost six percent from 2003 to 2004. Trailing Camden on the more dangerous end of the crime scale are Detroit, MI; St. Louis, MO, Flint, MI and Richmond, VA. Our Safest Metropolitan Area competition includes both Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) and Metropolitan Divisions (MDs) which are subdivisions of MSAs. For the first time, Logan, UT-ID tops the rankings list as Americas Safest Metropolitan Area. Other top metro areas are Fond du Lac, WI; Glens Falls, NY, Appleton, WI and Sheboygan, WI. At the bottom of the Safest Metropolitan Area rankings for the second consecutive year is the Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI metropolitan division. Joining Detroit in the more dangerous region of the Morgan Quitno metro crime rankings list are New Orleans, LA, Memphis, TN-MS-AR; Sumter, SC and Miami-Dade County, FL metropolitan division. Methodology The methodology used to determine Americas Safest City and Metro Area is the same approach that has been used for the past eight years. First, city and

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SAFEST METROPOLITAN AREA metro area crime rates for six basic crime categories murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft were plugged into a formula that measured how a particular city or metro area compared to the national average for a given crime category. The outcome of this equation was then multiplied by a weight assigned to each of the six crime categories. For this years award, each of the six crimes was given equal weight. By weighting each crime equally, cities are compared based purely on their crime rates and how they stack up to the national average for a particular crime category. These weighted numbers then were added together for a city or metro areas final score. Finally, these scores were ranked from lowest to highest to determine which cities and metropolitan areas were safest and most dangerous. The result of this methodology is that a city or metro areas crime record is measured against the national average. The farther below the national average, the higher (and better) a city or metro ranked in the final Safest Cities and Metros list; the farther above the national average, the lower (and worse) a city or metro ranked in the final list. All cities of 75,000 population or more that reported data to the FBI for the six categories of crime measured for the survey were included. Any city or metro area with missing data was disqualified from the competition. Chicago, IL and other Illinois cities are among the major cities not included this year due to data problems (see Missing Cities page 16.) There was no population minimum for metropolitan areas. The tables that follow show final scores and complete rankings for 369 cities and 330 metro areas. Results of the survey are presented in both alphabetical and rank order. Our Safest City and Metro Area crime rankings seem to bring out a more emotional response than any of our other surveys. Safety is just so basic to how citizens feel about their community. However, more than just making people feel good or angry, we sincerely hope that our rankings bring about meaningful debate about crime among citizens, police and community leaders. Congratulations to Newton and Logan! - THE EDITORS

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SAFEST 25: 1 Newton, MA 1 Camden, NJ 2 Clarkstown, NY 2 Detroit, MI 3 Amherst, NY 3 St. Louis, MO 4 Mission Viejo, CA 4 Flint, MI 5 Brick Twnshp, NJ 5 Richmond, VA 6 Troy, MI 6 Baltimore, MD 7 Thousand Oaks, CA 7 Atlanta, GA 8 Round Rock, TX 8 New Orleans, LA 9 Lake Forest, CA 9 Gary, IN 10 Cary, NC 10 Birmingham, AL 11 Colonie, NY 11 Richmond, CA 12 Fargo, ND 12 Cleveland, OH 13 Irvine, CA 13 Washington, DC 14 Orem, UT 14 West Palm Beach, FL 15 Dover Twnshp, NJ 15 Compton, CA 16 Warwick, RI 16 Memphis, TN 17 Sunnyvale, CA 17 Dayton, OH 18 Hamilton Twnshp, NJ 18 San Bernardino, CA 19 Parma, OH 19 Springfield, MA 20 Canton Twnshp, MI 20 Cincinnati, OH 21 Greece, NY 21 Oakland, CA 22 Simi Valley, CA 22 Dallas, TX 23 Coral Springs, FL 23 Newark, NJ 24 Port St. Lucie, FL 24 Hartford, CT 25 Centennial, CO 25 Little Rock, AR

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CITIES OF 500,000 OR MORE POPULATION: (32 cities) Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:

1 San Jose, CA 1 Detroit, MI 2 El Paso, TX 2 Baltimore, MD 3 Honolulu, HI 3 Washington, DC 4 New York, NY 4 Memphis, TN 5 Austin, TX 5 Dallas, TX 6 San Diego, CA 6 Philadelphia, PA 7 Louisville, KY 7 Columbus, OH 8 San Antonio, TX 8 Nashville, TN 9 Fort Worth, TX 9 Houston, TX 10 Jacksonville, FL 10 Charlotte, NC

CITIES OF 100,000 TO 499,999 POPULATION: (208 cities) Safest 10: Most Dangerous 10:

1 Amherst, NY 1 St. Louis, MO 2 Thousand Oaks, CA 2 Flint, MI 3 Cary, NC 3 Richmond, VA 4 Irvine, CA 4 Atlanta, GA 5 Sunnyvale, CA 5 New Orleans, LA 6 Simi Valley, CA 6 Gary, IN 7 Coral Springs, FL 7 Birmingham, AL 8 Port St. Lucie, FL 8 Richmond, CA 9 Glendale, CA 9 Cleveland, OH 10 Provo, UT 10 Dayton, OH

CITIES OF 75,000 TO 99,999 POPULATION: (129 cities) Safest 10:

1 Newton, MA 1 Camden, NJ 2 Clarkstown, NY 2 West Palm Beach, FL 3 Mission Viejo, CA 3 Compton, CA 4 Brick Twnshp, NJ 4 Trenton, NJ 5 Troy, MI 5 Reading, PA 6 Round Rock, TX 6 Canton, OH 7 Lake Forest, CA 7 Youngstown, OH 8 Colonie, NY 8 Miami Beach, FL 9 Fargo, ND 9 North Charleston, SC 10 Orem, UT 10 Macon, GA

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RANK CITY SCORE RANK CITY SCORE RANK CITY SCORE

167 Abilene, TX 14.58 181 Chula Vista, CA 20.32 85 Garland, TX (27.40)264 Akron, OH 71.10 350 Cincinnati, OH 194.88 361 Gary, IN 233.48263 Albany, GA 70.65 2 Clarkstown, NY (81.99) 47 Gilbert, AZ (46.86)306 Albany, NY 104.34 170 Clarksville, TN 16.45 271 Glendale, AZ 74.13281 Albuquerque, NM 78.03 205 Clearwater, FL 33.85 26 Glendale, CA (57.02)NA Alexandria, VA** NA 358 Cleveland, OH 211.96 163 Grand Prairie, TX 13.8593 Alhambra, CA (25.19) 74 Clifton, NJ (34.41) 243 Grand Rapids, MI 55.45

249 Allentown, PA 59.30 57 Clinton Twnshp, MI (43.08) 21 Greece, NY (60.74)224 Amarillo, TX 45.57 68 Clovis, CA (38.48) 199 Greeley, CO 30.25

3 Amherst, NY (81.73) 11 Colonie, NY (68.07) 137 Green Bay, WI (1.29)133 Anaheim, CA (5.68) 182 Colorado Springs, CO 21.07 240 Greensboro, NC 54.93215 Anchorage, AK 41.17 73 Columbia, MO (35.16) 233 Gresham, OR 50.92

42 Ann Arbor, MI (48.47) 321 Columbia, SC 132.26 18 Hamilton Twnshp, NJ (61.53)196 Antioch, CA 28.42 229 Columbus, GA 46.96 308 Hammond, IN 107.29173 Arlington, TX 17.05 326 Columbus, OH 139.83 140 Hampton, VA 0.56

45 Arvada, CO (47.36) 355 Compton, CA 210.16 346 Hartford, CT 187.70158 Athens-Clarke, GA 11.63 143 Concord, CA 2.67 228 Hawthorne, CA 46.47363 Atlanta, GA 246.86 23 Coral Springs, FL (58.26) 191 Hayward, CA 25.77221 Aurora, CO 44.64 79 Corona, CA (30.55) 98 Henderson, NV (21.86)NA Aurora, IL** NA 251 Corpus Christi, TX 60.07 172 Hialeah, FL 16.77

162 Austin, TX 13.68 84 Costa Mesa, CA (27.49) 274 High Point, NC 75.59222 Bakersfield, CA 45.05 37 Cranston, RI (49.53) 102 Hillsboro, OR (20.55)126 Baldwin Park, CA (7.29) 348 Dallas, TX 190.87 187 Hollywood, FL 23.69364 Baltimore, MD 259.75 78 Daly City, CA (31.90) 123 Honolulu, HI (8.05)322 Baton Rouge, LA 133.82 51 Danbury, CT (44.95) 316 Houston, TX 129.89280 Beaumont, TX 77.95 296 Davenport, IA 93.70 52 Huntington Beach, CA (44.66)

80 Beaverton, OR (29.88) 108 Davie, FL (18.05) 210 Huntsville, AL 37.9672 Bellevue, WA (36.85) 353 Dayton, OH 200.16 198 Independence, MO 30.07

211 Bellflower, CA 38.60 219 Dearborn, MI 44.08 310 Indianapolis, IN 110.09226 Berkeley, CA 46.11 153 Denton, TX 7.97 302 Inglewood, CA 98.86

69 Billings, MT (37.74) 311 Denver, CO 110.33 13 Irvine, CA (65.80)360 Birmingham, AL 224.18 368 Detroit, MI 336.34 141 Irving, TX 2.21

58 Bloomington, MN (42.95) 15 Dover Twnshp, NJ (65.21) 258 Jacksonville, FL 66.3591 Boca Raton, FL (25.41) 134 Downey, CA (4.72) 342 Jackson, MS 180.73

104 Boise, ID (20.33) 293 Durham, NC 90.95 299 Jersey City, NJ 96.80305 Boston, MA 103.62 32 Edison Twnshp, NJ (54.15) NA Joliet, IL** NA

40 Boulder, CO (49.25) 213 El Cajon, CA 39.31 186 Kalamazoo, MI 23.375 Brick Twnshp, NJ (76.83) 184 El Monte, CA 22.26 329 Kansas City, KS 152.46

278 Bridgeport, CT 77.38 105 El Paso, TX (20.21) 344 Kansas City, MO 184.82NA Brockton, MA** NA 244 Elizabeth, NJ 55.54 60 Kenosha, WI (41.13)47 Broken Arrow, OK (46.86) 127 Erie, PA (7.23) 287 Kent, WA 82.51

106 Brownsville, TX (19.64) 155 Escondido, CA 9.63 230 Killeen, TX 48.24119 Buena Park, CA (10.24) 144 Eugene, OR 2.86 294 Knoxville, TN 91.78331 Buffalo, NY 161.95 96 Evansville, IN (23.95) 237 Lafayette, LA 53.93

75 Burbank, CA (34.39) 288 Everett, WA 82.68 9 Lake Forest, CA (71.46)110 Cambridge, MA (17.10) 183 Fairfield, CA 21.84 149 Lakeland, FL 5.69369 Camden, NJ 407.49 289 Fall River, MA 84.33 121 Lakewood, CA (8.35)

20 Canton Twnshp, MI (61.08) 12 Fargo, ND (67.02) 193 Lakewood, CO 27.39340 Canton, OH 178.66 31 Farmington Hills, MI (54.46) 261 Lancaster, CA 69.35

67 Cape Coral, FL (38.75) 265 Fayetteville, NC 72.12 266 Lansing, MI 72.9156 Carlsbad, CA (43.74) 202 Federal Way, WA 31.17 169 Laredo, TX 16.0746 Carrollton, TX (46.94) 366 Flint, MI 283.12 188 Las Cruces, NM 24.22

195 Carson, CA 28.28 179 Fontana, CA 19.39 298 Las Vegas, NV 96.3810 Cary, NC (69.77) 113 Fort Collins, CO (14.87) 128 Lawrence, KS (7.21)83 Cedar Rapids, IA (27.84) 283 Fort Lauderdale, FL 79.51 206 Lawton, OK 34.2825 Centennial, CO (57.21) 238 Fort Smith, AR 54.18 49 Lee's Summit, MO (46.21)

109 Chandler, AZ (17.90) 157 Fort Wayne, IN 11.42 88 Lewisville, TX (26.69)254 Charleston, SC 63.43 247 Fort Worth, TX 56.98 185 Lexington, KY 22.39313 Charlotte, NC 120.26 59 Fremont, CA (42.58) 130 Lincoln, NE (6.30)315 Chattanooga, TN 125.30 282 Fresno, CA 79.41 345 Little Rock, AR 185.61

41 Cheektowaga, NY (49.16) 86 Fullerton, CA (27.07) 54 Livermore, CA (44.36)129 Chesapeake, VA (6.40) 234 Gainesville, FL 51.09 30 Livonia, MI (54.85)NA Chicago, IL** NA 116 Garden Grove, CA (11.87) 241 Long Beach, CA 55.03

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245 Longview, TX 55.60 147 Peoria, AZ 4.95 227 South Gate, CA 46.23290 Los Angeles, CA 84.84 NA Peoria, IL** NA 257 Southfield, MI 64.78209 Louisville, KY 37.02 337 Philadelphia, PA 169.92 156 Sparks, NV 10.79208 Lowell, MA 35.35 309 Phoenix, AZ 107.68 154 Spokane Valley, WA 8.72242 Lubbock, TX 55.42 301 Pittsburgh, PA 98.82 235 Spokane, WA 52.55217 Lynn, MA 41.56 50 Plano, TX (45.64) NA Springfield, IL** NA314 Macon, GA 121.56 92 Plantation, FL (25.39) 351 Springfield, MA 199.02103 Madison, WI (20.52) 260 Pomona, CA 67.58 200 Springfield, MO 30.35135 Manchester, NH (3.56) 303 Pompano Beach, FL 99.06 33 Stamford, CT (53.30)131 McAllen, TX (5.85) 24 Port St. Lucie, FL (58.07) 29 Sterling Heights, MI (55.32)

82 McKinney, TX (28.47) 269 Portland, OR 73.61 330 Stockton, CA 154.28203 Melbourne, FL 32.27 253 Portsmouth, VA 61.39 367 St. Louis, MO 332.16354 Memphis, TN 201.11 277 Providence, RI 76.14 273 St. Paul, MN 74.19176 Mesa, AZ 17.88 27 Provo, UT (55.68) 325 St. Petersburg, FL 138.92101 Mesquite, TX (21.32) 197 Pueblo, CO 28.60 17 Sunnyvale, CA (61.68)333 Miami Beach, FL 163.99 95 Quincy, MA (24.73) 76 Sunrise, FL (34.37)334 Miami Gardens, FL 165.02 177 Racine, WI 18.96 284 Syracuse, NY 80.27339 Miami, FL 178.27 151 Raleigh, NC 6.45 327 Tacoma, WA 139.94291 Milwaukee, WI 85.76 63 Rancho Cucamon., CA (39.80) 304 Tallahassee, FL 101.15336 Minneapolis, MN 166.41 341 Reading, PA 179.14 332 Tampa, FL 163.13124 Miramar, FL (7.76) 175 Redding, CA 17.78 62 Temecula, CA (39.97)

4 Mission Viejo, CA (77.03) 225 Reno, NV 45.60 259 Tempe, AZ 66.86239 Mobile, AL 54.78 295 Rialto, CA 92.96 152 Thornton, CO 7.13255 Modesto, CA 64.27 65 Richardson, TX (39.52) 7 Thousand Oaks, CA (72.83)292 Montgomery, AL 86.15 359 Richmond, CA 221.24 307 Toledo, OH 105.39190 Moreno Valley, CA 25.11 365 Richmond, VA 266.56 194 Topeka, KS 28.17142 Murfreesboro, TN 2.32 207 Riverside, CA 34.89 44 Torrance, CA (47.50)

87 Napa, CA (26.88) 256 Roanoke, VA 64.51 343 Trenton, NJ 184.08NA Naperville, IL** NA 53 Rochester, MN (44.55) 6 Troy, MI (75.28)

323 Nashville, TN 134.30 319 Rochester, NY 131.76 312 Tucson, AZ 113.46248 New Bedford, MA 57.19 NA Rockford, IL** NA 324 Tulsa, OK 134.95362 New Orleans, LA 244.72 90 Roseville, CA (26.12) 250 Tuscaloosa, AL 59.38148 New York, NY 5.37 70 Roswell, GA (37.63) 192 Tyler, TX 26.70347 Newark, NJ 190.37 8 Round Rock, TX (72.41) 89 Upper Darby Twnshp, PA (26.45)

35 Newport Beach, CA (52.95) 318 Sacramento, CA 131.73 81 Vacaville, CA (28.95)236 Newport News, VA 53.33 171 Salem, OR 16.54 201 Vancouver, WA 30.53

1 Newton, MA (89.07) 262 Salinas, CA 69.54 77 Ventura, CA (32.12)216 Norfolk, VA 41.26 275 Salt Lake City, UT 75.71 204 Victorville, CA 32.88

66 Norman, OK (38.95) 165 San Angelo, TX 14.20 64 Virginia Beach, VA (39.67)328 North Charleston, SC 150.13 214 San Antonio, TX 40.69 279 Visalia, CA 77.79276 North Las Vegas, NV 76.03 352 San Bernardino, CA 199.72 145 Vista, CA 3.63139 Norwalk, CA (0.06) 178 San Diego, CA 19.33 268 Waco, TX 73.42

94 Norwalk, CT (25.02) 267 San Francisco, CA 73.15 NA Warren, MI** NA349 Oakland, CA 191.24 97 San Jose, CA (23.66) 16 Warwick, RI (63.65)168 Oceanside, CA 15.13 218 San Leandro, CA 43.20 357 Washington, DC 210.59114 Odessa, TX (13.47) 111 San Mateo, CA (16.49) 164 Waterbury, CT 14.16160 Ogden, UT 12.53 43 Sandy, UT (48.23) 131 West Covina, CA (5.85)285 Oklahoma City, OK 81.39 174 Santa Ana, CA 17.36 39 West Jordan, UT (49.26)

55 Olathe, KS (43.97) 125 Santa Barbara, CA (7.64) 356 West Palm Beach, FL 210.26212 Omaha, NE 39.27 71 Santa Clara, CA (36.92) 159 West Valley, UT 12.36220 Ontario, CA 44.34 36 Santa Clarita, CA (49.80) 146 Westland, MI 4.58

28 Orange, CA (55.60) 189 Santa Maria, CA 24.90 112 Westminster, CA (15.36)14 Orem, UT (65.41) 166 Santa Monica, CA 14.27 117 Westminster, CO (11.60)

338 Orlando, FL 173.37 161 Santa Rosa, CA 13.01 118 Whittier, CA (10.25)34 Overland Park, KS (53.27) 317 Savannah, GA 130.88 297 Wichita Falls, TX 95.19

150 Oxnard, CA 6.15 99 Scottsdale, AZ (21.49) 246 Wichita, KS 56.71100 Palm Bay, FL (21.35) 270 Seattle, WA 73.93 300 Wilmington, NC 97.26223 Palmdale, CA 45.13 320 Shreveport, LA 132.18 286 Winston-Salem, NC 82.07

19 Parma, OH (61.10) 22 Simi Valley, CA (59.52) 61 Woodbridge Twnshp, NJ (40.21)120 Pasadena, CA (9.04) 138 Sioux City, IA (0.18) 252 Worcester, MA 60.84136 Pasadena, TX (2.42) 115 Sioux Falls, SD (13.06) 232 Yakima, WA 50.55231 Paterson, NJ 48.34 107 Somerville, MA (18.73) 122 Yonkers, NY (8.08)

38 Pembroke Pines, FL (49.38) 272 South Bend, IN 74.18 335 Youngstown, OH 165.66Source: Morgan Quitno Press using data from F.B.I. "Crime in the United States 2004" 180 Yuma, AZ 20.20*Includes murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. A negative score (in parentheses) indicates acomposite crime number below the national rate, a positive number is above the national rate. **Not available.

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1 Newton, MA (89.07) 64 Virginia Beach, VA (39.67) 127 Erie, PA (7.23)2 Clarkstown, NY (81.99) 65 Richardson, TX (39.52) 128 Lawrence, KS (7.21)3 Amherst, NY (81.73) 66 Norman, OK (38.95) 129 Chesapeake, VA (6.40)4 Mission Viejo, CA (77.03) 67 Cape Coral, FL (38.75) 130 Lincoln, NE (6.30)5 Brick Twnshp, NJ (76.83) 68 Clovis, CA (38.48) 131 McAllen, TX (5.85)6 Troy, MI (75.28) 69 Billings, MT (37.74) 131 West Covina, CA (5.85)7 Thousand Oaks, CA (72.83) 70 Roswell, GA (37.63) 133 Anaheim, CA (5.68)8 Round Rock, TX (72.41) 71 Santa Clara, CA (36.92) 134 Downey, CA (4.72)9 Lake Forest, CA (71.46) 72 Bellevue, WA (36.85) 135 Manchester, NH (3.56)

10 Cary, NC (69.77) 73 Columbia, MO (35.16) 136 Pasadena, TX (2.42)11 Colonie, NY (68.07) 74 Clifton, NJ (34.41) 137 Green Bay, WI (1.29)12 Fargo, ND (67.02) 75 Burbank, CA (34.39) 138 Sioux City, IA (0.18)13 Irvine, CA (65.80) 76 Sunrise, FL (34.37) 139 Norwalk, CA (0.06)14 Orem, UT (65.41) 77 Ventura, CA (32.12) 140 Hampton, VA 0.5615 Dover Twnshp, NJ (65.21) 78 Daly City, CA (31.90) 141 Irving, TX 2.2116 Warwick, RI (63.65) 79 Corona, CA (30.55) 142 Murfreesboro, TN 2.3217 Sunnyvale, CA (61.68) 80 Beaverton, OR (29.88) 143 Concord, CA 2.6718 Hamilton Twnshp, NJ (61.53) 81 Vacaville, CA (28.95) 144 Eugene, OR 2.8619 Parma, OH (61.10) 82 McKinney, TX (28.47) 145 Vista, CA 3.6320 Canton Twnshp, MI (61.08) 83 Cedar Rapids, IA (27.84) 146 Westland, MI 4.5821 Greece, NY (60.74) 84 Costa Mesa, CA (27.49) 147 Peoria, AZ 4.9522 Simi Valley, CA (59.52) 85 Garland, TX (27.40) 148 New York, NY 5.3723 Coral Springs, FL (58.26) 86 Fullerton, CA (27.07) 149 Lakeland, FL 5.6924 Port St. Lucie, FL (58.07) 87 Napa, CA (26.88) 150 Oxnard, CA 6.1525 Centennial, CO (57.21) 88 Lewisville, TX (26.69) 151 Raleigh, NC 6.4526 Glendale, CA (57.02) 89 Upper Darby Twnshp, PA (26.45) 152 Thornton, CO 7.1327 Provo, UT (55.68) 90 Roseville, CA (26.12) 153 Denton, TX 7.9728 Orange, CA (55.60) 91 Boca Raton, FL (25.41) 154 Spokane Valley, WA 8.7229 Sterling Heights, MI (55.32) 92 Plantation, FL (25.39) 155 Escondido, CA 9.6330 Livonia, MI (54.85) 93 Alhambra, CA (25.19) 156 Sparks, NV 10.7931 Farmington Hills, MI (54.46) 94 Norwalk, CT (25.02) 157 Fort Wayne, IN 11.4232 Edison Twnshp, NJ (54.15) 95 Quincy, MA (24.73) 158 Athens-Clarke, GA 11.6333 Stamford, CT (53.30) 96 Evansville, IN (23.95) 159 West Valley, UT 12.3634 Overland Park, KS (53.27) 97 San Jose, CA (23.66) 160 Ogden, UT 12.5335 Newport Beach, CA (52.95) 98 Henderson, NV (21.86) 161 Santa Rosa, CA 13.0136 Santa Clarita, CA (49.80) 99 Scottsdale, AZ (21.49) 162 Austin, TX 13.6837 Cranston, RI (49.53) 100 Palm Bay, FL (21.35) 163 Grand Prairie, TX 13.8538 Pembroke Pines, FL (49.38) 101 Mesquite, TX (21.32) 164 Waterbury, CT 14.1639 West Jordan, UT (49.26) 102 Hillsboro, OR (20.55) 165 San Angelo, TX 14.2040 Boulder, CO (49.25) 103 Madison, WI (20.52) 166 Santa Monica, CA 14.2741 Cheektowaga, NY (49.16) 104 Boise, ID (20.33) 167 Abilene, TX 14.5842 Ann Arbor, MI (48.47) 105 El Paso, TX (20.21) 168 Oceanside, CA 15.1343 Sandy, UT (48.23) 106 Brownsville, TX (19.64) 169 Laredo, TX 16.0744 Torrance, CA (47.50) 107 Somerville, MA (18.73) 170 Clarksville, TN 16.4545 Arvada, CO (47.36) 108 Davie, FL (18.05) 171 Salem, OR 16.5446 Carrollton, TX (46.94) 109 Chandler, AZ (17.90) 172 Hialeah, FL 16.7747 Broken Arrow, OK (46.86) 110 Cambridge, MA (17.10) 173 Arlington, TX 17.0547 Gilbert, AZ (46.86) 111 San Mateo, CA (16.49) 174 Santa Ana, CA 17.3649 Lee's Summit, MO (46.21) 112 Westminster, CA (15.36) 175 Redding, CA 17.7850 Plano, TX (45.64) 113 Fort Collins, CO (14.87) 176 Mesa, AZ 17.8851 Danbury, CT (44.95) 114 Odessa, TX (13.47) 177 Racine, WI 18.9652 Huntington Beach, CA (44.66) 115 Sioux Falls, SD (13.06) 178 San Diego, CA 19.3353 Rochester, MN (44.55) 116 Garden Grove, CA (11.87) 179 Fontana, CA 19.3954 Livermore, CA (44.36) 117 Westminster, CO (11.60) 180 Yuma, AZ 20.2055 Olathe, KS (43.97) 118 Whittier, CA (10.25) 181 Chula Vista, CA 20.3256 Carlsbad, CA (43.74) 119 Buena Park, CA (10.24) 182 Colorado Springs, CO 21.0757 Clinton Twnshp, MI (43.08) 120 Pasadena, CA (9.04) 183 Fairfield, CA 21.8458 Bloomington, MN (42.95) 121 Lakewood, CA (8.35) 184 El Monte, CA 22.2659 Fremont, CA (42.58) 122 Yonkers, NY (8.08) 185 Lexington, KY 22.3960 Kenosha, WI (41.13) 123 Honolulu, HI (8.05) 186 Kalamazoo, MI 23.3761 Woodbridge Twnshp, NJ (40.21) 124 Miramar, FL (7.76) 187 Hollywood, FL 23.6962 Temecula, CA (39.97) 125 Santa Barbara, CA (7.64) 188 Las Cruces, NM 24.2263 Rancho Cucamon., CA (39.80) 126 Baldwin Park, CA (7.29) 189 Santa Maria, CA 24.90

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190 Moreno Valley, CA 25.11 253 Portsmouth, VA 61.39 316 Houston, TX 129.89191 Hayward, CA 25.77 254 Charleston, SC 63.43 317 Savannah, GA 130.88192 Tyler, TX 26.70 255 Modesto, CA 64.27 318 Sacramento, CA 131.73193 Lakewood, CO 27.39 256 Roanoke, VA 64.51 319 Rochester, NY 131.76194 Topeka, KS 28.17 257 Southfield, MI 64.78 320 Shreveport, LA 132.18195 Carson, CA 28.28 258 Jacksonville, FL 66.35 321 Columbia, SC 132.26196 Antioch, CA 28.42 259 Tempe, AZ 66.86 322 Baton Rouge, LA 133.82197 Pueblo, CO 28.60 260 Pomona, CA 67.58 323 Nashville, TN 134.30198 Independence, MO 30.07 261 Lancaster, CA 69.35 324 Tulsa, OK 134.95199 Greeley, CO 30.25 262 Salinas, CA 69.54 325 St. Petersburg, FL 138.92200 Springfield, MO 30.35 263 Albany, GA 70.65 326 Columbus, OH 139.83201 Vancouver, WA 30.53 264 Akron, OH 71.10 327 Tacoma, WA 139.94202 Federal Way, WA 31.17 265 Fayetteville, NC 72.12 328 North Charleston, SC 150.13203 Melbourne, FL 32.27 266 Lansing, MI 72.91 329 Kansas City, KS 152.46204 Victorville, CA 32.88 267 San Francisco, CA 73.15 330 Stockton, CA 154.28205 Clearwater, FL 33.85 268 Waco, TX 73.42 331 Buffalo, NY 161.95206 Lawton, OK 34.28 269 Portland, OR 73.61 332 Tampa, FL 163.13207 Riverside, CA 34.89 270 Seattle, WA 73.93 333 Miami Beach, FL 163.99208 Lowell, MA 35.35 271 Glendale, AZ 74.13 334 Miami Gardens, FL 165.02209 Louisville, KY 37.02 272 South Bend, IN 74.18 335 Youngstown, OH 165.66210 Huntsville, AL 37.96 273 St. Paul, MN 74.19 336 Minneapolis, MN 166.41211 Bellflower, CA 38.60 274 High Point, NC 75.59 337 Philadelphia, PA 169.92212 Omaha, NE 39.27 275 Salt Lake City, UT 75.71 338 Orlando, FL 173.37213 El Cajon, CA 39.31 276 North Las Vegas, NV 76.03 339 Miami, FL 178.27214 San Antonio, TX 40.69 277 Providence, RI 76.14 340 Canton, OH 178.66215 Anchorage, AK 41.17 278 Bridgeport, CT 77.38 341 Reading, PA 179.14216 Norfolk, VA 41.26 279 Visalia, CA 77.79 342 Jackson, MS 180.73217 Lynn, MA 41.56 280 Beaumont, TX 77.95 343 Trenton, NJ 184.08218 San Leandro, CA 43.20 281 Albuquerque, NM 78.03 344 Kansas City, MO 184.82219 Dearborn, MI 44.08 282 Fresno, CA 79.41 345 Little Rock, AR 185.61220 Ontario, CA 44.34 283 Fort Lauderdale, FL 79.51 346 Hartford, CT 187.70221 Aurora, CO 44.64 284 Syracuse, NY 80.27 347 Newark, NJ 190.37222 Bakersfield, CA 45.05 285 Oklahoma City, OK 81.39 348 Dallas, TX 190.87223 Palmdale, CA 45.13 286 Winston-Salem, NC 82.07 349 Oakland, CA 191.24224 Amarillo, TX 45.57 287 Kent, WA 82.51 350 Cincinnati, OH 194.88225 Reno, NV 45.60 288 Everett, WA 82.68 351 Springfield, MA 199.02226 Berkeley, CA 46.11 289 Fall River, MA 84.33 352 San Bernardino, CA 199.72227 South Gate, CA 46.23 290 Los Angeles, CA 84.84 353 Dayton, OH 200.16228 Hawthorne, CA 46.47 291 Milwaukee, WI 85.76 354 Memphis, TN 201.11229 Columbus, GA 46.96 292 Montgomery, AL 86.15 355 Compton, CA 210.16230 Killeen, TX 48.24 293 Durham, NC 90.95 356 West Palm Beach, FL 210.26231 Paterson, NJ 48.34 294 Knoxville, TN 91.78 357 Washington, DC 210.59232 Yakima, WA 50.55 295 Rialto, CA 92.96 358 Cleveland, OH 211.96233 Gresham, OR 50.92 296 Davenport, IA 93.70 359 Richmond, CA 221.24234 Gainesville, FL 51.09 297 Wichita Falls, TX 95.19 360 Birmingham, AL 224.18235 Spokane, WA 52.55 298 Las Vegas, NV 96.38 361 Gary, IN 233.48236 Newport News, VA 53.33 299 Jersey City, NJ 96.80 362 New Orleans, LA 244.72237 Lafayette, LA 53.93 300 Wilmington, NC 97.26 363 Atlanta, GA 246.86238 Fort Smith, AR 54.18 301 Pittsburgh, PA 98.82 364 Baltimore, MD 259.75239 Mobile, AL 54.78 302 Inglewood, CA 98.86 365 Richmond, VA 266.56240 Greensboro, NC 54.93 303 Pompano Beach, FL 99.06 366 Flint, MI 283.12241 Long Beach, CA 55.03 304 Tallahassee, FL 101.15 367 St. Louis, MO 332.16242 Lubbock, TX 55.42 305 Boston, MA 103.62 368 Detroit, MI 336.34243 Grand Rapids, MI 55.45 306 Albany, NY 104.34 369 Camden, NJ 407.49244 Elizabeth, NJ 55.54 307 Toledo, OH 105.39 NA Alexandria, VA** NA245 Longview, TX 55.60 308 Hammond, IN 107.29 NA Aurora, IL** NA246 Wichita, KS 56.71 309 Phoenix, AZ 107.68 NA Brockton, MA** NA247 Fort Worth, TX 56.98 310 Indianapolis, IN 110.09 NA Chicago, IL** NA248 New Bedford, MA 57.19 311 Denver, CO 110.33 NA Joliet, IL** NA249 Allentown, PA 59.30 312 Tucson, AZ 113.46 NA Naperville, IL** NA250 Tuscaloosa, AL 59.38 313 Charlotte, NC 120.26 NA Peoria, IL** NA251 Corpus Christi, TX 60.07 314 Macon, GA 121.56 NA Rockford, IL** NA252 Worcester, MA 60.84 315 Chattanooga, TN 125.30 NA Springfield, IL** NA

Source: Morgan Quitno Press using data from F.B.I. "Crime in the United States 2004" NA Warren, MI** NA*Includes murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. A negative score (in parentheses) indicates acomposite crime number below the national rate, a positive number is above the national rate. **Not available.

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METROPOLITAN AREA

12th ANNUAL

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Alpha Order - Metro Area

Morgan Quitno Press'

Safest Metropolitan Area Award*

RANK METROPOLITAN AREA SCORE RANK METROPOLITAN AREA SCORE RANK METROPOLITAN AREA SCORE

202 Abilene, TX 4.38 227 Chattanooga, TN-GA 15.20 113 Fort Wayne, IN (26.53)144 Akron, OH (13.83) 39 Cheyenne, WY (50.04) 200 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX M.D. 4.23178 Albany, GA (1.56) 204 Chico, CA 4.80 295 Fresno, CA 39.12314 Albuquerque, NM 53.61 163 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN (5.70) 216 Gadsden, AL 10.64305 Alexandria, LA 45.09 137 Clarksville, TN-KY (16.77) 271 Gainesville, FL 30.29

67 Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ (40.76) 166 Cleveland, TN (5.07) 130 Gainesville, GA (20.45)58 Altoona, PA (44.05) 88 Coeur d'Alene, ID (33.71) 3 Glens Falls, NY (71.89)

249 Amarillo, TX 21.00 188 College Station-Bryan, TX 1.35 221 Goldsboro, NC 13.0145 Ames, IA (48.67) 193 Colorado Springs, CO 2.41 34 Grand Forks, ND-MN (53.13)

297 Anchorage, AK 39.80 49 Columbia, MO (46.99) 107 Grand Junction, CO (27.05)63 Anderson, IN (41.65) 290 Columbia, SC 37.34 158 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI (8.27)

259 Anderson, SC 26.44 251 Columbus, GA-AL 21.39 NA Great Falls, MT** NA109 Ann Arbor, MI (27.01) 6 Columbus, IN (70.63) 169 Greeley, CO (4.62)

4 Appleton, WI (71.09) 294 Columbus, OH 38.99 46 Green Bay, WI (48.59)121 Asheville, NC (23.29) 291 Corpus Christi, TX 37.75 211 Greensboro-High Point, NC 8.25133 Athens-Clarke County, GA (19.61) 55 Corvallis, OR (44.53) 239 Greenville, NC 17.94261 Atlanta, GA 26.85 51 Cumberland, MD-WV (45.92) 240 Greenville, SC 18.03161 Atlantic City, NJ (6.49) 269 Dallas (greater), TX 30.14 213 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 9.98215 Auburn-Opelika, AL 10.53 302 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX M.D. 43.02 128 Hanford-Corcoran, CA (21.31)NA Augusta, GA-SC** NA 134 Dalton, GA (19.61) 75 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (37.98)

132 Austin-Round Rock, TX (19.89) 97 Danville, VA (31.44) 24 Harrisonburg, VA (57.60)277 Bakersfield, CA 31.35 218 Daytona Beach, FL 12.47 95 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC (31.70)311 Baltimore-Towson, MD 50.97 191 Dayton, OH 2.23 141 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA (14.60)

9 Bangor, ME (68.34) 73 Decatur, AL (39.08) 72 Holland-Grand Haven, MI (39.15)80 Barnstable Town, MA (36.09) 241 Denver-Aurora, CO 18.18 159 Honolulu, HI (8.05)

281 Baton Rouge, LA 32.76 NA Detroit (greater), MI** NA 322 Hot Springs, AR 75.20301 Battle Creek, MI 42.19 330 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D. 143.40 225 Houma, LA 14.73122 Bay City, MI (23.01) 196 Dothan, AL 2.97 309 Houston, TX 46.76212 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 8.42 181 Dover, DE (0.76) 64 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (41.60)138 Bellingham, WA (15.75) 29 Dubuque, IA (54.49) 145 Huntsville, AL (13.59)

94 Bend, OR (32.03) 264 Durham, NC 27.34 78 Idaho Falls, ID (37.34)47 Bethesda-Frederick, MD M.D. (47.52) 11 Eau Claire, WI (67.38) 258 Indianapolis, IN 25.0561 Billings, MT (43.05) 19 Edison, NJ M.D. (60.51) 68 Iowa City, IA (40.61)13 Binghamton, NY (66.24) 201 El Centro, CA 4.35 284 Jacksonville, FL 34.90

275 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 31.03 120 El Paso, TX (23.64) 206 Jackson, MI 5.1010 Bismarck, ND (67.51) 22 Elizabethtown, KY (58.37) 303 Jackson, MS 43.6530 Bloomington, IN (54.48) 84 Elkhart-Goshen, IN (34.85) 313 Jackson, TN 53.23

123 Boise City-Nampa, ID (22.85) 56 Erie, PA (44.49) 57 Janesville, WI (44.43)104 Boston (greater), MA-NH (28.02) 69 Essex County, MA M.D. (40.49) 23 Jefferson City, MO (57.73)203 Boston-Quincy, MA M.D. 4.51 153 Eugene-Springfield, OR (9.27) 85 Johnson City, TN (34.37)180 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA (0.80) 28 Evansville, IN-KY (55.30) 53 Johnstown, PA (45.27)

60 Bridgeport-Stamford, CT (43.17) NA Fairbanks, AK** NA NA Joplin, MO** NA143 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (13.84) 15 Fargo, ND-MN (62.53) 131 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (20.27)164 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY (5.38) 247 Farmington, NM 20.28 266 Kansas City, MO-KS 28.94

91 Burlington, NC (33.25) 299 Fayetteville, NC 41.15 101 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA (30.26)35 Cambridge-Newton, MA M.D. (52.87) 190 Flagstaff, AZ 2.13 154 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX (8.80)

228 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 15.61 319 Flint, MI 66.61 151 Kingsport, TN-VA (10.71)89 Carson City, NV (33.63) 59 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (43.89) 27 Kingston, NY (55.43)37 Casper, WY (50.99) 323 Florence, SC 76.16 189 Knoxville, TN 1.3741 Cedar Rapids, IA (49.65) 2 Fond du Lac, WI (72.50) 105 Kokomo, IN (27.90)

265 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 27.61 82 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (35.69) 7 La Crosse, WI-MN (69.85)186 Charleston, WV 1.22 197 Fort Lauderdale, FL M.D. 3.31 52 Lafayette, IN (45.42)312 Charlotte-Gastonia, NC-SC 51.86 147 Fort Smith, AR-OK (12.93) 244 Lafayette, LA 19.03

70 Charlottesville, VA (40.19) 65 Fort Walton Beach, FL (41.33) 273 Lake Charles, LA 30.87Note: All listings are for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (M.S.A.s) except for those ending with "M.D." Listings with "M.D." are Metropolitan

Divisions which are smaller parts of ten large M.S.A.s. These ten M.S.A.s, further divided into M.D.s, are indicated by the word "(greater)"following the name. An example is Dallas (greater) which includes the two M.D.s of Dallas-Plano and Fort Worth-Arlington. The data for theM.D.s are included in the data of the overall M.S.A. Statistics for principal cities alone begin on page 186.

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157 Lakeland, FL (8.29) 246 Oklahoma City, OK 20.10 62 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (42.09)26 Lancaster, PA (56.47) 118 Olympia, WA (24.90) 252 Seattle (greater), WA 21.63

155 Lansing-East Lansing, MI (8.38) 205 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 4.91 238 Seattle-Bellevue, WA M.D. 17.90234 Laredo, TX 17.23 274 Orlando, FL 30.94 5 Sheboygan, WI (70.87)324 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 77.14 8 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI (68.83) 102 Sherman-Denison, TX (29.02)146 Lawrence, KS (13.38) 21 Owensboro, KY (58.94) NA Shreveport-Bossier City, LA** NA257 Lawton, OK 24.18 66 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, CA (41.22) 92 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (32.65)

90 Lebanon, PA (33.38) 175 Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL (2.62) 98 Sioux Falls, SD (31.14)36 Lewiston-Auburn, ME (52.01) 276 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 31.17 170 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (4.35)40 Lewiston, ID-WA (49.81) 223 Pascagoula, MS 14.31 256 Spartanburg, SC 23.06

156 Lexington-Fayette, KY (8.35) 184 Pensacola, FL (0.50) 207 Spokane, WA 5.23270 Lima, OH 30.15 308 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 46.41 253 Springfield, MA 22.71142 Lincoln, NE (13.87) 320 Pine Bluff, AR 67.25 115 Springfield, MO (26.38)317 Little Rock, AR 58.09 93 Pittsburgh, PA (32.42) 268 Springfield, OH 29.66

1 Logan, UT-ID (75.27) 47 Pocatello, ID (47.52) 12 State College, PA (67.00)272 Longview, TX 30.65 162 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL (6.18) 325 Stockton, CA 77.35245 Longview, WA 19.28 176 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA (2.37) 42 St. Cloud, MN (49.62)306 Los Angeles County, CA M.D. 45.69 17 Portland, ME (61.98) 182 St. Louis, MO-IL (0.58)260 Los Angeles (greater), CA 26.81 31 Poughkeepsie, NY (54.32) 327 Sumter, SC 87.58174 Louisville, KY-IN (2.99) 83 Prescott, AZ (35.18) 87 Syracuse, NY (33.91)300 Lubbock, TX 41.34 117 Providence-New Bedford, RI-MA (25.76) 282 Tacoma, WA M.D. 33.56

32 Lynchburg, VA (53.41) 33 Provo-Orem, UT (53.36) 307 Tallahassee, FL 46.36285 Macon, GA 34.96 187 Pueblo, CO 1.28 283 Tampa-St Petersburg, FL 34.10210 Madera, CA 7.61 111 Punta Gorda, FL (26.71) 255 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 22.88

38 Madison, WI (50.27) 77 Racine, WI (37.39) 224 Toledo, OH 14.70112 Mansfield, OH (26.56) 110 Raleigh-Cary, NC (27.01) 148 Topeka, KS (11.94)192 McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX 2.33 167 Rapid City, SD (4.73) 172 Trenton-Ewing, NJ (3.30)

96 Medford, OR (31.61) 139 Reading, PA (15.62) 316 Tucson, AZ 56.93328 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 96.93 199 Redding, CA 4.00 293 Tulsa, OK 38.56279 Merced, CA 32.22 214 Reno-Sparks, NV 10.19 230 Tuscaloosa, AL 15.75304 Miami (greater), FL 45.04 229 Richmond, VA 15.63 198 Tyler, TX 3.52326 Miami-Dade County, FL M.D. 78.79 254 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 22.72 54 Utica-Rome, NY (44.76)

79 Michigan City-La Porte, IN (37.16) 125 Roanoke, VA (22.59) 183 Valdosta, GA (0.56)136 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (18.86) 25 Rochester, MN (57.19) 108 Vero Beach, FL (27.02)292 Mobile, AL 37.93 126 Rochester, NY (21.82) 220 Victoria, TX 13.00315 Modesto, CA 56.20 18 Rockingham County, NH M.D. (61.23) 267 Vineland, NJ 29.11248 Monroe, LA 20.40 235 Rocky Mount, NC 17.33 168 Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC (4.65)

50 Monroe, MI (46.66) 185 Rome, GA 0.23 296 Visalia-Porterville, CA 39.20286 Montgomery, AL 36.00 280 Sacramento, CA 32.40 263 Waco, TX 27.25103 Morristown, TN (28.99) 318 Saginaw, MI 65.44 135 Warner Robins, GA (19.28)165 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (5.32) 140 Salem, OR (15.13) NA Warren-Farmington Hills, MI M.D.** NA242 Muncie, IN 18.34 217 Salinas, CA 11.04 NA Washington (greater) DC-VA-MD** NA233 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 17.02 250 Salisbury, MD 21.31 NA Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV M.D.** NA321 Myrtle Beach, SC 71.18 171 Salt Lake City, UT (4.13) 99 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (30.77)100 Napa, CA (30.44) 195 San Angelo, TX 2.53 14 Wausau, WI (66.16)124 Naples-Marco Island, FL (22.71) 231 San Antonio, TX 16.33 119 Wenatchee, WA (24.56)288 Nashville-Davidson, TN 36.30 208 San Diego, CA 5.59 298 West Palm Beach, FL M.D. 40.40

16 Nassau-Suffolk, NY M.D. (62.17) 262 San Francisco (greater), CA 27.23 310 Wichita Falls, TX 48.53329 New Orleans, LA 97.10 222 San Francisco-S. Mateo, CA M.D. 13.82 226 Wichita, KS 14.80129 New York (greater), NY-NJ-PA (20.67) 86 San Jose, CA (34.25) 20 Williamsport, PA (60.38)160 New York-W. Plains NY-NJ M.D. (7.69) 71 San Luis Obispo, CA (39.19) 243 Wilmington, NC 18.77209 Newark-Union, NJ-PA M.D. 6.40 74 Sandusky, OH (38.53) 43 Winchester, VA-WV (49.59)194 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 2.47 81 Santa Ana-Anaheim, CA M.D. (35.99) 219 Winston-Salem, NC 12.77177 Norwich-New London, CT (2.05) 114 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA (26.46) 106 Worcester, MA (27.53)289 Oakland-Fremont, CA M.D. 36.64 150 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (11.02) 232 Yakima, WA 16.99237 Ocala, FL 17.66 278 Santa Fe, NM 32.12 76 York-Hanover, PA (37.90)116 Ocean City, NJ (25.84) 149 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (11.93) 152 Youngstown, OH-PA (10.30)127 Odessa, TX (21.56) 179 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL (0.98) 236 Yuba City, CA 17.35

44 Ogden-Clearfield, UT (48.91) 286 Savannah, GA 36.00 173 Yuma, AZ (3.20)Source: Morgan Quitno Press using data from Federal Bureau of Investigation "Crime in the United States 2004" (Uniform Crime Reports, October 17, 2005)*Includes murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. A negative score (in parentheses)indicates a composite crime number below the national rate, a positive number is above the national rate. **Not available.

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1 Logan, UT-ID (75.27) 55 Corvallis, OR (44.53) 109 Ann Arbor, MI (27.01)2 Fond du Lac, WI (72.50) 56 Erie, PA (44.49) 110 Raleigh-Cary, NC (27.01)3 Glens Falls, NY (71.89) 57 Janesville, WI (44.43) 111 Punta Gorda, FL (26.71)4 Appleton, WI (71.09) 58 Altoona, PA (44.05) 112 Mansfield, OH (26.56)5 Sheboygan, WI (70.87) 59 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (43.89) 113 Fort Wayne, IN (26.53)6 Columbus, IN (70.63) 60 Bridgeport-Stamford, CT (43.17) 114 Santa Barbara-Santa Maria, CA (26.46)7 La Crosse, WI-MN (69.85) 61 Billings, MT (43.05) 115 Springfield, MO (26.38)8 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI (68.83) 62 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (42.09) 116 Ocean City, NJ (25.84)9 Bangor, ME (68.34) 63 Anderson, IN (41.65) 117 Providence-New Bedford, RI-MA (25.76)

10 Bismarck, ND (67.51) 64 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (41.60) 118 Olympia, WA (24.90)11 Eau Claire, WI (67.38) 65 Fort Walton Beach, FL (41.33) 119 Wenatchee, WA (24.56)12 State College, PA (67.00) 66 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, CA (41.22) 120 El Paso, TX (23.64)13 Binghamton, NY (66.24) 67 Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ (40.76) 121 Asheville, NC (23.29)14 Wausau, WI (66.16) 68 Iowa City, IA (40.61) 122 Bay City, MI (23.01)15 Fargo, ND-MN (62.53) 69 Essex County, MA M.D. (40.49) 123 Boise City-Nampa, ID (22.85)16 Nassau-Suffolk, NY M.D. (62.17) 70 Charlottesville, VA (40.19) 124 Naples-Marco Island, FL (22.71)17 Portland, ME (61.98) 71 San Luis Obispo, CA (39.19) 125 Roanoke, VA (22.59)18 Rockingham County, NH M.D. (61.23) 72 Holland-Grand Haven, MI (39.15) 126 Rochester, NY (21.82)19 Edison, NJ M.D. (60.51) 73 Decatur, AL (39.08) 127 Odessa, TX (21.56)20 Williamsport, PA (60.38) 74 Sandusky, OH (38.53) 128 Hanford-Corcoran, CA (21.31)21 Owensboro, KY (58.94) 75 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (37.98) 129 New York (greater), NY-NJ-PA (20.67)22 Elizabethtown, KY (58.37) 76 York-Hanover, PA (37.90) 130 Gainesville, GA (20.45)23 Jefferson City, MO (57.73) 77 Racine, WI (37.39) 131 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI (20.27)24 Harrisonburg, VA (57.60) 78 Idaho Falls, ID (37.34) 132 Austin-Round Rock, TX (19.89)25 Rochester, MN (57.19) 79 Michigan City-La Porte, IN (37.16) 133 Athens-Clarke County, GA (19.61)26 Lancaster, PA (56.47) 80 Barnstable Town, MA (36.09) 134 Dalton, GA (19.61)27 Kingston, NY (55.43) 81 Santa Ana-Anaheim, CA M.D. (35.99) 135 Warner Robins, GA (19.28)28 Evansville, IN-KY (55.30) 82 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO (35.69) 136 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI (18.86)29 Dubuque, IA (54.49) 83 Prescott, AZ (35.18) 137 Clarksville, TN-KY (16.77)30 Bloomington, IN (54.48) 84 Elkhart-Goshen, IN (34.85) 138 Bellingham, WA (15.75)31 Poughkeepsie, NY (54.32) 85 Johnson City, TN (34.37) 139 Reading, PA (15.62)32 Lynchburg, VA (53.41) 86 San Jose, CA (34.25) 140 Salem, OR (15.13)33 Provo-Orem, UT (53.36) 87 Syracuse, NY (33.91) 141 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA (14.60)34 Grand Forks, ND-MN (53.13) 88 Coeur d'Alene, ID (33.71) 142 Lincoln, NE (13.87)35 Cambridge-Newton, MA M.D. (52.87) 89 Carson City, NV (33.63) 143 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX (13.84)36 Lewiston-Auburn, ME (52.01) 90 Lebanon, PA (33.38) 144 Akron, OH (13.83)37 Casper, WY (50.99) 91 Burlington, NC (33.25) 145 Huntsville, AL (13.59)38 Madison, WI (50.27) 92 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD (32.65) 146 Lawrence, KS (13.38)39 Cheyenne, WY (50.04) 93 Pittsburgh, PA (32.42) 147 Fort Smith, AR-OK (12.93)40 Lewiston, ID-WA (49.81) 94 Bend, OR (32.03) 148 Topeka, KS (11.94)41 Cedar Rapids, IA (49.65) 95 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC (31.70) 149 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA (11.93)42 St. Cloud, MN (49.62) 96 Medford, OR (31.61) 150 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA (11.02)43 Winchester, VA-WV (49.59) 97 Danville, VA (31.44) 151 Kingsport, TN-VA (10.71)44 Ogden-Clearfield, UT (48.91) 98 Sioux Falls, SD (31.14) 152 Youngstown, OH-PA (10.30)45 Ames, IA (48.67) 99 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA (30.77) 153 Eugene-Springfield, OR (9.27)46 Green Bay, WI (48.59) 100 Napa, CA (30.44) 154 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX (8.80)47 Bethesda-Frederick, MD M.D. (47.52) 101 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA (30.26) 155 Lansing-East Lansing, MI (8.38)47 Pocatello, ID (47.52) 102 Sherman-Denison, TX (29.02) 156 Lexington-Fayette, KY (8.35)49 Columbia, MO (46.99) 103 Morristown, TN (28.99) 157 Lakeland, FL (8.29)50 Monroe, MI (46.66) 104 Boston (greater), MA-NH (28.02) 158 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI (8.27)51 Cumberland, MD-WV (45.92) 105 Kokomo, IN (27.90) 159 Honolulu, HI (8.05)52 Lafayette, IN (45.42) 106 Worcester, MA (27.53) 160 New York-W. Plains NY-NJ M.D. (7.69)53 Johnstown, PA (45.27) 107 Grand Junction, CO (27.05) 161 Atlantic City, NJ (6.49)54 Utica-Rome, NY (44.76) 108 Vero Beach, FL (27.02) 162 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL (6.18)

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163 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN (5.70) 222 San Francisco-S. Mateo, CA M.D. 13.82 281 Baton Rouge, LA 32.76164 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY (5.38) 223 Pascagoula, MS 14.31 282 Tacoma, WA M.D. 33.56165 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (5.32) 224 Toledo, OH 14.70 283 Tampa-St Petersburg, FL 34.10166 Cleveland, TN (5.07) 225 Houma, LA 14.73 284 Jacksonville, FL 34.90167 Rapid City, SD (4.73) 226 Wichita, KS 14.80 285 Macon, GA 34.96168 Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC (4.65) 227 Chattanooga, TN-GA 15.20 286 Montgomery, AL 36.00169 Greeley, CO (4.62) 228 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 15.61 286 Savannah, GA 36.00170 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI (4.35) 229 Richmond, VA 15.63 288 Nashville-Davidson, TN 36.30171 Salt Lake City, UT (4.13) 230 Tuscaloosa, AL 15.75 289 Oakland-Fremont, CA M.D. 36.64172 Trenton-Ewing, NJ (3.30) 231 San Antonio, TX 16.33 290 Columbia, SC 37.34173 Yuma, AZ (3.20) 232 Yakima, WA 16.99 291 Corpus Christi, TX 37.75174 Louisville, KY-IN (2.99) 233 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 17.02 292 Mobile, AL 37.93175 Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL (2.62) 234 Laredo, TX 17.23 293 Tulsa, OK 38.56176 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA (2.37) 235 Rocky Mount, NC 17.33 294 Columbus, OH 38.99177 Norwich-New London, CT (2.05) 236 Yuba City, CA 17.35 295 Fresno, CA 39.12178 Albany, GA (1.56) 237 Ocala, FL 17.66 296 Visalia-Porterville, CA 39.20179 Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL (0.98) 238 Seattle-Bellevue, WA M.D. 17.90 297 Anchorage, AK 39.80180 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA (0.80) 239 Greenville, NC 17.94 298 West Palm Beach, FL M.D. 40.40181 Dover, DE (0.76) 240 Greenville, SC 18.03 299 Fayetteville, NC 41.15182 St. Louis, MO-IL (0.58) 241 Denver-Aurora, CO 18.18 300 Lubbock, TX 41.34183 Valdosta, GA (0.56) 242 Muncie, IN 18.34 301 Battle Creek, MI 42.19184 Pensacola, FL (0.50) 243 Wilmington, NC 18.77 302 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX M.D. 43.02185 Rome, GA 0.23 244 Lafayette, LA 19.03 303 Jackson, MS 43.65186 Charleston, WV 1.22 245 Longview, WA 19.28 304 Miami (greater), FL 45.04187 Pueblo, CO 1.28 246 Oklahoma City, OK 20.10 305 Alexandria, LA 45.09188 College Station-Bryan, TX 1.35 247 Farmington, NM 20.28 306 Los Angeles County, CA M.D. 45.69189 Knoxville, TN 1.37 248 Monroe, LA 20.40 307 Tallahassee, FL 46.36190 Flagstaff, AZ 2.13 249 Amarillo, TX 21.00 308 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 46.41191 Dayton, OH 2.23 250 Salisbury, MD 21.31 309 Houston, TX 46.76192 McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX 2.33 251 Columbus, GA-AL 21.39 310 Wichita Falls, TX 48.53193 Colorado Springs, CO 2.41 252 Seattle (greater), WA 21.63 311 Baltimore-Towson, MD 50.97194 Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 2.47 253 Springfield, MA 22.71 312 Charlotte-Gastonia, NC-SC 51.86195 San Angelo, TX 2.53 254 Riverside-San Bernardino, CA 22.72 313 Jackson, TN 53.23196 Dothan, AL 2.97 255 Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR 22.88 314 Albuquerque, NM 53.61197 Fort Lauderdale, FL M.D. 3.31 256 Spartanburg, SC 23.06 315 Modesto, CA 56.20198 Tyler, TX 3.52 257 Lawton, OK 24.18 316 Tucson, AZ 56.93199 Redding, CA 4.00 258 Indianapolis, IN 25.05 317 Little Rock, AR 58.09200 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX M.D. 4.23 259 Anderson, SC 26.44 318 Saginaw, MI 65.44201 El Centro, CA 4.35 260 Los Angeles (greater), CA 26.81 319 Flint, MI 66.61202 Abilene, TX 4.38 261 Atlanta, GA 26.85 320 Pine Bluff, AR 67.25203 Boston-Quincy, MA M.D. 4.51 262 San Francisco (greater), CA 27.23 321 Myrtle Beach, SC 71.18204 Chico, CA 4.80 263 Waco, TX 27.25 322 Hot Springs, AR 75.20205 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 4.91 264 Durham, NC 27.34 323 Florence, SC 76.16206 Jackson, MI 5.10 265 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 27.61 324 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 77.14207 Spokane, WA 5.23 266 Kansas City, MO-KS 28.94 325 Stockton, CA 77.35208 San Diego, CA 5.59 267 Vineland, NJ 29.11 326 Miami-Dade County, FL M.D. 78.79209 Newark-Union, NJ-PA M.D. 6.40 268 Springfield, OH 29.66 327 Sumter, SC 87.58210 Madera, CA 7.61 269 Dallas (greater), TX 30.14 328 Memphis, TN-MS-AR 96.93211 Greensboro-High Point, NC 8.25 270 Lima, OH 30.15 329 New Orleans, LA 97.10212 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 8.42 271 Gainesville, FL 30.29 330 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D. 143.40213 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 9.98 272 Longview, TX 30.65 NA Augusta, GA-SC** NA214 Reno-Sparks, NV 10.19 273 Lake Charles, LA 30.87 NA Detroit (greater), MI** NA215 Auburn-Opelika, AL 10.53 274 Orlando, FL 30.94 NA Fairbanks, AK** NA216 Gadsden, AL 10.64 275 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 31.03 NA Great Falls, MT** NA217 Salinas, CA 11.04 276 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 31.17 NA Joplin, MO** NA218 Daytona Beach, FL 12.47 277 Bakersfield, CA 31.35 NA Shreveport-Bossier City, LA** NA219 Winston-Salem, NC 12.77 278 Santa Fe, NM 32.12 NA Warren-Farmington Hills, MI M.D.** NA220 Victoria, TX 13.00 279 Merced, CA 32.22 NA Washington (greater) DC-VA-MD** NA221 Goldsboro, NC 13.01 280 Sacramento, CA 32.40 NA Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV M.D.** NA

Source: Morgan Quitno Press using data from Federal Bureau of Investigation "Crime in the United States 2004" (Uniform Crime Reports, October 17, 2005)*Includes murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. A negative score (in parentheses)indicates a composite crime number below the national rate, a positive number is above the national rate. **Not available.

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Missing Cities In order for a city to be included in the Morgan Quitno Safest City rankings, complete data must be available for each of the six crime categories considered: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary and motor vehicle theft. This year, several cities of 75,000+ population did not report complete crime information and thus were not included in our survey. Once again, forcible rape data for 2004 submitted by cities and metro areas in Illinois did not meet the FBIs Uniform Crime Reporting guidelines and definitions. Since rape numbers are not available for Aurora, IL, Chicago, IL; Joliet, IL; Naperville, IL; Peoria, IL Rockford, IL and Springfield, IL, these cities are not included in our Safest City rankings. In addition, these cities were missing data for various crime categories and thus could not be included in this years Safest City Award rankings: Brockton, MA did not report aggravated assault data, Warren, MI did not report motor vehicle theft data and Alexandria, VA did not report burglary data. Crime data for 21 other cities with populations larger than 75,000 are not reported in this 12th edition of City Crime Rankings. Crime statistics for these cities are not included for a number of reasons, ranging from general reporting difficulties and computer issues to changes in reporting systems. Below is a list of cities that the Census Bureau shows as having populations greater than 75,000 but for which no information was available through the 2004 F.B.I.s Uniform Crime Report:

Arlington Heights IL Elk Grove CA Augusta GA Longmont CO Chino CA Midland TX Chino Hills CA Nashua NH Cicero IL New Haven CT Citrus Heights CA Suffolk VA Decatur IL Tracy CA Deltona FL Vallejo CA Des Moines IA Warren MI Duluth MN Waukegan IL Elgin IL

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An Overview of 2004 Crime Violent and property crime decreased in both numbers and rates in 2004 from levels recorded in 2003. According to final FBI data, numbers of violent crime fell 1.2 percent from 2003 to 2004, while the nations violent crime rate decreased 2.2 percent in that one-year period. Likewise, property crime numbers declined 1.1 percent from 2003 to 2004, while the property crime rate dropped 2.1 percent. This overview provides definitions, basic facts and brief summaries of violent crime and its subcategories of murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault, as well as property crime and its subcategories of burglary, larceny/theft and motor vehicle theft. Also included is an overview of numbers and rates of police officers serving the nations cities. Total Crime and Changes in the UCR Program

Crimes are reported to the FBI by police agencies as part of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. This nationwide effort involves approximately 17,000 city, county and state law enforcement agencies. During 2004, law enforcement agencies active in the UCR program represented 94 percent of the total U.S. population.

The crimes tracked by the UCR program include violent crimes of murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, and property crimes of burglary, larceny and theft, and motor vehicle theft. These are also called "Crime Index" offenses and are simply the total of the seven main offense categories. As of June 2004, the FBI has discontinued the use of the Crime Index in its Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Officials at the FBI and its advisory board of criminologists maintain that the Crime Index no longer is a true indicator of crime. They contend that the Crime Index was inflated by a high number of larceny-thefts, which makes up nearly 60 percent of reported crime, lessening the focus on more serious, but less frequently committed offenses such as murder and rape. The consensus of the FBI and its advisory groups was that the Crime Index no longer served its purpose and that a more meaningful index should be developed.

While the FBI considers how it will replace the Crime Index, Morgan Quitno will continue to calculate numbers, rates and trends in total crime for cities and metro areas as a service to its readers. However, we provide these numbers with a cautionary note that 88 percent of these data are larceny-thefts and other property crimes, while the remaining 12 percent consist of violent crimes of murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault.

In 2004, a crime occurred in the United States every 2.7 seconds, for a total of 11,695,264 offenses. Larcenies and thefts accounted for 59.4 percent of these offenses, burglaries accounted for 18.3 percent, 10.6 percent were motor vehicle thefts, 7.3 percent were aggravated assaults, 3.4 percent were robberies, 0.8 percent were forcible rapes and 0.1 percent were murders. The 2004 total crime rate of 3982.6 crimes per 100,000 population is 2.1 percent lower than the crime rate recorded in 2003.

Violent Crime Violent crimes include offenses of murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. A total of 1,367,009 violent crimes were committed in 2004. Of these, 62.5 percent were aggravated assaults, 29.4 percent were robberies, 6.9 percent were forcible rapes and 1.2 percent

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were murders. The 2004 national violent crime rate was 465.5 violent crimes per 100,000 population, a 2.2 percent decrease from the 2003 rate. Five and ten-year trends show the 2004 violent crime rate was 8.1 percent lower than in 2000 and 32 percent lower than 1995. Numbers of violent crimes were lower as well, down 4.1 percent from 2000 and 24 percent from 1995. Firearms were used in 26.4 percent of violent crimes in 2004. Personal weapons, such as hands, fists and feet, were used in 30.7 percent of violent crimes and knives and other cutting instruments in 15.5 percent. Females made up 17.8 percent of all violent crime arrestees. Murder Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, as defined by the FBI, is the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another. Down 3.3 percent from 2003, the national murder rate in 2004 was 5.5 murders per 100,000 population, or 16,137 murders. Five-year trends show the 2004 murder rate was 0.8 percent lower than in 2000. A 10-year comparison shows a drop of 33.2 percent from levels recorded in 1995. For those murders for which complete data were available, 70.3 percent involved firearms. FBI data showed that 22.8 percent of murders were committed in conjunction with felonious activities such as robberies, drug deals, rapes, etc. Slightly more than 23.2 percent of murders were committed by strangers. Seventy-eight percent of murder victims were male, 49.8 percent were white, 47.6 percent black. Camden, New Jersey was the highest ranking city for murder. Camdens murder rate of 60.8 murders per 100,000 population in 2004 was well above the national rate of 5.5 murders per 100,000 population. Forcible Rape Forcible rape, as defined by the FBI, is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. While assaults or attempts to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offenses are not included.

An estimated 63.5 of every 100,000 females in the United States were reported rape victims in 2004. Although the FBIs definition of rape is limited to female victims, the 2004 national rape rate of 32.2 per 100,000 is determined using male and female population. This national rape rate was 0.2 percent lower than in 2003 and 0.6 percent higher than in 2000. A rape occurred every 5.6 minutes in 2004.

A total of 94,635 rapes were reported to the FBI by law enforcement agencies in 2004. Of that total, 91.6 percent constituted rapes by force. The remainder was attempts or assaults to commit forcible rape. Robbery Robbery is the taking or attempting to take anything by force or threat of force. The 401,326 robberies that occurred in 2004 represented a decrease of 3.1 percent from levels recorded in 2003. The national rate of 136.7 robberies per 100,000 is lower as well, falling 4.1 percent from 2003.

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place in commercial establishments such as stores, banks and service stations, and 13.8 percent were at residences. The remaining robbery locations were termed miscellaneous.

Firearms of different types were used in 40.6 percent of robberies. Robberies committed with strong-arm tactics accounted for 41.1 percent, knives or cutting instruments were used in 8.9 percent, and other dangerous weapons were involved in the remaining 9.4 percent.

Aggravated Assault Aggravated assault is the unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe bodily injury. This type of assault usually involves the use of a dangerous weapon. Attempts are included in the FBI aggravated assault data.

The 854,911 aggravated assaults that occurred in 2004 represent a 0.5 percent decrease from 2003 levels. The nation's 2004 aggravated assault rate of 291.1 aggravated assaults per 100,000 population is a 1.5 percent decrease from 2003. Aggravated assault rates also were down 10.1 percent from 2000 levels and 30.4 percent from 1995 levels.

Assailants chose a variety of weapons with which to carry out their attacks in 2004. Nearly 36 percent of assaults were committed with blunt objects (e.g. clubs), 26.6 percent with personal weapons (e.g. hands or feet), 19.3 percent with firearms and 18.6 percent with knives. An assault occurred every 36.9 seconds in 2004. Property Crime Property crime includes the crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and arson. These offenses involve the taking of money or property, but there is no force or threat of force against the victims. While arson is considered a property crime, data for arson offenses are not included in this book. The vast majority of crimes committed in the United States are property crimes. In 2004, approximately 88 percent of reported crimes were property crimes.

A property crime occurred every three seconds in the U.S. in 2004, for a total of 10,328,255 offenses. The national property crime rate measured 3,517.1 property crimes per 100,000 population. Overall property crime decreased from 2003 to 2004 in both number and rate. The number of property crimes fell 1.1 percent from 2003, while rates decreased 2.1 percent. Five-year trends show that property crime rates decreased 2.8 percent from 2000 levels. A 10-year comparison shows a decline of 23.4 percent in property crime rates from 1995.

The total dollar value of property stolen in 2004 is estimated at $16.1 billion, a decrease of 5 percent from the 2003 estimate. Larceny-thefts accounted for 67.3 percent of all property crimes; burglary accounted for 20.7 percent and motor vehicle theft for 12 percent. Burglary Burglary is defined as the unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. The use of force to gain entry is not required to classify an offense as burglary. The FBI tracks data for three types of burglaries: forcible entry, unlawful entry where no force is used and attempted forcible entry. Burglaries involving forcible entry comprised 61.4 percent of all burglaries, while 32.4 percent were unlawful entries without force and 6.2 percent were forcible entry attempts.

The 2004 burglary rate of 729.9 burglaries per 100,000 population is 1.5 percent lower than in 2003. A total of 2,143,456 burglaries were reported. Five and 10-year trends show that burglary rates have increased 0.2 percent since 2000 and decreased 26 percent since 1995.

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The majority of burglaries in 2004 were residential. Of these, 62.2 percent occurred during the daytime, while 58 percent of nonresidential burglaries occurred at night. The average dollar loss per burglary was $1,626 in 2004. A burglary occurred every 14.8 seconds in 2004. Larceny and Theft Larceny and theft is the unlawful taking of property from another person. It includes crimes such as shoplifting, pocket-picking, purse-snatching, thefts from motor vehicles, thefts of motor vehicle parts and accessories, bicycle thefts, etc. No use of force, violence or fraud is involved in these offenses. This crime does not include embezzlement, "con" games, forgery and worthless check writing. A total of 6,947,685 thefts occurred in 2004, down 1.1 percent from 2003. This number represents 59.4 percent of total numbers of reported crimes. The national rate of 2,365.9 larcenies and thefts per 100,000 population represents a 2.1 percent decrease from 2003 levels. Five and 10-year trends show that larceny-theft rates have decreased 4.5 percent since 2000 and were down 22.3 percent since 1995. The average value of property stolen in 2004 was $727, a 4 percent increase from the 2003 value of $698. In total, the dollar loss to victims measured nearly $5.1 billion for the year. Given the large number of thefts that go unreported, this estimate is probably low. Motor Vehicle Theft The motor vehicle theft category includes the stealing of automobiles, trucks, buses, motorcycles, motorscooters, snowmobiles, etc. The definition does not include the taking of a motor vehicle for temporary use by those persons having lawful access to the vehicle.

The national motor vehicle theft rate of 421.3 vehicles stolen per 100,000 population represents a decrease of 2.9 percent from the 2003 rate. A total of 1,237,114 motor vehicle thefts were committed in 2004. This represents a 1.9 percent decrease from 2003 numbers.

A motor vehicle theft occurred every 25 seconds in 2004. Total estimated value of the vehicles stolen was $7.6 billion. Automobiles were the most frequently stolen vehicle type, accounting for 72.8 percent of all vehicles stolen. Police Officers Nationally, a total of 675,734 sworn police officers were on the job in 2004 with an additional 294,854 civilian employees assisting. This works out to a rate of 2.4 full-time officers per 1,000 population. Only police officers on each city's primary police force are reported in City Crime Rankings, 12th Edition. Many cities have a number of overlapping law enforcement agencies. For example, New York City has its Transit Police, Port Authority Police and officials in other special law enforcement agencies.

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Miscellaneous Notes Regarding City and Metro Crime Data 2004 crime statistics are not comparable to previous years data for these cities of 75,000+

population: Alexandria, VA; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Detroit, MI; Evansville, IN; Flint, MI; Fort Smith, AR; Lansing, MI; Little Rock, AR; Livonia, MI; New Bedford, MA; Salem, OR; Springfield, MO; and Warren MI. Accordingly, one and five-year trends in these cities crime rates are not available.

2004 crime statistics are not comparable to previous years data for these metro areas: Ames, IA

M.S.A; Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA M.S.A; Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC M.S.A; Bangor, ME M.S.A; Bismarck, ND M.S.A.; Columbus, OH M.S.A.; Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI M.S.A.; Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D.; Warren-Farmington Hills-Troy, MI M.D.; Evansville, IN-KY M.S.A.; Flint, MI M.S.A.; Fort Smith, AR-OK M.S.A; Great Falls, MT M.S.A.; Hot Springs, AR M.S.A.; Joplin, MO M.S.A.; Lansing-East Lansing, MI M.S.A.; Lewiston-Auburn, ME M.S.A.; Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR M.S.A; Memphis, TN-MS-AR M.S.A.; Pine Bluff, AR M.S.A; Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME M.S.A.; Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA M.S.A.; Salem, OR M.S.A.; Shreveport-Bossier City, LA M.S.A.; Springfield, MO M.S.A.; Texarkana TX-Texarkana, AR M.S.A.; Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV M.S.A. and Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV M.D. As a result, one and five-year trends in these metro areas crime rates are not available.

City and metro area population estimates reported in City Crime Rankings, 12th Edition are provided

by the FBI. These estimates sometimes differ from those reported by the U.S. Census Bureau. Forcible rape data reported to the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program by the state of Illinois

were not in accordance with national UCR guidelines. Therefore, these numbers are not available for all Illinois cities and metro areas.

The Hamilton Township, NJ data in the City section are for Mercer County. Honolulu, HI has a combined city-county government. Accordingly, the population and crime data

provided include areas outside the principal city of Honolulu. Indianapolis, IN crime and population data include Marion County. Charlotte, NC crime and population data include Mecklenburg County. Louisville KY data include offenses reported by Louisville and Jefferson County Police Departments. Las Vegas, NV has a metropolitan police department and its crime and population numbers include

areas outside of the principal city of Las Vegas. The population shown for the city of Mobile, AL includes 55,864 inhabitants from the jurisdiction of

the Mobile County Sheriffs Department. A number of Metropolitan Statistical Areas were changed after the 2000 Census and consequently

five-year crime rate comparisons are not possible for a number of metro areas. While every effort was taken to check comparability, readers are advised to use caution when interpreting tables showing percent change in crime rates for metro areas from 2000 to 2004.

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1. Crimes in 2004

National Total = 11,695,264 Crimes*

RANK METROPOLITAN AREA CRIMES RANK METROPOLITAN AREA CRIMES RANK METROPOLITAN AREA CRIMES

217 Abilene, TX 7,148 88 Chattanooga, TN-GA 27,772 139 Fort Wayne, IN 14,53385 Akron, OH 28,457 305 Cheyenne, WY 3,233 28 Fort Worth-Arlington, TX M.D. 100,340

208 Albany, GA 7,780 189 Chico, CA 9,017 57 Fresno, CA 47,36862 Albuquerque, NM 44,018 35 Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN 82,808 254 Gadsden, AL 5,424

190 Alexandria, LA 8,945 182 Clarksville, TN-KY 9,597 165 Gainesville, FL 11,594100 Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ 22,080 273 Cleveland, TN 4,794 225 Gainesville, GA 6,679309 Altoona, PA 3,110 279 Coeur d'Alene, ID 4,516 325 Glens Falls, NY 2,268142 Amarillo, TX 14,019 176 College Station-Bryan, TX 10,166 251 Goldsboro, NC 5,607322 Ames, IA 2,519 92 Colorado Springs, CO 27,079 308 Grand Forks, ND-MN 3,130153 Anchorage, AK 13,258 267 Columbia, MO 5,023 258 Grand Junction, CO 5,309297 Anderson, IN 3,640 72 Columbia, SC 36,991 89 Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI 27,512185 Anderson, SC 9,395 126 Columbus, GA-AL 16,056 NA Great Falls, MT** NA168 Ann Arbor, MI 10,940 319 Columbus, IN 2,848 179 Greeley, CO 9,721270 Appleton, WI 4,897 30 Columbus, OH 94,781 211 Green Bay, WI 7,650147 Asheville, NC 13,681 86 Corpus Christi, TX 28,250 75 Greensboro-High Point, NC 34,307195 Athens-Clarke County, GA 8,611 304 Corvallis, OR 3,251 194 Greenville, NC 8,665

8 Atlanta, GA 222,469 318 Cumberland, MD-WV 2,871 91 Greenville, SC 27,230160 Atlantic City, NJ 12,160 4 Dallas (greater), TX 313,097 141 Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 14,086246 Auburn-Opelika, AL 5,771 10 Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX M.D. 212,757 282 Hanford-Corcoran, CA 4,332NA Augusta, GA-SC** NA 242 Dalton, GA 5,996 150 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 13,52149 Austin-Round Rock, TX 64,085 306 Danville, VA 3,198 327 Harrisonburg, VA 2,11573 Bakersfield, CA 36,203 105 Daytona Beach, FL 21,143 155 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 12,54219 Baltimore-Towson, MD 120,009 71 Dayton, OH 37,130 300 Hinesville-Fort Stewart, GA 3,371

275 Bangor, ME 4,735 243 Decatur, AL 5,888 249 Holland-Grand Haven, MI 5,705231 Barnstable Town, MA 6,310 25 Denver-Aurora, CO 109,869 58 Honolulu, HI 46,628

65 Baton Rouge, LA 41,439 NA Detroit (greater), MI** NA 196 Hot Springs, AR 8,581218 Battle Creek, MI 7,070 22 Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, MI M.D. 113,206 180 Houma, LA 9,705311 Bay City, MI 3,080 263 Dothan, AL 5,104 7 Houston, TX 262,818108 Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX 19,924 256 Dover, DE 5,406 188 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 9,067178 Bellingham, WA 9,857 321 Dubuque, IA 2,520 127 Huntsville, AL 15,982239 Bend, OR 6,114 94 Durham, NC 24,100 301 Idaho Falls, ID 3,324

82 Bethesda-Frederick, MD M.D. 29,373 285 Eau Claire, WI 4,202 38 Indianapolis, IN 74,259234 Billings, MT 6,189 56 Edison, NJ M.D. 47,471 294 Iowa City, IA 3,770229 Binghamton, NY 6,367 232 El Centro, CA 6,306 48 Jacksonville, FL 64,226

53 Birmingham-Hoover, AL 54,118 90 El Paso, TX 27,256 261 Jackson, MI 5,162326 Bismarck, ND 2,179 323 Elizabethtown, KY 2,449 97 Jackson, MS 22,565271 Bloomington, IN 4,874 204 Elkhart-Goshen, IN 7,929 215 Jackson, TN 7,265119 Boise City-Nampa, ID 17,398 216 Erie, PA 7,242 250 Janesville, WI 5,628

17 Boston (greater), MA-NH 120,903 116 Essex County, MA M.D. 18,001 295 Jefferson City, MO 3,75250 Boston-Quincy, MA M.D. 63,472 120 Eugene-Springfield, OR 17,234 200 Johnson City, TN 8,229

203 Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 7,936 172 Evansville, IN-KY 10,685 299 Johnstown, PA 3,45196 Bridgeport-Stamford, CT 22,746 NA Fairbanks, AK** NA NA Joplin, MO** NA

101 Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 21,742 290 Fargo, ND-MN 4,029 154 Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 13,18167 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY 40,365 288 Farmington, NM 4,120 27 Kansas City, MO-KS 103,637

253 Burlington, NC 5,470 103 Fayetteville, NC 21,296 198 Kennewick-Richland-Pasco, WA 8,36978 Cambridge-Newton, MA M.D. 31,535 222 Flagstaff, AZ 6,714 152 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, TX 13,295

104 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 21,167 102 Flint, MI 21,323 158 Kingsport, TN-VA 12,193330 Carson City, NV 1,957 264 Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 5,098 292 Kingston, NY 4,002298 Casper, WY 3,487 140 Florence, SC 14,430 84 Knoxville, TN 28,660191 Cedar Rapids, IA 8,879 328 Fond du Lac, WI 2,045 289 Kokomo, IN 4,093

81 Charleston-North Charleston, SC 29,424 186 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO 9,373 313 La Crosse, WI-MN 3,011148 Charleston, WV 13,668 37 Fort Lauderdale, FL M.D. 74,519 238 Lafayette, IN 6,115

32 Charlotte-Gastonia, NC-SC 89,911 164 Fort Smith, AR-OK 11,605 144 Lafayette, LA 13,922272 Charlottesville, VA 4,798 245 Fort Walton Beach, FL 5,817 170 Lake Charles, LA 10,813

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RANK METROPOLITAN AREA CRIMES RANK METROPOLITAN AREA CRIMES RANK METROPOLITAN AREA CRIMES

95 Lakeland, FL 23,721 39 Oklahoma City, OK 70,905 145 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 13,871161 Lancaster, PA 12,092 192 Olympia, WA 8,858 12 Seattle (greater), WA 174,639134 Lansing-East Lansing, MI 15,009 69 Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 38,381 16 Seattle-Bellevue, WA M.D. 132,040135 Laredo, TX 14,937 31 Orlando, FL 92,009 315 Sheboygan, WI 2,981

34 Las Vegas-Paradise, NV 86,121 293 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 3,939 281 Sherman-Denison, TX 4,460257 Lawrence, KS 5,345 307 Owensboro, KY 3,143 NA Shreveport-Bossier City, LA** NA230 Lawton, OK 6,361 111 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks, CA 19,424 260 Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 5,265310 Lebanon, PA 3,092 113 Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL 18,718 248 Sioux Falls, SD 5,716314 Lewiston-Auburn, ME 2,988 193 Panama City-Lynn Haven, FL 8,737 136 South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI 14,853324 Lewiston, ID-WA 2,312 227 Pascagoula, MS 6,647 146 Spartanburg, SC 13,687122 Lexington-Fayette, KY 16,402 128 Pensacola, FL 15,838 83 Spokane, WA 28,684268 Lima, OH 5,005 9 Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 220,835 87 Springfield, MA 27,992130 Lincoln, NE 15,598 228 Pine Bluff, AR 6,475 114 Springfield, MO 18,316

66 Little Rock, AR 41,176 46 Pittsburgh, PA 66,248 187 Springfield, OH 9,240329 Logan, UT-ID 2,028 302 Pocatello, ID 3,312 316 State College, PA 2,975169 Longview, TX 10,861 149 Port St. Lucie-Fort Pierce, FL 13,608 64 Stockton, CA 41,745236 Longview, WA 6,165 26 Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA 107,409 266 St. Cloud, MN 5,030

3 Los Angeles County, CA M.D. 374,173 156 Portland, ME 12,538 21 St. Louis, MO-IL 113,9072 Los Angeles (greater), CA 456,640 151 Poughkeepsie, NY 13,412 219 Sumter, SC 7,056

61 Louisville, KY-IN 44,772 220 Prescott, AZ 6,959 109 Syracuse, NY 19,461121 Lubbock, TX 17,088 54 Providence-New Bedford, RI-MA 51,227 63 Tacoma, WA M.D. 42,599262 Lynchburg, VA 5,127 131 Provo-Orem, UT 15,592 133 Tallahassee, FL 15,454137 Macon, GA 14,819 205 Pueblo, CO 7,896 15 Tampa-St Petersburg, FL 138,432277 Madera, CA 4,669 259 Punta Gorda, FL 5,289 221 Texarka

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