The FBI this week released 2016 crime data that includes municipal-level counts. We’ve combined those figures with data going back to 1985 to illustrate long-term crime trends by municipality.
Included are locales that have their own police departments — many smaller towns don’t.
The crimes included in the charts below include eight serious “index” crimes that make up the FBI’s crime level: murder and non-negligent manslaughter (both included in the “murder” chart), rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Details about the categories can be he found here.
Also included are two aggregate categories: violent crime, and property crime.
Violent crime is composed of murder and non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
Property crime includes burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson.