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Crime in California and the United States

NCJ Number
122959
Date Published
1990
Length
11 pages
Annotation
These tables and figures compare crime in California with crime in the rest of the United States and crime in 6 other states with populations of 10 million or more.
Abstract
The data cover 1979 through 1988 and come from the FBI reports. The data are shown as rates and cover the six violent and property offenses that make up the California Crime Index. Discussion of factors that affect the data comparisons are included.