NCJ Number
96147
Date Published
1984
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This discussion of methodology for aggregating 1966-76 Uniform Crime Reports by Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSA's) contains tape and file descriptions as well as descriptions of original records; information on the calculation of offense-based, clearance-based, and charge-based rates; supplementary notes; and an SMSA master list.
Abstract
The study itself consisted of an aggregation of all relevant law enforcement reporting agencies into SMSA's and corresponding approximate aggregations of crime rates and dispositions. Each case in the file is part of a SMSA, with data including annual statistics of eight Index crimes (murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft). The file contains approximately 291 SMSA's and 2,609 cases.