Crim 105 02 11 2014 The Distribution of Crime Crime Patterns Scope of the Crime Problem UCR 11 250 000 index crimes 2007 3 370 per 100 000 Murder rate of 6 100 000 is 5x the average rate for other 15 industrialized nations Scope of the Crime Problem NCVS 22 9 million victimizations Violent crime rate nearly 5x that of the UCR Property tate more than 4x that of the UCR Crime Clock UCR Violent crime every 22 seconds Murder every half hour Rape every 6 minutes Robbery every minute Burglary every 15 seconds Theft every 5 seconds More Accurate Crime Clock Evening Nighttime hours have more crime Weekends also have higher rates Historical Trends Comparisons to 13th century England reveal rates that were 10 to 20 times as great as they are today Crime rose markedly in 60s and 70s Crime fell dramatically beginning in 1991 02 11 2014 02 11 2014
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