NCJ Number
28515
Date Published
1974
Length
34 pages
Annotation
A NARRATIVE AND STATISTICAL REPORT CONTAINING DATA ON INDEX CRIME OFFENSES, CLEARANCE RATES, ARREST DATA FOR 1971-1974, AND STATEWIDE OFFENSE AND ARREST SUMMARIES.
Abstract
THE DATA SHOW THAT CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS DECREASED 9.4 PERCENT IN 1974, WHILE CRIMES AGAINST PROPERTY INCREASED 21.3 PERCENT. THE CLEARANCE RATE FOR VIOLENT CRIMES WAS 63 PERCENT AND 22 PERCENT FOR PROPERTY CRIMES. SEVERAL CHARTS INDICATING FELONY ARREST TRENDS, MISDEMEANOR ARREST TRENDS, ARREST RATES FOR EACH INDEX CRIME, DRUG ARRESTS, ARRESTS BY RACE, AND ARREST BY SEX ARE PROVIDED. IT WAS NOTED THAT FELONY ARRESTS INCREASED 16.1 PERCENT OVER 1973 WHILE MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS DECREASED .4 PERCENT.