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Show Utah reported 6,878 violent crimes in 1997, increasing 3.6 percent from 1996. Utah's violent crime rate in 1997 was 334.0 per 100,000 population, which was considerably lower than the 1997 rate for the Mountain states region - 504.059 In 1997, violent crime rates in the metropolitan area consisting of Davis, Salt Lake, and Weber Counties compared higher than the state and lower than the national rates. Table 92. Comparison of Violent Crime Rates 1997* Murder Rape Robbery Aggravated Assault Salt Lake Ctty-Ogden ~~~~^~- ^ g ^ Q ___ Utah 2.4 47.5 68.4 215.8 Western States** 6.8 36.8 193.3 415.3 U.S. 6.8 35.9 186.1 382.0 *Reported crimes per 100,000 population. **Fourteen Mountain and Pacific states including Puerto Rico. Source: [Online] Available http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/Cius_97/97crime/97crime....pdf. In 1997, violent crimes in the United States occurred most frequently in June, July and August. Figure 36 U.S. Violent Crimes* by Month 1997 12.0 10.0 8.0 | £ 6.0-1 2.0 1 0.0 > K<^ ^ Vs ^ 3* ~ON ^ H Murder BRape D Robbery E3 Aggravated Assault Source: [Online] Available http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/Cius_97/97crime/97crime....pdf. Violent crime rates declined in recent years for most age groups. However, teenagers experience the highest rates of violent crime. According to victims' reports in the National Crime Victimization Survey, juveniles age 12 to 17 committed approximately one quarter of the serious violent crimes.60 59 Ibid., p. 74. 60 U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. [Online] Available http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/glance/offage.htm. Ill |
