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FBI Crime Data 2012

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Survey: FBI Crime Data 2012

Data Source:

Social Explorer, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Census Bureau

Data set: Social Explorer Tables (SE)

Table:

T4. Violent Crimes Reported [5]

Universe: Universe:

Variable Details

T4.

Violent Crimes Reported

Universe: Universe:

T003_001Total Violent Crimes:

Percent base:

None - percentages not computed (variable is table universe)

Aggregation method:

Addition

Formula used to compute this variable:

#ReturnType oretval = new #ReturnType(); if (CD:FBI12_013_T1.IsNull) oretval = CD:FBI12_013_T2 + CD:FBI12_013_T3 + CD:FBI12_013_T4 + CD:FBI12_013_T5; else oretval = CD:FBI12_013_T1; return oretval;

Variables used in the formula:
CD:FBI12_013_T1	Violent Crimes
CD:FBI12_013_T2	Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughters
CD:FBI12_013_T3	Forcible Rapes
CD:FBI12_013_T4	Robberies
CD:FBI12_013_T5	Aggravated Assaults

Relevant Documentation:

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation; Uniform Crime Report - Crime in the United States, 2012.
	Uniform Crime Report - Crime in the United States, 2012 -> Data Declaration - Offenses Known to Law Enforcement, by State by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2012

Uniform Crime Report - Crime in the United States, 2012

Data Declaration - Offenses Known to Law Enforcement, by State by Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Counties, 2012

The FBI collects these data through the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program.
This data is released in Fall 2013.

General comments

The metropolitan counties classification encompasses jurisdictions covered by noncity law enforcement agencies located within currently designated Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). The nonmetropolitan counties classification encompasses jurisdictions covered by noncity agencies located outside currently designated MSAs.
This table provides the volume of violent crime (murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) and property crime (burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft) as reported by law enforcement agencies (such as individual sheriffs offices and/or county police departments) in metropolitan counties and nonmetropolitan counties (listed alphabetically by state) that contributed data to the UCR Program. (Note: Arson is not included in the property crime total in this table; however, if complete arson data were provided, they will appear in the arson column.)
These data do not represent county totals as they exclude crime counts for city agencies and other types of agencies that have jurisdiction within each county.

Caution against ranking

Readers should take into consideration relevant factors in addition to an areas crime statistics when making any valid comparisons of crime among different locales.
Caution Against Ranking provides more details concerning the proper use of UCR statistics.

Methodology

The data used in creating the FBI original table were from all county law enforcement agencies submitting 12 months of complete offense data for 2012.
The FBI does not publish arson data unless it receives data from either the agency or the state for all 12 months of the calendar year.
When the FBI determines that an agencys data collection methodology does not comply with national UCR guidelines, the figure(s) for that agencys offense(s) will not be included in the table, and the discrepancy will be explained in a footnote.

Excerpt from:	Social Explorer; U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation; Uniform Crime Report - Crime in the United States, 2012.
	Uniform Crime Report - Crime in the United States, 2012 -> Violent Crime

Uniform Crime Report - Crime in the United States, 2012

Violent Crime

Definition

In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, violent crime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Violent crimes are defined in the UCR Program as those offenses which involve force or threat of force.

Data collection

The data presented in Crime in the United States reflect the Hierarchy Rule, which requires that only the most serious offense in a multiple-offense criminal incident be counted. The descending order of UCR violent crimes are murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault, followed by the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft. Although arson is also a property crime, the Hierarchy Rule does not apply to the offense of arson. In cases in which an arson occurs in conjunction with another violent or property crime, both the arson and the additional crime are reported.

Overview

In 2012, an estimated 1,214,462 violent crimes occurred nationwide, an increase of 0.7 percent from the 2011 estimate.

When considering 5- and 10-year trends, the 2012 estimated violent crime total was 12.9 percent below the 2008 level and 12.2 below the 2003 level. (See Tables 1 and 1A.)

There were an estimated 386.9 violent crimes per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012, a rate that remained virtually unchanged when compared to the 2011 estimated rate. (See Tables 1 and 1A.)

Aggravated assaults accounted for 62.6 percent of violent crimes reported to law enforcement in 2012. Robbery offenses accounted for 29.2 percent of violent crime offenses; rape accounted for 6.9 percent; and murder accounted for 1.2 percent. (Based on Table 1.)

Information collected regarding types of weapons used in violent crime showed that firearms were used in 69.3 percent of the nation’s murders, 41.0 percent of robberies and 21.8 percent of aggravated assaults. (Weapons data are not collected for forcible rape.) (See Expanded Homicide Data Table 7, Robbery Table 3 and the Aggravated Assault Table).

Murder

The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program defines murder and nonnegligent manslaughter as the willful (nonnegligent) killing of one human being by another. The classification of this offense is based solely on police investigation as opposed to the determination of a court, medical examiner, coroner, jury, or other judicial body. The UCR Program does not include the following situations in this offense classification: deaths caused by negligence, suicide, or accident; justifiable homicides; and attempts to murder or assaults to murder, which are scored as aggravated assaults.

Data collection

Supplementary Homicide Data—The UCR Program’s supplementary homicide data provide information regarding the age, sex and race of the murder victim and the offender; the type of weapon used; the relationship of the victim to the offender; and the circumstance surrounding the incident. Law enforcement agencies are asked—but not required—to provide complete supplementary homicide data for each murder they report to the UCR Program. Information gleaned from these supplementary homicide data can be viewed in the Expanded Homicide Data section.

Justifiable homicide Certain willful killings must be reported as justifiable or excusable. In the UCR Program, justifiable homicide is defined as and limited to:

The killing of a felon by a peace officer in the line of duty.
The killing of a felon, during the commission of a felony, by a private citizen.

Because these killings are determined through law enforcement investigation to be justifiable, they are tabulated separately from murder and nonnegligent manslaughter.

More information about justifiable homicide is furnished in the Expanded Homicide Data section and in Expanded Homicide Data Table 14, “Justifiable Homicide by Weapon, Law Enforcement, 2008–2012,” and Expanded Homicide Data Table 15, “Justifiable Homicide by Weapon, Private Citizen, 2008–2012.”

Overview

In 2012, an estimated 14,827 persons were murdered in the United States. This was a 1.1 percent increase from the 2011 estimate, but a 9.9 percent decrease from the 2008 figure and a 10.3 percent drop from the number in 2003.
There were 4.7 murders per 100,000 people. The murder rate rose 0.4 percent in 2012 compared with the 2011 rate. The murder rate was down from the rates in 2008 (12.8 percent decline) and 2003 (16.9 percent drop). (See Tables 1 and 1A.)
Of the estimated murders in the United States, 43.6 percent were reported in the South, 21.1 percent were reported in the Midwest, 21.0 percent were reported in the West and 14.2 percent were reported in the Northeast. (See Table 3.)

Expanded murder data

UCR expanded offense data are details of the various offenses that the UCR Program collects beyond the count of how many crimes law enforcement agencies report. These details may include the type of weapon used in a crime, type or value of items stolen and so forth. In addition, expanded data include trends (for example, 2-year comparisons) and rates per 100,000 inhabitants.

Expanded information regarding murder is available in the following tables:

Trends (2-year): Table 12, Table 13 and Table 14

Rates (per 100,000 inhabitants): Table 16, Table 17 and Table 18

Expanded Homicide Data (supplementary homicide information):

Victim data: Expanded Homicide Data Tables: Table 1, Table 2, Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, Table 8, Table 9, Table 10, Table 12 and Table 13

Offender data: Expanded Homicide Data Tables: Table 3, Table 5 and Table 6

Victim/offender relationship data: Expanded Homicide Data Table 10

Circumstance data: Expanded Homicide Data Tables: Table 10, Table 11, Table 12 and Table 13

Weapons data: Expanded Homicide Data Tables: Table 7, Table 8, Table 9, Table 11, Table 14, Table 15 and Table 20

Forcible Rape

Forcible rape, as defined in the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, is the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Attempts or assaults to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included; however, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offenses are excluded.

Data collection

The UCR Program counts one offense for each female victim of a forcible rape, attempted forcible rape, or assault with intent to rape, regardless of the victim’s age. A rape by force involving a female victim and a familial offender is counted as a forcible rape and not an act of incest. All other crimes of a sexual nature are considered to be Part II offenses; as such, the UCR Program collects only arrest data for those crimes. The offense of statutory rape, in which no force is used but the female victim is under the age of consent, is included in the arrest total for the sex offenses category. Sexual attacks on males are counted as aggravated assaults or sex offenses, depending on the circumstances and the extent of any injuries.
For this overview only, the FBI deviated from standard procedure and manually calculated the 2011 and 2012 rates of females raped based on the national female population provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.

Overview

There were an estimated 84,376 forcible rapes reported to law enforcement in 2012. This estimate was 0.2 percent higher than the 2011 estimate, but 7.0 percent and 10.1 percent lower than the 2008 and 2003 estimates, respectively. (See Tables 1 and 1A.)
The rate of forcible rapes in 2012 was estimated at 52.9 per 100,000 female inhabitants.

Expanded forcible rape data

Robbery

The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program defines robbery as the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Overview

There were an estimated 354,520 robberies nationwide in 2012. The 2012 estimated number of robberies decreased 0.1 percent from the 2011 estimate and 20.1 percent from the 2008 estimate.
The estimated robbery rate of 112.9 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2012 showed a decrease of 0.8 percent when compared to the 2011 rate. (See Tables 1 and 1A.)
In 2012, robberies accounted for an estimated $414 million in losses. (Based on Table 1 and Table 23 )
The average dollar value of property stolen per reported robbery was $1,167. Banks experienced the highest average dollar loss at $3,810 per offense. (See Table 23)
Among the robberies for which the UCR Program received weapon information in 2012, strong-arm tactics were used in 42.5 percent, firearms in 41.0 percent and knives or cutting instruments in 7.8 percent. Other dangerous weapons were used in 8.8 percent of robberies in 2012. (Based on Table 19)

Expanded robbery data

Expanded offense data are the details of the various offenses that the UCR Program collects beyond the count of how many crimes law enforcement agencies report. These details may include the type of weapon used in a crime, type or value of items stolen and so forth. In addition, expanded data include trends (for example, 2-year comparisons) and rates per 100,000 inhabitants.

Expanded information regarding robbery is available in the following tables:

Trends (2-year): Table 12, Table 13, Table 14 and Table 15

Rates (per 100,000 inhabitants): Table 16, Table 17, Table 18 and Table 19

Weapons: Table 15, Table 19 and Table 21

Location Type, average value of items stolen by location per robbery: Table 23

Robbery Table 1, Robbery, Location, Percent Distribution by Region, 2012

Robbery Table 2, Robbery, Location, Percent Distribution by Population Group, 2012

Robbery Table 3, Robbery, Types of Weapons Used, Percent Distribution by Region, 2012

Aggravated Assault

The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program defines aggravated assault as an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. The UCR Program further specifies that this type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by other means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Attempted aggravated assault that involves the display of—or threat to use—a gun, knife, or other weapon is included in this crime category because serious personal injury would likely result if the assault were completed. When aggravated assault and larceny-theft occur together, the offense falls under the category of robbery.

Overview

There were an estimated 760,739 aggravated assaults in the nation in 2012. The estimated number of aggravated assaults in 2012 increased 1.1 percent when compared with the 2011 estimate.
In 2012, the estimated rate of aggravated assaults was 242.3 per 100,000 inhabitants. A 10-year comparison of data from 2003 and 2012 showed that the rate of aggravated assaults in 2012 dropped 18.0 percent. (See Tables 1 and 1A.)
Of the aggravated assault offenses in 2012 for which law enforcement provided expanded data, 26.8 percent were committed with personal weapons, such as hands, fists, or feet. Firearms were used in 21.8 percent of aggravated assaults and knives or cutting instruments were used in 18.8 percent. Other weapons were used in 32.6 percent of aggravated assaults. (Based on Table 19.)

Expanded aggravated assault data

Expanded offense data are the details of the various offenses that the UCR Program collects beyond the count of how many crimes law enforcement agencies report. These details may include the type of weapon used in a crime, type or value of items stolen and so forth. In addition, expanded data include trends (for example, 2-year comparisons) and rates per 100,000 inhabitants.

Expanded information regarding aggravated assault is available in the following tables:

Trends (2-year): Table 12, Table 13, Table 14 and Table 15

Rates (per 100,000 inhabitants): Table 16, Table 17, Table 18 and Table 19

Weapons: Table 15, Table 19 and Table 22

Aggravated Assault Table, “Aggravated Assault, Types of Weapons Used, Percent Distribution by Region, 2012”