1. Media
Perceptions of crime

2. Portrayal of violence
TV programming exaggerates the amount of violent crime relative to property crime
Exaggerates frequency of criminal events
Research study on news programming in Orlando Florida
Majority of news broadcasts began with a crime story
25% of all stories were crime-related

3. Orlando Of these crime stories, 2/3 concerned violent crime
Violent crime in Orlando that year was 18% of the total reported in the UCR

4. Reality police programs
50% of the crimes shown on such programs involve a murder
Murder makes up less than 0.2% of all crimes in the United States
On programs, 60% of crimes are cleared by arrest
In reality, about 18% of crimes are cleared by arrest (depends on the crime)