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Chapter 1: Crime in California Georgia Spiropoulos Copyright © 2014 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.

Outline Overview of crime in California in 2012 Comparison of crime trends in California and nationwide for past 50 years Comparison of 1990s crime drop in California and nationwide Copyright © 2014 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.

Two Major Points Crime in California tends to be HIGHER than national average California crime trends parallel national crime trends Copyright © 2014 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.

Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Administered by FBI since 1929 Data collected annually from almost all law enforcement agencies in United States Actual counts of crimes and arrests 7 Part I Index crimes Violent: Homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault Property: Burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft Arson: also tracked, but not very reliable for most agencies Useful for comparing trends Copyright © 2014 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.

UCR Limitations Only counts Part I crimes Only counts crimes reported to and recorded by the police Counts are sensitive to police reporting procedures Ex. domestic violence rule changes Hierarchy rule dictates only the most serious crime is recorded UCR crime definitions omit some crimes from being counted Ex. Rape Copyright © 2014 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.

Crime in CA in 2012 Note: Data taken from Crime in California, 2012, Table 1. Percentages may not add up to 100.0% due to rounding Copyright © 2014 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.

Violent Crime in CA Copyright © 2014 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.

Property Crime in CA Copyright © 2014 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.

Murder in CA and the Nation Source: Uniform Crime Report Copyright © 2014 Carolina Academic Press. All rights reserved.

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