Ohio’s Crime Picture

The chart shows a comparison of crimes against property for selected Ohio cities. Crime rates have a bearing on the coverage amounts needed and eventually the rates charged for insurance protection.

Terms

(as defined in FBI Uniform Crime Reports)

Robbery: The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Burglary: The unlawful entry of a structure to commit a felony or theft. The use of force to gain entry is not required to classify an offense as burglary.

Larceny: Larceny-theft is the unlawful taking, carrying, leading or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. It includes crimes such as shoplifting, pocket-picking, purse-snatching, thefts from motor vehicles, thefts of motor vehicle parts and accessories, bicycle thefts, etc., in which no use of force, violence or fraud occurs. For reporting purposes, motor vehicle theft, embezzlement, “con” games, forgery and worthless checks are excluded from this category.

The US Crime Clock chart compares the frequency of these criminal occurrences for the years 1996 and 2000. This information represents the annual ratio of crime to fixed time intervals. Both property and violent crime statistics are provided for additional means of comparison

Click here for "Ohio's Crime Picture by Selected Cities—1999 and 2000."

According to Retail Forward Inc. (RFI), a retail research and consulting firm, shoplifting rises as the economy falls. Losses from shoplifting gradually rose over recent years to about $13 billion in 2000. RFI said that the economic downturn will increase shoplifting by $1 billion in 2002 alone. (Akron Beacon Journal, 12/26/01)