California vs Georgia and Texas. Hmm, California is ranked 30th in total crime, Georgia is 13th, and Texas is 8th. Where should we send more law enforcement again?
These numbers were for 2000. Who was that recent governor of Texas, and why was he so ineffectual against crime?
Numbers are rank of 50 states, per 100,000:
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Texas Calif Georgia
Total Crime: 8 30 13
Violent Crime: 13 9 16
Murder: 17 16 4
Rape: 17 31 42
Robbery 16 7 10
Aggr Assault: 13 9 21
Burglary: 12 26 15
Larceny/Theft: 10 40 12
Vehicle Theft: 13 7 11
In the year 2000 California had an estimated population of 33,871,648 which ranked the state 1st in population. For that year the State of California had a total Crime Index of 3,739.7 reported incidents per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 30th highest total Crime Index. For Violent Crime California had a reported incident rate of 621.6 per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 9th highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the states. For crimes against Property, the state had a reported incident rate of 3,118.2 per 100,000 people, which ranked as the state 33rd highest. Also in the year 2000 California had 6.1 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the state as having the 16th highest rate for Murder. California’s 28.9 reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people, ranked the state 31st highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people, California’s rate was 177.9 which ranked the state as having the 7th highest for Robbery. The state also had 408.7 Aggravated Assaults for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state as having the 9th highest position for this crime among the states. For every 100,000 people there were 656.3 Burglaries, which ranks California as having the 26th highest standing among the states. Larceny - Theft were reported 1,924.5 times per hundred thousand people in California which standing is the 40th highest among the states. Vehicle Theft occurred 537.4 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the state as having the 7th highest for vehicle theft among the states.
In the year 2000 Georgia had an estimated population of 8,186,453 which ranked the state 10th in population. For that year the State of Georgia had a total Crime Index of 4,751.1 reported incidents per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 13th highest total Crime Index. For Violent Crime Georgia had a reported incident rate of 504.7 per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 16th highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the states. For crimes against Property, the state had a reported incident rate of 4,246.4 per 100,000 people, which ranked as the state 11th highest. Also in the year 2000 Georgia had 8.0 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the state as having the 4th highest rate for Murder. Georgia’s 24.0 reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people, ranked the state 42nd highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people, Georgia’s rate was 161.9 which ranked the state 10th highest for Robbery. The state also had 310.9 Aggravated Assaults for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state as having the 21st highest position for this crime among the states. For every 100,000 people there were 836.6 Burglaries, which ranks Georgia as having the 15th highest standing among the states. Larceny - Theft were reported 2,937.0 times per hundred thousand people in Georgia which standing is the 12th highest among the states. Vehicle Theft occurred 472.8 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the state as having the 11th highest for vehicle theft among the states.
In the year 2000 Texas had an estimated population of 20,851,820 which ranked the state 2nd in population. For that year the State of Texas had a total Crime Index of 4,955.5 reported incidents per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 8th highest total Crime Index. For Violent Crime Texas had a reported incident rate of 545.1 per 100,000 people. This ranked the state as having the 13th highest occurrence for Violent Crime among the states. For crimes against Property, the state had a reported incident rate of 4,410.4 per 100,000 people, which ranked as the state 10th highest. Also in the year 2000 Texas had 5.9 Murders per 100,000 people, ranking the state as having the 17th highest rate for Murder. Texas’s 37.7 reported Forced Rapes per 100,000 people, ranked the state 17th highest. For Robbery, per 100,000 people, Texas’s rate was 145.1 which ranked the state as having the 16th highest for Robbery. The state also had 356.3 Aggravated Assaults for every 100,000 people, which indexed the state as having the 13th highest position for this crime among the states. For every 100,000 people there were 906.3 Burglaries, which ranks Texas as having the 12th highest standing among the states. Larceny - Theft were reported 3,057.4 times per hundred thousand people in Texas which standing is the 10th highest among the states. Vehicle Theft occurred 446.8 times per 100,000 people, which fixed the state as having the 13th highest for vehicle theft among the states |
