Robbery rate
Robberies in the year, per 100,000 residents, from the FBI. A robbery is taking something from a person by force or by threat, such as a mugging. It counts only crimes reported to police or found by them, so crimes nobody reports are missing. For a state, the figure is the FBI's estimate, which fills in for police agencies that did not report. For a county, it is only what the agencies reported, and it is shown only where agencies that reported for all 12 months serve at least 90% of the people who live there.
Reported for2,290areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.58not mostly about how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.23Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
Typerateper 100,000
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program (Crime Data Explorer) · FBI Crime Data Explorer: states, estimated_crimes robbery; counties, Return A master file, actual offenses
Robberies reported to police, per 100,000 residents, in the year. Counties are shown only where agencies that reported all year serve at least 90% of residents; states use the FBI's estimates.
Combining areas: an average weighted by UCR.POPULATION.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 7 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Robbery rate and Local income tax collectedWhere Robbery rate is higher, Local income tax collected tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Local income tax collected by US county | +0.72 | +0.63 |
| Robbery rate and Homicide rateWhere Robbery rate is higher, Homicide rate tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Homicide rate by US county | +0.41 | +0.48 |
| Robbery rate and Homicide rate, annualWhere Robbery rate is higher, Homicide rate, annual tends to be higher: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Homicide rate, annual by US county | +0.35 | +0.45 |
| Robbery rate and Share White, not HispanicWhere Robbery rate is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.46 | -0.42 |
| Robbery rate and Homeownership rateWhere Robbery rate is higher, Homeownership rate tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Homeownership rate by US county | -0.54 | -0.41 |
| Robbery rate and Cancer other than skin cancerWhere Robbery rate is higher, Cancer other than skin cancer tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Cancer other than skin cancer by US county | -0.37 | -0.40 |
| Robbery rate and Average test scoreWhere Robbery rate is higher, Average test score tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Average test score by US county | -0.20 | -0.39 |
| Robbery rate and Housing insecurityWhere Robbery rate is higher, Housing insecurity tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Housing insecurity by US county | +0.26 | +0.37 |
| Robbery rate and Gross domestic productWhere Robbery rate is higher, Gross domestic product tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Gross domestic product by US county | +0.48 | +0.37 |
| Robbery rate and Population below the poverty lineWhere Robbery rate is higher, Population below the poverty line tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Population below the poverty line by US county | +0.49 | +0.36 |
55 more pairs with robbery rate have a page: Population below the poverty line · Private jobs · Republican share of the two-party vote, 2016 · Lacking social and emotional support · Housing units · Presidential votes cast, 2012 · Occupied housing units · Republican share of the two-party vote, 2020 · Presidential votes cast, 2008 · Food insecurity · Republican share of the two-party vote, 2024 · Longest dry spell · Presidential votes cast, 2000 · Presidential votes cast, 2004 · Women aged 15 to 50 · Presidential votes cast, 2016 · Lack of reliable transportation · Population with a bachelor's degree or higher · Children in the mobility cohort · Tests taken · Firearm fatalities · Population, decennial census · Vacant housing units · Children with below-median parental income · Population aged 25 and over · Total population · Population aged 15 and over · Population for whom poverty status is determined · Unemployed · Labour force · Employed · Population · Population aged 18 and over · Workers aged 16 and over who commute · Population for whom poverty status is determined · Tax returns filed · Presidential votes cast, 2020 · Personal income · Population in the same house one year ago · Population · Children in single-parent households · Women who gave birth in the past year · Aggregate travel time to work · Share never married · Presidential votes cast, 2024 · People covered by a tax return · Owner-occupied housing units · Orthodox Christian adherents · Share now married · Business establishments · People who did not move · Population (firearm measures) · Population aged 65 and over · Share Black, not Hispanic · Threat of utility shut-off.
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Robbery rate and Share White, not HispanicWhere Robbery rate is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a moderate link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.46 | -0.42 |
| Robbery rate and Share Black, not HispanicWhere Robbery rate is higher, Share Black, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.36 | +0.30 |
| Robbery rate and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere Robbery rate is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.15 | +0.22 |
| Robbery rate and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Robbery rate is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.38 | +0.28 |
| Robbery rate and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.09 | +0.07 |
Highest and lowest
Of 2,290 counties reporting it. These are the two ends of a national ranking. For most measures, that ranking mostly sorts places by income and how urban they are. That is why the place pages compare each place with similar places instead.
Highest
- District of Columbia, DC — 625
- Baltimore city, MD — 584
- Alameda County, CA — 371
- San Francisco County, CA — 361
- Philadelphia County, PA — 339
Lowest
The middle area reports 8.51. The middle half of counties falls between 0 and 22.8 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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