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What is the Average Annual Crime Rate in the United States?. David McDowall School of Criminal Justice University at Albany, SUNY 135 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12222 mcdowall@albany.edu. Rates of Murder, Rape, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, and Motor Vehicle Theft, 1933-2009.
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What is the Average Annual Crime Rate in the United States? David McDowall School of Criminal Justice University at Albany, SUNY 135 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12222 mcdowall@albany.edu
Rates of Murder, Rape, Robbery, Assault, Burglary, and Motor Vehicle Theft, 1933-2009
Equations for time series processes Stationary process: Yt = b0 + at Random walk: Yt = Yt-1+ at Deterministic trend: Yt = b0 + b1(timet) + at Stochastic trend: Yt = b0 + Yt-1+ at
Homicide Rate, 1925-2000 Model: ΔYt = b0 + b1(ΔYt-1) + et Parameter Estimate Standard Error t b0 -.0061 .0121 -.51 b1 .4567 .1048 4.36 _____________________________________________________ Rape Rate, 1933-2001 Model: ΔYt = b0 + b1(ΔYt-1) + et Parameter Estimate Standard Error t b0 .0298 .0110 2.72 b1 .2323 .1205 1.93 ____________________________________________________ Robbery Rate, 1933-2001 Model: ΔYt = b0 + b1(ΔYt-1) + et Parameter Estimate Standard Error t b0 .0116 .0199 .56 b1 .4708 .1034 4.55 _____________________________________________________ Assault Rate, 1933-2001 Model: ΔYt = b0 + b1(ΔYt-1) + b2(ΔYt-2) + et Parameter Estimate Standard Error t b0 .0286 .0130 2.20 b1 .3016 .1188 2.54 b2 .2934 .1188 2.47 _____________________________________________________ Burglary Rate, 1933-2001 Model: ΔYt = b0 + b1(ΔYt-1) + et Parameter Estimate Standard Error t b0 .0147 .0149 .99 b1 .4827 .1046 4.61 _____________________________________________________ Motor Vehicle Theft Rate, 1933-2001 Model: ΔYt = b0 + b1(ΔYt-1) + et Parameter Estimate Standard Error t b0 .0122 .0183 .66 b1 .5086 .1047 4.86