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Crime in the United States

Crime in the United States. Comparison of UCR and NCVS Crime Data. US Violent Crime Rate 1973-2001. Per 1,000 population 12 and over. Uniform Crime Report: www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs. Crime is a Male Thing. Source: UCR, 2001. But Crime by Females Is UP!. Change in # offenses, 1972 - 1998.

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Crime in the United States

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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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