America’s Rap Sheet: Has crime ever been worse in America?
You hear about the worst of the worst, the shooting sprees, the psychopaths, but how is day to day crime in America?
Currently:
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Over 14,700 people are killed by homicide in the US every year:
Profile of who is killed:[2]
Mostly males–
11,370–male
3,240–female
Race doesn’t seem to matter–
6,830–white
7,380–black
And from 18-34 you’re a prime target
12-17:665
18-24:3680
25-34:3850
35-49:3260
50-64:1710
65+:700
Most non-negligent homicides by city:
New York 515
Chicago 431
Detroit 344
Philadelphia 324
Los Angeles 297
New Orleans 200
Houston 198
Baltimore 196
Dallas 133
Memphis 117
Phoenix 116
St. Louis 113
Washington D.C. 108
Kansas City, Mo. 108
Oakland, Calif. 104
Ranking,what types of communities have the highest homicide rate:[2]
- Large City, 500,000+
- Large City, 100,000-499,999
- Suburban Areas
- Rural areas
- Small cities, -99,000
Half of all homicides involve handguns.
1/5 Other firearm
1/5 Knife or blunt object
1/10 Other
Homicide rates peaked in the early 80’s and 90’s and have been falling since.
A Majority of Rapes are Unreported
Almost 1/5 women will experience an attempted or completed rape in any given year.[3]
And nearly 1/20 men.
Perpetrator stats:
38% were friends or acquaintances
28% raped to intimidate
26% were strangers
7% were relatives
Though the rate of reported rape has declined 60% from 1993, the US still has the 6th highest reported rape rate in the world:
[#country, number of rapes by 100,000 people]
- Lesotho: 91.6
- Trinidad and Tobago: 58.4
- Sweden: 53.2
- Korea: 33.7
- New Zealand: 30.9
- US: 28.6
Location:
30.9%–perpetrator’s home
26.6%–victim’s home
10.1%–perp and victim’s shared home
7.2%–at a party
7.2%–in a vehicle
3.6%–outdoors
2.2%–In a bar
1/400 Americans were assaulted last year[4]
By Weapon Type:
Firearm: 21.77%
Knives, cutting instruments: 18.1%
Other Weapons: 32.6%
Personal weapons: 26.8%
1/33 Americans were robbed or burglarized last year.
Including: Forcible Robbery
Aggravated Burglary
Larceny theft
and vehicle theft
Most dangerous metro areas:
- Flint, Mich.
62 murders per 100,000 people
106 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
662 robberies per 100,000 people
- Detroit, Mich.
55 murders per 100,000 people
62 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
685 robberies per 100,000 people
- Oakland, Calif.
32 murders per 100,000 people
68 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
1,086 robberies per 100,000 people
- Bridgeport, Conn.
15 murders per 100,000 people
266 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
415 robberies per 100,000 people
- New Orleans, La.
53 murders per 100,000 people
37 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
293 robberies per 100,000 people
- Cleveland, Ohio
21 murders per 100,000 people
92 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
826 robberies per 100,000 people
- St. Louis, Mo.
35 murders per 100,000 people
62 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
558 robberies per 100,000 people
- Jackson, Miss.
36 murders per 100,000 people
77 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
454 robberies per 100,000 people
- Baltimore, Md.
35 murders per 100,000 people
51 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
576 robberies per 100,000 people
- Newark, N.J.
34 murders per 100,000 people
20 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
708 robberies per 100,000 people
- Birmingham, Ala.
31 murders per 100,000 people
71 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
461 robberies per 100,000 people
- Philadelphia, Pa.
22 murders per 100,000 people
57 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
519 robberies per 100,000 people
- Memphis, Tenn.
20 murders per 100,000 people
63 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
514 robberies per 100,000 people
- Little Rock, Ark.
23 murders per 100,000 people
70 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
412 robberies per 100,000 people
- Baton Rouge, La.
29 murders per 100,000 people
28 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
446 robberies per 100,000 people
- Cincinnati, Ohio
16 murders per 100,000 people
63 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
582 robberies per 100,000 people
- Stockton, Calif.
24 murders per 100,000 people
30 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
520 robberies per 100,000 people
- Buffalo, N.Y.
18 murders per 100,000 people
53 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
529 robberies per 100,000 people
- Dayton, Ohio
17 murders per 100,000 people
79 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
445 robberies per 100,000 people
- New Haven, Conn.
13 murders per 100,000 people
42 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
650 robberies per 100,000 people
- Kansas City, Mo.
23 murders per 100,000 people
53 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
355 robberies per 100,000 people
- Minneapolis, Minn.
10 murders per 100,000 people
103 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
440 robberies per 100,000 people
- Atlanta, Ga.
19 murders per 100,000 people
26 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
521 robberies per 100,000 people
- Hartford, Conn.
18 murders per 100,000 people
22 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
511 robberies per 100,000 people
- Milwaukee, Wis.
15 murders per 100,000 people
38 forcible rapes per 100,000 people
505 robberies per 100,000 people
Creating huge costs for taxpayers.
Crime’s not as bad as it was 20 years ago, but it’s still dangerous out there. Say hello to crime in America.
Citations:
- http://www.businessinsider.com/cities-with-the-most-murders-per-the-ucr-2012-10
- http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/hus11.pdf
- http://www.statisticbrain.com/rape-statistics/
- http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
- http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/22tabledatadecpdf/table_22_aggravated_assault_by_state_types_of_weapons_2012.xls
- http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/crime-in-the-u.s.-2012/tables/6tabledatadec.pdf
- http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/06/04/the-blackwhite-marijuana-arrest-gap-in-nine-charts/
- http://www.rand.org/jie/centers/quality-policing/cost-of-crime.html
- http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2012/preliminary-annual-uniform-crime-report-january-december-2012/tables/table-4/view
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