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Crime
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Worcester Police Department

Aggravated
Assault
2001

UCR Definition

An aggravated assault is an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault is usually accompanied by the use of a weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Attemts are included since it is not necessary that an injury result when a gun, knife, or other weapon is used which could and probably would result in serious personal injury if the crime were successfully completed.
    U.S Department of Justice, Crime in the United States 2001, p.37

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Assault Summary

Cities Nationwide with Populations Over 125,000
  City Population Number Per 100,000
Residents
1 Springfield, MA 152806 2665 1744
2 Atlanta, GA 426511 5956 1396
3 Detroit, MI 956283 12804 1339
4 Tampa, FL 311310 4011 1288
5 Baltimore, MD 660826 8500 1286
6 Orlando, FL 190769 2449 1284
7 Chattanooga, TN 156941 1929 1229
8 St. Louis, MO 350336 4256 1215
9 St. Petersburg, FL 254664 3059 1201
10 Miami, FL 371863 4307 1158
11 Nashville, TN 555059 6063 1092
12 Flint, MI 125601 1364 1086
13 Lubbock, TX 204093 2042 1001
14 Washington, D.C. 571822 5568 974
15 Kansas City, MO 444267 4292 966
16 Memphis, TN 655898 5886 897
17 Tulsa, OK 394125 3481 883
18 Los Angeles, CA 3763486 33080 879
19 Chicago, IL 2910709 25533 877
20 Bridgeport, CT 140328 1217 867
21 Stockton, CA 248301 2092 843
22 Tallahassee, FL 154527 1247 807
23 San Bernardino, CA 188847 1449 767
24 Albuquerque, NM 451098 3396 753
25 Knoxville, TN 175441 1314 749
26 Boston, MA 591944 4412 745
27 Grand Rapids, MI 198842 1431 720
28 Dallas, TX 1215553 8546 703
29 Oakland, CA 406908 2826 695
30 Charlotte, NC 636459 4420 694
31 Philadelphia, PA 1518302 10477 690
32 Pomona, CA 152251 1046 687
33 Birmingham, AL 243762 1664 683
34 Newark, NJ 275823 1819 659
35 Jacksonville, FL 754679 4831 640
36 Syracuse, NY 147577 936 634
37 Shreveport, LA 199986 1253 627
38 Buffalo, NY 293187 1816 619
39 Tacoma, WA 196638 1211 616
40 Houston, TX 1997965 12286 615
41 Little Rock, AK 184413 1130 613
42 Baton Rouge, LA 227637 1368 601
43 Jersey City, NJ 242055 1438 594
44 Moreno Valley, CA 145027 853 588
45 El Paso, TX 576453 3388 588
46 San Antonio, TX 1170622 6808 582
47 Corpus Christi, TX 283750 1640 578
48 Fresno, CA 435600 2492 572
49 Amarillo, TX 177567 1008 568
50 Richmond, VA 200842 1127 561
51 New Orleans, LA 484289 2677 553
52 Portland, OR 537081 2963 552
53 Tucson, AR 503461 2762 549
54 Riverside, CA 259908 1422 547
55 Worcester, MA 173469 935 539
56 Oklahoma City, OK 507517 2643 521
57 Salinas, CA 153867 799 519
58 Indianapolis, IN 798251 4087 512
59 Cleveland, OH 479263 2425 506
60 San Francisco, CA 913513 4501 493
61 San Jose, CA 913513 4501 493
62 Winston-Salem, NC 188937 930 492
63 Fort Lauderdale, FL 156346 767 491
64 Toledo, OH 314183 1535 489
65 Laredo, TX 180583 874 484
66 Dayton, OH 166478 796 478
67 Fontana, CA 131325 625 476
68 Mesa, AR 410026 1941 473
69 New York, NY 8023018 37893 472
70 Lincoln, NE 225841 1054 467
71 St. Paul, MN 290234 1326 457
72 Raleigh, NC 280791 1282 457
73 Hialeah, FL 232286 1059 456
74 Savannah, GA 134682 602 447
75 Ontario, CA 160943 717 445
76 Rockford, IL 150877 672 445
77 Spokane, WA 198744 883 444
78 Minneapolis, MN 386726 1716 444
79 Oceanside, CA 164022 722 440
80 Wichita, KA 345081 1501 435
81 Anchorage, AS 263588 1144 434
82 Springfield, MO 152515 657 431
83 Omaha, NE 390456 1658 425
84 San Diego, CA 1246136 5284 424
85 Cincinnati, OH 331880 1402 422
86 Aurora, IL 143715 605 421
87 Brownsville, TX 142893 595 416
88 Hollywood, FL 142968 592 414
89 Seattle, WA 572345 2367 414
90 Newport News, VA 182930 750 410
91 Pittsburgh, PA 341414 1391 407
92 Providence, RI 175374 714 407
93 Durham, NC 190217 769 404
94 Warren, MI 138976 559 402
95 Sacramento, CA 414582 1660 400
96 Paterson, NJ 150465 598 397
97 Long Beach, CA 470099 1822 388
98 Phoenix, AR 1366542 5294 387
99 Pasadena, TX 144889 555 383
100 Fort Worth, TX 546828 2076 380
101 Greensboro, NC 227700 864 379
102 Arlington, TX 340525 1282 376
103 Reno, NV 190218 704 370
104 Huntsville, AL 158830 570 359
105 Milwaukee, WI 601229 2128 354
106 Jackson, MS 185122 654 353
107 Chula Vista, CA 176781 610 345
108 Modesto, CA 192366 659 343
109 Montgomery, AL 202350 676 334
110 Aurora, CO 283876 937 330
111 Columbus, OH 712748 2349 330
112 Tempe, AR 164088 533 325
113 Louisville, KY 257739 823 319
114 Glendale, AZ 226348 705 311
115 Colorado Springs, CO 370661 1142 308
116 Salt Lake City, UT 184723 546 296
117 Las Vegas, NV MPJ 1117763 3302 295
118 Rochester, NY 220177 618 281
119 Escondido, CA 136041 376 276
120 Columbus, GA 190262 524 275
121 Lexington, KY 262045 718 274
122 Garden Grove, CA 168266 460 273
123 Pasadena, CA 136425 370 271
124 Norfolk, VA 238020 633 266
125 Denver, CO 569653 1462 257
126 Austin, TX 671462 1670 249
127 Boise, ID 189671 471 248
128 Mesquite, TX 127349 312 245
129 Santa Ana, CA 344258 823 239
130 Irving, TX 195963 467 238
131 Eugene, OR 139967 327 234
132 Yonkers, NY 196447 441 224
133 Anaheim, CA 334110 733 219
134 Oxnard, CA 173524 375 216
135 Mobile, AL 255551 552 216
136 Santa Rosa, CA 150338 309 206
137 Plano, TX 227069 448 197
138 Hampton, VA 148696 276 186
139 Bakersfield, CA 251648 460 183
140 Des Moines, IO 198468 352 177
141 Scottsdale, AR 209686 355 169
142 Fort Wayne, IN 206886 348 168
143 Lakewood, CO 148028 244 165
144 Madison, WI 209537 344 164
145 Sterling Heights, MI 125127 203 162
146 Orange, CA 131215 209 159
147 Grand Prairie, TX 130319 199 153
148 Hayward, CA 142632 213 149
149 Pembroke Pines, FL 140988 203 144
150 Fullerton, CA 128345 184 143
151 Santa Clarita, CA 153896 210 136
152 Honolulu, HA 885605 1141 129
153 Torrance, CA 140510 171 122
154 Corona, CA 127288 153 120
155 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 130117 156 120
156 Garland, TX 220665 264 120
157 Henderson, NV 184844 220 119
158 Glendale, CA 198596 235 118
159 Fremont, CA 207193 236 114
160 Huntington Beach, CA 193117 205 106
161 Virginia Beach, VA 431819 350 81
162 Sunnyvale, CA 134209 103 77
163 Salem, OR 138984 88 63
164 Irvine, CA 145731 80 55
165 Naperville, IL 129009 67 52
  165-City Average 416828 2322 481.7