Nearly two-thirds of all murders in Michigan in 2011 occurred in Detroit. Although the rate of violent crime dropped 11 percent in 2008, violent crime in Detroit has not declined as much as the national average from 2007 to 2011. The violent crime rate is one of the highest in the United States. Neighborhoodscout.com reported a crime rate of 62.18 per 1,000 residents for property crimes, and 16.73 per 1,000 for violent crimes (compared to national figures of 32 per 1,000 for property crimes and 5 per 1,000 for violent crime in 2008).
What was the national rate of violent crimes in 2008?
5 per 1,000
Neighborhoodscout.com reported a crime rate of 62.18 per 1,000 residents for property crimes, and 16.73 per 1,000 for violent crimes (compared to national figures of 32 per 1,000 for property crimes and 5 per 1,000 for violent crime in 2008).
Neighborhoodscout.com reported a crime rate of sixty-two point eighteen per one thousand residents for property crimes, and sixteen point seventy-three per one thousand for violent crimes (compared to national figures of thirty-two per one thousand for property crimes and five per one thousand for violent crime in two thousand eight).
What was the national rate of violent crimes in two thousand eight?