NCJ Number
186886
Date Published
2000
Length
137 pages
Annotation
This report furnishes a statewide view of vital statistical information on the number of offenses and offenders, nature of crime problems, their magnitude, and the trends, assisting the State in management decisions and planning programs.
Abstract
Data is collected from the new Incident Based Reporting (IBR) System instituted in 1994. Contributing State agencies were given 5 years to convert their summary system therefore, the current data is not representative of the entire State. The IBR system requires that extensive data be reported for each crime occurring during a particular incident. Under the old summary system, only limited data concerning the most serious crime occurring during a particular incident was reported. Historically, the causes and origins of crime have been the subject of investigation by many disciplines. Crime data in Virginia restricts itself to population size to establish a crime rate. The report summarizes the history of the Virginia Uniform Crime Reporting Program, the new Incident Based Reporting System, crime factors and crime trends. The report presents data on group A offenses, law enforcement officers killed and assaulted, value of property loss, arrest data, full-time employee, and arrest by county and city.