NCJ Number
52607
Date Published
1977
Length
303 pages
Annotation
COMPUTER PRINTOUTS CONTAINING RAW DATA USED TO PREPARE IOWA'S 1976 UNIFORM CRIME REPORT ARE PRESENTED.
Abstract
THE TABLES SHOW CRIME STATISTICS FOR THE STATE, DISTRICTS, COUNTIES, AND CITIES. IN A SECTION ON GENERAL CRIME STATISTICS, NUMBERS OF OFFENSES AND CRIME RATES ARE PRESENTED FOR TOTAL CRIME, VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIME, AND SPECIFIC PART I OFFENSES (MURDER, RAPE, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, BURGLARY, LARCENY, AUTO THEFT). OTHER BREAKDOWNS INCLUDE OFFENSES, CRIME RATES, AND ARREST RATES BY POPULATION CATEGORY; PERCENTAGE OF CLEARANCES BY ARREST ATTRIBUTED TO JUVENILE OFFENDERS; VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN BY OFFENSE; TYPE AND VALUE OF PROPERTY STOLEN AND RECOVERED; AND CHARGES AND DISPOSITIONS FOR PART I OFFENSES AND PART II OFFENSES (SEX OFFENSES, CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OFFENSES, GAMBLING, FAMILY OFFENSES, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE, LIQUOR LAW OFFENSES, DRUNKENNESS, DISORDERLY CONDUCT, VAGRANCY, ETC.). THE SECTION ON GENERAL CRIME STATISTICS IS FOLLOWED BY SECTIONS ON ARRESTS FOR PART I CRIMES, ARRESTS FOR PART II CRIMES, AND JUVENILE ARRESTS. WITHIN THESE SECTIONS, TABLES SHOW MONTHLY TRENDS; OFFENSE NUMBERS AND RATES BY REPORTING AGENCY AND POPULATION CATEGORY; NUMBERS AND PERCENTAGES BY AGE, SEX, AND RACE OF OFFENDER; AND BREAKDOWNS BY POPULATION CATEGORY (CITY, SUBURBAN, RURAL); FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ARRESTS, DATA ON THE TYPE OF OFFENSE AND THE SUBSTANCE INVOLVED ARE INCLUDED. ONE TABLE SHOWS LAW ENFORCEMENT DISPOSITION OF JUVENILES BY POPULATION CATEGORIES. LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE DATA INCLUDE MANAGEMENT DATA (NUMBERS OF OFFICERS AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, NUMBER OF ARRESTS PER OFFICER, ETC.) BY POPULATION CATEGORY, AND NUMBER OF ASSAULTS ON OFFICERS BY POPULATION CATEGORY AND BY WEAPON USED. NO NARRATIVE INTERPRETATION ACCOMPANIES THE 69 TABLES. SEE NCJ 52607 FOR IOWA'S 1976 UNIFORM CRIME REPORT. (LKM)