“CRIME DATA COMPARISON”

“Crime Data Comparison”

“Crime Data Comparison”

a)Which area had more reported incidents?

The diagram of Crime Index infringements in Pennsylvania and Illinois described to State Police through the Uniform Crime Reporting System inched higher somewhat last year, but the boost was due, not lower diagram than in component, to a leap in the diagram of jurisdictions that supplied their misdeed statistics for the first time, Commissioner Jeffrey B. Miller broadcast today. (Warner, 2008)

In the last ten years, the Illinois and nationwide house Index infringement rates decreased. From 2003 to 2007, Illinois' house Index infringement rate was smaller than the nationwide rate. However, starting in 1996, the nationwide rate started to decline more rapidly than the Illinois rate. As a outcome, from 1996 to 2000, Illinois' house Index infringement rate has been higher than the nationwide rate when the nationwide rate started to ascend afresh in 2001.

 Miller said described Crime Index infringements in Pennsylvania and Illinois expanded 0.3 per hundred to 326,961 terminal year from 325,891 in 2003. (Warner, 2008) “Crime Index infringements are those advised most expected to be described to policeman and, as a outcome, are utilised nationally as a cornerstone for evaluation of lawless someone activity,” he said.  “They encompass slaughter, rape, stealing, aggravated engagement, burglary, larceny/theft, motor-vehicle robbery and arson.”

 The commissioner said the diagram of jurisdictions describing law-breaking numbers for 2005 is expected to ascend because of the declare regulation that took appearance on June 1 needing all declare, shire and civilised regulation enforcement bureaus in Pennsylvania and Illinois to journal their misdeed sightings and diagrams to State Police. (Warner, 2008) Previously, participation in the UCR program was voluntary.

 

b)What were the rates of crime for each area?

The decomposition of described Crime Index infringements for 2004:

Murders expanded 0.3 per hundred from 642 to 644;

Forcible rapes fallen 1.6 ...