NCJ Number
12410
Date Published
1973
Length
160 pages
Annotation
VOLUME AND RATE OF REPORTED CRIME, INCLUDING OFFENSE, CLEARANCE, AND ARREST STATISTICS, AS WELL AS DATA ON LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, AND ENABLING LEGISLATION.
Abstract
FOLLOWING AN INTRODUCTORY DISCUSSION ON REPORTING PROCEDURE, CRIME FACTORS, AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES, A STATISTICAL OVERVIEW FOR 1971-72 IS PRESENTED. SUBSEQUENT MATERIAL INCLUDES DATA ON CRIMES OF VIOLENCE, CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY, NARCOTIC ARRESTS, AND ON THE AGE, SEX, AND RACE OF INDIVIDUALS ARRESTED. THE FOLLOWING SECTION FOCUSES ON REGIONAL AND URBAN-RURAL OFFENSE INFORMATION. ADDITIONAL STATISTICS PRESENT SHIFT AND PATROL DATA AND INDICATE ASSAULTS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THE FINAL CHAPTER PROVIDES COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OFFENSE DATA. A GLOSSARY OF TERMS IS INCLUDED.