NCJ Number
28036
Journal
Community Mental Health Journal Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Dated: (1975) Pages: 19-26
Date Published
1975
Length
8 pages
Annotation
PATTERNS OF MAJOR CRIMES IN THESE TWO CITIES (REPORTED CRIMES, CLEARANCE OF CRIME BY ARREST, USE OF GUNS TO COMMIT CRIMES, DRUG-RELATED OFFENSES, FEMALE INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR CRIMES) ARE COMPARED BASED ON OFFICIAL REPORTS.
Abstract
ALTHOUGH THEY SHARE MANY OF THE PROBLEMS COMMON TO LARGE URBAN CENTERS, SUCH AS AIR POLLUTION, HOUSING SHORTAGES, AND TRAFFIC CONGESTION, NEW YORK CITY RECORDED FOUR TIMES AS MANY RAPES, FIVE TIMES AS MANY HOMICIDES, AND 150 TIMES AS MANY ROBBERIES AS OCCURRED WITHIN THE SAME PERIOD IN TOKYO. IN ADDITION, THE VOLUMES OF MAJOR CRIMES IN NEW YORK HAS INCREASED STEADILY OVER THE YEARS WHILE REMAINING CONSTANT IN SOME CATEGORIES AND DECREASING IN OTHERS IN TOKYO. THE RATE OF INFANTICIDES AMONG THE TOTAL OF MURDER CASES WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IN TOKYO THAN IN NEW YORK CITY. ON THE OTHER HAND, INTRUDERS WERE FOUND TO SEEK CONFRONTATION WITH VICTIMS MORE ACTIVELY THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN TOKYO. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FACTORS UNDERLYING OR CONTRIBUTING TO THE CAUSES OF MAJOR CRIMES ARE DISCUSSED.