1. University of California Santa Barbara ECONOMICS 240A Project II Presenting: Group#3 Josefina Martinez Carrie Koen Ashley Hedberg Anthony Kasza Evan Nakaro Robert Gleason Ufuk Sahillioglu

2. CRIME RATES According to the California Department of Corrections crime rates have been decreasing since the early 1990’s. According to the California Department of Corrections crime rates have been decreasing since the early 1990’s. California Department of Corrections defines crime in two basic forms: California Department of Corrections defines crime in two basic forms: - Violent Crime - Violent Crime - Property Crime - Property Crime

3. Our group’s interest was to determine if crime rate has any statistical relationship with: Our group’s interest was to determine if crime rate has any statistical relationship with: California per capita income Adult population under state and local supervision Number of Law Enforcement Officers Employed California Yearly Unemployment Rate

4. California per capita income (1980-2002)

5. Adult population under state and local supervision (1980-2002)

6. Number of Law Enforcement Officers Employed (1980-2002)

7. California Yearly Unemployment Rate (1980-2002)

8. Histogram for property crimes:

9. Histogram for violent crimes:

10. Histogram for income:

11. Histogram for prison population:

12. Histogram for Law enforcement population:

13. Histogram for unemployment:

14. CRIME RATES

18. Histogram of residuals for Violent Crimes:

21. Histogram of residuals for Property Crimes:

23. Income