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2005 Crime Stats for Greater Pensacola Area

Rick Outzen September 19, 2006

The FBI released its annual crime statistics report yesterday, and the Pensacola MSA (includes Escambia and Santa Rosa counties) did better in 2005 than most of the state…except for one category, Forcible Rape. Check out the report: Crime in the United States 2005

Crime averages per 100,000 people (State avg in parenthesis):

Pensacola MSA

Violent Crimes 609.2 (708)
Murder 2.7 (5.0)
Forcible Rape 41.8 (37.1)
Robbery 107.2 (169.4)
Aggravated Assault 457.5 (496.6)
Property 3167.1 (4007.9)
Burglary 752.3 (926.3)
Larceny 2152.6 (2658.3)
Motor Vehicle Theft 262.6 (423.2)

Author: Rick Outzen

Rick Outzen is the publisher/owner of Pensacola Inweekly. He has been profiled in The New York Times and featured in several True Crime documentaries. Rick also is the author of the award-winning Walker Holmes thrillers. His latest nonfiction book is “Right Idea, Right Time: The Fight for Pensacola’s Maritime Park.”