Crime+Trend+Analysis

=Collecting Data: UCR, NCVS, and Local Data=

Uniform Crime Report
 * What to Do:** For each section, pay close attention to what website you should look at, and, in the case of NCVS, what page of the document you should look at (I narrowed it down for you….you’re welcome). We’ll be using this data tomorrow in class.

Go to the following website and click on the different tables on the right side of the page: http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/preliminary-annual-ucr-jan-dec-2011


 * TABLE 1**

What happened to the rate of violent crime? Property crime? Where have crime rates gone up?


 * TABLE 2**

What has happened to crime in the…
 * The Midwest?
 * The South?
 * The West?
 * The Northeast?


 * TABLE 3**

What have you noticed about crime trends between 2007 & 2011? Give 3 specific examples from the data shown.


 * TABLE 4**

Using Chicago as our local example, what happened to crime between 2010 & 2011? Give 3 specific examples from the data shown.


 * National Crime Victimization Survey**

Go to the following website and scroll through the page numbers next to each question and answer the question while you’re at it: http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/cvus0801.pdf


 * Right off the bat, what do you notice when you compare this data to the Uniform Crime Reports?
 * (Pg. 13) What percentage of all crimes are considered personal? Property?
 * (Pg. 13) How many crimes were reported overall?
 * (Pg. 14) What is the victimization rate/1000 people for males and females?
 * (Pg. 15) What age group is most likely to be a victim of a personal crime? (Pg. 32) Property crime?
 * (Pg. 16) At what age group do personal crimes start to decline?
 * (Pg. 17 & 19) What is the personal crime victimization rate/1000 people for…
 * Whites?
 * Blacks?
 * Other races?
 * 2+ races?
 * Hispanics?
 * (Pg. 29 & 30) What is the property crime victimization rate/1000 people for….
 * Whites?
 * Blacks?
 * Other races?
 * 2+ races?
 * Hispanics?
 * (Pg. 18) Who is most likely to be a victim of a personal crime (think gender and race)?
 * (Pg. 24) Who is most likely to be a victim of a property crime?
 * (Pg. 27 & 33) What do you notice about income level and victimization for both personal and property crimes?


 * West Chicago Crime Statistics**

Go to the following website. Use the 2010 data unless otherwise specified: http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-West-Chicago-Illinois.html


 * Looking at all the crime data, what is the overall trend for crime in West Chicago?
 * How does crime in West Chicago compare to the other communities that feed into CHS (Winfield, Wheaton, Warrenville, Carol Stream)?
 * How does crime in West Chicago compare to the overall national statistics?