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Crime in Kentucky, 1989 Report

NCJ Number
125076
Date Published
1990
Length
123 pages
Annotation
This report, compiling crime statistics in Kentucky during 1989, begins with a description of the Kentucky crime reporting system.
Abstract
Initial tables present data on State offense data and trends for violent and property crimes. Offenses by jurisdiction type and clearance rates are also shown. Various statistics, including weapons use, are presented for serious crimes including murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft, and arson, followed by sections on crime statistics by county and agency and State arrest data. Total arrests are depicted in terms of age (juvenile and adult), sex, race, and county (juvenile and adult). Finally, drug arrests are analyzed by county and drug type; by area development district and drug type; and by county, agency, sex, and race. Data on full-time municipal police employees is also tabulated.