NCJ Number
95515
Date Published
1983
Length
395 pages
Annotation
The Uniform Crime Reporting Program -- a nationwide cooperative venture of nearly 16,000 city, county, and State law enforcement agencies that cover 97 percent of the total U.S. population -- is described, and narrative and statistics on offenses, offenders, and law enforcement personnel are provided.
Abstract
Collectively, the agencies participating in the program experienced a 5 percent decrease in violent crime and a 7 percent decrease in property crime since 1982. Geographically, declines in the overall Crime Index were reported in all regions for the same 2-year period. In the Northeastern States, the decrease was 8 percent; in the Southern States, 7 percent; and in both the North Central and the Western States, 6 percent. Approximately 21 charts and 115 tables are included. Six appendixes are attached.