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Comparing UCR and NCVS Crime Data: Insights into US Violent Crime Rates 1973-2001

Explore the differences between UCR and NCVS crime data in the United States from 1973 to 2001. Discover trends in violent crime rates, offender demographics, overrepresentation of youth and African Americans, victimization risks, and more. Understand the legal definitions, facts, and stats on homicide, assault, and battery. Dive into the complex causes and contexts of these crimes. Uncover reasons behind the US ranking number one in violence among industrialized nations. Delve deep into the dynamics of crime in American society.

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Comparing UCR and NCVS Crime Data: Insights into US Violent Crime Rates 1973-2001

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  1. Crime in the United States

  2. Comparison ofUCR and NCVS Crime Data

  3. US Violent Crime Rate1973-2001 Per 1,000 population 12 and over Uniform Crime Report: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs

  4. Crime is a Male Thing Source: UCR, 2001

  5. But Crime by Females Is UP! Change in # offenses, 1972 - 1998 Source: UCR, 1972 & 1998

  6. Age and Crime Source: US Census, 2000 & UCR, 2001

  7. Overrepresentation ofYouth Among Criminals Source: UCR, 2001

  8. Overrepresentation ofAfrican Americans in Crime Source: U.S. Census, 2000 & UCR, 2001 arrest data

  9. Victimization Risk Highest Among Source: BJS, 2000

  10. A Look at Homicide • Legal definition: • Facts

  11. Homicide by Type of Weapon Source: FBI, 2001 (does not include 9/11 attack)

  12. Firearms and Crime • NCVS 2000 • UCR 2001 • Survey of State Prison Inmates 1991

  13. Assault and Battery • Simple versus aggravated assault (weapon) • Assault is most common UCR Index crime • Comparable causes and contexts to homicide

  14. Why U.S.? • FACT: The U.S. ranks number one in violence among industrialized nations. • Does U.S. society promote violence? How?

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