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    Crime Data Comparison CJA/314 February 15TH 2013 Crime Data Comparison This week in class we were asked to choose two metropolitan areas with different data and write a paper comparing the occurrence of the offense in the selected areas. We were asked to identify the number of occurrences reported to the police for each area‚ and address the following questions which area had more reported incidents? What were the rates of the crime for each area? Did the rates change over

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    about crime and delinquency comes from victimization surveys and studies. The most widely known of victimization surveys is the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Once called the National Crime Survey‚ the NCVS has been conducted annually since 1972 by the Bureau of the Census for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics. To gather data for the annual report entitled Crime Victimization in the U.S.‚ the Bureau of the Census conducts interviews with a national sample

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    Uniform Crime ReportOften people wonder how do we know so much about certain types of crimes and what their impact is on society. The Uniform Crime Report put out by the FBI every year‚ has two major categories that does not cover all crimes but does give us statistics on the crimes that are committed in each of these categories. The Uniform Crime Report has two major categories‚ which include Violent personal crimes and Property crimes. Each category has four crimes that are related to that category

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    The Uniform Crime Report (UCR) from the FBI is the most widely cited crime report. It is used for comparison with victim surveys and self-reports. It came about in 1930 when the Department of Justice compiled and published national crime statistics. It was the major source for United States crime sets until 1974. Most information in the media is usually based on the UCR‚ although it is not properly reported. The UCR involves voluntary participation from local police departments who report the

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    Question Two Intro to Criminal Justice 9/12/14 The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) a statistical reporting program run by the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) division. The UCR Program publishes Crime in the United States‚ which provides an annual summation of the incidence and rate of reported crimes throughout the United States. This is important crime data that comes from the UCR and is published annually by the FBI. Crime statistics shows an overview of criminal activity. The

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    Uniform Crime Reporting Gabriel Padua CJA/314 January 20‚ 2015 Paulina Solis Uniform Crime Report Ever wonder how crimes are measured? What is FBI Uniform Crime Report data? How these Crime Statistics are produce? And how is burglary define? FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Data The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is one of the two ways crime rates are measured in the United States. The "Uniform Crime Reports" (n.d.) website‚ UCR is the starting place for law enforcement executives‚ criminal

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    statement that still has significant resonance today: “There are three kinds of lies – lies‚ damned lies‚ and statistics” (as cited in Ball‚ 2004). Disraeli’s statement is merely a simple explanation of how the media sensationalize data‚ especially crime data‚ when reporting or publishing news items to the public. In that regard‚ reporters and journalist on many occasions take liberties in spicing data and news items up just to garnish some increased attention from the readers or the listeners. In

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    National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Their type of crime data has been ongoing since 1973 and their latest data available id from 2015. Collection is conducted by the U.S Census Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). They collect data by multi-stage cluster sampling; compile a stratified group‚ sample‚ and sub sample the set. Data is obtained from a nationally representative sample‚ approximately 90‚000 households and nearly 160‚000 persons participate voluntarily. Those who agree to participate

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    The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program was conceived in 1929 by the International Association of Chiefs of Police to meet a need for reliable‚ uniform crime statistics for the nation. In 1930‚ the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) was tasked with collecting‚ publishing‚ and archiving those statistics (Federal Bureau of Investigations‚ 2007). Today‚ the FBI produces a Uniform Crime Report (UCR) annually for all fifty (50) states and the cities within those states from statistic collected

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    Metropolitan Areas of the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report Antwan Day University of Phoenix Abstract This paper explores the differences between two metropolitan areas from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Uniform Crime Reports of 2010-2012. You will read about the rates of crime for each area‚ which area had the most reported incidents‚ and did the rates change over time in either area. Also‚ this paper will explain what factors might explain

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