I. Uniform Crime Report Go to www.FBI.gov . Navigate to the 2019 UniformCrime Report (Click on More>Crime Statistics> Publications: Crime in the United States> 2019>Offenses known to law enforcement>Go to offense tables) and look for the list of Data Tables. 1. Go to Table 1 (Crime in the United States by Volume and Rate per 100,000 Inhabitants, 2000-2019). Find the a) number and b) the rate of each Index Crime for 2019 (arson is not included in this table). Then, c) Go to Table 1A and find the trend (percent change in rate) for 2010 to 2019 and d) 2015 to 2019. e) Which specific crime had the greatest percent change in rate decrease between 2010 and 2019? Which had the greatest decrease between 2015 and 2019? 2. Go to the “Offenses Known to Law Enforcement” page, go to Browse By Links> Region>Table 3. Rank each region of the country from highest to lowest in violent crime and property crime, along with their rates. Violent Crime: 1 (highest) ___________________ 2) ______________________ 3) _____________________ 4 (lowest) ___________________ Property Crime: 1 (highest) ___________________ 2) ______________________ 3) _____________________ 4 (lowest) ___________________ 3. Go back to the “Offenses Known to Law Enforcement” page, go to Browse By> Expanded Offense Data> Expanded Homicide Data Tables a) Go to Table 2: Who has the highest murder victimization? By age_____________, race ____________, sex _____________ b) Go to Table 8: What weapons are used in murder, in what percentages? 4. Go back to the Offenses Known to Law Enforcement and select Offenses Table 24 (Property Stolen and Recovered). a) What was the total value of property stolen? __________________ b) What was the property crime with the highest value of stolen property? ______________ c) What was the highest rate of property recovered? From what crime? ____________________________________ 5. Go Back to “Offenses Known to Law Enforcement.” Under “Browse By” click on Violent Crime and then Robbery: a) How many robberies were there in 2019? __________________ b) What is the total value estimated to have been lost from robbery? __________________ 6. Click on Persons Arrested at the top of the page. Skim the summary to answer the following questions. a) In what year did the definition of rape used by the UCR change?________ How is the new definition different from the old one? c) Which charge counts for the most arrests? _____________________________________________ d) Which charge accounts for the most drug arrests? _______________________________________ 8. Go to Table 47. Juveniles (under age 18) accounted for what a) number and b) percentages of arrests for the index crimes in 2019? c) The percent of the population of the US under age 15 is 2.3%. Under 18 is 7.7%. Based on their representation in the population and their representation in crime statistics, what can you say about juveniles and representation in persons arrested? 8. Go to the Clearances section at the top of the page. What percent of these crimes reported in 2019 were cleared? II. National Crime Victimization Survey The Department of Justice is one of the best sources of data and informational reports on crime. The Bureau of Justice Statistics publishes the results of the annual National Crime Victimization Survey. Each year it reports somewhat different information and categories (victimization by wealth, weapon, time of day etc) but much of the basic info is reported annually. For parts 1-5, locate the summary of the 2019 NCVS Report at https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv19.pdf 1. Review tables 1 and 2 and record the a) number of crimes, b) rate change from 2018 to 2019 and c) rate change from 2015 to 2019? (Note that this rate is per 1,000) d) How do these numbers compare with the UCR data (note that the precise years of the UCR and this NCVS report do not match but they are within two years of each other)? 2. Go to Table 10. Which group reported the greatest rate of violent victimization in 2019? 3. Go to Table 9: Which demographic groups had the highest prevalence rates of violent victimization in each of the categories below? a) Age: _____________ b) Race: _____________ c) Gender: _____________ d) Marital status: _____________ 4. Go to Table 12: What does the data say about the location of victimizations? 5. Go to Table 6: What percent of a) property crimes and b) violent crimes were reported to the police in 2019? a) Property_____________ b) Violent_____________ For parts 6-8, locate the 2010 Report: https://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv10.pdf 6. Go to Table 4 of the 2010 report. Weapons were used in which percentage of the following crimes? a) Total Violent Crime: _____________ b) Rape: _____________ c) Robbery: _____________ d) Assault: _____________ 7. Go to Table 5 of the 2010 report: Investigate Victim-Offender Relations. What trends do you observe? 8. Go to Table 10 of the 2010: Households in which income bracket had the a) lowest rate of total property victimizations per 1,000 and b) which households had the highest? a) Income bracket with lowest rate of property victimization:____________ b) Income bracket with highest rate of property victimization:___________ II. National Crime Victimization Survey The Department of Justice is one of the best sources of data and informational reports on crime. The Bureau of Justice Statistics publishes the results of the annual National Crime Victimization Survey. Each year it reports somewhat different information and categories (victimization by wealth, weapon, time of day etc) but much of the basic info is reported annually. For parts 1-5, locate the summary of the 2019 NCVS Report at https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv19.pdf 1. Review tables 1 and 2 and record the a) number of crimes, b) rate change from 2018 to 2019 and c) rate change from 2015 to 2019? (Note that this rate is per 1,000) d) How do these numbers compare with the UCR data (note that the precise years of the UCR and this NCVS report do not match but they are within two years of each other)? 2. Go to Table 10. Which group reported the greatest rate of violent victimization in 2019? 3. Go to Table 9: Which demographic groups had the highest prevalence rates of violent victimization in each of the categories below? a) Age: _____________ b) Race: _____________ c) Gender: _____________ d) Marital status: _____________ 4. Go to Table 12: What does the data say about the location of victimizations? 5. Go to Table 6: What percent of a) property crimes and b) violent crimes were reported to the police in 2019? a) Property_____________ b) Violent_____________ For parts 6-8, locate the 2010 Report: https://bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv10.pdf 6. Go to Table 4 of the 2010 report. Weapons were used in which percentage of the following crimes? a) Total Violent Crime: _____________ b) Rape: _____________ c) Robbery: _____________ d) Assault: _____________ 7. Go to Table 5 of the 2010 report: Investigate Victim-Offender Relations. What trends do you observe? 8. Go to Table 10 of the 2010: Households in which income bracket had the a) lowest rate of total property victimizations per 1,000 and b) which households had the highest? a) Income bracket with lowest rate of property victimization:____________ b) Income bracket with highest rate of property victimization:___________LawSocial ScienceCriminal JusticeCRJU 2105
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