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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:

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.

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