The Distribution of Crime- Crime PatternsScope 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 nationsScope of the Crime Problem (NCVS)22.9 million victimizationsViolent crime rate nearly 5x that of the UCRProperty tate more than 4x that of the UCRCrime “Clock” (UCR)Violent crime every 22 secondsMurder every half-hourRape every 6 minutesRobbery every minuteBurglary every 15 secondsTheft every 5 secondsMore Accurate Crime ClockEvening & Nighttime hours have more crimeWeekends also have higher ratesHistorical TrendsComparisons to 13th century England reveal rates that were 10 to 20 times as great as they are todayCrime rose markedly in ‘60s and ‘70sCrime fell dramatically beginning in 1991Crim 105 02/11/2014 The Distribution of Crime- Crime PatternsScope 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 industrializednationsScope 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 UCRCrime “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 secondsMore Accurate Crime Clock- Evening & Nighttime hours have more crime- Weekends also have higher ratesHistorical 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
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