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FOR RELEASE — UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING WEDNESDAY,AM. ~— | i964 Preliminary Annual Release MARCH 10, (965 Preliminary figures for the calendar year 1964 revealed a nationwide rise of 13 percent in the Crime Index over 1963. In actual numbers, this was an increase of more than 250,000 serious crimes for the reporting agencies included in this release. For the country as a whole, all crime classifications were up in volume. The crimes of violence recorded a 9 percent rise in murder, 18 percent in aggravated assault, 19 percent in forcible rape and 12 percent in robbery. The property crimes continued the up- swing led by auto theft up 16 percent, larceny $50 and over 13 percent, and burglary 12 percent. Total crime increases were reported by all areas, with cities over 100,000 population as a group up 11 percent, suburban communities 18 percent and rural areas 9 percent. Table | CRIME INDEX TRENDS ‘ (Percent change 1964 over 1963, offenses known to the police) Larceny Forci- - Aggra- $50 Population Group Number of Mur- ble Rob- vated Bur- and Auto and Area Agencies Population Total der rape bery assault glary over theft Total all agencies 4,742 135,433,000 +13 + 9 +419 412 +18 +12 +13 + 16 Total cities over 25,000 734 78,470,000 +12 +13 +16 +12 +16 +11 +11 4:15 Suburban area 1,728 37,352,000 +18 + 6 419 H7 +21 +15 +22 + 20 Rural Area 1,094 20,397,000 + 9 -13 +33 - 2 +16 +9 +11 + 2 Over 1,000,000 6 18,634,000 + 5 +13 +9 +6 + 8 +3 #1 +15 500,000 to 1,000,000 18 11,542,000 +13 +15 +18 415 +16 +11 H2 +14 250,000 to 500,000 24 8,338,000 +138 +417 +14 +17 +14 412 +3 +16 100,000 to 250,000 83 12,017,000 +19 +8 +32 +20 +33 +419 +8 +15 50,000 to 100,000 201 13,883,000 +16 +19 +428 +19 +24 +13 +7 +19 25,000 to 50,000 402 14,056,000 +18+5 +20 423 +34 +16 +22 +16 10,000 to 25,000 961 14,938,000 +20 110 +12 +12 +28 +19 +423 +19 Under 10,000 1759 9,786,000 +19 +7 +426 +14 +19 +19 420 +16 Geographically, the trend in the volume of crime reported was consistent in all regions. All crime categories were up in each section of the country. Larceny Forci- Aggra- $50 Table 2 Mur- ble Rob- —i vated Bur- and Auto States by Region Total der rape bery assault glary over theft Northeast +13 +19 +18 +15 +13 +12 +9 +18 North Central +10 + 6 +16 + 5 +18 +9 +9 +13 South +17 + 8 +25 +22 +19 +15 +18 +19 West +13 + 4 +16 +12 +11 +1] +17 +13 Arrests for all criminal acts not limited to the offenses above and excluding traffic were 4 percent higher nationally in 1964. While adult arrests were up 2 percent, arrests of persons under 18 years of age rose 13 percent. Nationally, the 10 to 17-year-age group had a 4 percent population growth 1964 over 1963. Increased police activity was disclosed by a 7 percent rise in total arrests in rural areas, suburban 6 percent and cities over 100,000 population 2 percent. Arrests of young offenders were up 10 percent in rural areas and cities over 100,000 population while the suburban communities reported an 18 percent increase in arrests of persons under 18 years of age. Arrest trends when averaged by region disclosed a 7 percent increase in the North Central States, 4 percent in the Northeastern and Southern States and 1 percent in the Western States. Final crime figures for the year 1964 will be published in the detailed annual Uniform Crime Reports scheduled for release in July, 1965. Issued by John Edgar Hoover, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C. 20535 Advisory: Committee on Uniform Crime Records, International Association of Chiefs of Police GA- 10276 /-10