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1 .
Rapes are significantly more likely than motor vehicle thefts to be reported to the police.
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2 .
Robbery is a crime against property; burglary is a personal crime.
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3 .
Violent crimes are generally more serious than property offenses.
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4 .
Uniform Crime Reports
statistics contain detailed descriptions of the personal lives of crime victims.
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5 .
The new "UCR" is also called the
Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics
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6 .
Although women are far less frequently victimized by crime compared to men, they are more likely to be injured by crime.
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7 .
White-collar crimes such as embezzlement, fraud, and insider trading are all Part I offenses.
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8 .
Clearance rates refer to the proportion of crimes reported to the police.
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9 .
One complaint about the
Uniform Crime Reports
is that it employs a hierarchical counting system, counting only the most serious incidents in a series of events.
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10 .
Recently, drug offenses were added to the UCR's Crime Index.
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