No. 232. CRIME RATES, BY TYPE-POPULATION GROUPS AND SELECTED CITIES: 1971 [Offenses known to the police per 100,000 population. For definitions of crimes, see footnotes, table 230. Population in 1971 as estimated by FBI]

1 Population group data include and selected city data exclude larceny under $50.

2 Includes manslaughter by negligence, not shown separately.

3 Agencies represented in suburban areas are also included in other city groups.

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, 1971.

No. 233. CIVIL DISTURBANCES AND RELATED DEATHS: 1967 TO 1973

· Represents zero. 1 Characterized by all of the following: (a) vandalism; (b) arson; (c) looting or gunfire; (d) outside police forces or troops used; (e) more than 300 persons involved, excluding police; (f) 12 hours or longer duration. 2 Characterized by: Any three elements (a)-(d) described in footnote 1; duration of at least three hours; and more than 150 persons involved, exclusive of police.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Justice, Internal Security Division, unpublished data.

Homicides and Suicides

No. 234. HOMICIDES AND SUICIDES-NUMBER AND RATE: 1930 TO 1971
[Prior to 1960, excludes Alaska and Hawaii. Excludes Armed Forces abroad]

149

SUICIDES

1 Per 100,000 resident population 16 years old and over; enumerated as of April 1 for 1930, 1940, 1950, 1960, and 1970, estimated as of July 1 for all other years.

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, annual.

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, Vital Statistics of the United States, annual.
No. 236. HOMICIDES IN SELECTED COUNTRIES: 1957, 1967, AND 1968
[Average annual rate per 100,000 population]

Source: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, N. Y., Statistical Bulletin, December 1972.

No. 237. MURDER VICTIMS, BY WEAPONS USED: 1963 TO 1971

1 Refers to club, hammer, etc. 2 Includes poison, explosives, unknown, and not stated.
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, annual.

No. 238. FIREARMS-DOMESTIC PRODUCTION AND IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION:

1960 TO 1972

[In thousands of units. Includes firearms sold under civilian marksmanship program of Department of Defense]

Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Imports, General and Consumption, Schedule A Commodity and Country, FT 135, and National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, Task Force report, Firearms and Violence in American Life.

No. 239. POLICE OFFICERS Killed, by GeoGRAPHIC DIVISIONS: 1960 TO 1971 [Covers law enforcement officers killed in line of duty. For composition of divisions, see fig. I, p. xii]

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, annual.

Represents zero.

NA Not available.

Assassinations-Grievances-Arrests

151

No. 240. POLITICAL ASSASSINATIONS AND ASSAULTS: 1835 TO 1968 [Assault defined as any attack on persons holding political office or any individuals or groups of individuals for political reasons. Rates based on averages of appropriate decennial census figures. For composition of regions, see fig. I, p. xii]

X Not applicable. Z Less than 0.005 percent. 1 Includes 5 Congressmen shot in 1954 in a single attack. Source: National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, Task Force Report on Assassinations, 1969.

No. 241. GRIEVANCES IN CITIES WHERE CIVIL DISORDERS OCCURRED: 1967 [Based on surveys made in 20 cities where civil disorders occurred. Grievances evaluated as to significance in each city and rank and points assigned to the 4 most serious, as follows: 4 points for 1st place, 3 for 2d, 2 for 3d, and 1 for 4th. Total points for each grievance category represents number of cities in which it was ranked among the top 4 multiplied by the number of points. Thus, a 4-point grievance assigned to 2 cities amounted to 8 points. Judgments of severity based on frequency of mention of a particular grievance, relative intensity with which it was discussed, references to incidents exemplifying it, and estimates of severity]

Source: The National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, Report, March 1968.

No. 242. PERSONS ARRESTED-RACE, SEX, AND AGE: 1960 TO 1971
[Population represented and persons arrested in thousands]

For 2,446 cities with population over 2,500.

916

685

697

421

426

401

398

425

430

? Each person arrested is counted rather than the number of charges filed against one person. Includes persons for whom age was not known, not shown separately in breakdown by age.

For 2,460 cities with population over 2,500.

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, annual.

No. 243. OFFENSES, CLEARANCES, AND ARRESTS, BY TYPE OF CRIME: 1971 [Covers crimes constituting "FBI Crime Index"; see text, p. 144. Excludes pending cases. Represents 2,699 cities with a total 1971 population of 59,328,000 as estimated by FBI. For definitions of crimes, see footnotes, table 230]

Total

man

nonneg- Forc- Rob-
gra-
ligent ible bery vated
rape

Total

slaugh

assault

ing or
enter-

Larcenytheft

Auto

theft

ing

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, 1971.

No. 244. ARRESTS-NUMBER AND PERCENT CHANGE, BY

PERSONS CHARGED: 1960 To 1971

[Represents arrests reported by 2,370 agencies with a total 1971 population of 90,268,000 as estimated by FBI. For method of counting arrests, see headnote, table 246. Minus sign (-) denotes decrease]

X Not applicable. 1 Excludes forcible rape and prostitution, shown separately.

Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reports for the United States, annual.