Crime in the United States

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Crime in the United States
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Comparison ofUCR and NCVS Crime Data
2001 UCR 11,849,006 2000 NCVS 25,893,000
Violent Crimes
Property Crimes
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US Violent Crime Rate1973-2001
Per 1,000 population 12 and over
Uniform Crime Report www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
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Crime is a Male Thing
Source UCR, 2001
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But Crime by Females Is UP!
Change in offenses, 1972 - 1998
Male Female
Violent 36.3 142.6
Property -5.3 44.9
Source UCR, 1972 1998
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Age and Crime
Source US Census, 2000 UCR, 2001
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Overrepresentation ofYouth Among Criminals
Crime Committed by People Under 22
Violent 29
Homicide 36
Property 50
Source UCR, 2001
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Overrepresentation ofAfrican Americans in Crime
Source U.S. Census, 2000 UCR, 2001 arrest data
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Victimization Risk Highest Among
Source BJS, 2000
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A Look at Homicide

• Legal definition
• Facts

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Homicide by Type of Weapon
Source FBI, 2001 (does not include 9/11 attack)
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Firearms and Crime

• NCVS 2000
• UCR 2001
• Survey of State Prison Inmates 1991

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Assault and Battery

• Simple versus aggravated assault (weapon)
• Assault is most common UCR Index crime
• Comparable causes and contexts to homicide

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Why U.S.?

• FACT The U.S. ranks number one in violence among
  industrialized nations.
• Does U.S. society promote violence? How?