Special Report
The City With the Highest Rate of Property Crimes in Every State
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Communities and police departments across the United States are grappling with rising rates of deadly violence, as the U.S. murder rate reached its highest level in nearly two and a half decades in 2020. Despite the recent surge in homicides, however, most Americans face a far higher risk of being the victim of crimes that do not involve violence.
Property crimes, a broad category of theft-related offenses, are by far the most commonly reported of all major crimes in the United States, accounting for over 80% of the most serious offenses tracked and reported by the FBI. Property crimes fall into one of three categories: larceny, burglary, and vehicle theft.
Larceny is defined as the unlawful taking of property — pickpocketing and shoplifting being two common examples — and is the most common form of property crime in the United States. Burglary, defined as the illegal entry of a structure to commit a crime, such as theft, is the most severe form of property crime tracked by the FBI. Vehicle-theft, meanwhile, is a crime that can be either the theft, or the attempted theft, of a vehicle, such a car, motorcycle, or ATV.
There were a total 6.5 million property crimes reported in the U.S. in 2020, resulting in the theft of tens of billions of dollars worth of property — only a fraction of which has been recovered. In some U.S. cities, property crime is a particularly serious problem.
Using data from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the city with the highest property crime rate in each state. Cities are ranked by the number of property crimes reported for every 100,000 people. Only cities with populations greater than 25,000 were considered.
It is important to note that in five states, there is only one eligible city with available data. In each of these cases, which are noted, the city listed ranks as having the highest property crime rate by default only. In Hawaii, there are no qualifying cities with available crime data.
Though each of the cities on this list ranks as having the highest property crime rate in its respective state, property crime rates in these places vary considerably, from 929 incidents per 100,000 people to 9,204 per 100,000. Still, in nearly every city on this list, the property crime rate exceeds the statewide rate as well as the national rate of 1,958 per 100,000.
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Alabama: Enterprise
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,502.7 (Alabama: 2,136.8)
> Total property crimes: 715 (Alabama: 105,161)
> Total larceny-thefts: 570 (Alabama: 74,575)
> Total burglaries: 97 (Alabama: 19,660)
> Total vehicle thefts: 48 (Alabama: 10,926)
> Population: 27,947
*Because Enterprise is the only eligible city in Alabama, it is the city with the most property crimes by default.
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Alaska: Fairbanks
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,138.6 (Alaska: 2,260.5)
> Total property crimes: 1,276 (Alaska: 16,528)
> Total larceny-thefts: 908 (Alaska: 11,784)
> Total burglaries: 171 (Alaska: 2,775)
> Total vehicle thefts: 197 (Alaska: 1,969)
> Population: 31,551
Arizona: Tucson
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,620.9 (Arizona: 2,227.7)
> Total property crimes: 19,931 (Arizona: 165,323)
> Total larceny-thefts: 15,956 (Arizona: 122,898)
> Total burglaries: 2,097 (Arizona: 24,488)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,878 (Arizona: 17,937)
> Population: 541,482
Arkansas: Hot Springs
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,852.0 (Arkansas: 2,613.4)
> Total property crimes: 2,276 (Arkansas: 79,200)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,431 (Arkansas: 55,413)
> Total burglaries: 656 (Arkansas: 15,854)
> Total vehicle thefts: 189 (Arkansas: 7,933)
> Population: 38,559
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California: Oakland
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,165.7 (California: 2,138.9)
> Total property crimes: 22,622 (California: 842,054)
> Total larceny-thefts: 13,373 (California: 528,202)
> Total burglaries: 2,537 (California: 145,529)
> Total vehicle thefts: 6,712 (California: 168,323)
> Population: 425,097
Colorado: Englewood
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,667.7 (Colorado: 2,833.8)
> Total property crimes: 2,010 (Colorado: 164,582)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,452 (Colorado: 110,884)
> Total burglaries: 165 (Colorado: 23,246)
> Total vehicle thefts: 393 (Colorado: 30,452)
> Population: 34,259
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Connecticut: New Haven
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,511.2 (Connecticut: 1,565.1)
> Total property crimes: 4,575 (Connecticut: 55,670)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,267 (Connecticut: 40,592)
> Total burglaries: 547 (Connecticut: 6,656)
> Total vehicle thefts: 761 (Connecticut: 8,422)
> Population: 130,331
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Delaware: Dover
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,030.9 (Delaware: 1,961.4)
> Total property crimes: 1,549 (Delaware: 19,355)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,412 (Delaware: 15,182)
> Total burglaries: 57 (Delaware: 2,508)
> Total vehicle thefts: 80 (Delaware: 1,665)
> Population: 37,523
Florida: Miami Beach
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,739.4 (Florida: 1,769.4)
> Total property crimes: 5,109 (Florida: 384,556)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,244 (Florida: 293,992)
> Total burglaries: 444 (Florida: 52,293)
> Total vehicle thefts: 421 (Florida: 38,271)
> Population: 90,108
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Georgia: LaGrange
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,686.4 (Georgia: 2,007.4)
> Total property crimes: 1,729 (Georgia: 214,988)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,419 (Georgia: 158,343)
> Total burglaries: 191 (Georgia: 31,139)
> Total vehicle thefts: 119 (Georgia: 25,506)
> Population: 30,400
Hawaii: No eligible cities
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: N/A (Hawaii: 2,411.4)
> Total property crimes: N/A (Hawaii: 33,928)
> Total larceny-thefts: N/A (Hawaii: 23,954)
> Total burglaries: N/A (Hawaii: 4,630)
> Total vehicle thefts: N/A (Hawaii: 5,344)
> Population: N/A
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Idaho: Lewiston
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,332.3 (Idaho: 1,111.9)
> Total property crimes: 767 (Idaho: 20,313)
> Total larceny-thefts: 582 (Idaho: 14,815)
> Total burglaries: 135 (Idaho: 3,731)
> Total vehicle thefts: 50 (Idaho: 1,767)
> Population: 32,664
Illinois: Rockford
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,834.4 (Illinois: 1,559.4)
> Total property crimes: 4,104 (Illinois: 196,287)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,968 (Illinois: 143,935)
> Total burglaries: 742 (Illinois: 31,020)
> Total vehicle thefts: 394 (Illinois: 21,332)
> Population: 147,070
*Because Rockford is the only eligible city in Illinois, it is the city with the most property crimes by default.
Indiana: Terre Haute
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,762.1 (Indiana: 1,783.2)
> Total property crimes: 2,886 (Indiana: 120,453)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,709 (Indiana: 86,080)
> Total burglaries: 783 (Indiana: 18,938)
> Total vehicle thefts: 394 (Indiana: 15,435)
> Population: 60,673
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Iowa: Council Bluffs
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,788.9 (Iowa: 1,698.2)
> Total property crimes: 2,976 (Iowa: 53,725)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,127 (Iowa: 35,751)
> Total burglaries: 408 (Iowa: 11,739)
> Total vehicle thefts: 441 (Iowa: 6,235)
> Population: 62,355
Kansas: Garden City
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,429.4 (Kansas: 2,199.1)
> Total property crimes: 904 (Kansas: 64,077)
> Total larceny-thefts: 741 (Kansas: 47,193)
> Total burglaries: 93 (Kansas: 9,655)
> Total vehicle thefts: 70 (Kansas: 7,229)
> Population: 26,647
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Kentucky: Florence
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,674.1 (Kentucky: 1,779.5)
> Total property crimes: 1,561 (Kentucky: 79,673)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,371 (Kentucky: 52,769)
> Total burglaries: 107 (Kentucky: 15,407)
> Total vehicle thefts: 83 (Kentucky: 11,497)
> Population: 32,369
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Louisiana: Alexandria
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 7,213.1 (Louisiana: 2,884.4)
> Total property crimes: 3,317 (Louisiana: 133,989)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,300 (Louisiana: 97,891)
> Total burglaries: 754 (Louisiana: 23,698)
> Total vehicle thefts: 263 (Louisiana: 12,400)
> Population: 47,012
Maine: Bangor
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,750.9 (Maine: 1,156.2)
> Total property crimes: 1,207 (Maine: 15,610)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,044 (Maine: 12,739)
> Total burglaries: 100 (Maine: 2,009)
> Total vehicle thefts: 63 (Maine: 862)
> Population: 32,095
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Maryland: Bowie
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 928.7 (Maryland: 1,609.8)
> Total property crimes: 548 (Maryland: 97,487)
> Total larceny-thefts: 444 (Maryland: 71,757)
> Total burglaries: 64 (Maryland: 15,261)
> Total vehicle thefts: 40 (Maryland: 10,469)
> Population: 58,481
*Because Bowie is the only eligible city in Maryland, it is the city with the most property crimes by default.
Massachusetts: Holyoke
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,114.8 (Massachusetts: 1,053.2)
> Total property crimes: 1,246 (Massachusetts: 72,602)
> Total larceny-thefts: 947 (Massachusetts: 55,444)
> Total burglaries: 194 (Massachusetts: 10,323)
> Total vehicle thefts: 105 (Massachusetts: 6,835)
> Population: 40,241
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Michigan: Kalamazoo
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,803.0 (Michigan: 1,360.9)
> Total property crimes: 3,670 (Michigan: 135,633)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,445 (Michigan: 94,017)
> Total burglaries: 737 (Michigan: 23,231)
> Total vehicle thefts: 488 (Michigan: 18,385)
> Population: 76,019
Minnesota: Roseville
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,462.2 (Minnesota: 2,124.9)
> Total property crimes: 2,370 (Minnesota: 120,212)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,917 (Minnesota: 88,696)
> Total burglaries: 283 (Minnesota: 17,370)
> Total vehicle thefts: 170 (Minnesota: 14,146)
> Population: 36,026
Mississippi: Hattiesburg
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,271.4 (Mississippi: 2,101.6)
> Total property crimes: 2,418 (Mississippi: 62,351)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,904 (Mississippi: 41,780)
> Total burglaries: 342 (Mississippi: 14,488)
> Total vehicle thefts: 172 (Mississippi: 6,083)
> Population: 46,098
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Missouri: Springfield
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,951.5 (Missouri: 2,531.0)
> Total property crimes: 11,738 (Missouri: 155,698)
> Total larceny-thefts: 8,639 (Missouri: 108,209)
> Total burglaries: 1,795 (Missouri: 23,300)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1,304 (Missouri: 24,189)
> Population: 167,051
Montana: Great Falls
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,140.1 (Montana: 2,120.8)
> Total property crimes: 2,999 (Montana: 22,917)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,535 (Montana: 17,322)
> Total burglaries: 293 (Montana: 2,919)
> Total vehicle thefts: 171 (Montana: 2,676)
> Population: 58,835
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Nebraska: Omaha
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,174.5 (Nebraska: 1,909.2)
> Total property crimes: 15,247 (Nebraska: 36,991)
> Total larceny-thefts: 10,697 (Nebraska: 27,488)
> Total burglaries: 1,521 (Nebraska: 4,455)
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,029 (Nebraska: 5,048)
> Population: 475,862
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Nevada: Las Vegas
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,210.6 (Nevada: 1,926.6)
> Total property crimes: 37,426 (Nevada: 60,462)
> Total larceny-thefts: 23,546 (Nevada: 38,332)
> Total burglaries: 7,057 (Nevada: 11,574)
> Total vehicle thefts: 6,823 (Nevada: 10,556)
> Population: 634,773
New Hampshire: Manchester
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,265.1 (New Hampshire: 1,098.9)
> Total property crimes: 2,560 (New Hampshire: 15,014)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,096 (New Hampshire: 12,558)
> Total burglaries: 287 (New Hampshire: 1,412)
> Total vehicle thefts: 177 (New Hampshire: 1,044)
> Population: 112,109
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New Jersey: Millville
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,402.8 (New Jersey: 1,158.2)
> Total property crimes: 928 (New Jersey: 102,875)
> Total larceny-thefts: 764 (New Jersey: 79,614)
> Total burglaries: 120 (New Jersey: 12,983)
> Total vehicle thefts: 44 (New Jersey: 10,278)
> Population: 27,721
New Mexico: Albuquerque
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,012.1 (New Mexico: 2,841.9)
> Total property crimes: 28,171 (New Mexico: 59,859)
> Total larceny-thefts: 18,131 (New Mexico: 37,188)
> Total burglaries: 5,075 (New Mexico: 13,665)
> Total vehicle thefts: 4,965 (New Mexico: 9,006)
> Population: 559,374
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New York: Binghamton
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,026.5 (New York: 1,410.7)
> Total property crimes: 1,775 (New York: 272,788)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,380 (New York: 221,129)
> Total burglaries: 294 (New York: 32,003)
> Total vehicle thefts: 101 (New York: 19,656)
> Population: 45,140
North Carolina: Asheville
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,740.6 (North Carolina: 2,226.5)
> Total property crimes: 5,395 (North Carolina: 236,026)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4,142 (North Carolina: 165,554)
> Total burglaries: 730 (North Carolina: 49,952)
> Total vehicle thefts: 523 (North Carolina: 20,520)
> Population: 91,560
North Dakota: Fargo
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,468.9 (North Dakota: 2,124.1)
> Total property crimes: 4,403 (North Dakota: 16,256)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,922 (North Dakota: 10,986)
> Total burglaries: 1,016 (North Dakota: 3,196)
> Total vehicle thefts: 465 (North Dakota: 2,074)
> Population: 121,889
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Ohio: Springfield
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,134.9 (Ohio: 1,850.3)
> Total property crimes: 3,014 (Ohio: 216,363)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,060 (Ohio: 159,007)
> Total burglaries: 619 (Ohio: 37,279)
> Total vehicle thefts: 335 (Ohio: 20,077)
> Population: 59,132
Oklahoma: Tulsa
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,111.6 (Oklahoma: 2,705.6)
> Total property crimes: 20,557 (Oklahoma: 107,705)
> Total larceny-thefts: 12,246 (Oklahoma: 68,243)
> Total burglaries: 4,407 (Oklahoma: 24,415)
> Total vehicle thefts: 3,904 (Oklahoma: 15,047)
> Population: 402,324
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Oregon: Portland
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,738.9 (Oregon: 2,659.0)
> Total property crimes: 31,416 (Oregon: 112,782)
> Total larceny-thefts: 21,287 (Oregon: 81,811)
> Total burglaries: 3,759 (Oregon: 14,386)
> Total vehicle thefts: 6,370 (Oregon: 16,585)
> Population: 645,291
Pennsylvania: Harrisburg
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 1,778.9 (Pennsylvania: 1,644.1)
> Total property crimes: 876 (Pennsylvania: 210,167)
> Total larceny-thefts: 579 (Pennsylvania: 162,919)
> Total burglaries: 173 (Pennsylvania: 31,774)
> Total vehicle thefts: 124 (Pennsylvania: 15,474)
> Population: 49,209
*Because Harrisburg is the only eligible city in Pennsylvania, it is the city with the most property crimes by default.
Rhode Island: Providence
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,414.8 (Rhode Island: 1,245.5)
> Total property crimes: 4,337 (Rhode Island: 13,166)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,191 (Rhode Island: 9,894)
> Total burglaries: 602 (Rhode Island: 1,763)
> Total vehicle thefts: 544 (Rhode Island: 1,509)
> Population: 179,494
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South Carolina: Myrtle Beach
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 8,716.1 (South Carolina: 2,721.1)
> Total property crimes: 3,108 (South Carolina: 141,987)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,617 (South Carolina: 103,892)
> Total burglaries: 258 (South Carolina: 23,377)
> Total vehicle thefts: 233 (South Carolina: 14,718)
> Population: 32,700
South Dakota: Rapid City
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,996.6 (South Dakota: 1,956.7)
> Total property crimes: 3,137 (South Dakota: 17,468)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2,014 (South Dakota: 12,117)
> Total burglaries: 657 (South Dakota: 3,036)
> Total vehicle thefts: 466 (South Dakota: 2,315)
> Population: 75,258
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Tennessee: Chattanooga
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 6,356.3 (Tennessee: 2,492.8)
> Total property crimes: 11,709 (Tennessee: 171,675)
> Total larceny-thefts: 8,435 (Tennessee: 124,098)
> Total burglaries: 1,173 (Tennessee: 26,479)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2,101 (Tennessee: 21,098)
> Population: 179,690
Texas: Houston
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,178.9 (Texas: 2,245.0)
> Total property crimes: 98,043 (Texas: 659,160)
> Total larceny-thefts: 67,474 (Texas: 466,033)
> Total burglaries: 15,788 (Texas: 108,851)
> Total vehicle thefts: 14,781 (Texas: 84,276)
> Population: 2,310,432
Utah: South Salt Lake
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 9,203.6 (Utah: 2,464.4)
> Total property crimes: 2,376 (Utah: 80,091)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,679 (Utah: 60,359)
> Total burglaries: 235 (Utah: 9,444)
> Total vehicle thefts: 462 (Utah: 10,288)
> Population: 25,017
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Vermont: Burlington
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 2,407.7 (Vermont: 1,217.0)
> Total property crimes: 1,032 (Vermont: 7,586)
> Total larceny-thefts: 906 (Vermont: 6,361)
> Total burglaries: 109 (Vermont: 961)
> Total vehicle thefts: 17 (Vermont: 264)
> Population: 42,545
*Because Burlington is the only eligible city in Vermont, it is the city with the most property crimes by default.
Virginia: Portsmouth
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,540.1 (Virginia: 1,456.4)
> Total property crimes: 4,277 (Virginia: 125,114)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3,314 (Virginia: 102,796)
> Total burglaries: 465 (Virginia: 11,465)
> Total vehicle thefts: 498 (Virginia: 10,853)
> Population: 95,097
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Washington: Puyallup
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 5,929.2 (Washington: 2,732.4)
> Total property crimes: 2,548 (Washington: 210,223)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,857 (Washington: 142,657)
> Total burglaries: 388 (Washington: 40,167)
> Total vehicle thefts: 303 (Washington: 27,399)
> Population: 40,991
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West Virginia: Charleston
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,609.2 (West Virginia: 1,399.4)
> Total property crimes: 2,122 (West Virginia: 24,976)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,423 (West Virginia: 17,828)
> Total burglaries: 506 (West Virginia: 4,877)
> Total vehicle thefts: 193 (West Virginia: 2,271)
> Population: 48,006
Wisconsin: La Crosse
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 4,366.2 (Wisconsin: 1,485.7)
> Total property crimes: 2,236 (Wisconsin: 86,654)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,958 (Wisconsin: 64,517)
> Total burglaries: 170 (Wisconsin: 12,744)
> Total vehicle thefts: 108 (Wisconsin: 9,393)
> Population: 51,666
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Wyoming: Cheyenne
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 3,376.0 (Wyoming: 1,610.6)
> Total property crimes: 2,186 (Wyoming: 9,379)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1,768 (Wyoming: 7,190)
> Total burglaries: 172 (Wyoming: 1,225)
> Total vehicle thefts: 246 (Wyoming: 964)
> Population: 63,607
Methodology
To determine the city with the most property crime in every state, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed property crime figures from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report. Property crime includes larceny-theft, burglary, and motor vehicle theft.
We included cities that have more than 25,000 people based on five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. Limited data were available in the 2020 UCR for areas in Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, though these states were not excluded from analysis.
All property crime figures came from the 2020 FBI UCR. Population figures are five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. However, these estimates were not used to calculate crime rates. Crime rates per 100,000 people were calculated using population figures provided by the FBI in the 2020 UCR.
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