Of all the most serious crimes tracked by the FBI — known as Part I offenses — theft-related property crimes are by far the most common. 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.
Property crimes fall into one of three categories: larceny, burglary, and vehicle theft. These violations account for over 80% of the most serious offenses tracked and reported by the FBI. Violent crimes, meanwhile, account for less than 20%.Â
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.Â
Though property crime is relatively widespread in the United States, there are parts of the country where these crimes are less common, and residents are far less likely to be victimized.Â
Using data from the FBI’s 2020 Uniform Crime Report, 24/7 Wall St. identified the town with the lowest property crime rate in each state. Towns are ranked by the number of property crimes reported for every 100,000 people. We defined towns based on population thresholds, having at least 2,500 people and less than 25,000 people.Â
In three states — Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota — there are two towns with no reported property crimes. In each of these states, both towns are listed. In two states — Hawaii and Illinois — there are no qualifying towns with available crime data.Â
In every town on this list, the property crime rate is below the corresponding state rate and less than half the national rate of 1,958 incidents per 100,000 people.
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Alabama: Marion
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 391.3 (Alabama: 2,136.8)
> Total property crimes: 12 (Alabama: 105,161)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3 (Alabama: 74,575)
> Total burglaries: 8 (Alabama: 19,660)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (Alabama: 10,926)
> Population: 3,275
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Alaska: Kotzebue
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 184.7 (Alaska: 2,260.5)
> Total property crimes: 6 (Alaska: 16,528)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3 (Alaska: 11,784)
> Total burglaries: 2 (Alaska: 2,775)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (Alaska: 1,969)
> Population: 3,287
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Arizona: Colorado City
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 0.0 reported (Arizona: 2,227.7)
> Total property crimes: 0 reported (Arizona: 165,323)
> Total larceny-thefts: 0 reported (Arizona: 122,898)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Arizona: 24,488)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Arizona: 17,937)
> Population: 4,836
Arkansas: Greenbrier
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 242.3 (Arkansas: 2,613.4)
> Total property crimes: 14 (Arkansas: 79,200)
> Total larceny-thefts: 12 (Arkansas: 55,413)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Arkansas: 15,854)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2 (Arkansas: 7,933)
> Population: 5,478
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California: Imperial
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 296.8 (California: 2,138.9)
> Total property crimes: 55 (California: 842,054)
> Total larceny-thefts: 29 (California: 528,202)
> Total burglaries: 14 (California: 145,529)
> Total vehicle thefts: 12 (California: 168,323)
> Population: 17,454
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Colorado: Wray
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 85.3 (Colorado: 2,833.8)
> Total property crimes: 2 (Colorado: 164,582)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2 (Colorado: 110,884)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Colorado: 23,246)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Colorado: 30,452)
> Population: 2,536
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Connecticut: Weston
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 263.2 (Connecticut: 1,565.1)
> Total property crimes: 27 (Connecticut: 55,670)
> Total larceny-thefts: 15 (Connecticut: 40,592)
> Total burglaries: 2 (Connecticut: 6,656)
> Total vehicle thefts: 10 (Connecticut: 8,422)
> Population: 10,287
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Delaware: Clayton
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 531.2 (Delaware: 1,961.4)
> Total property crimes: 19 (Delaware: 19,355)
> Total larceny-thefts: 16 (Delaware: 15,182)
> Total burglaries: 2 (Delaware: 2,508)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (Delaware: 1,665)
> Population: 3,282
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Florida: Highland Beach
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 278.6 (Florida: 1,769.4)
> Total property crimes: 11 (Florida: 384,556)
> Total larceny-thefts: 9 (Florida: 293,992)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Florida: 52,293)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2 (Florida: 38,271)
> Population: 3,885
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Georgia: Abbeville
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 113.0 (Georgia: 2,007.4)
> Total property crimes: 3 (Georgia: 214,988)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1 (Georgia: 158,343)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Georgia: 31,139)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2 (Georgia: 25,506)
> Population: 2,793
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Hawaii: No eligible towns
> 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: Kimberly
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 168.8 (Idaho: 1,111.9)
> Total property crimes: 7 (Idaho: 20,313)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4 (Idaho: 14,815)
> Total burglaries: 2 (Idaho: 3,731)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (Idaho: 1,767)
> Population: 3,859
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Illinois: No eligible towns
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: N/A (Illinois: 1,559.4)
> Total property crimes: N/A (Illinois: 196,287)
> Total larceny-thefts: N/A (Illinois: 143,935)
> Total burglaries: N/A (Illinois: 31,020)
> Total vehicle thefts: N/A (Illinois: 21,332)
> Population: N/A
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Indiana: Loogootee
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 111.1 (Indiana: 1,783.2)
> Total property crimes: 3 (Indiana: 120,453)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3 (Indiana: 86,080)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Indiana: 18,938)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Indiana: 15,435)
> Population: 2,575
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Iowa: Rock Valley
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 51.3 (Iowa: 1,698.2)
> Total property crimes: 2 (Iowa: 53,725)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1 (Iowa: 35,751)
> Total burglaries: 1 (Iowa: 11,739)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Iowa: 6,235)
> Population: 3,812
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Kansas: St. Marys
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 376.5 (Kansas: 2,199.1)
> Total property crimes: 10 (Kansas: 64,077)
> Total larceny-thefts: 7 (Kansas: 47,193)
> Total burglaries: 1 (Kansas: 9,655)
> Total vehicle thefts: 2 (Kansas: 7,229)
> Population: 2,714
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Kentucky: West Liberty
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 56.4 (Kentucky: 1,779.5)
> Total property crimes: 2 (Kentucky: 79,673)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1 (Kentucky: 52,769)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Kentucky: 15,407)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (Kentucky: 11,497)
> Population: 3,388
Louisiana: Lake Providence
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 118.5 (Louisiana: 2,884.4)
> Total property crimes: 4 (Louisiana: 133,989)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2 (Louisiana: 97,891)
> Total burglaries: 2 (Louisiana: 23,698)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Louisiana: 12,400)
> Population: 2,753
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Maine: Camden
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 251.3 (Maine: 1,156.2)
> Total property crimes: 12 (Maine: 15,610)
> Total larceny-thefts: 12 (Maine: 12,739)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Maine: 2,009)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Maine: 862)
> Population: 3,468
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Maryland: Ocean Pines
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 555.1 (Maryland: 1,609.8)
> Total property crimes: 65 (Maryland: 97,487)
> Total larceny-thefts: 53 (Maryland: 71,757)
> Total burglaries: 11 (Maryland: 15,261)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (Maryland: 10,469)
> Population: 12,499
Massachusetts: Wayland & Boylston
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 0.0 reported (Massachusetts: 1,053.2)
> Total property crimes: 0 reported (Massachusetts: 72,602)
> Total larceny-thefts: 0 reported (Massachusetts: 55,444)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Massachusetts: 10,323)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Massachusetts: 6,835)
> Population: 13,802 & 4,623
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Michigan: Iron Mountain & Norway
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 0.0 reported (Michigan: 1,360.9)
> Total property crimes: 0 reported (Michigan: 135,633)
> Total larceny-thefts: 0 reported (Michigan: 94,017)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Michigan: 23,231)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Michigan: 18,385)
> Population: 7,369 & 2,774
Minnesota: Benson & Caledonia
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 0.0 reported (Minnesota: 2,124.9)
> Total property crimes: 0 reported (Minnesota: 120,212)
> Total larceny-thefts: 0 reported (Minnesota: 88,696)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Minnesota: 17,370)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Minnesota: 14,146)
> Population: 3,078 & 2,756
Mississippi: Florence
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 220.5 (Mississippi: 2,101.6)
> Total property crimes: 10 (Mississippi: 62,351)
> Total larceny-thefts: 8 (Mississippi: 41,780)
> Total burglaries: 2 (Mississippi: 14,488)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Mississippi: 6,083)
> Population: 4,413
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Missouri: Greenwood
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 389.5 (Missouri: 2,531.0)
> Total property crimes: 23 (Missouri: 155,698)
> Total larceny-thefts: 15 (Missouri: 108,209)
> Total burglaries: 2 (Missouri: 23,300)
> Total vehicle thefts: 6 (Missouri: 24,189)
> Population: 6,247
Montana: Dillon
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 231.6 (Montana: 2,120.8)
> Total property crimes: 10 (Montana: 22,917)
> Total larceny-thefts: 9 (Montana: 17,322)
> Total burglaries: 1 (Montana: 2,919)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Montana: 2,676)
> Population: 4,261
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Nebraska: O’Neill
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 224.4 (Nebraska: 1,909.2)
> Total property crimes: 8 (Nebraska: 36,991)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1 (Nebraska: 27,488)
> Total burglaries: 3 (Nebraska: 4,455)
> Total vehicle thefts: 4 (Nebraska: 5,048)
> Population: 3,615
Nevada: Yerington
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 30.7 (Nevada: 1,926.6)
> Total property crimes: 1 (Nevada: 60,462)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1 (Nevada: 38,332)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Nevada: 11,574)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Nevada: 10,556)
> Population: 3,137
New Hampshire: Danville
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 87.3 (New Hampshire: 1,098.9)
> Total property crimes: 4 (New Hampshire: 15,014)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2 (New Hampshire: 12,558)
> Total burglaries: 1 (New Hampshire: 1,412)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (New Hampshire: 1,044)
> Population: 4,515
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New Jersey: Matawan
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 69.7 (New Jersey: 1,158.2)
> Total property crimes: 6 (New Jersey: 102,875)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4 (New Jersey: 79,614)
> Total burglaries: 1 (New Jersey: 12,983)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (New Jersey: 10,278)
> Population: 8,747
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New Mexico: Sunland Park
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 623.7 (New Mexico: 2,841.9)
> Total property crimes: 115 (New Mexico: 59,859)
> Total larceny-thefts: 72 (New Mexico: 37,188)
> Total burglaries: 28 (New Mexico: 13,665)
> Total vehicle thefts: 15 (New Mexico: 9,006)
> Population: 17,081
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New York: Rye
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 127.5 (New York: 1,410.7)
> Total property crimes: 20 (New York: 272,788)
> Total larceny-thefts: 9 (New York: 221,129)
> Total burglaries: 1 (New York: 32,003)
> Total vehicle thefts: 10 (New York: 19,656)
> Population: 15,820
North Carolina: Trent Woods
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 349.6 (North Carolina: 2,226.5)
> Total property crimes: 14 (North Carolina: 236,026)
> Total larceny-thefts: 11 (North Carolina: 165,554)
> Total burglaries: 3 (North Carolina: 49,952)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (North Carolina: 20,520)
> Population: 4,050
North Dakota: Stanley
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 209.2 (North Dakota: 2,124.1)
> Total property crimes: 6 (North Dakota: 16,256)
> Total larceny-thefts: 3 (North Dakota: 10,986)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (North Dakota: 3,196)
> Total vehicle thefts: 3 (North Dakota: 2,074)
> Population: 2,655
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Ohio: Dennison
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 38.6 (Ohio: 1,850.3)
> Total property crimes: 1 (Ohio: 216,363)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1 (Ohio: 159,007)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Ohio: 37,279)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Ohio: 20,077)
> Population: 2,662
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Oklahoma: Elgin
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 211.3 (Oklahoma: 2,705.6)
> Total property crimes: 7 (Oklahoma: 107,705)
> Total larceny-thefts: 5 (Oklahoma: 68,243)
> Total burglaries: 1 (Oklahoma: 24,415)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (Oklahoma: 15,047)
> Population: 3,089
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Oregon: Mount Angel
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 904.9 (Oregon: 2,659.0)
> Total property crimes: 33 (Oregon: 112,782)
> Total larceny-thefts: 23 (Oregon: 81,811)
> Total burglaries: 3 (Oregon: 14,386)
> Total vehicle thefts: 7 (Oregon: 16,585)
> Population: 3,542
Pennsylvania: Shippensburg
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 107.7 (Pennsylvania: 1,644.1)
> Total property crimes: 6 (Pennsylvania: 210,167)
> Total larceny-thefts: 5 (Pennsylvania: 162,919)
> Total burglaries: 1 (Pennsylvania: 31,774)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Pennsylvania: 15,474)
> Population: 5,663
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Rhode Island: Glocester
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 183.4 (Rhode Island: 1,245.5)
> Total property crimes: 19 (Rhode Island: 13,166)
> Total larceny-thefts: 9 (Rhode Island: 9,894)
> Total burglaries: 7 (Rhode Island: 1,763)
> Total vehicle thefts: 3 (Rhode Island: 1,509)
> Population: 10,141
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South Carolina: Edgefield
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 664.5 (South Carolina: 2,721.1)
> Total property crimes: 32 (South Carolina: 141,987)
> Total larceny-thefts: 16 (South Carolina: 103,892)
> Total burglaries: 9 (South Carolina: 23,377)
> Total vehicle thefts: 7 (South Carolina: 14,718)
> Population: 4,780
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South Dakota: Brandon
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 303.8 (South Dakota: 1,956.7)
> Total property crimes: 31 (South Dakota: 17,468)
> Total larceny-thefts: 19 (South Dakota: 12,117)
> Total burglaries: 8 (South Dakota: 3,036)
> Total vehicle thefts: 4 (South Dakota: 2,315)
> Population: 9,934
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Tennessee: Brighton
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 68.7 (Tennessee: 2,492.8)
> Total property crimes: 2 (Tennessee: 171,675)
> Total larceny-thefts: 2 (Tennessee: 124,098)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Tennessee: 26,479)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Tennessee: 21,098)
> Population: 2,928
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Texas: Jourdanton
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 44.8 (Texas: 2,245.0)
> Total property crimes: 2 (Texas: 659,160)
> Total larceny-thefts: 1 (Texas: 466,033)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Texas: 108,851)
> Total vehicle thefts: 1 (Texas: 84,276)
> Population: 4,291
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Utah: Enoch
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 436.0 (Utah: 2,464.4)
> Total property crimes: 32 (Utah: 80,091)
> Total larceny-thefts: 20 (Utah: 60,359)
> Total burglaries: 6 (Utah: 9,444)
> Total vehicle thefts: 6 (Utah: 10,288)
> Population: 6,738
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Vermont: Thetford
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 237.6 (Vermont: 1,217.0)
> Total property crimes: 6 (Vermont: 7,586)
> Total larceny-thefts: 4 (Vermont: 6,361)
> Total burglaries: 2 (Vermont: 961)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Vermont: 264)
> Population: 2,551
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Virginia: Buena Vista
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 247.7 (Virginia: 1,456.4)
> Total property crimes: 16 (Virginia: 125,114)
> Total larceny-thefts: 13 (Virginia: 102,796)
> Total burglaries: 3 (Virginia: 11,465)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Virginia: 10,853)
> Population: 6,484
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Washington: Colville
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 0.0 reported (Washington: 2,732.4)
> Total property crimes: 0 reported (Washington: 210,223)
> Total larceny-thefts: 0 reported (Washington: 142,657)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Washington: 40,167)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Washington: 27,399)
> Population: 4,777
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West Virginia: Oak Hill
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 87.3 (West Virginia: 1,399.4)
> Total property crimes: 7 (West Virginia: 24,976)
> Total larceny-thefts: 7 (West Virginia: 17,828)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (West Virginia: 4,877)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (West Virginia: 2,271)
> Population: 8,336
Wisconsin: Lake Mills
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 182.9 (Wisconsin: 1,485.7)
> Total property crimes: 11 (Wisconsin: 86,654)
> Total larceny-thefts: 11 (Wisconsin: 64,517)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Wisconsin: 12,744)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Wisconsin: 9,393)
> Population: 5,895
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Wyoming: Kemmerer
> 2020 property crimes per 100K people: 398.6 (Wyoming: 1,610.6)
> Total property crimes: 11 (Wyoming: 9,379)
> Total larceny-thefts: 11 (Wyoming: 7,190)
> Total burglaries: 0 reported (Wyoming: 1,225)
> Total vehicle thefts: 0 reported (Wyoming: 964)
> Population: 2,747
MethodologyÂ
To determine the town with the lowest 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.Â
We defined towns based on population thresholds — having at least 2,500 people and less than 25,000 people — using five-year estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2019 American Community Survey. Limited data was available in the 2020 UCR for areas in Alabama, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Illinois, though these states were not excluded from analysis.Â
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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