Crime Data Comparison Paper

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Crime Data Comparison Paper

Resource:  Films on Demand

·         “Crime and Punishment”

·         “Experiment Research and Design”

·         “Selecting a Sample”

Resource:  Types of Crime videos in CJ Criminology

·         “Introduction to Crimes Kiosk”

·         “Defining and Measuring Crime”

Resource:  Criminology in the 21st Century

·         How Crimes are Measured  

Utilize FBI Uniform Crime Report data and select one offense, such as burglary, in two metropolitan areas.   

Choose metropolitan areas with different data.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper comparing the occurrence of the offense in the selected areas. Identify the number of occurrences reported to the police for each area, and address the following questions:

·         Which area had more reported incidents?

·         What were the rates of the crime for each area?

·         Did the rates change over time in either area?

·         What factors might explain the differences in the rates?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.