NCJ Number
86893
Date Published
1979
Length
196 pages
Annotation
A total of 549,663 crime Index offenses were reported in 1978, an increase of .4 percent compared to 1977. Violent crimes accounted for 9.8 percent of the total.
Abstract
Crime against property totaled 495,863, or 90.2 percent of the total crime Index. The report explains the Illinois Uniform Crime Reporting (I-UCR) program, and presents crime trends for crimes against persons and crimes against property. It compares the crime Index for 1978 and 1977. Crime data for Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas; offense and clearance data; and law enforcement agency information pertaining to officers killed, assaulted, and employed are given. A glossary, the I-UCR offense codes, tables, graphs, and maps are included.