Title: 8.2 Types of Crime – Social Problems
Headings: 8.2 Types of Crime
8.2 Types of Crime
Learning Objectives
Violent Crime
Property Crime
White-Collar Crime
Organized Crime
Consensual Crime
Key Takeaways
References

Content: In 2010, the homicide rate (number of homicides per 100,000 population) in cities with a population at or over 250,000 was 10.0 percent, compared to only 2.5 percent in towns with a population between 10,000 and 24,999 (see Figure 8.2 “Population Size and Homicide Rate, 2010” ). Thus the risk for homicide is four times greater in large cities than in small towns. While most people in large cities certainly do not die from homicide, where we live still makes a difference in our chances of being victimized by homicide and other crime. Figure 8.2 Population Size and Homicide Rate, 2010
Source: Data from Federal Bureau of Investigation. ( 2011). Crime in the United States, 2010. Washington, DC: Author. Finally, the homicide rate rose in the late 1980s and peaked during the early 1990s before declining sharply until the early 2000s and then leveling off and declining a bit further since then.