The FBI has released its annual Crime in the United States report for American cities. Nationally, the estimated number of violent crimes in the United States decreased by 0.2 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year. Property crimes decreased by a total of 4.3 percent, but, collectively, still cost Americans an estimated $14.3 billion in losses. Approximately 18,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States voluntarily contribute information to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. That program collects data on violent crimes (including murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery and aggravated assault) and on property crimes (including burglary, larceny-theft and motor vehicle theft). In addition to the offenses listed above, the UCR Program also collects arrest data for twenty other offenses that include all other crimes except traffic violations. ***Northwest Highlights*** Some highlights from select cities in the Pacific Northwest with populations of more than 100,000 people are as follows: ?—? In Portland, there were increases in each statistical category except robberies and aggravated assaults, which remained unchanged. In Gresham, there were increases in aggravated assaults, larceny-thefts, and motor vehicle thefts. There was a decrease in murder and nonnegligent homicides, down from five in 2013 to two in 2014 as well as a decrease in rapes from 52 to 47. In Salem, there were increases in aggravated assaults and larceny thefts while there were decreases in all other categories. In Vancouver, there was an increase in murder and nonnegligent homicides in 2014, up from two to six. There were also increases in rapes and robberies, but there were decreases in aggravated assaults, larceny-thefts, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts. https://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2014/crime-in-the-u.s.-2014/tables/table-8/table-8-by-state/Table_8_Offenses_Known_to_Law_Enforcement_by_Oregon_by_City_2014.xls
