What crimes are the most common in rural areas?

Good question. I have just read a fascinating short article on the subject (link below). According to the article, the major difference between crime in urban versus rural areas of the U.S. is in the number of violent crimes - murder, rape, and assault - which is much higher in urban areas. read more

In general, property crime rates (theft, mostly) are similar in rural areas to urban ones, possibly owing to the fact that a lot of stuff is sitting around with nobody watching it in rural areas. Interestingly, rural violent crimes are much more likely to involve people who are acquainted than the same crimes in the cities. read more

Rural Crime and Rural Policing. National Institute of Justice: Research in Action. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs."Most research concludes that crime is less frequent in rural areas, and it is often speculated that greater informal controls in rural areas protect against high crime rates. read more