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1996 PRELIMINARY FBI CRIME STATISTICS BIG CITY RAPE RATES from lowest to highest

Rank	City & State	1996 Population (est.)	Number of Rapes	Rape Rate (per 100,000 residents)
1	AMHERST TOWN, NY	107,331	7	6.5
2	MESQUITE, TX	117,795	8	6.8
3	THOUSAND OAKS, CA	112,559	9	8.0
4	GLENDALE, CA	181,019	16	8.8
5	STERLING HEIGHTS, MI	120,737	11	9.1
6	SIMI VALLEY, CA	108,469	12	11.1
7	RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA	116,431	14	12.0
8	COLUMBUS, GA	194,345	24	12.3
9	HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA	191,911	26	13.5
10	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	165,644	23	13.9
11	SANTA CLARITA, CA	125,435	19	15.1
12	STAMFORD, CT	107,165	18	16.8
13	FREMONT, CA	186,186	32	17.2
14	IRVINE, CA	127,410	22	17.3
15	LAREDO, TX	156,032	27	17.3
16	BROWNSVILLE, TX	117,511	22	18.7
17	BURBANK, CA	101,082	19	18.8
18	YONKERS, NY	183,650	35	19.1
19	BAKERSFIELD, CA	193,777	37	19.1
20	SANTA ANA, CA	294,963	62	21.0
21	LIVONIA, MI	101,450	22	21.7
22	FULLERTON, CA	118,524	26	21.9
23	TORRANCE, CA	140,185	31	22.1
24	TEMPE, AZ	156,788	35	22.3
25	CHANDLER, AZ	129,554	29	22.4
26	GARDEN GROVE, CA	150,062	34	22.7
27	WEST COVINA, CA	104,766	24	22.9
28	INDEPENDENCE, MO	113,382	26	22.9
29	HAYWARD, CA	117,233	28	23.9
30	SUNNYVALE, CA	121,284	29	23.9
31	CHULA VISTA, CA	151,377	37	24.4
32	HONOLULU, HI	878,044	222	25.3
33	ORANGE, CA	118,445	30	25.3
34	NORWALK, CA	102,176	26	25.4
35	ANAHEIM, CA	286,146	73	25.5
36	CHESAPEAKE, VA	183,965	49	26.6
37	GLENDALE, AZ	183,029	51	27.9
38	VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	439,851	127	28.9
39	PASADENA, CA	136,077	40	29.4
40	PLANO, TX	163,817	49	29.9
41	EVANSVILLE, IN	131,455	41	31.2
42	GARLAND, TX	201,336	63	31.3
43	HIALEAH, FL	200,339	63	31.4
44	SAN DIEGO, CA	1,168,364	368	31.5
45	BERKELEY, CA	101,250	32	31.6
46	NEW YORK, NY	7,339,594	2,346	32.0
47	ONTARIO, CA	136,742	44	32.2
48	POMONA, CA	145,916	47	32.2
49	MESA, AZ	340,818	110	32.3
50	DOWNEY, CA	101,309	33	32.6
51	CONCORD, CA	113,479	38	33.5
52	ANN ARBOR, MI	109,939	37	33.7
53	PATERSON, NJ	139,759	48	34.3
54	CAMBRIDGE, MA	100,725	35	34.7
55	LONG BEACH, CA	440,023	158	35.9
56	PALMDALE, CA	104,894	38	36.2
57	RALEIGH, NC	245,176	90	36.7
58	MORENO VALLEY, CA	141,292	52	36.8
59	BOISE, ID	153,258	57	37.2
60	GREEN BAY, WI	104,283	39	37.4
61	WATERBURY, CT	103,490	39	37.7
62	MADISON, WI	197,572	75	38.0
63	IRVING, TX	170,960	65	38.0
64	KNOXVILLE, TN	174,054	67	38.5
65	OXNARD, CA	147,937	57	38.5
66	LAKEWOOD, CO	131,786	51	38.7
67	SYRACUSE, NY	160,033	62	38.7
68	ALEXANDRIA, VA	114,996	45	39.1
69	HAMPTON, VA	142,248	56	39.4
70	JERSEY CITY, NJ	228,424	91	39.8
71	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	745,127	298	40.0
72	LINCOLN, NB	206,704	83	40.2
73	PHOENIX, AZ	1,139,793	460	40.4
74	MONTGOMERY, AL	197,972	80	40.4
75	EL MONTE, CA	106,149	43	40.5
76	SACRAMENTO, CA	379,283	154	40.6
77	EL PASO, TX	602,951	245	40.6
78	EUGENE, OR	122,637	50	40.8
79	SAN JOSE, CA	830,374	341	41.1
80	AMARILLO, TX	171,779	71	41.3
81	LOS ANGELES, CA	3,498,139	1,463	41.8
82	SAVANNAH, GA	146,534	62	42.3
83	ESCONDIDO, CA	118,003	50	42.4
84	SAN BERNARDINO, CA	184,303	79	42.9
85	HOLLYWOOD, FL	128,996	56	43.4
86	HUNTSVILLE, AL	162,376	71	43.7
87	ALBANY, NY	104,919	46	43.8
88	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	112,930	50	44.3
89	SALINAS, CA	121,517	54	44.4
90	SPOKANE, WA	199,636	89	44.6
91	MODESTO, CA	178,865	80	44.7
92	BRIDGEPORT, CT	133,015	61	45.9
93	PHILADELPHIA, PA	1,528,403	704	46.1
94	ALLENTOWN, PA	105,372	49	46.5
95	MILWAUKEE, WI	627,139	293	46.7
96	GREENSBORO, NC	203,186	95	46.8
97	PASADENA, TX	134,568	63	46.8
98	RIVERSIDE, CA	245,081	115	46.9
99	LOUISVILLE, KY	274,506	131	47.7
100	WASHINGTON, DC	543,000	260	47.9
101	LANCASTER, CA	120,881	58	48.0
102	SEATTLE, WA	539,591	261	48.4
103	SPRINGFIELD, MO	152,024	76	50.0
104	AUSTIN, TX	537,484	270	50.2
105	ELIZABETH, NJ	107,427	54	50.3
106	OCEANSIDE, CA	148,308	75	50.6
107	LEXINGTON, KY	241,150	122	50.6
108	DES MOINES, IA	195,455	100	51.2
109	PROVIDENCE, RI	149,805	77	51.4
110	BATON ROUGE, LA	229,501	118	51.4
111	ROCHESTER, NY	231,373	119	51.4
112	VALLEJO, CA	113,069	59	52.2
113	MIAMI, FL	384,976	201	52.2
114	ARLINGTON, TX	298,632	156	52.2
115	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	192,358	101	52.5
116	PORTSMOUTH, VA	105,404	57	54.1
117	STOCKTON, CA	225,799	123	54.5
118	INGLEWOOD, CA	111,650	61	54.6
119	CHATTANOOGA, TN	156,524	86	54.9
120	FRESNO, CA	392,049	216	55.1
121	CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, NC	554,070	308	55.6
122	DURHAM, NC	148,571	84	56.5
123	HOUSTON, TX	1,772,143	1,002	56.5
124	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	168,059	96	57.1
125	LAS VEGAS, NV	831,303	475	57.1
126	MOBILE, AL	207,106	119	57.5
127	ABILENE, TX	114,523	66	57.6
128	NORFOLK, VA	245,956	142	57.7
129	MIDLAND, TX	100,087	58	57.9
130	PITTSBURGH, PA	354,308	206	58.1
131	OMAHA, NB	350,607	207	59.0
132	TUCSON, AZ	472,385	282	59.7
133	CLEARWATER, FL	103,036	62	60.2
134	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	182,487	110	60.3
135	LUBBOCK, TX	202,403	126	62.3
136	SAN ANTONIO, TX	1,021,477	637	62.4
137	ERIE, PA	108,432	68	62.7
138	WORCESTER, MA	166,782	107	64.2
139	FORT WAYNE, IN	186,196	121	65.0
140	SPRINGFIELD, MA	150,421	99	65.8
141	MACON, GA	113,802	75	65.9
142	SHREVEPORT, LA	199,418	134	67.2
143	ST. PETERSBURG, FL	246,229	166	67.4
144	FORT COLLINS, CO	103,472	70	67.7
145	FORT WORTH, TX	470,254	319	67.8
146	SANTA ROSA, CA	118,625	81	68.3
147	NEWARK, NJ	261,909	179	68.3
148	FONTANA, CA	105,211	72	68.4
149	TALLAHASSEE, FL	138,001	95	68.8
150	DENVER, CO	516,224	358	69.3
151	DALLAS, TX	1,060,585	740	69.8
152	RICHMOND, VA	204,881	143	69.8
153	PUEBLO, CO	105,059	74	70.4
154	RENO, NV	159,559	113	70.8
155	COLUMBIA, SC	105,316	75	71.2
156	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	331,020	238	71.9
157	ST. LOUIS, MO	374,041	269	71.9
158	HENDERSON, NV	112,217	81	72.2
159	TACOMA, WA	189,568	137	72.3
160	WICHITA, KS	312,706	227	72.6
161	LAFAYETTE, LA	103,134	75	72.7
162	TOPEKA, KS	121,495	89	73.3
163	AURORA, CO	262,188	193	73.6
164	SIOUX FALLS, SD	110,891	82	73.9
165	BOSTON, MA	552,519	414	74.9
166	HARTFORD, CT	124,223	94	75.7
167	WINSTON-SALEM, NC	160,678	124	77.2
168	ANCHORAGE, AK	254,774	198	77.7
169	SALEM, OR	119,822	94	78.4
170	WICHITA FALLS, TX	101,755	81	79.6
171	NEW ORLEANS, LA	488,300	390	79.9
172	TULSA, OK	379,798	304	80.0
173	WACO, TX	110,213	92	83.5
174	BIRMINGHAM, AL	272,169	229	84.1
175	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	180,180	152	84.4
176	TOLEDO, OH	324,610	277	85.3
177	PORTLAND, OR	467,906	402	85.9
178	OAKLAND, CA	372,145	322	86.5
179	BUFFALO, NY	313,238	272	86.8
180	AKRON, OH	223,303	194	86.9
181	SOUTH BEND, IN	106,718	93	87.1
182	CINCINNATI, OH	360,457	315	87.4
183	ST. PAUL, MN	267,292	234	87.5
184	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	426,736	375	87.9
185	COLUMBUS, OH	640,297	571	89.2
186	BALTIMORE, MD	716,446	641	89.5
187	TAMPA, FL	294,670	264	89.6
188	ORLANDO, FL	182,616	165	90.4
189	LITTLE ROCK, AR	182,799	166	90.8
190	KANSAS CITY, MO	448,474	412	91.9
191	NASHVILLE, TN	530,059	487	91.9
192	ATLANTA, GA	413,123	392	94.9
193	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	286,660	276	96.3
194	JACKSONVILLE, FL	690,367	681	98.6
195	NEW HAVEN, CT	119,566	120	100.4
196	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	469,632	477	101.6
197	JACKSON, MS	196,619	209	106.3
198	DETROIT, MI	1,002,299	1,119	111.6
199	DAYTON, OH	179,680	201	111.9
200	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	376,531	424	112.6
201	MEMPHIS, TN	631,626	789	124.9
202	CLEVELAND, OH	496,049	643	129.6
203	FLINT, MI	139,588	182	130.4
204	LANSING, MI	120,821	172	142.4
205	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	361,595	516	142.7
206	GARY, IN	116,024	185	159.4
207	BEAUMONT, TX	119,715	203	169.6

NOTES

A number of cities with populations greater than 100,000 are not included on this list.. These cities either do not participate in the FBI's voluntary Uniform Crime Reporting problem, or have not reported crimes completely for the years in question.

Cities not included in this report:

City & State

AURORA, IL

BABYLON TOWN, NY

BROOKHAVEN, NY

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

CHICAGO, IL

HUNTINGTON, NY

ISLIP, NY

KANSAS CITY, KS

NAPERVILLE, IL

OVERLAND PARK, KS

PEORIA, IL

ROCKFORD, IL

SPRINGFIELD, IL

WARREN, MI

METHODOLOGY

Statistics were drawn from the 1996 Uniform Crime Reports Preliminary Annual Report (June 1, 1997), and in additions made to the Preliminary Annual Report through June 5, 1997.

Populations are 1996 estimates provided to the FBI by the U. S. Census Bureau.

Calculations and rankings were prepared by Number Crunchers Precision Journalism®.

THE INDEX

There are seven crimes included in the FBI's Crime Index. Four are crimes against persons, also known as violent crimes. Three are crimes against property. A fourth category of property crime – arson – was added to the FBI Crime Index in the late 1970s. However, not all agencies report the category. Thus, seven crimes are included in these statistics. They are:

VIOLENT CRIME	PROPERTY CRIME
Murder and non-negligent manslaughter	Burglary
Forcible Rape	Larceny-Theft
Robbery	Motor Vehicle Theft
Aggravated Assault

STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES

The FBI Crime Index has several substantial strengths and weaknesses as a measure of crime. Primary among its strengths is how widespread it is. The overwhelming majority of law-enforcement agencies across the country voluntarily contribute data to the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program each year.

Among the weaknesses is that the FBI Crime Index counts only those incidents in selected categories known to police. Crimes – such as rape, for instance – in categories where reporting is known to be less than complete may not be accurately represented. Also, crimes within certain communities which may not cooperate fully with and trust their law-enforcement agencies may be skewed.