Uniform
Crime
Reports
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 of 125,000 - 250,000
  City Population Number Per 100,000
Residents
1 Springfield, MA 152806 2665 1744
2 Orlando, FL 190769 2449 1284
3 Chattanooga, TN 156941 1929 1229
4 Flint, MI 125601 1364 1086
5 Lubbock, TX 204093 2042 1001
6 Bridgeport, CT 140328 1217 867
7 Stockton, CA 248301 2092 843
8 Tallahassee, FL 154527 1247 807
9 San Bernardino, CA 188847 1449 767
10 Knoxville, TN 175441 1314 749
11 Grand Rapids, MI 198842 1431 720
12 Pomona, CA 152251 1046 687
13 Birmingham, AL 243762 1664 683
14 Syracuse, NY 147577 936 634
15 Shreveport, LA 199986 1253 627
16 Tacoma, WA 196638 1211 616
17 Little Rock, AK 184413 1130 613
18 Baton Rouge, LA 227637 1368 601
19 Jersey City, NJ 242055 1438 594
20 Moreno Valley, CA 145027 853 588
21 Amarillo, TX 177567 1008 568
22 Richmond, VA 200842 1127 561
23 Worcester, MA 173469 935 539
24 Salinas, CA 153867 799 519
25 Winston-Salem, NC 188937 930 492
26 Fort Lauderdale, FL 156346 767 491
27 Laredo, TX 180583 874 484
28 Dayton, OH 166478 796 478
29 Fontana, CA 131325 625 476
30 Lincoln, NE 225841 1054 467
31 Hialeah, FL 232286 1059 456
32 Savannah, GA 134682 602 447
33 Ontario, CA 160943 717 445
34 Rockford, IL 150877 672 445
35 Spokane, WA 198744 883 444
36 Oceanside, CA 164022 722 440
37 Springfield, MO 152515 657 431
38 Aurora, IL 143715 605 421
39 Brownsville, TX 142893 595 416
40 Hollywood, FL 142968 592 414
41 Newport News, VA 182930 750 410
42 Providence, RI 175374 714 407
43 Durham, NC 190217 769 404
44 Warren, MI 138976 559 402
45 Paterson, NJ 150465 598 397
46 Pasadena, TX 144889 555 383
47 Greensboro, NC 227700 864 379
48 Reno, NV 190218 704 370
49 Huntsville, AL 158830 570 359
50 Jackson, MS 185122 654 353
51 Chula Vista, CA 176781 610 345
52 Modesto, CA 192366 659 343
53 Montgomery, AL 202350 676 334
54 Tempe, AR 164088 533 325
55 Glendale, AZ 226348 705 311
56 Salt Lake City, UT 184723 546 296
57 Rochester, NY 220177 618 281
58 Escondido, CA 136041 376 276
59 Columbus, GA 190262 524 275
60 Garden Grove, CA 168266 460 273
61 Pasadena, CA 136425 370 271
62 Norfolk, VA 238020 633 266
63 Boise, ID 189671 471 248
64 Mesquite, TX 127349 312 245
65 Irving, TX 195963 467 238
66 Eugene, OR 139967 327 234
67 Yonkers, NY 196447 441 224
68 Oxnard, CA 173524 375 216
69 Santa Rosa, CA 150338 309 206
70 Plano, TX 227069 448 197
71 Hampton, VA 148696 276 186
72 Des Moines, IO 198468 352 177
73 Scottsdale, AR 209686 355 169
74 Fort Wayne, IN 206886 348 168
75 Lakewood, CO 148028 244 165
76 Madison, WI 209537 344 164
77 Sterling Heights, MI 125127 203 162
78 Orange, CA 131215 209 159
79 Grand Prairie, TX 130319 199 153
80 Hayward, CA 142632 213 149
81 Pembroke Pines, FL 140988 203 144
82 Fullerton, CA 128345 184 143
83 Santa Clarita, CA 153896 210 136
84 Torrance, CA 140510 171 122
85 Corona, CA 127288 153 120
86 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 130117 156 120
87 Garland, TX 220665 264 120
88 Henderson, NV 184844 220 119
89 Glendale, CA 198596 235 118
90 Fremont, CA 207193 236 114
91 Huntington Beach, CA 193117 205 106
92 Sunnyvale, CA 134209 103 77
93 Salem, OR 138984 88 63
94 Irvine, CA 145731 80 55
95 Naperville, IL 129009 67 52
  95-City Average 173260 716 407.4