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2005 Crime Rates - Actual Number of Crimes Committed
	Decatur, AL	Huntsville, AL	Denver, CO	Washington, DC
Robberies	62	500	1,432	3,502
Rapes	12	88	328	165
Homicides	1	22	59	195
Aggravated Assaults	125	610	2,673	3,854
Motor Vehicle Thefts	217	1,088	8,024	7,467
Violent Crime	200	1,220	4,492	7,716
POPULATION	54,861	165,147	564,552	550,521
Source: US Federal Bureau of Investigation: Uniform Crime Reporting

2005 Crime Rates Per 100,000 People
	Decatur, AL	Huntsville, AL	Denver, CO	Washington, DC
Robberies	114	303	254	636
Rapes	22	54	58	30
Homicides	2	14	11	36
Aggravated Assaults	228	370	474	700
Motor Vehicle Thefts	396	659	1,422	135
Violent Crime	365	739	796	1,402
POPULATION	54,861	165,147	564,552	550,521
Source: US Federal Bureau of Investigation: Uniform Crime Reporting To generate comparable crime rates per 100,000 people for a different location as shown in the bottom chart, take the number of crimes reported for a specific category multiply by the population for that city and divide by 100,000.