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Go to FBI Crime Data
 
     
 
To generate comparable crime rates per 100,000 people for a different location as shown in the bottom chart, take the number of crimes reported for a specific category divide by the population for that city and multiply by 100,000.
  
 
 
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LOW CRIME RATES
 

2008 Crime Rates - Actual Number of Crimes Committed
 
  Decatur
AL 		 Hartselle
AL 		 Huntsville
AL 		 Denver
CO		 Washington
DC
Robberies 123
 3 412 951 4,154
Rapes 29 6 93 282 186
Homicides 3 0 18 40 186
Aggravated Assaults 136 7 699 2,088 3,609
Motor Vehicle Thefts
 2,889 341 7,196 3,596 6,191
Violent Crime 291 16 1,222 3,361 8,135
POPULATION 55,941 13,815 172,794 592,881 591,833

Source:  US Federal Bureau of Investigation: Uniform Crime Reporting

2008 Crime Rates Per 100,000 People
 
  Decatur
AL 		 Hartselle
AL 		 Huntsville
AL 		 Denver
CO		 Washington
DC
Robberies 220 22 238 160 702
Rapes 52 43 54 47 31
Homicides 5 0 10 8 31
Aggravated Assaults 243 51 404 352 610
Motor Vehicle Thefts 5,164 2,468 4,164 606 1,046
 Violent Crime 520 116 707 567 1,374
POPULATION 55,941 13,815 172,794 592,881 591,833

Source:  US Federal Bureau of Investigation: Uniform Crime Reporting