1. CRIME IN THE US Stats, Rates, and Reports

2. What is criminal?

3. Create a crime continuum like this: More SeriousLess Serious

4. Using the person’s name, rank the following from most to least serious: A. Robert pushes crack cocaine and uses the money to support his mother B. Lilly approaches a man for prostitution C. Ted robs a liquor store at gunpoint D. Pat kills a child while driving drunk through a school zone E. Company pollutes a river with waste from its factory F. Ellen leaves a store with change for a $10, even though she gave the cashier a $5

5. Factors that influence criminal laws Increases severity:  Repeat offender  Lack of remorse; Intent  State of the victim (how badly they are hurt, etc.)  Weapons  Multiplicity of acts  State of mind of the actor  Deliberation/Premeditation Decreases severity:  Ability to reform  Mental retardation  Addiction  Past good deeds  Attempting to pay back the victim (restitution)  Age  Extreme emotional/mental distress Aggravating FactorsMitigating Factors

6. National Crime Data

7. Rank these 10 cities from largest to smallest  Pueblo, CO  Colorado Springs, CO  St. Louis, MO  Pittsburgh, PA  Minneapolis, MN  Oakland, CA  New Orleans, LA  Honolulu, HI  Salt Lake City, UT  Miami, FL 1. Colorado Springs, CO 2. Miami, FL 3. Oakland, CA 4. Minneapolis, MN 5. New Orleans, LA 6. Honolulu, HI 7. St. Louis, MO 8. Pittsburgh, PA 9. Salt Lake City, UT 10. Pueblo, CO

8. How much crime happens in the US? Every year, the FBI releases a “crime clock,” which takes the number of certain criminal incidents and divides them by time. FBI Crime Clock 2009

9. What cities have high crime rates? Per 100,000 people, the following are violent crime rates from 2007: Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, and US Census Bureau

10. Cities with the highest murder rates: Per 100,000 people Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, and US Census Bureau

11. Large cities with the lowest murder rates: Per 100,000 people Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports, and US Census Bureau

12. Murder Victims and Offenders by Age 2003 Data What groups are most at risk of being victimized? Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports

13. Murder Weapons of Choice What conclusions can you draw from this data? Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports

14. Murder Circumstances by Relationship What observations do you make about victim/ offender relationships? Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reports

15. COLORADO SPRINGS Recent Crime Trends

16. http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=887

17. Calls for Service What is the trend over time? Source: springsgov.com

18. Response Times for Serious Crimes Source: springsgov.com

19. Murder Rates in Colorado Springs What might account for the drop in 2005? Source: springsgov.com

20. CSPD Murder Clearance Rates Many clearances are the result of so-called “murder- suicides.” Source: springsgov.com

21. Juvenile Arrests in Colorado Springs What tends to the juvenile crime of choice? Source: springsgov.com

22. Violent Crime and Population What happens to the violent crime rate as population increases? Source: springsgov.com

23. Violent Crime Rates in Colorado Springs How does Colorado Springs rate? Do we live in a “safe” city? Source: springsgov.com

24. Meth Lab Seizures Why the drop in 2005? Source: springsgov.com

25. http://www.springsgov.com/Page.aspx?NavID=52 Weekly Crime Maps

26. Cities with the Highest Crime Risk Index CityCrime Risk Index 1. St. Louis530 2. Atlanta484 3. Birmingham, Alabama (tie)380 4. Orlando (tie)380 5. Detroit369 6. Memphis361 7. Miami346 8. Baltimore339 9. Kansas City, Missouri337 10. Minneapolis (tie)331 11. Cleveland (tie)331 Source: US News and World Report, February 2011 Data from Onboard Informatics and the FBI