The nation experienced a 1.2 percent increase in the number of violent crimes and a 0.8 percent decline in the number of property crimes in 2012 when compared with data from 2011, the FBI said.
Violent crime increased in three of the four regions (3.3 percent in the West, 1.3 percent in the Midwest, and 0.6 percent in the South). There was a 0.6 percent decrease in violent crime offenses in the Northeast.
Burglary decreased 3.6 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. Motor vehicle theft increased 1.3 percent, and larceny-theft offenses remained virtually unchanged.
The FBI’s Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report is based on information the FBI gathered from 13,770 law enforcement agencies that submitted six to 12 comparable months of data for both 2011 and 2012.
Nationally, the property crime offense of burglary decreased 3.6 percent in 2012 when compared with 2011 data. Motor vehicle theft increased 1.3 percent, and larceny-theft offenses remained virtually unchanged.
Property crime increased 0.4 percent in cities with 50,000 to 99,999 inhabitants. Decreases of 1.0 percent in property crime were reported in cities with 25,000 to 49,999 in population and in cities with 1 million or more in population. Property crime decreased 3.5 percent in nonmetropolitan counties and 2.1 percent in metropolitan counties.
Burglary offenses decreased in all city groups. Burglaries decreased 4.3 percent in nonmetropolitan counties and 3.1 percent in metropolitan counties.
Larceny-thefts decreased 3.2 percent in non-metropolitan counties and 2.2 percent in metropolitan counties.
Motor vehicle thefts increased 4.9 percent in cities with 250,000 to 499,999 inhabitants, but decreased 5.1 percent in cities with 1 million or more inhabitants. Metropolitan counties reported a 2.1 percent increase in motor vehicle thefts while non-metropolitan counties reported a 2.1 percent decrease.
Three of the nation’s regions had decreases in property crime in 2012 when compared with data from 2011. These offenses declined 3.5 percent in the South, 2.1 percent in the Midwest, and 1.6 percent in the Northeast. However, property crimes increased 5.2 percent in the West.
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