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Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press Chapter 1: Crime in California Georgia Spiropoulos

Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press Outline Overview of crime in California in 2010 Comparison of crime trends in California and nationwide for past 50 years Comparison of 1990s crime drop in California and nationwide

Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press Two Major Points Crime in California tends to be HIGHER than national average California crime trends parallel national crime trends

Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press Uniform Crime Report (UCR) Administered by FBI since 1929 Data collected annually from almost all law enforcement agencies in United States Actual counts of crimes and arrests 7 Part I Index crimes Violent: Homicide, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault Property: Burglary, larceny/theft, motor vehicle theft Arson: also tracked, but not very reliable for most agencies Useful for comparing trends

Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press UCR Limitations Only counts Part I crimes Only counts crimes reported to and recorded by the police Counts are sensitive to police reporting procedures Ex. domestic violence rule changes Hierarchy rule dictates only the most serious crime is recorded UCR crime definitions omit some crimes from being counted Ex. Rape

Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press Crime in CA in 2010 Crimen%Rate Total756,820100%1,949.2 Violent163, %422.3 Murder1,8090.2%4.7 Forcible Rape8,3251.1%21.4 a Robbery58,1007.7%149.6 Aggravated Assault95, %246.5 Property584, %1,506.7 Burglary228, %589.0 Motor Vehicle Theft152, %392.8 Larceny/Theft b 203, %525.0

Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press Murder in CA and the nation Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Report (2011)

Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press Males are more likely to be murder victims in CA Source: Criminal Justice Statistics Center, 2011b Number of victims % of total victims % demographic in population Rate Total1,970100% 5.1 Gender Male1, %49.9%8.4 Female %50.1%1.8

Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press Blacks are most likely to be victims of homicide Source: Criminal Justice Statistics Center, 2011b Number of victims % of total victims % demographic in population Rate Total1,970100% 5.1 Race/Ethnicity a Hispanic %36.8%6.4 White %42.9%2.4 Black %5.9%23.4

Copyright © 2012 Carolina Academic Press year olds are most likely to be victims of homicide Source: Criminal Justice Statistics Center, 2011b Number of victims % of total victims % demographic in population Rate Total1,970100% 5.1 Age b Under %25.8% %17.3% %13.5% and over %43.4%3.1

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