FBI Releases 2013 Crime Statistics, Nov. 11

The FBI has released its annual Crime in the United States report for American cities. Nationally, the estimated number of violent crimes decreased 4.4 percent in 2013 when compared with 2012 data. Property crimes decreased 4.1 percent, marking the 11th straight year the collective estimates for property crime offenses declined. The FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program collects data on specific violent crimes (murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault) and specific property crimes (burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft.) Nationally in 2013, every crime category saw decreases. More than 18,400 city, county, state, federal, college/university, and tribal law enforcement agencies voluntarily contribute data to this annual report. *Northwest Highlights* – Some highlights from cities with populations of more than 100,000 people in the Pacific Northwest include: In Portland, the number of violent and property crimes declined in almost every category, except for the number of rapes, which was virtually unchanged. In Eugene, there were decreases in the number of robberies, aggravated assaults, and larceny-thefts. There were increases in the numbers of burglaries and motor vehicle thefts. There were no murders/non-negligent manslaughters in either 2012 or 2013. The number of rapes is not comparable from 2012 to 2013 due to a change in definition and reporting. In Gresham, the number of murders/non-negligent manslaughters increased from four (in 2012) to five (in 2013). Other categories — including rapes, robberies, aggravated assaults, and burglaries — saw increases as well. There were decreases in the numbers of larceny-thefts and motor vehicle thefts. In Salem, the number of murders/non-negligent manslaughters (seven) and robberies (138) were unchanged from 2012 to 2013. There were decreases in the number of aggravated assaults, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts. The only category with an increase was larceny-theft. The number of rapes is not comparable from 2012 to 2013 due to a change in definition and reporting. In Vancouver, there were decreases in the numbers of murders and non-negligent manslaughter cases (from five in 2012 to two in 2013), robberies, burglaries, larceny-thefts and motor vehicle thefts. There was an increase in the number of aggravated assaults. The number of rapes is not comparable from 2012 to 2013 due to a change in definition and reporting. The FBI has been producing the Uniform Crime Report since 1930. View the entire report: Crime in the United States, 2013 (http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2013/crime-in-the-u.s.-2013).