Cja 314 Crime Data Comparison Essay

Another factor that has been brought up several times is the gun laws and how they contribute to the rates of homicide. I know you’ve heard the old saying, “guns don’t kill people, people with guns kill people.” This statement has been argued both ways and there is no real information to support the claim

According to NJRS, aggravated assault victimization in 2004 (population 1,418, 660) occurred at a rate of 5.9/1000 age 12 and over, and in 2012 (population 996,110) and 2013 (population 994,220) the rate was 3.8/1000 age 12 and over (Truman 2013). According to the National Crime Victimization Survey for 2009, the rate of victimization for aggravated assault in 2000 was 5.7/1000 people age 12 and over (Truman 2009). In 2008, the rate was 3.3/10000 people age 12 and over and 2009 was 3.2/1000 age 12 and over (Truman 2009). The total number of aggravated assault of reported victimizations in 2008 was 839,940 and 823,340 in 2009 (Truman 2009). Victimizations declined drastically from 2000 to 2008 and very little from 2008 to 2009. NCVS showed that in 2009 that black males aged

Social process theory believes that individuals are socially conditioned into or against crime (Siegel, “Social Process Theory”). Negative family relationships, limited education or association with others who have little or not respect for the

In 1988, Washington DC (with a population of 599,657) was considered the murder capital of the United States. In 1989 the murder rate had drastically jumped to 415, and in 1991 it had hit its peak at 482 murders. By 2009, with 100% of police departments reporting, the number of reported murders has plummeted to a low 144 murders, an all-time low.In the past the business district would criticize the police department’s handling of drug and violence is a big problem (Pinin, 1989), stating that the murder rate is directly connected to the wide spread drug use in the District. In the most recent years the murder rate in Washington DC has started to climb, a lot of people believe it is related to the drug use in the area and the Cities poverty level in the metropolitan areas of the city. The city has developed a zero tolerance program which seems to be lowering the crime

2015, and questions whether or not due to the 50 percent increase in homicides, is the increase

1.In general, overall crime has increased for Topeka between 2010 and 2011 by 16 per cent. Violent Crime (Murder, Rape, Assault) has increased even more, 26 percent; and overall general thefts by 13 per cent. Thus, the crime trend for this jurisdiction appears to be on the rise, although a more thorough analysis of at least a decade would be more effective in charting trends.

To break further down into this category, according to the FBI database murder and nonnegligent manslaughter reported in 2002 was 16,229 and then reported in 2012 was 14,856 which is a .9 percent decrease. Forcible rape according to the FBI is defined as “the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Attempts or assaults to commit rape by force or threat of force are also included; however, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offenses are excluded.” There was 95,235 reported cases of forcible rape in 2002, and then the number of forcible rapes reported in 2012 was 85,141 which is a 5.4 percent drop ratio in this category. Also the FBI defines robbery has “the taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.” Even more the number of cases reported for robbery in 2002 was 420,806 and then the reported cases in 2012 was 355,051 which is a 33 percent drop rate. Aggravated assault is defined by the FBI as “an unlawful attack by one person upon another for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury. Attempted aggravated assault that involves the display of—or threat to use—a gun, knife, or other weapon is included in this crime category because serious personal injury would likely result if the assault were

Considering the high rates of criminal activities and felony acts from all over the world, United States is amongst the countries that is also confronting the rising rate of crime at an accelerated speed in many of its metropolitan regions. On an overall basis, the statistical records provided by the FBI Uniform Crime Report reveals the fact that

Violent and property crimes have negatively impacted areas nationwide in the United States. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the definition of a violent crime includes four offenses that involve force or threat of force: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault. This type of crime involves causing harm to others, both physical and mental. In the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, a property crime included offenses such as burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. This type of crime does not harm an individual, but does keep them from using their own property.

When considering the variables that were utilized in the study, the rates of crime, burglary, ambush, assault, thievery, robbery, etc. per predetermined population were identified by the scholars as dependent variables. It is worth mentioning that the data were retrieved from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (1981-2001). Due to the missing data issues, several cities were dropped by the researchers.

The pair conducted their study using statistical data gathered from the Uniform Crime Report’s Supplementary Homicide Report for the years 2000 through 2007, and they chose their cities to gather data from by using United States Census Bureau

First we will examine the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and some of the key characteristics that differentiate it from other reporting methods. The UCR is a crime measurement system that was established in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police in order to provide information at the national level on serious crimes reported to law enforcement from the state level and lower. This system was originally published in a guide entitled Crime Reporting: A Complete Manual for Police. The intent of this manual was to establish reporting criteria and categories of offenses.

Violent crimes at recreational areas has increased by four percent and increased by eight percent in retail settings between 2011 and 2012.

In 2004, the Bureau of Justice Statistics’ National Crime Victimization Survey shows that “Every year, in the United

I think all the theories that are talked about in the chapter have very good points, but the one theory that I think is most useful for understanding criminal behavior is the labeling theory. The labeling theory states that people identity and behavior is determined or influenced by things used to describe or classify them. I feel like a lot of people are quick to just slap labels on people without even trying to get to know a person. I think if a person is labeled as a criminal, he or she will start thinking that they really are a criminal and eventually start doing criminal things.