Words to know
Dark Figures of Crime
he crimes that are committed that the police aren't aware
Are there more reported or unreported crimes?
Unreported
What is the most unreliable and difficult way to log crime?
Statistics
Uniform Crime Rate
is the primary source of crime statistics in the United States.
Dark Figure of Crime
A crime not reported to police.
Can a crime change from being a crime to not being a crime based on location?
yes
Crime Rate
The number of crime per unit of population.
What's the percentage of crimes that are violent crimes?
10%-15%
What does NCVS stand for?
National Crime Victimization Surveys
Crime Index
an index that shows an estimates of crime committed
How can crime rate change?
Crime rate can change due to demographic changes or other factor taken into account
Who shows more crimes commited NCVS or UCR
NCVS
Offenses Know to Police
crimes that the police are aware have been committed
How can you calculate crime rate? (The equation)
Any Crime (Murder, Robberies, Etc.)
DIVIDE BY Population of place you are calculating
TIMES 100,000 = (Your Answer)
how can statistics be wrong depending on what state you're in?
A crime in one state isn't a crime in another which messes up how much of the crime has been commited.
EIGHT INDEX CRIMES
Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, Forcible rape, Robbery, Aggravated Assault, Burglary, Larceny-Theft, Motor Vehicle theft, and Arson.