Table 4

Crime in the United States
by Region, Geographic Division, and State, 2007-2008

Area	Year	Population¹	Violent crime		Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter		Forcible rape		Robbery		Aggravated assault		Property crime		Burglary		Larceny-theft		Motor vehicle theft
Area	Year	Population¹	Number	Rate per 100,000	Number	Rate per 100,000	Number	Rate per 100,000	Number	Rate per 100,000	Number	Rate per 100,000	Number	Rate per 100,000	Number	Rate per 100,000	Number	Rate per 100,000	Number	Rate per 100,000
United States Total^{2, 3, 4}	2007	301,621,157	1,408,337	466.9	16,929	5.6	90,427	30.0	445,125	147.6	855,856	283.8	9,843,481	3,263.5	2,179,140	722.5	6,568,572	2,177.8	1,095,769	363.3
	2008	304,059,724	1,382,012	454.5	16,272	5.4	89,000	29.3	441,855	145.3	834,885	274.6	9,767,915	3,212.5	2,222,196	730.8	6,588,873	2,167.0	956,846	314.7
	Percent change		-1.9	-2.7	-3.9	-4.7	-1.6	-2.4	-0.7	-1.5	-2.5	-3.2	-0.8	-1.6	+2.0	+1.2	+0.3	-0.5	-12.7	-13.4
Northeast	2007	54,680,626	203,632	372.4	2,261	4.1	10,821	19.8	75,326	137.8	115,224	210.7	1,204,978	2,203.7	229,187	419.1	868,763	1,588.8	107,028	195.7
	2008	54,924,779	203,654	370.8	2,293	4.2	10,981	20.0	76,048	138.5	114,332	208.2	1,235,168	2,248.8	235,881	429.5	903,474	1,644.9	95,813	174.4
	Percent change		*	-0.4	+1.4	+1.0	+1.5	+1.0	+1.0	+0.5	-0.8	-1.2	+2.5	+2.0	+2.9	+2.5	+4.0	+3.5	-10.5	-10.9
New England	2007	14,264,185	43,334	303.8	357	2.5	3,395	23.8	12,225	85.7	27,357	191.8	337,359	2,365.1	70,828	496.5	235,947	1,654.1	30,584	214.4
	2008	14,303,542	46,682	326.4	380	2.7	3,580	25.0	12,696	88.8	30,026	209.9	347,477	2,429.3	71,125	497.3	248,304	1,736.0	28,048	196.1
	Percent change		+7.7	+7.4	+6.4	+6.1	+5.4	+5.2	+3.9	+3.6	+9.8	+9.5	+3.0	+2.7	+0.4	+0.1	+5.2	+4.9	-8.3	-8.5
Connecticut	2007	3,502,309	8,965	256.0	106	3.0	658	18.8	3,607	103.0	4,594	131.2	84,052	2,399.9	15,162	432.9	59,723	1,705.2	9,167	261.7
	2008	3,501,252	10,427	297.8	123	3.5	674	19.3	3,907	111.6	5,723	163.5	86,087	2,458.7	15,011	428.7	62,113	1,774.0	8,963	256.0
	Percent change		+16.3	+16.3	+16.0	+16.1	+2.4	+2.5	+8.3	+8.3	+24.6	+24.6	+2.4	+2.5	-1.0	-1.0	+4.0	+4.0	-2.2	-2.2
Maine	2007	1,317,207	1,554	118.0	21	1.6	391	29.7	349	26.5	793	60.2	31,992	2,428.8	6,676	506.8	24,057	1,826.4	1,259	95.6
	2008	1,316,456	1,547	117.5	31	2.4	375	28.5	333	25.3	808	61.4	32,285	2,452.4	6,522	495.4	24,587	1,867.7	1,176	89.3
	Percent change		-0.5	-0.4	+47.6	+47.7	-4.1	-4.0	-4.6	-4.5	+1.9	+1.9	+0.9	+1.0	-2.3	-2.3	+2.2	+2.3	-6.6	-6.5
Massachusetts	2007	6,449,755	27,832	431.5	184	2.9	1,634	25.3	7,006	108.6	19,008	294.7	154,246	2,391.5	35,662	552.9	103,592	1,606.1	14,992	232.4
	2008	6,497,967	29,174	449.0	167	2.6	1,736	26.7	7,069	108.8	20,202	310.9	155,959	2,400.1	36,094	555.5	107,128	1,648.6	12,737	196.0
	Percent change		+4.8	+4.0	-9.2	-9.9	+6.2	+5.5	+0.9	+0.2	+6.3	+5.5	+1.1	+0.4	+1.2	+0.5	+3.4	+2.6	-15.0	-15.7
New Hampshire	2007	1,315,828	1,807	137.3	15	1.1	333	25.3	432	32.8	1,027	78.0	24,896	1,892.0	4,986	378.9	18,611	1,414.4	1,299	98.7
	2008	1,315,809	2,069	157.2	13	1.0	391	29.7	419	31.8	1,246	94.7	27,526	2,091.9	4,286	325.7	21,853	1,660.8	1,387	105.4
	Percent change		+14.5	+14.5	-13.3	-13.3	+17.4	+17.4	-3.0	-3.0	+21.3	+21.3	+10.6	+10.6	-14.0	-14.0	+17.4	+17.4	+6.8	+6.8
Rhode Island	2007	1,057,832	2,404	227.3	19	1.8	256	24.2	751	71.0	1,378	130.3	27,743	2,622.6	5,236	495.0	19,281	1,822.7	3,226	305.0
	2008	1,050,788	2,621	249.4	29	2.8	277	26.4	879	83.7	1,436	136.7	29,849	2,840.6	5,750	547.2	20,899	1,988.9	3,200	304.5
	Percent change		+9.0	+9.8	+52.6	+53.7	+8.2	+8.9	+17.0	+17.8	+4.2	+4.9	+7.6	+8.3	+9.8	+10.6	+8.4	+9.1	-0.8	-0.1
Vermont	2007	621,254	772	124.3	12	1.9	123	19.8	80	12.9	557	89.7	14,430	2,322.7	3,106	500.0	10,683	1,719.6	641	103.2
	2008	621,270	844	135.9	17	2.7	127	20.4	89	14.3	611	98.3	15,771	2,538.5	3,462	557.2	11,724	1,887.1	585	94.2
	Percent change		+9.3	+9.3	+41.7	+41.7	+3.3	+3.2	+11.3	+11.2	+9.7	+9.7	+9.3	+9.3	+11.5	+11.5	+9.7	+9.7	-8.7	-8.7
Middle Atlantic	2007	40,416,441	160,298	396.6	1,904	4.7	7,426	18.4	63,101	156.1	87,867	217.4	867,619	2,146.7	158,359	391.8	632,816	1,565.7	76,444	189.1
	2008	40,621,237	156,972	386.4	1,913	4.7	7,401	18.2	63,352	156.0	84,306	207.5	887,691	2,185.3	164,756	405.6	655,170	1,612.9	67,765	166.8
	Percent change		-2.1	-2.6	+0.5	*	-0.3	-0.8	+0.4	-0.1	-4.1	-4.5	+2.3	+1.8	+4.0	+3.5	+3.5	+3.0	-11.4	-11.8
New Jersey	2007	8,685,920	28,601	329.3	380	4.4	1,050	12.1	12,549	144.5	14,622	168.3	192,226	2,213.1	37,482	431.5	132,791	1,528.8	21,953	252.7
	2008	8,682,661	28,351	326.5	376	4.3	1,122	12.9	12,701	146.3	14,152	163.0	199,126	2,293.4	40,401	465.3	138,545	1,595.7	20,180	232.4
	Percent change		-0.9	-0.8	-1.1	-1.0	+6.9	+6.9	+1.2	+1.2	-3.2	-3.2	+3.6	+3.6	+7.8	+7.8	+4.3	+4.4	-8.1	-8.0
New York	2007	19,297,729	79,915	414.1	801	4.2	2,926	15.2	31,094	161.1	45,094	233.7	381,816	1,978.6	64,857	336.1	288,929	1,497.2	28,030	145.3
	2008	19,490,297	77,585	398.1	836	4.3	2,801	14.4	31,778	163.0	42,170	216.4	388,533	1,993.5	65,735	337.3	297,684	1,527.3	25,114	128.9
	Percent change		-2.9	-3.9	+4.4	+3.3	-4.3	-5.2	+2.2	+1.2	-6.5	-7.4	+1.8	+0.8	+1.4	+0.4	+3.0	+2.0	-10.4	-11.3
Pennsylvania	2007	12,432,792	51,782	416.5	723	5.8	3,450	27.7	19,458	156.5	28,151	226.4	293,577	2,361.3	56,020	450.6	211,096	1,697.9	26,461	212.8
	2008	12,448,279	51,036	410.0	701	5.6	3,478	27.9	18,873	151.6	27,984	224.8	300,032	2,410.2	58,620	470.9	218,941	1,758.8	22,471	180.5
	Percent change		-1.4	-1.6	-3.0	-3.2	+0.8	+0.7	-3.0	-3.1	-0.6	-0.7	+2.2	+2.1	+4.6	+4.5	+3.7	+3.6	-15.1	-15.2
Midwest^{2, 3}	2007	66,388,795	273,018	411.2	3,225	4.9	22,863	34.4	84,674	127.5	162,256	244.4	2,095,999	3,157.2	448,126	675.0	1,448,457	2,181.8	199,416	300.4
	2008	66,561,448	266,312	400.1	3,198	4.8	22,624	34.0	84,385	126.8	156,105	234.5	2,041,087	3,066.5	453,383	681.1	1,412,944	2,122.8	174,760	262.6
	Percent change		-2.5	-2.7	-0.8	-1.1	-1.0	-1.3	-0.3	-0.6	-3.8	-4.0	-2.6	-2.9	+1.2	+0.9	-2.5	-2.7	-12.4	-12.6
East North Central^{2, 3}	2007	46,338,216	199,337	430.2	2,483	5.4	16,099	34.7	68,120	147.0	112,635	243.1	1,456,791	3,143.8	324,218	699.7	989,766	2,136.0	142,807	308.2
	2008	46,395,654	194,647	419.5	2,348	5.1	15,879	34.2	68,395	147.4	108,025	232.8	1,431,644	3,085.7	331,812	715.2	973,512	2,098.3	126,320	272.3
	Percent change		-2.4	-2.5	-5.4	-5.6	-1.4	-1.5	+0.4	+0.3	-4.1	-4.2	-1.7	-1.8	+2.3	+2.2	-1.6	-1.8	-11.5	-11.7
Illinois^{2, 3}	2007	12,852,548	68,528	533.2	752	5.9	4,103	31.9	23,100	179.7	40,573	315.7	377,322	2,935.8	75,524	587.6	267,911	2,084.5	33,887	263.7
	2008	12,901,563	67,780	525.4	790	6.1	4,118	31.9	24,054	186.4	38,818	300.9	378,355	2,932.6	78,968	612.1	266,815	2,068.1	32,572	252.5
	Percent change		-1.1	-1.5	+5.1	+4.7	+0.4	*	+4.1	+3.7	-4.3	-4.7	+0.3	-0.1	+4.6	+4.2	-0.4	-0.8	-3.9	-4.2
Indiana	2007	6,345,289	21,165	333.6	356	5.6	1,742	27.5	7,872	124.1	11,195	176.4	215,526	3,396.6	46,919	739.4	149,050	2,349.0	19,557	308.2
	2008	6,376,792	21,283	333.8	327	5.1	1,720	27.0	7,532	118.1	11,704	183.5	212,715	3,335.8	48,645	762.8	146,615	2,299.2	17,455	273.7
	Percent change		+0.6	+0.1	-8.1	-8.6	-1.3	-1.8	-4.3	-4.8	+4.5	+4.0	-1.3	-1.8	+3.7	+3.2	-1.6	-2.1	-10.7	-11.2
Michigan	2007	10,071,822	53,988	536.0	676	6.7	4,579	45.5	13,414	133.2	35,319	350.7	308,775	3,065.7	75,428	748.9	191,196	1,898.3	42,151	418.5
	2008	10,003,422	50,166	501.5	542	5.4	4,502	45.0	12,964	129.6	32,158	321.5	293,585	2,934.8	74,176	741.5	183,168	1,831.1	36,241	362.3
	Percent change		-7.1	-6.4	-19.8	-19.3	-1.7	-1.0	-3.4	-2.7	-8.9	-8.3	-4.9	-4.3	-1.7	-1.0	-4.2	-3.5	-14.0	-13.4
Ohio	2007	11,466,917	39,360	343.2	516	4.5	4,452	38.8	18,260	159.2	16,132	140.7	396,209	3,455.2	98,508	859.1	263,922	2,301.6	33,779	294.6
	2008	11,485,910	39,997	348.2	543	4.7	4,419	38.5	18,719	163.0	16,316	142.1	391,862	3,411.7	102,544	892.8	260,786	2,270.5	28,532	248.4
	Percent change		+1.6	+1.5	+5.2	+5.1	-0.7	-0.9	+2.5	+2.3	+1.1	+1.0	-1.1	-1.3	+4.1	+3.9	-1.2	-1.4	-15.5	-15.7
Wisconsin	2007	5,601,640	16,296	290.9	183	3.3	1,223	21.8	5,474	97.7	9,416	168.1	158,959	2,837.7	27,839	497.0	117,687	2,100.9	13,433	239.8
	2008	5,627,967	15,421	274.0	146	2.6	1,120	19.9	5,126	91.1	9,029	160.4	155,127	2,756.4	27,479	488.3	116,128	2,063.4	11,520	204.7
	Percent change		-5.4	-5.8	-20.2	-20.6	-8.4	-8.9	-6.4	-6.8	-4.1	-4.6	-2.4	-2.9	-1.3	-1.8	-1.3	-1.8	-14.2	-14.6
West North Central³	2007	20,050,579	73,681	367.5	742	3.7	6,764	33.7	16,554	82.6	49,621	247.5	639,208	3,188.0	123,908	618.0	458,691	2,287.7	56,609	282.3
	2008	20,165,794	71,665	355.4	850	4.2	6,745	33.4	15,990	79.3	48,080	238.4	609,443	3,022.2	121,571	602.9	439,432	2,179.1	48,440	240.2
	Percent change		-2.7	-3.3	+14.6	+13.9	-0.3	-0.9	-3.4	-4.0	-3.1	-3.7	-4.7	-5.2	-1.9	-2.4	-4.2	-4.7	-14.4	-14.9
Iowa	2007	2,988,046	8,805	294.7	37	1.2	904	30.3	1,313	43.9	6,551	219.2	78,154	2,615.6	16,941	567.0	56,328	1,885.1	4,885	163.5
	2008	3,002,555	8,520	283.8	76	2.5	888	29.6	1,248	41.6	6,308	210.1	72,689	2,420.9	16,450	547.9	51,907	1,728.8	4,332	144.3
	Percent change		-3.2	-3.7	+105.4	+104.4	-1.8	-2.2	-5.0	-5.4	-3.7	-4.2	-7.0	-7.4	-2.9	-3.4	-7.8	-8.3	-11.3	-11.7
Kansas	2007	2,775,997	12,566	452.7	107	3.9	1,231	44.3	2,016	72.6	9,212	331.8	102,120	3,678.7	20,263	729.9	73,293	2,640.2	8,564	308.5
	2008	2,802,134	11,505	410.6	113	4.0	1,190	42.5	1,684	60.1	8,518	304.0	94,635	3,377.2	19,612	699.9	67,628	2,413.4	7,395	263.9
	Percent change		-8.4	-9.3	+5.6	+4.6	-3.3	-4.2	-16.5	-17.2	-7.5	-8.4	-7.3	-8.2	-3.2	-4.1	-7.7	-8.6	-13.7	-14.5
Minnesota³	2007	5,197,621	15,003	288.7	116	2.2	1,873	36.0	4,770	91.8	8,244	158.6	157,829	3,036.6	29,670	570.8	115,633	2,224.7	12,526	241.0
	2008	5,220,393	13,717	262.8	109	2.1	1,805	34.6	4,177	80.0	7,626	146.1	148,810	2,850.6	26,410	505.9	112,322	2,151.6	10,078	193.1
	Percent change		-8.6	-9.0	-6.0	-6.4	-3.6	-4.1	-12.4	-12.8	-7.5	-7.9	-5.7	-6.1	-11.0	-11.4	-2.9	-3.3	-19.5	-19.9
Missouri	2007	5,878,415	29,682	504.9	385	6.5	1,714	29.2	7,165	121.9	20,418	347.3	219,759	3,738.4	43,446	739.1	152,529	2,594.7	23,784	404.6
	2008	5,911,605	29,819	504.4	455	7.7	1,615	27.3	7,390	125.0	20,359	344.4	216,585	3,663.7	45,788	774.5	150,032	2,537.9	20,765	351.3
	Percent change		+0.5	-0.1	+18.2	+17.5	-5.8	-6.3	+3.1	+2.6	-0.3	-0.8	-1.4	-2.0	+5.4	+4.8	-1.6	-2.2	-12.7	-13.2
Nebraska	2007	1,774,571	5,367	302.4	68	3.8	527	29.7	1,108	62.4	3,664	206.5	56,102	3,161.4	9,046	509.8	41,855	2,358.6	5,201	293.1
	2008	1,783,432	5,416	303.7	68	3.8	583	32.7	1,299	72.8	3,466	194.3	51,338	2,878.6	8,775	492.0	38,375	2,151.8	4,188	234.8
	Percent change		+0.9	+0.4	0.0	-0.5	+10.6	+10.1	+17.2	+16.7	-5.4	-5.9	-8.5	-8.9	-3.0	-3.5	-8.3	-8.8	-19.5	-19.9
North Dakota	2007	639,715	911	142.4	12	1.9	207	32.4	70	10.9	622	97.2	12,088	1,889.6	2,164	338.3	9,010	1,408.4	914	142.9
	2008	641,481	1,068	166.5	3	0.5	232	36.2	72	11.2	761	118.6	12,152	1,894.4	2,106	328.3	9,164	1,428.6	882	137.5
	Percent change		+17.2	+16.9	-75.0	-75.1	+12.1	+11.8	+2.9	+2.6	+22.3	+22.0	+0.5	+0.3	-2.7	-2.9	+1.7	+1.4	-3.5	-3.8
South Dakota	2007	796,214	1,347	169.2	17	2.1	308	38.7	112	14.1	910	114.3	13,156	1,652.3	2,378	298.7	10,043	1,261.3	735	92.3
	2008	804,194	1,620	201.4	26	3.2	432	53.7	120	14.9	1,042	129.6	13,234	1,645.6	2,430	302.2	10,004	1,244.0	800	99.5
	Percent change		+20.3	+19.1	+52.9	+51.4	+40.3	+38.9	+7.1	+6.1	+14.5	+13.4	+0.6	-0.4	+2.2	+1.2	-0.4	-1.4	+8.8	+7.8
South⁴	2007	110,454,786	606,667	549.2	7,759	7.0	35,073	31.8	179,728	162.7	384,107	347.8	4,199,649	3,802.1	1,018,197	921.8	2,782,863	2,519.5	398,589	360.9
	2008	111,718,549	596,425	533.9	7,348	6.6	33,972	30.4	177,691	159.1	377,414	337.8	4,223,835	3,780.8	1,051,616	941.3	2,810,699	2,515.9	361,520	323.6
	Percent change		-1.7	-2.8	-5.3	-6.4	-3.1	-4.2	-1.1	-2.3	-1.7	-2.9	+0.6	-0.6	+3.3	+2.1	+1.0	-0.1	-9.3	-10.3
South Atlantic⁴	2007	57,860,260	332,090	574.0	4,097	7.1	16,274	28.1	103,124	178.2	208,595	360.5	2,164,134	3,740.3	516,401	892.5	1,430,636	2,472.6	217,097	375.2
	2008	58,398,377	323,332	553.7	3,877	6.6	15,888	27.2	102,360	175.3	201,207	344.5	2,212,433	3,788.5	539,121	923.2	1,474,978	2,525.7	198,334	339.6
	Percent change		-2.6	-3.5	-5.4	-6.2	-2.4	-3.3	-0.7	-1.7	-3.5	-4.4	+2.2	+1.3	+4.4	+3.4	+3.1	+2.1	-8.6	-9.5
Delaware	2007	864,764	5,960	689.2	37	4.3	336	38.9	1,706	197.3	3,881	448.8	29,143	3,370.1	6,341	733.3	20,486	2,369.0	2,316	267.8
	2008	873,092	6,141	703.4	57	6.5	366	41.9	1,838	210.5	3,880	444.4	31,303	3,585.3	6,760	774.3	22,002	2,520.0	2,541	291.0
	Percent change		+3.0	+2.1	+54.1	+52.6	+8.9	+7.9	+7.7	+6.7	*	-1.0	+7.4	+6.4	+6.6	+5.6	+7.4	+6.4	+9.7	+8.7
District of Columbia⁴	2007	588,292	8,320	1,414.3	181	30.8	192	32.6	4,261	724.3	3,686	626.6	28,908	4,913.9	3,926	667.4	17,382	2,954.7	7,600	1,291.9
	2008	591,833	8,509	1,437.7	186	31.4	186	31.4	4,430	748.5	3,707	626.4	30,211	5,104.6	3,788	640.0	19,958	3,372.2	6,465	1,092.4
	Percent change		+2.3	+1.7	+2.8	+2.1	-3.1	-3.7	+4.0	+3.3	+0.6	*	+4.5	+3.9	-3.5	-4.1	+14.8	+14.1	-14.9	-15.4
Florida	2007	18,251,243	131,880	722.6	1,201	6.6	6,151	33.7	38,162	209.1	86,366	473.2	746,347	4,089.3	181,833	996.3	490,858	2,689.4	73,656	403.6
	2008	18,328,340	126,265	688.9	1,168	6.4	5,972	32.6	36,273	197.9	82,852	452.0	758,934	4,140.8	188,467	1,028.3	506,958	2,766.0	63,509	346.5
	Percent change		-4.3	-4.7	-2.7	-3.2	-2.9	-3.3	-4.9	-5.3	-4.1	-4.5	+1.7	+1.3	+3.6	+3.2	+3.3	+2.8	-13.8	-14.1
Georgia	2007	9,544,750	47,075	493.2	718	7.5	2,178	22.8	17,340	181.7	26,839	281.2	372,342	3,901.0	90,690	950.2	239,058	2,504.6	42,594	446.3
	2008	9,685,744	46,384	478.9	636	6.6	2,195	22.7	17,357	179.2	26,196	270.5	388,935	4,015.5	100,629	1,038.9	248,678	2,567.5	39,628	409.1
	Percent change		-1.5	-2.9	-11.4	-12.7	+0.8	-0.7	+0.1	-1.4	-2.4	-3.8	+4.5	+2.9	+11.0	+9.3	+4.0	+2.5	-7.0	-8.3
Maryland	2007	5,618,344	36,062	641.9	553	9.8	1,179	21.0	13,258	236.0	21,072	375.1	192,796	3,431.5	37,095	660.2	127,308	2,265.9	28,393	505.4
	2008	5,633,597	35,393	628.2	493	8.8	1,127	20.0	13,203	234.4	20,570	365.1	198,165	3,517.6	38,849	689.6	133,983	2,378.3	25,333	449.7
	Percent change		-1.9	-2.1	-10.8	-11.1	-4.4	-4.7	-0.4	-0.7	-2.4	-2.6	+2.8	+2.5	+4.7	+4.4	+5.2	+5.0	-10.8	-11.0
North Carolina	2007	9,061,032	42,262	466.4	585	6.5	2,385	26.3	13,548	149.5	25,744	284.1	370,354	4,087.3	108,800	1,200.7	233,588	2,577.9	27,966	308.6
	2008	9,222,414	43,099	467.3	604	6.5	2,284	24.8	14,334	155.4	25,877	280.6	372,961	4,044.1	111,602	1,210.1	234,616	2,544.0	26,743	290.0
	Percent change		+2.0	+0.2	+3.2	+1.4	-4.2	-5.9	+5.8	+4.0	+0.5	-1.2	+0.7	-1.1	+2.6	+0.8	+0.4	-1.3	-4.4	-6.0
South Carolina	2007	4,407,709	34,746	788.3	352	8.0	1,739	39.5	6,346	144.0	26,309	596.9	188,282	4,271.7	45,214	1,025.8	126,042	2,859.6	17,026	386.3
	2008	4,479,800	32,691	729.7	305	6.8	1,638	36.6	6,599	147.3	24,149	539.1	189,683	4,234.2	45,967	1,026.1	126,064	2,814.1	17,652	394.0
	Percent change		-5.9	-7.4	-13.4	-14.7	-5.8	-7.3	+4.0	+2.3	-8.2	-9.7	+0.7	-0.9	+1.7	*	*	-1.6	+3.7	+2.0
Virginia	2007	7,712,091	20,798	269.7	406	5.3	1,745	22.6	7,651	99.2	10,996	142.6	190,209	2,466.4	31,688	410.9	144,467	1,873.3	14,054	182.2
	2008	7,769,089	19,882	255.9	368	4.7	1,758	22.6	7,437	95.7	10,319	132.8	195,634	2,518.1	31,993	411.8	150,382	1,935.6	13,259	170.7
	Percent change		-4.4	-5.1	-9.4	-10.0	+0.7	*	-2.8	-3.5	-6.2	-6.8	+2.9	+2.1	+1.0	+0.2	+4.1	+3.3	-5.7	-6.3
West Virginia	2007	1,812,035	4,987	275.2	64	3.5	369	20.4	852	47.0	3,702	204.3	45,753	2,525.0	10,814	596.8	31,447	1,735.5	3,492	192.7
	2008	1,814,468	4,968	273.8	60	3.3	362	20.0	889	49.0	3,657	201.5	46,607	2,568.6	11,066	609.9	32,337	1,782.2	3,204	176.6
	Percent change		-0.4	-0.5	-6.3	-6.4	-1.9	-2.0	+4.3	+4.2	-1.2	-1.3	+1.9	+1.7	+2.3	+2.2	+2.8	+2.7	-8.2	-8.4
East South Central	2007	17,944,829	88,127	491.1	1,221	6.8	6,140	34.2	25,355	141.3	55,411	308.8	635,759	3,542.9	162,688	906.6	421,127	2,346.8	51,944	289.5
	2008	18,084,651	87,027	481.2	1,196	6.6	5,977	33.1	25,166	139.2	54,688	302.4	638,310	3,529.6	170,277	941.6	421,332	2,329.8	46,701	258.2
	Percent change		-1.2	-2.0	-2.0	-2.8	-2.7	-3.4	-0.7	-1.5	-1.3	-2.1	+0.4	-0.4	+4.7	+3.9	*	-0.7	-10.1	-10.8
Alabama	2007	4,627,851	20,732	448.0	412	8.9	1,545	33.4	7,398	159.9	11,377	245.8	183,798	3,971.6	45,331	979.5	124,237	2,684.6	14,230	307.5
	2008	4,661,900	21,111	452.8	353	7.6	1,617	34.7	7,346	157.6	11,795	253.0	190,343	4,082.9	50,408	1,081.3	126,477	2,713.0	13,458	288.7
	Percent change		+1.8	+1.1	-14.3	-14.9	+4.7	+3.9	-0.7	-1.4	+3.7	+2.9	+3.6	+2.8	+11.2	+10.4	+1.8	+1.1	-5.4	-6.1
Kentucky	2007	4,241,474	12,513	295.0	204	4.8	1,381	32.6	4,069	95.9	6,859	161.7	106,813	2,518.3	27,683	652.7	70,455	1,661.1	8,675	204.5
	2008	4,269,245	12,646	296.2	198	4.6	1,408	33.0	4,004	93.8	7,036	164.8	110,314	2,583.9	28,839	675.5	73,808	1,728.8	7,667	179.6
	Percent change		+1.1	+0.4	-2.9	-3.6	+2.0	+1.3	-1.6	-2.2	+2.6	+1.9	+3.3	+2.6	+4.2	+3.5	+4.8	+4.1	-11.6	-12.2
Mississippi	2007	2,918,785	8,502	291.3	208	7.1	1,040	35.6	2,866	98.2	4,388	150.3	93,424	3,200.8	27,959	957.9	58,084	1,990.0	7,381	252.9
	2008	2,938,618	8,373	284.9	237	8.1	890	30.3	3,016	102.6	4,230	143.9	86,408	2,940.4	26,024	885.6	54,032	1,838.7	6,352	216.2
	Percent change		-1.5	-2.2	+13.9	+13.2	-14.4	-15.0	+5.2	+4.5	-3.6	-4.3	-7.5	-8.1	-6.9	-7.5	-7.0	-7.6	-13.9	-14.5
Tennessee	2007	6,156,719	46,380	753.3	397	6.4	2,174	35.3	11,022	179.0	32,787	532.5	251,724	4,088.6	61,715	1,002.4	168,351	2,734.4	21,658	351.8
	2008	6,214,888	44,897	722.4	408	6.6	2,062	33.2	10,800	173.8	31,627	508.9	251,245	4,042.6	65,006	1,046.0	167,015	2,687.3	19,224	309.3
	Percent change		-3.2	-4.1	+2.8	+1.8	-5.2	-6.0	-2.0	-2.9	-3.5	-4.4	-0.2	-1.1	+5.3	+4.3	-0.8	-1.7	-11.2	-12.1
West South Central	2007	34,649,697	186,450	538.1	2,441	7.0	12,659	36.5	51,249	147.9	120,101	346.6	1,399,756	4,039.7	339,108	978.7	931,100	2,687.2	129,548	373.9
	2008	35,235,521	186,066	528.1	2,275	6.5	12,107	34.4	50,165	142.4	121,519	344.9	1,373,092	3,896.9	342,218	971.2	914,389	2,595.1	116,485	330.6
	Percent change		-0.2	-1.9	-6.8	-8.4	-4.4	-6.0	-2.1	-3.7	+1.2	-0.5	-1.9	-3.5	+0.9	-0.8	-1.8	-3.4	-10.1	-11.6
Arkansas	2007	2,834,797	15,007	529.4	191	6.7	1,268	44.7	3,024	106.7	10,524	371.2	112,061	3,953.1	32,072	1,131.4	72,979	2,574.4	7,010	247.3
	2008	2,855,390	14,374	503.4	162	5.7	1,395	48.9	2,735	95.8	10,082	353.1	109,508	3,835.1	33,694	1,180.0	69,303	2,427.1	6,511	228.0
	Percent change		-4.2	-4.9	-15.2	-15.8	+10.0	+9.2	-9.6	-10.2	-4.2	-4.9	-2.3	-3.0	+5.1	+4.3	-5.0	-5.7	-7.1	-7.8
Louisiana	2007	4,293,204	31,317	729.5	608	14.2	1,393	32.4	6,083	141.7	23,233	541.2	174,991	4,076.0	44,602	1,038.9	115,209	2,683.5	15,180	353.6
	2008	4,410,796	28,944	656.2	527	11.9	1,232	27.9	5,994	135.9	21,191	480.4	168,630	3,823.1	43,320	982.1	111,567	2,529.4	13,743	311.6
	Percent change		-7.6	-10.0	-13.3	-15.6	-11.6	-13.9	-1.5	-4.1	-8.8	-11.2	-3.6	-6.2	-2.9	-5.5	-3.2	-5.7	-9.5	-11.9
Oklahoma	2007	3,617,316	18,072	499.6	222	6.1	1,559	43.1	3,373	93.2	12,918	357.1	127,562	3,526.4	34,121	943.3	79,982	2,211.1	13,459	372.1
	2008	3,642,361	19,184	526.7	212	5.8	1,466	40.2	3,683	101.1	13,823	379.5	125,384	3,442.4	35,081	963.1	79,422	2,180.5	10,881	298.7
	Percent change		+6.2	+5.4	-4.5	-5.2	-6.0	-6.6	+9.2	+8.4	+7.0	+6.3	-1.7	-2.4	+2.8	+2.1	-0.7	-1.4	-19.2	-19.7
Texas	2007	23,904,380	122,054	510.6	1,420	5.9	8,439	35.3	38,769	162.2	73,426	307.2	985,142	4,121.2	228,313	955.1	662,930	2,773.3	93,899	392.8
	2008	24,326,974	123,564	507.9	1,374	5.6	8,014	32.9	37,753	155.2	76,423	314.1	969,570	3,985.6	230,123	946.0	654,097	2,688.8	85,350	350.8
	Percent change		+1.2	-0.5	-3.2	-4.9	-5.0	-6.7	-2.6	-4.3	+4.1	+2.3	-1.6	-3.3	+0.8	-1.0	-1.3	-3.0	-9.1	-10.7
West	2007	70,096,950	325,020	463.7	3,684	5.3	21,670	30.9	105,397	150.4	194,269	277.1	2,342,855	3,342.3	483,630	689.9	1,468,489	2,094.9	390,736	557.4
	2008	70,854,948	315,621	445.4	3,433	4.8	21,423	30.2	103,731	146.4	187,034	264.0	2,267,825	3,200.7	481,316	679.3	1,461,756	2,063.0	324,753	458.3
	Percent change		-2.9	-3.9	-6.8	-7.8	-1.1	-2.2	-1.6	-2.6	-3.7	-4.8	-3.2	-4.2	-0.5	-1.5	-0.5	-1.5	-16.9	-17.8
Mountain	2007	21,360,990	93,652	438.4	1,112	5.2	7,918	37.1	24,252	113.5	60,370	282.6	763,997	3,576.6	158,301	741.1	495,656	2,320.4	110,040	515.1
	2008	21,784,507	91,024	417.8	964	4.4	7,930	36.4	23,627	108.5	58,503	268.6	750,405	3,444.7	157,505	723.0	507,107	2,327.8	85,793	393.8
	Percent change		-2.8	-4.7	-13.3	-15.0	+0.2	-1.8	-2.6	-4.5	-3.1	-5.0	-1.8	-3.7	-0.5	-2.4	+2.3	+0.3	-22.0	-23.6
Arizona	2007	6,338,755	30,600	482.7	468	7.4	1,856	29.3	9,618	151.7	18,658	294.3	279,794	4,414.0	57,825	912.2	173,580	2,738.4	48,389	763.4
	2008	6,500,180	29,059	447.0	407	6.3	1,673	25.7	9,697	149.2	17,282	265.9	278,920	4,291.0	56,481	868.9	185,221	2,849.5	37,218	572.6
	Percent change		-5.0	-7.4	-13.0	-15.2	-9.9	-12.1	+0.8	-1.7	-7.4	-9.7	-0.3	-2.8	-2.3	-4.7	+6.7	+4.1	-23.1	-25.0
Colorado	2007	4,861,515	16,906	347.8	153	3.1	1,998	41.1	3,453	71.0	11,302	232.5	146,141	3,006.1	28,751	591.4	100,598	2,069.3	16,792	345.4
	2008	4,939,456	16,946	343.1	157	3.2	2,098	42.5	3,365	68.1	11,326	229.3	140,725	2,849.0	28,256	572.0	98,950	2,003.3	13,519	273.7
	Percent change		+0.2	-1.3	+2.6	+1.0	+5.0	+3.3	-2.5	-4.1	+0.2	-1.4	-3.7	-5.2	-1.7	-3.3	-1.6	-3.2	-19.5	-20.8
Idaho	2007	1,499,402	3,589	239.4	49	3.3	578	38.5	233	15.5	2,729	182.0	33,685	2,246.6	6,977	465.3	24,482	1,632.8	2,226	148.5
	2008	1,523,816	3,483	228.6	23	1.5	551	36.2	241	15.8	2,668	175.1	32,019	2,101.2	6,701	439.8	23,650	1,552.0	1,668	109.5
	Percent change		-3.0	-4.5	-53.1	-53.8	-4.7	-6.2	+3.4	+1.8	-2.2	-3.8	-4.9	-6.5	-4.0	-5.5	-3.4	-4.9	-25.1	-26.3
Montana	2007	957,861	2,754	287.5	14	1.5	290	30.3	191	19.9	2,259	235.8	26,489	2,765.4	3,027	316.0	21,707	2,266.2	1,755	183.2
	2008	967,440	2,497	258.1	23	2.4	294	30.4	172	17.8	2,008	207.6	25,182	2,603.0	3,332	344.4	20,277	2,095.9	1,573	162.6
	Percent change		-9.3	-10.2	+64.3	+62.7	+1.4	+0.4	-9.9	-10.8	-11.1	-12.0	-4.9	-5.9	+10.1	+9.0	-6.6	-7.5	-10.4	-11.3
Nevada	2007	2,565,382	19,257	750.6	192	7.5	1,096	42.7	6,932	270.2	11,037	430.2	96,916	3,777.8	24,840	968.3	49,745	1,939.1	22,331	870.5
	2008	2,600,167	18,837	724.5	163	6.3	1,102	42.4	6,473	248.9	11,099	426.9	89,640	3,447.5	24,156	929.0	49,581	1,906.8	15,903	611.6
	Percent change		-2.2	-3.5	-15.1	-16.2	+0.5	-0.8	-6.6	-7.9	+0.6	-0.8	-7.5	-8.7	-2.8	-4.1	-0.3	-1.7	-28.8	-29.7
New Mexico	2007	1,969,915	13,085	664.2	162	8.2	1,032	52.4	2,321	117.8	9,570	485.8	73,394	3,725.7	18,992	964.1	45,463	2,307.9	8,939	453.8
	2008	1,984,356	12,896	649.9	142	7.2	1,139	57.4	2,172	109.5	9,443	475.9	77,572	3,909.2	21,713	1,094.2	47,855	2,411.6	8,004	403.4
	Percent change		-1.4	-2.2	-12.3	-13.0	+10.4	+9.6	-6.4	-7.1	-1.3	-2.0	+5.7	+4.9	+14.3	+13.5	+5.3	+4.5	-10.5	-11.1
Utah	2007	2,645,330	6,210	234.8	58	2.2	908	34.3	1,420	53.7	3,824	144.6	92,594	3,500.3	15,541	587.5	68,241	2,579.7	8,812	333.1
	2008	2,736,424	6,070	221.8	39	1.4	893	32.6	1,421	51.9	3,717	135.8	91,873	3,357.4	14,682	536.5	69,996	2,557.9	7,195	262.9
	Percent change		-2.3	-5.5	-32.8	-35.0	-1.7	-4.9	+0.1	-3.3	-2.8	-6.0	-0.8	-4.1	-5.5	-8.7	+2.6	-0.8	-18.3	-21.1
Wyoming	2007	522,830	1,251	239.3	16	3.1	160	30.6	84	16.1	991	189.5	14,984	2,865.9	2,348	449.1	11,840	2,264.6	796	152.2
	2008	532,668	1,236	232.0	10	1.9	180	33.8	86	16.1	960	180.2	14,474	2,717.3	2,184	410.0	11,577	2,173.4	713	133.9
	Percent change		-1.2	-3.0	-37.5	-38.7	+12.5	+10.4	+2.4	+0.5	-3.1	-4.9	-3.4	-5.2	-7.0	-8.7	-2.2	-4.0	-10.4	-12.1
Pacific	2007	48,735,960	231,368	474.7	2,572	5.3	13,752	28.2	81,145	166.5	133,899	274.7	1,578,858	3,239.6	325,329	667.5	972,833	1,996.1	280,696	576.0
	2008	49,070,441	224,597	457.7	2,469	5.0	13,493	27.5	80,104	163.2	128,531	261.9	1,517,420	3,092.3	323,811	659.9	954,649	1,945.5	238,960	487.0
	Percent change		-2.9	-3.6	-4.0	-4.7	-1.9	-2.6	-1.3	-2.0	-4.0	-4.7	-3.9	-4.5	-0.5	-1.1	-1.9	-2.5	-14.9	-15.4
Alaska	2007	683,478	4,519	661.2	44	6.4	529	77.4	583	85.3	3,363	492.0	23,098	3,379.5	3,682	538.7	16,998	2,487.0	2,418	353.8
	2008	686,293	4,474	651.9	28	4.1	441	64.3	645	94.0	3,360	489.6	20,124	2,932.3	3,240	472.1	15,246	2,221.5	1,638	238.7
	Percent change		-1.0	-1.4	-36.4	-36.6	-16.6	-17.0	+10.6	+10.2	-0.1	-0.5	-12.9	-13.2	-12.0	-12.4	-10.3	-10.7	-32.3	-32.5
California	2007	36,553,215	191,025	522.6	2,260	6.2	9,013	24.7	70,542	193.0	109,210	298.8	1,108,660	3,033.0	237,025	648.4	652,243	1,784.4	219,392	600.2
	2008	36,756,666	185,173	503.8	2,142	5.8	8,903	24.2	69,385	188.8	104,743	285.0	1,080,747	2,940.3	237,835	647.1	650,385	1,769.4	192,527	523.8
	Percent change		-3.1	-3.6	-5.2	-5.7	-1.2	-1.8	-1.6	-2.2	-4.1	-4.6	-2.5	-3.1	+0.3	-0.2	-0.3	-0.8	-12.2	-12.7
Hawaii	2007	1,283,388	3,501	272.8	22	1.7	326	25.4	1,105	86.1	2,048	159.6	54,228	4,225.4	9,097	708.8	38,416	2,993.3	6,715	523.2
	2008	1,288,198	3,512	272.6	25	1.9	365	28.3	1,086	84.3	2,036	158.1	46,004	3,571.2	9,379	728.1	31,492	2,444.7	5,133	398.5
	Percent change		+0.3	-0.1	+13.6	+13.2	+12.0	+11.5	-1.7	-2.1	-0.6	-1.0	-15.2	-15.5	+3.1	+2.7	-18.0	-18.3	-23.6	-23.8
Oregon	2007	3,747,455	10,777	287.6	73	1.9	1,255	33.5	2,862	76.4	6,587	175.8	132,143	3,526.2	22,821	609.0	94,773	2,529.0	14,549	388.2
	2008	3,790,060	9,747	257.2	82	2.2	1,156	30.5	2,641	69.7	5,868	154.8	124,397	3,282.2	20,879	550.9	92,187	2,432.3	11,331	299.0
	Percent change		-9.6	-10.6	+12.3	+11.1	-7.9	-8.9	-7.7	-8.8	-10.9	-11.9	-5.9	-6.9	-8.5	-9.5	-2.7	-3.8	-22.1	-23.0
Washington	2007	6,468,424	21,546	333.1	173	2.7	2,629	40.6	6,053	93.6	12,691	196.2	260,729	4,030.8	52,704	814.8	170,403	2,634.4	37,622	581.6
	2008	6,549,224	21,691	331.2	192	2.9	2,628	40.1	6,347	96.9	12,524	191.2	246,148	3,758.4	52,478	801.3	165,339	2,524.6	28,331	432.6
	Percent change		+0.7	-0.6	+11.0	+9.6	*	-1.3	+4.9	+3.6	-1.3	-2.5	-5.6	-6.8	-0.4	-1.7	-3.0	-4.2	-24.7	-25.6
Puerto Rico	2007	3,941,459	8,942	226.9	728	18.5	97	2.5	5,134	130.3	2,983	75.7	53,937	1,368.5	17,160	435.4	28,955	734.6	7,822	198.5
	2008	3,954,037	9,484	239.9	807	20.4	95	2.4	5,467	138.3	3,115	78.8	59,254	1,498.6	19,138	484.0	33,113	837.4	7,003	177.1
	Percent change		+6.1	+5.7	+10.9	+10.5	-2.1	-2.4	+6.5	+6.1	+4.4	+4.1	+9.9	+9.5	+11.5	+11.2	+14.4	+14.0	-10.5	-10.8

¹ Populations are U.S. Census Bureau provisional estimates as of July 1, 2008, and July 1, 2007.
² Limited data for 2007 and 2008 were available for Illinois. See Data Declaration.
³ The data collection methodology for the offense of forcible rape used by the Illinois and the Minnesota state UCR Programs (with the exception of Rockford, IL, and Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN) does not comply with national UCR guidelines. Consequently, their state figures for forcible rape (with the exception of Rockford, IL, and Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN) have been estimated for inclusion in this table.
⁴ Includes offenses reported by the Zoological Police and the Metro Transit Police.
* Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.
NOTE: Although arson data are included in the trend and clearance tables, sufficient data are not available to estimate totals for this offense. Therefore, no arson data are published in this table.

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Compared with 2007 data, the estimated number of violent crimes in the United States decreased 1.9 percent in 2008.
The estimated number of violent crimes decreased in three of the four regions, with the largest decrease (2.9 percent) occurring in the West. In the Northeast, the estimated number of violent crimes remained relatively unchanged in 2008 when compared with the estimate from 2007.
In 2008, the estimated number of murders decreased in three of the four regions, with the largest decrease, 6.8 percent, occurring in the West. Murder increased 1.4 percent in the Northeast.
The estimated number of forcible rapes declined in three regions; the largest decrease of 3.1 percent was reported in the South. Estimated forcible rapes increased 1.5 percent in the Northeast.
The estimated number of robberies decreased in three of the four regions. The only increase, 1.0 percent, was in the Northeast.
All four regions experienced declines in the estimated number of aggravated assaults. The greatest decrease, 3.8 percent, was in the Midwest.
In 2008, the estimated number of property crimes nationwide decreased 0.8 percent when compared with the 2007 data.
Among the Nation’s regions, both the Northeast and the South had increases in the estimated number of property crimes, 2.5 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively. The estimated number of property crimes decreased 3.2 percent in the West and 2.6 percent in the Midwest.
The estimated number of burglaries increased in three of the four regions; the largest increase (3.3 percent) was reported in the South. In the West, burglaries decreased 0.5 percent.
Larceny-theft decreased in the Midwest and the West, 2.5 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively.
Larceny-theft offenses increased 4.0 percent in the Northeast and 1.0 percent in the South.
All four regions experienced declines in the estimated number of motor vehicle thefts in 2008 when compared to the 2007 estimates. The West had the largest decrease, 16.9 percent.