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Section II: crime index offenses reported.

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January 1, 2000
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CRIME INDEX TOTAL

DEFINITION

The Crime Index is composed of selected offenses used to gauge fluctuations in the overall volume and rate of crime reported to law enforcement. The offenses included are the violent crimes of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault, and the property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson.

The Crime Index total, a measure of serious crime, decreased 0.2 percent to an estimated 11.6 million offenses in 2000. This marked the lowest measure since 1978 and remained relatively unchanged from 1999 numbers. Collectively, the Nations' cities showed a ...

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