July 11, 2006 |
2006-R-0440 | |
NEW ENGLAND CRIME RATES OVER FIVE YEARS | ||
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By: Christopher Reinhart, Senior Attorney | ||
You asked for information on crime rates in Connecticut and the other New England states during the last five years.
SUMMARY
The Federal Bureau of Investigation collects offense data from the states as part of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program. The most recent information available is from 2004. In the tables and charts below, we display data for the New England states from 2000 to 2004 on (1) each of the seven types of crimes tracked by UCR and (2) the categories of violent and property crimes used by UCR.
CRIME RATE FOR SEVEN TYPES OF CRIMES
Table 1 displays the crime rate per 100,000 people for seven types of crimes in the New England states during the five-year period from 2000 to 2004.
Table 1: Rate Per 100,000 People for Certain Crimes | |||||||
Year |
Murder* |
Forcible Rape |
Robbery |
Aggravated Assault |
Burglary |
Larceny/Theft |
Motor Vehicle Theft |
Connecticut | |||||||
2000 |
2. 9 |
19. 9 |
112. 5 |
189. 4 |
512. 0 |
2,011. 4 |
384. 6 |
2001 |
3. 1 |
18. 7 |
122. 1 |
191. 7 |
501. 0 |
1,920. 0 |
361. 4 |
2002 |
2. 4 |
21. 4 |
117. 6 |
171. 0 |
494. 7 |
1,871. 7 |
334. 8 |
2003 |
3. 2 |
20. 0 |
120. 8 |
172. 7 |
460. 1 |
1,880. 4 |
326. 1 |
2004 |
2. 6 |
20. 7 |
120. 5 |
142. 6 |
444. 4 |
1,868. 1 |
314. 7 |
Maine | |||||||
2000 |
1. 2 |
25. 1 |
19. 4 |
63. 9 |
531. 4 |
1,875. 1 |
103. 7 |
2001 |
1. 4 |
25. 3 |
20. 5 |
64. 2 |
536. 1 |
1,910. 7 |
129. 9 |
2002 |
1. 1 |
29. 1 |
20. 9 |
56. 8 |
537. 9 |
1,899. 1 |
110. 4 |
2003 |
1. 2 |
27. 0 |
22. 1 |
58. 3 |
502. 5 |
1,836. 5 |
111. 2 |
2004 |
1. 4 |
23. 9 |
21. 9 |
56. 3 |
481. 4 |
1,829. 3 |
98. 9 |
Massachusetts | |||||||
2000 |
2. 0 |
26. 7 |
91. 6 |
355. 9 |
482. 0 |
1,660. 5 |
407. 6 |
2001 |
2. 3 |
29. 1 |
101. 5 |
346. 6 |
508. 4 |
1,674. 5 |
436. 2 |
2002 |
2. 7 |
27. 7 |
111. 6 |
342. 9 |
517. 7 |
1,680. 6 |
414. 0 |
2003 |
2. 2 |
28. 8 |
124. 8 |
317. 4 |
544. 6 |
1,620. 9 |
397. 3 |
2004 |
2. 6 |
28. 0 |
116. 4 |
311. 7 |
537. 2 |
1,578. 8 |
343. 7 |
New Hampshire | |||||||
2000 |
1. 8 |
42. 2 |
36. 7 |
94. 7 |
404. 0 |
1,680. 0 |
173. 8 |
2001 |
1. 4 |
36. 4 |
35. 3 |
97. 2 |
388. 3 |
1,593. 1 |
170. 0 |
2002 |
0. 9 |
35. 0 |
32. 4 |
93. 0 |
379. 6 |
1,527. 6 |
152. 5 |
2003 |
1. 3 |
34. 0 |
37. 2 |
77. 8 |
356. 1 |
1,546. 8 |
150. 0 |
2004 |
1. 4 |
35. 3 |
38. 5 |
91. 8 |
382. 1 |
1,508. 5 |
149. 4 |
Rhode Island | |||||||
2000 |
4. 3 |
39. 3 |
88. 0 |
166. 2 |
631. 5 |
2,102. 2 |
445. 0 |
2001 |
3. 7 |
39. 3 |
93. 1 |
173. 5 |
644. 4 |
2,254. 7 |
476. 2 |
2002 |
3. 8 |
37. 0 |
85. 7 |
159. 0 |
600. 5 |
2,251. 3 |
456. 4 |
2003 |
2. 3 |
46. 9 |
77. 1 |
159. 3 |
513. 3 |
2,074. 2 |
407. 7 |
2004 |
2. 4 |
29. 6 |
67. 6 |
147. 7 |
505. 7 |
2,001. 0 |
377. 4 |
Vermont | |||||||
2000 |
1. 5 |
23. 0 |
19. 2 |
69. 8 |
575. 0 |
2,165. 5 |
132. 9 |
2001 |
1. 1 |
17. 5 |
17. 5 |
69. 0 |
513. 8 |
2,026. 8 |
123. 6 |
2002 |
2. 1 |
20. 4 |
12. 5 |
71. 7 |
566. 0 |
1,733. 3 |
124. 8 |
2003 |
2. 4 |
20. 3 |
10. 0 |
81. 4 |
487. 1 |
1,635. 9 |
105. 6 |
2004 |
2. 6 |
24. 5 |
12. 2 |
72. 7 |
544. 9 |
1,670. 8 |
92. 5 |
*Also includes non-negligent manslaughter.
CRIME RATE FOR VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIMES
UCR categorizes the seven crimes listed above as violent crimes and property crimes. Violent crimes are murder, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. Property crimes are burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft.
Table 2 and Chart 1 compare the reported violent crime rates per 100,000 people in the New England states from 2000 to 2004.
Table 2: Violent Crime Rate per 100,000 People | |||||
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 | |
Connecticut |
324. 7 |
335. 5 |
312. 5 |
316. 8 |
286. 3 |
Maine |
109. 6 |
111. 5 |
107. 8 |
108. 6 |
103. 5 |
Massachusetts |
476. 1 |
479. 5 |
484. 9 |
473. 1 |
458. 8 |
New Hampshire |
175. 4 |
170. 3 |
161. 3 |
150. 3 |
167. 0 |
Rhode Island |
297. 7 |
309. 6 |
285. 6 |
285. 7 |
247. 4 |
Vermont |
113. 5 |
105. 0 |
106. 7 |
114. 2 |
112. 0 |
Table 3 and Chart 2 compare the reported property crime rates per 100,000 people in the New England states from 2000 to 2004.
Table 3: Property Crime Rate per 100,000 People | |||||
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 | |
Connecticut |
2,908. 0 |
2,782. 4 |
2,701. 3 |
2,666. 5 |
2,627. 2 |
Maine |
2,510. 2 |
2,576. 7 |
2,547. 3 |
2,450. 2 |
2,409. 6 |
Massachusetts |
2,550. 0 |
2,619. 1 |
2,612. 2 |
2,562. 8 |
2,459. 7 |
New Hampshire |
2,257. 8 |
2,151. 3 |
2,059. 8 |
2,052. 9 |
2,040. 1 |
Rhode Island |
3,178. 7 |
3,375. 3 |
3,308. 2 |
2,995. 2 |
2,884. 1 |
Vermont |
2,873. 4 |
2,664. 2 |
2,424. 0 |
2,228. 7 |
2,308. 2 |
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