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Assignment:
Post your UCR vs. NCVS findings here and discuss them. Discuss any interesting findings from what you did for the UCR vs. NCVS activity. You should reply to at least one person in your group. (This means you should post at least twice.)
For this discussion assignment, choose one of the following:
1. Summarize the UCR violent crime rate trends between 1986 and 2019 (or whatever years are available) in your chosen state. What do they reveal about general trends in violent crime? What do they say about the trends for specific violent crimes? Go to:
Use the link above to choose the state you want to study. Before reviewing your results, make sure to change the year range to 1986-2019.
Also, in your summary, please include the graph of the violent crime and the state trend you choose.
2. Visit the Bureau of Justice Statistics' NCVS Victimization Analysis Tool (Links to an external site.) and select 'custom table.' Select all years (1993 to the most recent dataset; or whatever years are available). Next, click on either "Personal Victimization" or "Household Victimization" and the specific type of victimization of interest to you. For the "First Variable," select any variable EXCEPT region. For the "Second Variable," use region. Generate results. Take your results and describe how your region of the nation differs in terms of the variables you selected from the other three regions. What surprised you the most about your study? Make sure to include a graph or table.
3. Summarize the UCR property crime rate trends between 1986 and 2019 (or whatever years are available) for a state of your choosing. What do they reveal about general trends in property crime rates? What do they say about the trends for specific property crime rates?
Also, in your summary, please include the graph of the property crime and state trend you choose!
Go to:
Use the link above to choose the state you want to study. Make sure to change the year range to 1986-2019 before reviewing your results.