1. Aim: How much crime is there in the United States?

2.  Dark Figure of Crime: A metaphor for crime that is NEVER reported to the police.  Uniform Crime Reports (UCR): An annually published statistical summary of crimes reported to the police, based on voluntary reports to the FBI by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.  National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS): A reporting system in which the police describe each offense in a crime incident, together with data describing the offender, victim, and property.

3. The Uniform Crime Reports only gives statistics for crimes that are actually reported to the police. The Uniform Crime Reports only gives statistics for crimes that are actually reported to the police. Surveys find that many criminal acts are not reported to the police including: Surveys find that many criminal acts are not reported to the police including: 57% of rapes 57% of rapes 50% of victims of robbery 50% of victims of robbery 54% of simple assault cases 54% of simple assault cases

4. The UCR reports on 8 index offenses which they deem most important; The UCR reports on 8 index offenses which they deem most important; 1. Homicide 2. Rape 3. Robbery 4. Assault 5. Burglary 6. Larceny/theft 7. Auto theft 8. Arson.

5. Let's look at the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Uniform Crime Report

6. Websites 1. The FBI website for the Uniform Crime Reports (UFC): http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm#cius http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm#cius 2. The US Department of Justice Homepage where you can find information on the National Incident Based Reporting System (NIBRS) which goes into much greater detail than the UFC: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html