The research focused particularly on whether increases have occurred in overall female criminality, whether the changes are concentrated in violent offenses, whether increased female involvement in violent crime has occurred in certain types of societies or across all societies, and whether any changes are associated with women's changing educational and occupational statuses. Interpol data provided measures of six aspects of crime. The social and demographic measures used included female enrollment in secondary educational institutions, female participation in the labor force, per-capita private consumption of the gross national product, and the percentage of the labor force in industry. The data were analyzed for three periods: 1962-65, 1969-72, and 1977-80. Results showed that comparable increases occurred among crime, arrest, and female arrest rates. Thus, women continued to have relatively minor roles in the violent criminal activities of the nations. Tables, notes, and 27 references.