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<blockquote data-quote="faulkton" data-source="post: 1641622" data-attributes="member: 561910">In 1998 - the latest year for which national statistics are available - among the 30 most populous cities, Baltimore ranked as the second-most violent city in America. When ranked by individual UCR crime, Baltimore ranked:2nd in homicide;8th in ****;1st in robbery; and3rd in aggravated assault.Among the 207 cities with population of 100,000 or more, Baltimore&#039;s violent crime rate ranked as the eighth most violent.When Baltimore&#039;s 1998 property crime rates are compared among the 30 most populous cities, Baltimore had the fifth highest property crime rate. When ranked by individual UCR crime, Baltimore ranked:4th in burglary;4th in larceny theft; and15th in auto theft.Among the 207 cities with populations of 100,000 or more, Baltimore ranked 29th in total property crime rate.A recently completed audit of the BPD&#039;s reported UCR crime totals, done in concert with the FBI, however, indicates that the totals for 1999 will be shifted higher or that the reductions recorded will not be as great as previously reported.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="faulkton, post: 1641622, member: 561910"] In 1998 - the latest year for which national statistics are available - among the 30 most populous cities, [B]Baltimore ranked as the second-most violent city in America.[/B] When ranked by individual UCR crime, Baltimore ranked: 2nd in homicide; 8th in ****; 1st in robbery; and 3rd in aggravated assault. Among the 207 cities with population of 100,000 or more, Baltimore's violent crime rate ranked as the eighth most violent. When Baltimore's 1998 property crime rates are compared among the 30 most populous cities, Baltimore had the fifth highest property crime rate. When ranked by individual UCR crime, Baltimore ranked: 4th in burglary; 4th in larceny theft; and 15th in auto theft. Among the 207 cities with populations of 100,000 or more, Baltimore ranked 29th in total property crime rate. A recently completed audit of the BPD's reported UCR crime totals, done in concert with the FBI, however, indicates that the totals for 1999 will be shifted higher or that the reductions recorded will not be as great as previously reported. [/QUOTE]

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