Crime
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CRIME: PROPERTY
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Report defines property crime as larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft and burglary. These crimes involve the unlawful taking of money or property without the use of force or threat of force against the victims. Larceny theft involves the successful or attempted taking of property from another; it includes shoplifting, pocket-picking, purse-snatching and bicycle theft. While the theft of motor vehicles is a separate offense category, the thefts of motor vehicle parts and accessories are considered larceny. Burglary involves the unlawful entry into a structure such as a home or business. According to a Bureau of Justice Statistics survey of households, the burglary rate for renters is about 50 percent higher than for owners, based on 2005 data.
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NUMBER AND RATE OF CRIME OFFENSES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1998-2007 (1)
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Burglary |
Larceny-theft |
Year |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
| 1998 | 2,332,735 | 863.2 | 7,376,311 | 2,729.5 |
| 1999 | 2,100,739 | 770.4 | 6,955,520 | 2,550.7 |
| 2000 | 2,050,992 | 728.8 | 6,971,590 | 2,477.3 |
| 2001 | 2,116,531 | 741.8 | 7,092,267 | 2,485.7 |
| 2002 | 2,151,252 | 747.0 | 7,057,379 | 2,450.7 |
| 2003 | 2,154,834 | 741.0 | 7,026,802 | 2,416.5 |
| 2004 | 2,144,446 | 730.3 | 6,937,089 | 2,362.3 |
| 2005 | 2,155,448 | 726.9 | 6,783,447 | 2,287.8 |
| 2006 | 2,183,746 | 729.4 | 6,607,013 | 2,206.8 |
| 2007 | 2,179,140 | 722.5 | 6,568,572 | 2,177.8 |
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Motor vehicle theft |
Total property crime (2) |
Year |
Number |
Rate |
Number |
Rate |
| 1998 | 1,242,781 | 459.9 | 10,951,827 | 4,052.5 |
| 1999 | 1,152,075 | 422.5 | 10,208,334 | 3,743.6 |
| 2000 | 1,160,002 | 412.2 | 10,182,584 | 3,618.3 |
| 2001 | 1,228,391 | 430.5 | 10,437,189 | 3,658.1 |
| 2002 | 1,246,646 | 432.9 | 10,455,277 | 3,630.6 |
| 2003 | 1,261,226 | 433.7 | 10,442,862 | 3,591.2 |
| 2004 | 1,237,851 | 421.5 | 10,319,386 | 3,514.1 |
| 2005 | 1,235,859 | 416.8 | 10,174,754 | 3,431.5 |
| 2006 | 1,192,809 | 398.4 | 9,983,568 | 3,334.5 |
| 2007 | 1,095,769 | 363.3 | 9,843,481 | 3,263.5 |
(1) Rate is per 100,000 inhabitants.
(2) Property crimes are the offenses of burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports. |
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