NCJ Number
81905
Date Published
Unknown
Length
363 pages
Annotation
Police statistics on reported crime in the West German State of North Rhine Westphalia for 1980 cite a total of 1,074,710 known crime incidents, representing a 7 percent rise in crime over the previous year.
Abstract
Increases were registered in the categories of violent crimes (14.3 percent), firearms use (15.4 percent), theft offenses (5.8 percent), and drug-related offenses (25.3 percent). Crimes evidencing small decreases were murder and sexual child abuse, while real estate and construction fraud decreased by 47 percent and credit fraud by 23 percent. Police solved 40.5 percent of the total crime incidents and 77 percent of the violent crimes. The total number of suspects taken in custody was 345,843, of which 51.9 percent were under age 25. Youthful offenders and juveniles under 21 were responsible for 54.8 percent of the robberies, 51.4 percent of the theft offenses, 59.6 percent of the property damage offenses, and 41.8 of the drug-related offenses. Extensive data analyses, including annual and geographic comparisons, are depicted in tabular and graphic form on general crime trends, offender characteristics, and violent crimes. Statistics are also given on crimes against national security, customs apprehended drug offenses, suicides, and missing persons. Textual inserts highlight three current topics of interest: the spread of illegal gambling, police use of photography in crime detection, and fraudulent schemes connected with the international commodities market. The bulk of the volume is composed of tables. Photographs and maps are also included.