actual victimizations known to police arrests convictions
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Murder – between 8,500 to 9,000Rape – 30,000 to 35,000Robbery – 40,000 to 45,000Aggravated Assault – 100,000 to
105,000Burglary – 95,000 to 100,000Larceny – 125,000 to 130,000Drugs – 370,000 to 380,000Total – roughly 1.1 million
Prison – 40% Jail – 30%Probation – 30%Mean Prison Sentence – approx. 60
monthsMean Jail Sentence – approx. 6
monthsMean Probation Sentence – approx.
40 months
Murder – between 10,000 and 11,000Rape – 16,000 to 17,000Robbery – 90,000 to 100,000Aggravated Assault – 350,000 to
370,000Burglary – 250,000 to 260,000Larceny – 1.2 to 1.3 millionAuto Theft – 60,000 to 65,000Drugs – 1.5 to 1.6 millionTotal Index Arrests – roughly 2.2
million
Violent crimes – roughly 500,000Property crimes – 1.6 millionTotal index crimes – 2.0 to 2.1
million
Year Total Rate Murder
Rape Robbery
1980 13.4M 5,950 23,040 82,990 565,840
1990 14.5 M 5,820 23,440 102,560
639,270
2000 11.6 M 4,124 15,586 90,186 407,842
2010 10.33 M
3,346 14,748 84,767 367,832
2013 9.80M 3,099 14,196 79,770 345,031
Reported crime rates are a function of a variety of factors:
l. Department size 2. Citizen trust in the police3. Education level of the officers4. Confidence of the victim in the justice system5. Education level of the victim6. Social class of the victim7. Race of the victim8. If the victim had insurance9. Overall fiscal resources of the victim10. Relationship of the victim to the offender11. Victim’s concern over unwanted
publicity/embarrassment12. Fear of reprisal from the offender if report
13. Unwilling to deal with the trauma of reporting14. Aware you have been victimized15. Victims sometimes don’t know where or how
to report16. Ethnic and social mores17. Social class and status of the offender18. Cumulative factor19. Social significance, context, and relevance of
the crime21. Department communication equipment22. Fiscal resources of the police department23. Mobility of the police officers24. Visibility of the crime25. Department policies
Year Total Property
Violence
2000 25.9 M 19.3 M 6.6 M
2005 23.4 M 18.0 M 5.2 M
2010 20.3 M 15.4 M 4.9 M
2013 23.2 M 16.8 M 6.1 M
Assault (aggravated) – 64% Assault (simple) – 39% Auto Theft – 75% Household Burglary – 57% Larceny/Theft – 26% Rape – 35% Robbery – 68%
***************************************** Overall Violent Crime – 46% Overall Property Crime – 36%
Honduras – 58 Korea – 2.2Venezuela – 48 Canada - 1.9Brazil – 26 France - 1.6Russia – 16.5 England - 1.4Mongolia – 12.8 Australia - 1.3Mexico – 10 New Zealand – 1.2Thailand - 8.5 Japan – 1.1U.S. - 5.6 Germany .98Philippines - 4.3 Austria .81Turkey – 3.8 Norway .78Finland – 2.8 Hong Kong - .63Sweden 2.4 Singapore - .49Malaysia - 2.4 Morocco - .47
International average is 7.6/100,000. Western world tends to
run below 2.0. Not counting nations involved in armed conflicts, there are roughly 500,000 homicides a year
in the world at present.
Gun accessibility Alcohol accessibility Externally based bio-chemical imbalances Internally based bio-chemical imbalances Psychological abnormalities Overexposure to violence Endless poverty Lack legitimate means of responding to
conflict Gang wars Social disorganization Co-habitation Instinctual violence Turning points/tipping points
1. Men fear being the victims of different types of crime than do women.
2. Men and women engage in different types of risk avoidance in response to their fears.
3. Men are less fearful of becoming a victim, and consequently make fewer adjustments.