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Pennsylvania Quick Facts
CapitalHarrisburg
Population (2008)12,448,279
Most Populous CityPhiladelphia
GovernorEd Rendell
Lt. GovernorJoe Scarnati
Chief JusticeRonald D. Castille
MottoVirtue, Liberty, and Independence
2008 Pennsylvania Crime Statistics
 PennsylvaniaNationwide
Violent crime25,776510,195
Property crime60,8561,455,077
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter57610,770
Forcible rape1,16718,686
Robbery7,412112,608
Aggravated assault16,621368,131
Burglary10,310267,687
Larceny-theft46,3841,092,018
Motor vehicle theft3,47984,208
Arson68311,164
Other assaults47,3341,085,308
Forgery and counterfeiting2,97774,133
Fraud8,634191,934
Embezzlement49017,618
Stolen property
(buying, receiving, possessing)
3,07789,030
Vandalism12,947228,025
Weapons
(carrying, possessing, etc.)
4,576146,347
Prostitution and commercialized vice2,49864,843
Sex offenses
(except forcible rape and prostitution)
2,77964,256
Drug abuse violations56,2281,464,014
Gambling2688,096
Offenses against the family and children1,15587,197
Driving under the influence53,3191,171,935
Liquor laws26,626511,884
Drunkenness25,838474,378
Disorderly conduct62,987529,929
Vagrancy1,10126,325
All other offenses
(except traffic)
57,1003,469,174
Suspicion-1,259
Curfew and loitering law violations25,066104,168
Runaways2,07984,054
Source: "Crime in the United States, 2008" - U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation; (September 2009)

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