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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.
In the next section, the US Crime Clock compares the frequency
of these criminal occurrences for the years 1999 and 2003. 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—2002
and 2003."
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The top 5 “most dangerous cities” ranked
by crime statistics are Camden, NJ followed by Detroit, Atlanta,
St. Louis, and Gary, IN. The rankings look at the rate
for six crime categories: Murder, rape, robbery, aggravated
assault, burglary and auto theft. It compares 350 cities with
populations of 75,000 or more that reported crime data to the
FBI.
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