Table 4. Household property crime victimization, by race,
Hispanic origin, household income, region, and home ownership
of households victimized, 1997


Characteristic            Number of            Victimizations per 1,000 households  
of household or           households,             		      Motor Vehicle
head of household         1997                 Total      Burglary    Theft		Theft

Home ownership
Rented			  236.5 	       18.7 	   60.9 	316.0 		36,476,630 
Owned			  164.8 	       11.1  	   35.8 	211.7 		67,512,040 

Residence
Rural			  140.5 		7.1 	   40.1 	187.7 		21,791,640 
Suburban		  183.8 	       12.7 	   38.9 	235.4 		50,284,550 
Urban			  233.3 	       20.1 	   56.5 	309.9 		31,912,480 

Region
West			  246.8 	       19.7 	   55.7 	322.2 		21,240,200 
South			  189.8 	       15.3 	   48.7 	253.8 		37,234,080 
Midwest 		  169.4 	        8.7  	   41.8 	219.9 		25,474,750 
Northeast		  155.9 	       11.2 	   28.5 	195.6 		20,039,640 

Household income
$75,000 or more 	  234.1 	       16.3 	   42.4 	292.8 		10,728,660 
$50,000 - $74,999 	  224.2 	       11.7    	   35.0 	270.9 		13,033,070 
$35,000 - $49,999	  214.6 	       17.2 	   39.8 	271.7 		14,967,560 
$25,000 - $34,999	  202.0 	       15.8 	   42.4 	260.3 		13,430,070 
$15,000 - $24,999	  181.2 	       14.1 	   47.2 	242.4 		15,237,980 
$7,500 - $14,999	  173.3 		9.1 	   53.9 	236.3 		12,648,520 
Less than $7,500	  169.3  	       10.0 	   79.5 	258.8 		8,343,820 

Hispanic origin
Non-Hispanic		  185.2 	       12.5 	   43.2 	240.8 		95,028,300 
Hispanic	  	  238.9 	       29.6 	   60.9 	329.4 		8,257,860 

Race
Other		          177.9 	       23.3 	   36.2 	237.4 		3,487,090 
Black			  205.3 	       24.1 	   62.5 	292.0 		12,821,410 
White			  188.1 	       11.9 	   42.3 	242.3 		87,680,170