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Measure 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Number 210,604 216,527 202,445 191,543 188,943 191,473 196,023 198,357 201,731 203,959 214,759 203,268 202,522Rate 1,748.6 1,796.6 1,687.9 1,590.3 1,537.7 1,552.3 1,580.0 1,595.8 1,621.6 1,640.5 1,725.2 1,612.6 1,594.4

Number of Reported Larceny/Thefts and Rate of Larceny/Thefts Per 100,000 Population: Pennsylvania, 1990, 1995, 2000 - 2010 *

Note: Data for all years (1990-2010) can be found in Appendix A.

Larceny/Theft is the unlawful taking or stealing of property or articles of value without the use of force, violence, or fraud.

Reported Offenses There were 202,522 larceny/theft offenses reported to police in Pennsylvania during 2010, a 0.4 percent decrease from the previous year. Overall, the number of larceny/theft offenses has remained stable since 1990, with the low occurring in 2002 (188,943 offenses). The larceny/theft offense rate reported for 2010 was 1,594.4 for every 100,000 Pennsylvanians. This rate reflects a 1.1 percent decrease from 2009, a 5.5 percent decrease from 2000, and an 8.8 percent decrease from 1990.

* Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.

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State 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Pennsylvania 1,748.6 1,796.6 1,687.9 1,590.3 1,537.7 1,552.3 1,580.0 1,595.8 1,621.6 1,640.5 1,725.2 1612.6 1,594.4United States 3,194.8 3,043.8 2,475.3 2,484.6 2,445.8 2,414.5 2,365.9 2,285.5 2,206.8 2,177.8 2,167.0 2060.9 2,003.5Northeast 2,598.5 2,295.8 1,821.4 1,783.5 1,714.0 1,673.0 1,663.3 1,623.9 1,616.4 1,588.8 1,644.9 1571.6 1,555.9

Number of Reported Larceny/Thefts Per 100,000 Population: 1990, 1995, 2000-2010 *

Note: Data for all years (1990-2010) can be found in Appendix A.

Pennsylvania’s reported offense rate of 1,594.4 for larceny/theft during 2010 was less than the national rate of 2,003.5, but greater than the Northeast Regional rate of 1,555.9. Of Pennsylvania’s bordering states, New Jersey, New York, and West Virginia reported lower larceny/theft rates.

In 2010 the larceny/theft offense rate decreased for the nation, the Northeast, and Pennsylvania. This downward trend began in 2009.

* Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report, and FBI, Crime in the U.S. Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.

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Rates for reported larceny/theft offenses per 100,000 population ranged from a low of 529.5 in Union County to a high of 2,617.6 in Philadelphia County during 2010. Fourteen counties had rates above the statewide rate of 1,594.4.

Number of Reported Larceny/Thefts Per 100,000 County Population: Pennsylvania, 2010 *

Adams 903.3 Clinton 1,429.7 Lackawanna 1,417.7 Pike 1,045.9 Allegheny 1,618.7 Columbia 1,888.7 Lancaster 1,451.4 Potter 607.2 Armstrong 674.5 Crawford 1,098.4 Lawrence 1,699.1 Schuylkill 1,068.9 Beaver 1,955.6 Cumberland 1,268.0 Lebanon 1,198.6 Snyder 1,272.0 Bedford 552.6 Dauphin 2,024.6 Lehigh 1,893.9 Somerset 821.9 Berks 1,464.6 Delaware 1,748.0 Luzerne 1,797.3 Sullivan 1,104.5 Blair 1,305.4 Elk 1,496.3 Lycoming 1,540.8 Susquehanna 786.5 Bradford 1,017.2 Erie 1,776.1 McKean 1,277.3 Tioga 562.2 Bucks 1,501.5 Fayette 1,432.6 Mercer 1,327.2 Union 529.5 Butler 966.5 Forest 570.2 Mifflin 1,328.1 Venango 1,056.7 Cambria 1,287.6 Franklin 1,094.1 Monroe 1,865.3 Warren 1,107.3 Cameron 1,514.3 Fulton 781.4 Montgomery 1,565.6 Washington 1,310.7 Carbon 1,584.7 Greene 1,305.4 Montour 782.8 Wayne 713.7 Centre 1,329.3 Huntingdon 986.6 Northampton 1,873.5 Westmoreland 1,088.0 Chester 1,129.7 Indiana 1,203.9 Northumberland 917.2 Wyoming 558.8 Clarion 1,057.8 Jefferson 623.9 Perry 1,057.2 York 1,664.5 Clearfield 1,649.9 Juniata 560.2 Philadelphia 2,617.6

* Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.

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Measure 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Number 49,715 46,199 40,182 38,313 37,096 37,155 39,900 40,214 39,474 42,910 47,090 47,488 46,956Rate 412.8 383.3 335.0 312.0 301.9 301.2 321.6 323.5 317.3 345.1 378.3 376.7 369.7

Number of Arrests for Larceny/Thefts and Rate of Arrests for Larceny/Thefts Per 100,000 Population:Pennsylvania, 1990 to 2010 *

Note: Data for all years (1990-2010) can be found in Appendix A.

Arrests During 2010, there were 46,956 arrests for larceny/theft offenses in Pennsylvania. This is a 1.1 percent decrease from 2009. This was the first time the number of arrests for larceny/theft decreased since 2006.

There were 369.7 arrests for larceny/theft for every 100,000 Pennsylvanians during 2010. This rate is a 1.9 percent decrease from 2009, a 10.4 percent increase from 2000, and a 10.4 percent decrease from 1990. Both the numbers and rates of reported larceny/theft arrests have increased this decade.

* Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.

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State 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Pennsylvania 412.8 383.3 335.0 312.0 301.9 301.2 321.6 323.5 317.3 345.1 378.3 376.7 369.7United States 641.4 592.7 429.5 418.6 412.0 400.4 412.0 392.6 370.0 398.0 425.7 442.3 417.5Northeast 533.3 509.7 360.9 357.8 345.8 323.8 328.5 325.2 320.2 331.5 358.5 371.4 364.4

Number of Arrests for Larceny/Theft Per 100,000 Population: 1990, 1995, 2000-2010 *

Note: Data for all years (1990-2010) can be found in Appendix A.

Pennsylvania’s 2010 larceny/theft arrest rate of 369.7 per 100,000 population was less than the national rate of 417.5 and greater than the Northeast Regional rate of 364.4. Delaware and Maryland were the only contiguous state to have an arrest rate higher than Pennsylvania in 2010.

The national, Northeast Regional, and Pennsylvania rates all decreased in 2010 from the previous year. Overall, the numbers of arrests per 100,000 population have seen significant declines from 1990.

* Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report, and FBI, Crime in the U.S. Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.

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Arrest rates per 100,000 population for larceny/theft ranged from 51.8 in Forest County to 668.9 in Monroe County during 2010. Twenty-five counties had rates equal to or greater than the statewide rate of 369.7.

Number of Arrests for Larceny/Theft Per 100,000 County Population:

Pennsylvania, 2010 * Adams 164.7 Clinton 313.5 Lackawanna 309.2 Pike 249.3 Allegheny 270.7 Columbia 338.8 Lancaster 386.6 Potter 126.0 Armstrong 284.3 Crawford 335.7 Lawrence 616.9 Schuylkill 406.6 Beaver 380.6 Cumberland 298.2 Lebanon 416.3 Snyder 433.2 Bedford 136.7 Dauphin 522.9 Lehigh 395.4 Somerset 268.8 Berks 392.8 Delaware 406.6 Luzerne 358.0 Sullivan 155.6 Blair 371.4 Elk 316.2 Lycoming 437.5 Susquehanna 166.1 Bradford 245.9 Erie 393.1 McKean 322.2 Tioga 164.4 Bucks 343.7 Fayette 369.7 Mercer 469.8 Union 142.4 Butler 322.5 Forest 51.8 Mifflin 235.6 Venango 492.9 Cambria 507.4 Franklin 297.4 Monroe 668.9 Warren 363.5 Cameron 98.3 Fulton 175.1 Montgomery 428.8 Washington 288.7 Carbon 360.2 Greene 230.1 Montour 125.9 Wayne 253.7 Centre 338.3 Huntingdon 331.1 Northampton 370.8 Westmoreland 270.0 Chester 240.5 Indiana 417.4 Northumberland 210.5 Wyoming 148.5 Clarion 377.6 Jefferson 267.7 Perry 161.0 York 479.8 Clearfield 400.5 Juniata 97.4 Philadelphia 473.0

* Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.

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Clearances One or more individuals may be responsible for committing a single offense. Additionally, one or more individuals may have committed numerous offenses. Therefore, the measure of clearances is a useful statistic. Clearances represent the percentage of actual reported offenses that have been solved, regardless of the number of offenders responsible for each offense.

The clearance rate for larceny/ theft in 2010 was 28.0 percent. This rate decreased 3.1 percent from the 2009 rate. Property crimes, such as larceny/theft, tend to have a lower clearance rate than violent crimes. During 2010, 30.3 percent of index offenses, 56.7 percent of violent offenses, and 25.9 percent of property offenses were cleared in Pennsylvania.

* Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report

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Percent of Index Offenses Cleared: Pennsylvania, 1990 to 2010 *

Offense 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Index 25.2% 25.0% 25.4% 24.8% 27.7% 25.1% 24.4% 25.3% 25.3% 26.6% Violent 50.6% 49.3% 49.8% 49.6% 48.1% 48.5% 47.6% 48.2% 49.6% 52.2% Property 21.8% 21.7% 22.1% 21.3% 24.9% 21.9% 21.2% 21.5% 21.9% 22.7% Murder 80.7% 81.0% 80.2% 76.0% 75.5% 71.7% 74.7% 66.8% 79.3% 81.3% Rape 64.1% 66.1% 63.5% 60.5% 61.5% 59.4% 58.9% 52.9% 56.8% 57.6% Robbery 31.9% 31.0% 31.6% 29.5% 27.4% 28.8% 28.1% 27.9% 29.5% 31.1% Aggravated Assault 62.8% 62.6% 63.3% 65.2% 64.6% 65.2% 65.5% 64.8% 63.3% 65.4% Burglary 16.6% 16.2% 16.5% 17.1% 17.0% 17.5% 15.9% 16.3% 17.5% 17.7% Larceny/Theft 24.6% 24.9% 25.1% 23.4% 29.2% 23.8% 23.6% 23.2% 23.5% 23.5% Motor Vehicle Theft 17.6% 16.2% 16.4% 16.8% 15.9% 16.9% 15.1% 17.6% 18.2% 22.6% Arson 22.9% 22.0% 24.0% 22.6% 22.6% 27.9% 22.7% 28.5% 23.5% 28.3% Percent of Index Offenses Cleared (Continued)

Offense 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Index 26.7% 27.3% 27.3% 27.2% 27.4% 27.5% 27.6% 28.6% 29.2% 31.1% 30.3% Violent 53.8% 55.3% 54.5% 52.8% 53.2% 52.1% 53.3% 54.3% 55.9% 56.9% 56.7% Property 22.4% 22.9% 22.9% 23.0% 22.9% 23.1% 22.9% 24.0% 24.7% 26.9% 25.9% Murder 77.1% 73.5% 80.3% 75.1% 75.8% 71.2% 65.0% 63.8% 73.2% 73.6% 68.2% Rape 58.5% 59.6% 57.9% 57.4% 58.0% 59.2% 59.6% 58.6% 57.4% 55.4% 61.4% Robbery 31.9% 34.1% 33.0% 32.8% 32.1% 31.4% 31.8% 33.5% 34.8% 36.3% 35.2% Aggravated Assault 66.7% 68.0% 67.0% 65.5% 66.4% 64.8% 67.9% 68.0% 69.6% 70.4% 69.4% Burglary 20.1% 20.0% 19.1% 21.0% 19.3% 19.5% 19.5% 19.1% 19.2% 19.8% 19.9% Larceny/Theft 23.0% 23.5% 24.1% 23.7% 24.2% 24.4% 24.0% 25.5% 26.2% 28.9% 28.0% Motor Vehicle Theft 20.3% 22.2% 19.9% 20.1% 20.1% 20.0% 21.3% 23.0% 23.7% 25.1% 20.4% Arson 20.3% 24.6% 24.5% 25.2% 27.4% 26.2% 24.7% 27.7% 26.3% 26.2% 26.0%

Note: Index offenses do not include arson. Property offenses include arson.

* Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report

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Measure 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Number 210,604 218,207 213,241 209,334 209,083 216,527 220,632 210,525 217,379 206,038 202,445 191,543 188,943 191,473 196,023 198,357 201,731 203,959 214,759 203,268 202,522Rate 1,748.6 1,836.5 1,782.8 1,743.1 1,735.4 1,796.6 1,827.6 1,746.2 1,808.5 1,716.8 1,687.9 1,590.3 1,537.7 1,552.3 1,580.0 1,595.8 1,621.6 1,640.5 1,725.2 1612.6 1,594

Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report

Pennsylvania, 1990 - 2010Number of Reported Larceny/Thefts and Rate of Larceny/Thefts Per 100,000 Population:

State 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Pennsylvania 1,748.6 1,836.5 1,782.8 1,743.1 1,735.4 1,796.6 1,827.6 1,746.2 1,808.5 1,716.8 1,687.9 1,590.3 1,537.7 1,552.3 1,580.0 1,595.8 1,621.6 1,640.5 1,725.2 1,612.6 1,594.4 United States 3,194.8 3,228.8 3,103.0 3,032.4 3,026.7 3,043.8 2,979.7 2,886.5 2,728.1 2,551.4 2,475.3 2,484.6 2,445.8 2,414.5 2,365.9 2,285.5 2,206.8 2,177.8 2,167.0 2,060.9 2,003.5 Northeast 2,598.5 2,598.2 2,443.2 2,357.6 2,279.6 2,295.8 2,180.5 2,125.7 2,011.0 1,901.4 1,821.4 1,783.5 1,714.0 1,673.0 1,663.3 1,623.9 1,616.4 1,588.8 1,644.9 1,571.6 1,555.9

Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report, and FBI, Crime in the U.S.

Number of Larceny/Thefts Reported to Police Per 100,000 Population: 1990 - 2010

Measure 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Number 49,715 50,857 48,191 46,024 46,024 46,199 44,123 44,405 44,152 40,205 40,182 38,313 37,096 37,155 39,900 40,214 39,474 42,910 47,090 47,488 46,956Rate 412.8 428.0 402.9 383.2 382.0 383.3 365.5 368.3 367.3 335.0 335.0 312.0 301.9 301.2 321.6 323.5 317.3 345.1 378.3 376.7 369.7

Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.

Number of Arrests for Larceny/Thefts and Rate of Arrests for Larceny/Thefts Per 100,000 Population:Pennsylvania, 1990 - 2010

Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report

State 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Pennsylvania 412.8 428.0 402.9 383.2 382.0 383.3 365.5 368.3 367.3 335.0 335.0 312.0 301.9 301.2 321.6 323.5 317.3 345.1 378.3 376.7 369.7United States 641.4 639.8 605.5 584.4 595.5 592.7 577.3 564.2 505.6 462.2 429.5 418.6 412.0 400.4 412.0 392.6 370.0 398.0 425.7 442.3 417.5Northeast 533.3 536.0 499.8 466.4 468.7 509.7 438.1 456.8 427.8 383.5 360.9 357.8 345.8 323.8 328.5 325.2 320.2 331.5 358.5 371.4 364.4Source: Pennsylvania State Police, Uniform Crime Report, and FBI, Crime in the U.S.Rates computed using population from U.S. Census Bureau: 2010 Census Summary File 1.

Number of Arrests for Larceny/Theft Per 100,000 Population: 2000 - 2010

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