Table 23: offense analysis.

Table 23
Offense Analysis

Number and Percent Change, 2003-2004

[12,720 agencies; 2004 estimated population 240,056,595]

                                          Percent   Percent
                              Number of   change    distri-
                              offenses     over     bution    Average
Classification                  2004       2003       (1)      value

Murder                           12,423      +6.7        --

Forcible rape                    75,569      +5.3        --

Robbery:
  Total                         301,040        *      100.0    $1,308

  Street/highway                128,832      -5.6      42.8       923
  Commercial house               44,245      +3.9      14.7     1,529
  Gas or service station          8,168      -7.4       2.7     1,749
  Convenience store              18,486      -5.2       6.1       653
  Residence                      41,635     +11.4      13.8     1,488
  Bank                            7,330     +14.6       2.4     4,221
  Miscellaneous                  52,344      +5.1      17.4     1,682

Burglary:
  Total                       1,709,322      +5.3     100.0     1,642

  Residence (dwelling):       1,123,305      +6.0      65.7     1,607
    Night                       323,266      +2.7      18.9     1,302
    Day                         531,139      +9.0      31.1     1,690
    Unknown                     268,900      +4.5      15.7     1,808

  Nonresidence (store,
      office, etc.):            586,017      +3.9      34.3     1,708
    Night                       245,267      +1.8      14.3     1,475
    Day                         177,761      +6.6      10.4     1,738
    Unknown                     162,989      +4.4       9.5     2,026

Larceny-theft (except motor
    vehicle theft):
  Total                       5,598,224      +0.4     100.0       727

  By type:
    Pocket-picking               24,081     -16.8       0.4       360
    Purse-snatching              34,172     +12.9       0.6       416
    Shoplifting                 814,435      +5.1      14.5       156
    From motor vehicles
      (except accessories)    1,418,899      +2.4      25.3       697
    Motor vehicle
      accessories               604,582     +11.6      10.8       428
    Bicycles                    201,599     -18.9       3.6       240
    From buildings              694,985      -6.9      12.4     1,106
    From coin-operated
      machines                   37,063      +3.1       0.7       244
    All others                1,768,408      -1.0      31.6     1,045

  By value:
    Over $200                 2,188,226      +1.3      39.1     1,778
    $50 to $200               1,261,075      -3.4      22.5       111
    Under $50                 2,148,923      +1.8      38.4        19

Motor vehicle theft           1,026,063      +9.8       --      6,108

(1) Because of rounding, the percentages may not add to 100.0.

* Less than one-tenth of 1 percent.