Percent of Offenses Cleared by Arrest or Exceptional Means
by Geographic Region and Division, 2006
The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
General comments
- This table provides the number of offenses and the percentage of those offenses cleared by arrest or exceptional means by geographic region and division.
- This table furnishes national clearance data and clearance data broken down for the Nation’s four regions.
- This table lists the number of agencies and the 2006 estimated population for all agencies and for each region and division.
Methodology
- The data used in creating this table were from all law enforcement agencies submitting at least 6 months of complete offense reports for 2006.
- The FBI computes clearance percentages using aggregated offense and clearance totals. It should be noted that some clearances an agency records during the calendar year may pertain to offenses that occurred in previous years.
Regions and divisions
The U.S. Census Bureau has established four regions of the United States along with nine subdivisions that the UCR Program uses to compile the Nation’s crime data. The following table lists the 50 states and the District of Columbia arranged according to the regions and divisions of the United States.
NORTHEASTERN STATES
Middle Atlantic
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
MIDWESTERN STATES
East North Central
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Wisconsin
West North Central
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
SOUTHERN STATES
South Atlantic
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Maryland
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
East South Central
Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
West South Central
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
WESTERN STATES
Mountain
Arizona
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
Pacific
Alaska
California
Hawaii
Oregon
Washington
Population estimation
The FBI calculated 2006 state growth rates using revised 2005 state/national population estimates and 2006 provisional state/national population estimates provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. The FBI then estimated population figures for city and county jurisdictions by applying the 2006 state growth rate to the updated 2005 U.S. Census Bureau data.
If you have questions about this table
Contact the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division via e-mail atcjis_comm@leo.gov or by telephone at (304) 625-4995./p>