Recorded crime: United States

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Scores compare each area with the others in the same country (percentiles of rates per 100,000 inhabitants), using only official statistics published by the police or the national statistics office. No data is estimated or taken from the press.

Most populous areas covered

AreaInhabitants
Gaston County (North Carolina)22,480,816
Horry County (South Carolina)11,466,810
Lincoln County (North Carolina)11,285,655
Robeson County (North Carolina)11,284,607
Duplin County (North Carolina)11,238,335
Columbus County (North Carolina)11,235,930
Cherokee County (North Carolina)11,225,217
Bladen County (North Carolina)11,221,987
Avery County (North Carolina)11,212,787
Swain County (North Carolina)11,210,355
Alleghany County (North Carolina)11,207,558
Washington County (North Carolina)11,205,376
Colleton County (South Carolina)5,602,433
Chester County (South Carolina)5,594,475
Los Angeles (California)3,874,484
Chicago (Illinois)2,715,488
Houston (Texas)2,413,559
Harris County (Texas)2,178,104
Lewis County (West Virginia)1,778,787
Brooke County (West Virginia)1,777,064
Barbour County (West Virginia)1,776,873
Ohio County (West Virginia)1,776,375
Pocahontas County (West Virginia)1,772,807
Ritchie County (West Virginia)1,771,733
Phoenix (Arizona)1,688,662
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)1,562,379
San Antonio (Texas)1,549,306
San Diego (California)1,409,432
Suffolk County (New York)1,366,793
Dallas (Texas)1,331,217

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