What is the nature of crime in [your state]?

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You have been asked to write a report on crime in your state (your choice, but the document I uploaded is on the Commonwealth of VA). Your audience is a community organization such as the Chamber of Commerce, Association of Mayors, School Board, or a similar group. It is NOT a professional organization of criminal justice professionals. This group is interested not only in crime trends across time, but also in potential explanations for the types of crimes in the state (of VA), the distribution of crime across the state, such as by regions, urban v. suburban v. rural, and across groups of people. Helpful Website: Justice Research & Statistics Association http://www.jrsa.org/ you will need to access state-specific websites to find information. Issues to be answered in the paper must include: * What is the nature of crime in [your state]? * What are the crime trends in your state? How do these trends compare with national trends? o Describe the time frame (e.g. 30 years) of the crime trends, noting the peaks, valleys, plateaus of the crime trends by year. o Have certain crimes followed different trends? Describe. o If there are differences between your state & national figures, what might explain these differences? (Draw on material from the course – theories – to offer explanations for the crime trends.) o If the crime trends in your state are similar to national figures, what might explain the consistency across jurisdictions? (Draw on material for the course – theories – to offer explanations for the crime trends.) * Are there regions or cities in your state that are unusual for the state`s overall crime rates? o Describe regional or geographic differences. * What might account for these differences? * What are real solutions to some of the crime problems in [your state]? Your report: Your report must be understandable and readable by a number of audiences. Your interpretations and recommendations must be based on real information, real theories, and realistic proposals. You will use graphs, tables, and narratives. Structure: * 1 inch margins, 12 point Times Roman font * Your report must follow APA format * 6-7 pages of text of report * Sources` page – must correctly cite all sources of information, including graphs, tables, data, websites, etc.
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STATE CRIMINOLOGY REPORT Name: Grade Course: Tutor`s Name: (12, November, 2010) State Criminology Report In the Commonwealth Virginia, there was a decline in the crime rate by 19 percent from 1999 to 2008. This trend was almost similar to the national crime in USA where the decline was by 13 percent. Just like in Virginia the national crime rates has been experiencing a consistent decline (Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS), 2009). This is at a slightly higher rate compared to the national crime rate of 13 percent. This paper will analyze the trend in crime rate in Virginia in the span of ten years that occurred between 1999 and 2008. In addition the paper will analyze the nature of the crimes and highlights on the events which might have contributed to the decrease. This analysis will satisfy the need to have accurate data on crime as a base from which to develop strategies to fight crime. With this knowledge, the community can know how and where to assist in prevention and deterrence of criminal activities through social activities that are instigated by the community. The breakdown in Crime Rates A comparison by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) on the crime rates between Virginia and other states between 1999 and 2008 ranked Virginia at position 41 and 39 out of the 50 states for violent crime rate and property crime rate respectively. The state rated No. 1 was the state with the highest crime rate and no. 50 as one with the least crime rate. There was a 5.1 percent decline in Virginia, as compared to 3 percent nationwide from 2007 to 2008 alone. The violent crimes include murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. There was a decline in the crime rate by offense in the ten years between 1999 and 2008, in addition, the murder rate declined by 13 percent, forcible rape by 2.6 percent and aggravated assault rate by 22.9 percent. However there was an increase in the rate of robbery which increased by 1.3 percent. This robbery crime rate was however curbed in 2008 and there was a decline in robberies by 3.4 percent between 2007 and 2008. The report identified that there was a 15 percent property index crime rate from 1999 to 2008. The State normally has two sources of data, the FBI and DCJS. The FBI data indicated that there was a 6 percent decrease in the drug arrest rate in Virginia as compared to the nation`s 4 percent. The DCJS data however indicated an increase of 3 percent. Hampton Road and Central had the highest drug arrest rates in 1999. There was a decline in both regions but the West Central Region had a higher rate of drug arrests than Central. However Hampton road still had the highest drug arrest rate within the state. There was an increase in the drugs arrest rate in Western Central and Southwest regions. This corresponds with an increase in crime rates in these two regions; this shows that there is a positive correlation between drugs and crime. In 2009...

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