NCJ Number
36358
Date Published
1976
Length
54 pages
Annotation
THREE-PART STATISTICAL REPORT CONTAINING COMPARATIVE DATA, BY COUNTY, ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACTIVITIES FROM 1966 TO 1974, INCLUDING STATISTICS ON CRIME, ARRESTS, PROSECUTIONS, PERSONNEL, AND EXPENDITURES.
Abstract
THE FIRST SECTION PRESENTS TABULAR CRIME DATA FOR EACH OF THE NINE YEARS ON THE SEVEN MAJOR OFFENSES (WILLFUL HOMICIDE, FORCIBLE RAPE, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, BURGLARY, THEFT OVER $200, AND MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT) REPORTED THROUGH THE NATIONAL UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING SECTION SHOWS FIVE-YEAR PROJECTIONS FOR SELECTED LINE ITEMS, SUCH AS TOTAL JUVENILE ARRESTS, SUPERIOR COURT FILINGS, AND TOTAL ADULT FELONY ARRESTS. THE FINAL SECTION CONTAINS HISTOGRAMS DESIGNED TO SHOW THE RELATIVE VALUES OF COUNTIES FOR A SPECIFIC LINE ITEM. APPENDED IS A GLOSSARY OF GENERAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE TERMS.