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

Rank	City & State	1996 Population (est)	Number of Robberies	Robbery Rate (per 100,000 residents)
1	NAPERVILLE, IL	101,980	16	15.7
2	STERLING HEIGHTS, MI	120,737	34	28.2
3	BOISE, ID	153,258	53	34.6
4	SIMI VALLEY, CA	108,469	38	35.0
5	FORT COLLINS, CO	103,472	46	44.5
6	IRVINE, CA	127,410	65	51.0
7	MESQUITE, TX	117,795	64	54.3
8	AMHERST TOWN, NY	107,331	59	55.0
9	THOUSAND OAKS, CA	112,559	64	56.9
10	SIOUX FALLS, SD	110,891	65	58.6
11	PLANO, TX	163,817	97	59.2
12	LIVONIA, MI	101,450	65	64.1
13	GREEN BAY, WI	104,283	68	65.2
14	SUNNYVALE, CA	121,284	80	66.0
15	SANTA CLARITA, CA	125,435	83	66.2
16	LINCOLN, NB	206,704	142	68.7
17	MIDLAND, TX	100,087	80	79.9
18	SCOTTSDALE, AZ	165,644	133	80.3
19	FREMONT, CA	186,186	186	99.9
20	HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA	191,911	194	101.1
21	ANN ARBOR, MI	109,939	113	102.8
22	VIRGINIA BEACH, VA	439,851	455	103.4
23	GARLAND, TX	201,336	210	104.3
24	HENDERSON, NV	112,217	122	108.7
25	INDEPENDENCE, MO	113,382	124	109.4
26	CHANDLER, AZ	129,554	142	109.6
27	ABILENE, TX	114,523	126	110.0
28	SPRINGFIELD, MO	152,024	173	113.8
29	IRVING, TX	170,960	202	118.2
30	EVANSVILLE, IN	131,455	166	126.3
31	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	112,930	147	130.2
32	SAN JOSE, CA	830,374	1,098	132.2
33	RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA	116,431	157	134.8
34	LAKEWOOD, CO	131,786	178	135.1
35	LUBBOCK, TX	202,403	276	136.4
36	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	331,020	453	136.8
37	PASADENA, TX	134,568	189	140.4
38	SANTA ROSA, CA	118,625	170	143.3
39	CONCORD, CA	113,479	167	147.2
40	MESA, AZ	340,818	506	148.5
41	ORANGE, CA	118,445	176	148.6
42	WICHITA FALLS, TX	101,755	152	149.4
43	MADISON, WI	197,572	299	151.3
44	CHESAPEAKE, VA	183,965	284	154.4
45	LAREDO, TX	156,032	242	155.1
46	SALEM, OR	119,822	191	159.4
47	HONOLULU, HI	878,044	1,421	161.8
48	DES MOINES, IA	195,455	321	164.2
49	GLENDALE, AZ	183,029	301	164.5
50	BURBANK, CA	101,082	169	167.2
51	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	286,660	485	169.2
52	FULLERTON, CA	118,524	201	169.6
53	SPOKANE, WA	199,636	346	173.3
54	ESCONDIDO, CA	118,003	215	182.2
55	PUEBLO, CO	105,059	196	186.6
56	COLUMBUS, GA	194,345	367	188.8
57	GLENDALE, CA	181,019	344	190.0
58	HUNTSVILLE, AL	162,376	310	190.9
59	AMARILLO, TX	171,779	334	194.4
60	BROWNSVILLE, TX	117,511	231	196.6
61	STAMFORD, CT	107,165	212	197.8
62	EL PASO, TX	602,951	1,195	198.2
63	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	182,487	363	198.9
64	AURORA, IL	113,220	226	199.6
65	TEMPE, AZ	156,788	321	204.7
66	GARDEN GROVE, CA	150,062	309	205.9
67	ARLINGTON, TX	298,632	618	206.9
68	CLEARWATER, FL	103,036	215	208.7
69	AURORA, CO	262,188	559	213.2
70	ANCHORAGE, AK	254,774	558	219.0
71	EUGENE, OR	122,637	271	221.0
72	OCEANSIDE, CA	148,308	330	222.5
73	OMAHA, NB	350,607	782	223.0
74	CAMBRIDGE, MA	100,725	226	224.4
75	TORRANCE, CA	140,185	317	226.1
76	HAMPTON, VA	142,248	323	227.1
77	TULSA, OK	379,798	868	228.5
78	SAN ANTONIO, TX	1,021,477	2,350	230.1
79	MODESTO, CA	178,865	421	235.4
80	WATERBURY, CT	103,490	245	236.7
81	LAFAYETTE, LA	103,134	247	239.5
82	LEXINGTON, KY	241,150	579	240.1
83	WORCESTER, MA	166,782	409	245.2
84	PALMDALE, CA	104,894	260	247.9
85	BAKERSFIELD, CA	193,777	482	248.7
86	LANCASTER, CA	120,881	308	254.8
87	AUSTIN, TX	537,484	1,376	256.0
88	SAN DIEGO, CA	1,168,364	2,998	256.6
89	DENVER, CO	516,224	1,327	257.1
90	WEST COVINA, CA	104,766	273	260.6
91	TALLAHASSEE, FL	138,001	363	263.0
92	WICHITA, KS	312,706	823	263.2
93	CHULA VISTA, CA	151,377	399	263.6
94	FORT WAYNE, IN	186,196	499	268.0
95	TUCSON, AZ	472,385	1,288	272.7
96	ALEXANDRIA, VA	114,996	318	276.5
97	LANSING, MI	120,821	343	283.9
98	MORENO VALLEY, CA	141,292	418	295.8
99	PROVIDENCE, RI	149,805	445	297.1
100	RALEIGH, NC	245,176	732	298.6
101	ALLENTOWN, PA	105,372	321	304.6
102	ERIE, PA	108,432	336	309.9
103	OXNARD, CA	147,937	460	310.9
104	DOWNEY, CA	101,309	318	313.9
105	OKLAHOMA CITY, OK	469,632	1,478	314.7
106	HAYWARD, CA	117,233	370	315.6
107	MONTGOMERY, AL	197,972	627	316.7
108	RENO, NV	159,559	507	317.8
109	NORWALK, CA	102,176	329	322.0
110	ST. PAUL, MN	267,292	875	327.4
111	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	180,180	591	328.0
112	PHOENIX, AZ	1,139,793	3,757	329.6
113	MACON, GA	113,802	382	335.7
114	ANAHEIM, CA	286,146	968	338.3
115	SALINAS, CA	121,517	412	339.0
116	KNOXVILLE, TN	174,054	593	340.7
117	YONKERS, NY	183,650	639	347.9
118	GREENSBORO, NC	203,186	710	349.4
119	WACO, TX	110,213	386	350.2
120	BEAUMONT, TX	119,715	420	350.8
121	GRAND RAPIDS, MI	192,358	675	350.9
122	SPRINGFIELD, MA	150,421	531	353.0
123	CHATTANOOGA, TN	156,524	556	355.2
124	RIVERSIDE, CA	245,081	874	356.6
125	FORT WORTH, TX	470,254	1,692	359.8
126	SYRACUSE, NY	160,033	579	361.8
127	AKRON, OH	223,303	811	363.2
128	SEATTLE, WA	539,591	1,963	363.8
129	SHREVEPORT, LA	199,418	729	365.6
130	ONTARIO, CA	136,742	504	368.6
131	POMONA, CA	145,916	545	373.5
132	PASADENA, CA	136,077	521	382.9
133	HOLLYWOOD, FL	128,996	502	389.2
134	FONTANA, CA	105,211	414	393.5
135	PEORIA, IL	113,790	448	393.7
136	SANTA ANA, CA	294,963	1,178	399.4
137	TOLEDO, OH	324,610	1,297	399.6
138	JACKSONVILLE, FL	690,367	2,792	404.4
139	TACOMA, WA	189,568	792	417.8
140	SPRINGFIELD, IL	106,794	452	423.2
141	NORFOLK, VA	245,956	1,079	438.7
142	TOPEKA, KS	121,495	533	438.7
143	LAS VEGAS, NV	831,303	3,650	439.1
144	PORTLAND, OR	467,906	2,057	439.6
145	PITTSBURGH, PA	354,308	1,565	441.7
146	HIALEAH, FL	200,339	887	442.7
147	COLUMBIA, SC	105,316	481	456.7
148	LITTLE ROCK, AR	182,799	837	457.9
149	VALLEJO, CA	113,069	523	462.5
150	HOUSTON, TX	1,772,143	8,276	467.0
151	ALBANY, NY	104,919	491	468.0
152	CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG, NC	554,070	2,594	468.2
153	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	426,736	1,998	468.2
154	SOUTH BEND, IN	106,718	512	479.8
155	BERKELEY, CA	101,250	492	485.9
156	CINCINNATI, OH	360,457	1,774	492.2
157	SACRAMENTO, CA	379,283	1,874	494.1
158	PORTSMOUTH, VA	105,404	532	504.7
159	COLUMBUS, OH	640,297	3,318	518.2
160	ROCKFORD, IL	144,421	750	519.3
161	FRESNO, CA	392,049	2,087	532.3
162	MILWAUKEE, WI	627,139	3,363	536.2
163	EL MONTE, CA	106,149	572	538.9
164	WINSTON-SALEM, NC	160,678	872	542.7
165	DURHAM, NC	148,571	809	544.5
166	NASHVILLE, TN	530,059	2,910	549.0
167	LONG BEACH, CA	440,023	2,431	552.5
168	ST. PETERSBURG, FL	246,229	1,380	560.5
169	PATERSON, NJ	139,759	805	576.0
170	DALLAS, TX	1,060,585	6,122	577.2
171	STOCKTON, CA	225,799	1,313	581.5
172	SAVANNAH, GA	146,534	859	586.2
173	ROCHESTER, NY	231,373	1,360	587.8
174	ORLANDO, FL	182,616	1,080	591.4
175	DAYTON, OH	179,680	1,085	603.9
176	GARY, IN	116,024	702	605.0
177	MOBILE, AL	207,106	1,283	619.5
178	BOSTON, MA	552,519	3,470	628.0
179	KANSAS CITY, MO	448,474	2,881	642.4
180	LOUISVILLE, KY	274,506	1,812	660.1
181	JACKSON, MS	196,619	1,309	665.8
182	FLINT, MI	139,588	937	671.3
183	BIRMINGHAM, AL	272,169	1,838	675.3
184	NEW YORK, NY	7,339,594	49,703	677.2
185	INDIANAPOLIS, IN	376,531	2,600	690.5
186	SAN BERNARDINO, CA	184,303	1,281	695.1
187	BATON ROUGE, LA	229,501	1,608	700.7
188	FORT LAUDERDALE, FL	168,059	1,186	705.7
189	BRIDGEPORT, CT	133,015	948	712.7
190	LOS ANGELES, CA	3,498,139	25,189	720.1
191	ELIZABETH, NJ	107,427	795	740.0
192	SAN FRANCISCO, CA	745,127	5,539	743.4
193	RICHMOND, VA	204,881	1,545	754.1
194	JERSEY CITY, NJ	228,424	1,859	813.8
195	CLEVELAND, OH	496,049	4,062	818.9
196	BUFFALO, NY	313,238	2,624	837.7
197	INGLEWOOD, CA	111,650	952	852.7
198	HARTFORD, CT	124,223	1,089	876.6
199	MINNEAPOLIS, MN	361,595	3,242	896.6
200	TAMPA, FL	294,670	2,671	906.4
201	MEMPHIS, TN	631,626	5,970	945.2
202	DETROIT, MI	1,002,299	9,504	948.2
203	OAKLAND, CA	372,145	3,622	973.3
204	CHICAGO, IL	2,754,118	26,860	975.3
205	NEW HAVEN, CT	119,566	1,207	1,009.5
206	PHILADELPHIA, PA	1,528,403	15,485	1,013.1
207	ST. LOUIS, MO	374,041	4,086	1,092.4
208	ATLANTA, GA	413,123	4,806	1,163.3
209	NEW ORLEANS, LA	488,300	5,700	1,167.3
210	WASHINGTON, DC	543,000	6,444	1,186.7
211	MIAMI, FL	384,976	5,139	1,334.9
212	BALTIMORE, MD	716,446	10,393	1,450.6
213	NEWARK, NJ	261,909	4,219	1,610.9

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

BABYLON TOWN, NY

BROOKHAVEN, NY

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA

HUNTINGTON, NY

ISLIP, NY

KANSAS CITY, KS

OVERLAND PARK, KS

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.