Special Report
American Towns Where the Aggravated Assault Rate Is Soaring
April 12, 2022 4:00 pm
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30. Bennettsville, South Carolina
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +472.1
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 83 — 104th highest of 2,899 towns (tied)
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 1,093.4 — 43rd highest of 2,899 towns
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: +512.8 — 28th highest of 2,893 towns
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 1,198.8 — 68th highest of 2,898 towns
> Population: 8,062
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29. Fife, Washington
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +476.6
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 93 — 85th highest of 2,899 towns (tied)
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 902.8 — 83rd highest of 2,899 towns
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: +623.0 — 15th highest of 2,893 towns
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 1,378.5 — 38th highest of 2,898 towns
> Population: 10,096
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28. Seaside Heights, New Jersey
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +478.0
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 25 — 602nd highest of 2,899 towns (tied)
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 857.0 — 92nd highest of 2,899 towns
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: +820.6 — 4th highest of 2,893 towns
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 1,234.1 — 61st highest of 2,898 towns
> Population: 2,892
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27. Barnwell, South Carolina
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +481.2
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 95 — 79th highest of 2,899 towns (tied)
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 2,240.0 — 4th highest of 2,899 towns
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: +345.4 — 65th highest of 2,893 towns
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 2,405.1 — 6th highest of 2,898 towns
> Population: 4,424
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26. Williams, Arizona
> Change in reported aggravated assault rate, 2019-2020: +484.3
> Aggravated assaults reported in 2020: 42 — 312th highest of 2,899 towns (tied)
> Aggravated assaults per 100K people in 2020: 1,284.0 — 28th highest of 2,899 towns
> 1-yr. change in all violent crime: +545.4 — 22nd highest of 2,893 towns
> Violent crimes per 100K people in 2020: 1,345.2 — 41st highest of 2,898 towns
> Population: 3,176
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