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Crime clearly affects a community’s safety and sense of security, and it is also believed to have major impacts on neighborhood stability, urban economic development, education, social integration, and the perceived quality of life. Today, crime and disorder are often viewed as a cause, as well as an effect, of the decline of many inner city neighborhoods.
In the graph below, household crimes include burglary, residential larceny, and motor vehicle theft; personal theft includes theft and personal larceny with contact; and violent crimes include murder and non-negligent homicide, rape, robbery, and assault. Estimates of major crimes other than homicides are provided annually through the National Crime Victimization Survey. This survey is conducted by the Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice. Estimates of homicides are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and published in its Uniform Crime Reports. These estimates are based on a national tabulation of murders and non-negligent homicides known to the police. These two inventories do not capture all crime (e.g., many types of fraud) and are believed to present an incomplete counting of other crimes, such as domestic violence. Nevertheless, they are the best figures currently available and they are generally considered to be more accurate than those of other nations.
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http://www.sdi.gov/indicators/lc_crime.htm Last Modified: May 13, 2002 |