NCJ Number
50582
Date Published
1978
Length
42 pages
Annotation
THE INCIDENCE OF PERSONAL, PROPERTY, AND STREET CRIMES BOTH AGAINST AND BY THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA, WAS ANALYZED FOR THE PERIOD OF 1974 TO 1977.
Abstract
A CORRELATION OF THE DATA ACCUMULATED OVER THE 4-YEAR PERIOD ACCOMPANIES A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF CRIME PERPETRATED AGAINST AND BY THE ELDERLY BY CATEGORY (I.E., HOMICIDE, RAPE, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, SIMPLE ASSAULT, RESIDENTIAL BREAKING AND ENTERING, AUTO BREAKING AND ENTERING, AND LARCENY). TABULAR DATA DESCRIBE VICTIMIZATION AND SUSPECT INFORMATION. NUMERICAL TABLES PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF TOTAL CRIME OCCURRENCE BY TYPE AND THE PERCENTAGE OF REPRESENTATION OF VICTIMS 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, FOLLOWED BY DISCUSSION OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CRIME AND THE PATTERNS OF CHANGE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. A VICTIM/SUSPECT TYPOLOGY IS INCLUDED TO DEPICT THE SEX/RACE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OFFENDERS AND ELDERLY VICTIMS BY CRIME TYPE. CRIME STATISTICS BY MONTH OF OCCURRENCE ARE PROVIDED TO NOTE ANY SEASONAL VARIATIONS. A STATISTICS OVERVIEW IS ALSO PROVIDED REGARDING ELDERLY SUSPECTS BY CRIME TYPE, AND A VICTIM/SUSPECT TYPOLOGY BY CRIME TYPE IS PRESENTED FOR ELDERLY SUSPECTS OF CRIME, ALONG WITH A DISCUSSION OF TRENDS IN ELDERLY PARTICIPATION IN SHOPLIFTING, ASSAULTS, AND OTHER CRIMES. CRIME FIGURES BY THE MONTH ARE ALSO PROVIDED FOR ELDERLY SUSPECTS. A SECTION HIGHLIGHTING THE STATISTICS FOR 1977 IS INCLUDED, WITH ATTENTION TO BOTH ELDERLY VICTIMS AND ELDERLY SUSPECTS BY CRIME TYPE AND MONTH OF OCCURRENCE. (KBL)