Professional Documents
Culture Documents
MCCA Violent Crime Report 2020 and 2019 Year End Final
MCCA Violent Crime Report 2020 and 2019 Year End Final
United States
66 of 70 Responding Agencies Totals in United States
Homicide 2020 8,077
United States 2 2020 2019 Homicide 2019 6,087
Canada
9 of 9 Responding Agencies Totals in Canada
Homicide 2020 260
Canada 3 2020 2019 Homicide 2019 267
1
Major Cities Chiefs Association
VIOLENT CRIME SURVEY – AGENCY TOTALS
Year End Comparison 1
January 1 to December 31, 2020 and 2019
2
Major Cities Chiefs Association
VIOLENT CRIME SURVEY – AGENCY TOTALS
Year End Comparison 1
January 1 to December 31, 2020 and 2019
Aggravated
Homicide Rape Robbery
United States (cont.) Assault
2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019
Memphis TN Police 289 191 340 355 2,138 2,469 6,989 5,592
Mesa AZ Police 20 11 289 285 366 390 1,265 1,266
Miami FL Police 67 51 184 257 626 859 956 972
Miami-Dade FL Police 111 88 636 699 953 1,318 4,588 3,750
Milwaukee WI Police 190 97 486 466 2,082 1,981 7,175 5,743
Minneapolis MN Police 82 48 436 552 1,932 1,318 3,867 3,376
Montgomery County MD
18 15 342 377 468 577 810 795
Police
Nashville TN Metro Police 117 84 478 519 1,795 1,994 5,852 4,986
Nassau County NY Police 14 9 45 40 357 339 887 791
Newark NJ Police 52 52 126 140 421 665 1,261 1,200
Oakland CA Police 102 75 198 202 2,374 2,812 3,263 2,742
Oklahoma City OK Police 4 52 64 493 436 700 734 2,803 2,742
Omaha NE Police 37 23 351 379 464 519 2,180 1,962
Orlando FL Police 32 25 175 204 493 536 1,768 1,392
Philadelphia PA Police 499 356 844 1,028 4,594 5,683 9,170 8,233
Phoenix AZ Police 200 139 1,068 1,139 3,278 3,197 9,113 7,336
Pittsburgh PA Police 46 37 41 85 470 653 1,001 987
Portland OR Police 54 28 338 423 984 995 2,577 2,279
Prince George's County MD
94 57 193 158 962 864 1,061 975
Police
Raleigh NC Police 27 29 159 187 495 550 901 933
Sacramento CA Police 44 34 125 127 879 1,039 2,501 2,023
Salt Lake City UT Police 17 14 221 210 495 422 944 728
San Antonio TX Police 128 105 1,164 1,630 2,100 1,965 7,860 7,346
San Diego CA Police 55 50 485 561 1,207 1,346 3,556 3,258
San Francisco CA Police 48 41 205 324 2,391 3,056 2,165 2,514
San Jose CA Police 40 32 566 671 1,185 1,339 2,584 2,517
Seattle WA Police 53 34 259 358 1,487 1,556 2,778 2,708
St. Louis County MO Police 40 44 198 188 335 343 1,603 1,249
St. Louis MO Metro Police 264 193 152 242 1,236 1,480 4,247 3,859
Suffolk County NY Police 30 24 98 205 291 281 699 719
Tampa FL Police 41 31 101 119 325 285 1,652 1,186
Tucson AZ Police 66 47 463 527 985 1,124 2,333 2,133
Tulsa Police 82 64 358 364 763 745 3,468 3,105
3
Major Cities Chiefs Association
VIOLENT CRIME SURVEY – AGENCY TOTALS
Year End Comparison 1
January 1 to December 31, 2020 and 2019
Aggravated
Homicide Rape Robbery
United States (cont.) Assault
2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019
Virginia Beach VA Police 5 17 30 97 109 146 197 302 275
Washington DC
198 166 169 198 1,997 2,241 1,628 1,574
(Metropolitan Police)
Wichita KS Police 59 44 435 421 488 477 2,960 2,426
Aggravated
Homicide Sexual Assault Robbery
Canada Assault
2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019
Calgary AB Police 34 20 814 981 875 1,140 109 118
Edmonton AB Police 37 27 1,042 1,067 1,187 1,484 441 387
Montreal QC Police 25 25 1,223 1,302 1,414 1,825 59 76
Ottawa ON Police 8 13 606 715 455 671 62 63
Peel ON Regional Police 16 31 584 733 651 918 71 71
Toronto ON Police 71 79 2,258 2,781 2,809 3,621 200 305
Vancouver BC Police 19 11 114 147 599 626 48 55
Winnipeg MB Police 43 44 799 636 1,807 1,955 172 193
York ON Regional Police 7 17 425 475 259 366 37 42
4
Major Cities Chiefs Association
VIOLENT CRIME SURVEY – AGENCY TOTALS
Year End Comparison 1
January 1 to December 31, 2020 and 2019
o Aggravated assault – An unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting
severe or aggravated bodily injury. This type of assault usually is accompanied by the use of a
weapon or by means likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Simple assaults are excluded.
o Forcible rape – The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Rapes by force and
attempts or assaults to rape, regardless of the age of the victim, are included. Statutory offenses
(no force used—victim under age of consent) are excluded.
3. UCR Definitions – Canada
o Homicide – includes the Criminal Code offences of murder, manslaughter, and infanticide. Two
primary criteria must exist for an offence to be considered as a homicide: 1) death of a human
being and 2) someone must have caused that death.
o Rape / Sexual Assault – Aggravated sexual assault is committed when the complainant in a sexual
assault is wounded, maimed, disfigured or, has their life endangered. Canadian definition of Sexual
Assault used to determine Rape numbers for Canadian agencies except Vancouver PD.
o Robbery – Force or threat is a necessary ingredient in robbery whereas stealing from the person
may be, and is usually, done secretly. Robbery includes theft with violence, or threats of violence,
and theft while armed.
o Aggravated Assault – Third level of assault. Everyone who wounds, maims, disfigures or endangers
the life of complainant.
4. Oklahoma City OK Police – Numbers for January to October only.
5. Virginia Beach VA Police – 2019 Homicide number includes 12 homicide victims from one incident on
May 31, 2019, in addition to 18 citywide homicides.