NCJ Number
177709
Date Published
1998
Length
77 pages
Annotation
This annual report presents data on crime and arrests reported by law enforcement agencies through the Nebraska Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program during 1997.
Abstract
Under the UCR program, the extent, fluctuation, and distribution of crime in Nebraska is measured by the crime index. The crime index is composed of the following Part I offenses: murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson. The violent crimes of murder, manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and felony assault accounted for 10.3 percent of the total. The property crimes of burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, and arson accounted for 89.7 percent of the total. Larceny-theft was the most frequently reported crime, accounting for 67.5 percent of the total index offenses reported. In 1997, the crime rate per 1,000 population was 42.4, based on an estimated population of 1,657,000. The violent crime rate was 4.4, while the property crime rate was 38.1. About 18,500 index offenses were cleared during 1997, for a clearance rate of 26.3 percent. Murder and manslaughter had the highest clearance rate of 90 percent, violent crimes had a clearance rate of 59.8 percent, and property crimes had a clearance rate of 22.5 percent. During 1997, about 14,300 persons were arrested for index offenses, and juvenile arrests accounted for 45 percent of these arrests. Of an overall total of nearly 10,000 arrests in 1997, persons under the age of 18 years accounted for 20.9 percent. Detailed data are tabulated on index offenses, arrests, law enforcement officers assaulted, and law enforcement employees. 33 tables and 14 figures