In 2020, around 34.4 percent of all known rape offenses in suburban areas in the United States were cleared by arrest or by exceptional means. For murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, about 60.7 percent of all known cases in suburban areas were cleared by arrest or exceptional means.
Crime clearance rate in suburban areas in the United States in 2020, by type
Characteristic
Percent of offenses cleared by arrest
Murder and nonnegligent, manslaughter
60.7%
Aggravated assault
55.3%
Violent crime
50.1%
Robbery
35.7%
Rape
34.4%
Arson
24.2%
Larceny-theft
18.2%
Property crime
17.5%
Burglary
15.9%
Motor vehicle theft
15.1%
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Figures shown for rape only include those reported by law enforcement agencies using the revised Uniform Crime Reporting definition of rape.
Not all agencies submit reports for arson to the FBI. As a result, the number of reports the FBI uses to compute the percent of offenses cleared for arson is less than the number it uses to compute the percent of offenses cleared for all other offenses.
Suburban areas include law enforcement agencies in cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants and county law enforcement agencies that are within a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Suburban areas exclude all metropolitan agencies associated with a principal city.
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FBI. (September 27, 2021). Crime clearance rate in suburban areas in the United States in 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/194211/crime-clearance-rate-in-suburban-areas-by-type-in-the-us/
FBI. "Crime clearance rate in suburban areas in the United States in 2020, by type." Chart. September 27, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194211/crime-clearance-rate-in-suburban-areas-by-type-in-the-us/
FBI. (2021). Crime clearance rate in suburban areas in the United States in 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194211/crime-clearance-rate-in-suburban-areas-by-type-in-the-us/
FBI. "Crime Clearance Rate in Suburban Areas in The United States in 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194211/crime-clearance-rate-in-suburban-areas-by-type-in-the-us/
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