COMPARISONS ARE MADE, USING DATA FROM 1974 AND 1975, FOR RAPE, PERSONAL ROBBERY AND LARCENY, ASSAULT, HOUSEHOLD BURGLARY AND LARCENY, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, AND COMMERCIAL BURGLARY AND ROBBERY. A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF TRENDS IN VICTIMIZATION RATES FROM 1973 TO 1975 ALSO IS INCLUDED. INFORMATION IS PRESENTED ON THE USE OF WEAPONS IN THE COMMISSION OF CRIMES AND ON THE REPORTING OF CRIMES TO THE POLICE. THE DATA WERE COLLECTED FOR THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS AND WERE BASED ON PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF ABOUT 65,000 HOUSEHOLDS AND 15,000 COMMERCIAL FILMS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. SEE ALSO NCJ 34391 FOR 1973-1974 COMPARISONS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT) (SNI ABSTRACT)... PO