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Crime in West Virginia, 1993

NCJ Number
155943
Date Published
1994
Length
203 pages
Annotation
This report presents statistical data regarding crimes in West Virginia during 1993.
Abstract
A total of 46,033 index crimes took place during the year, including 3,788 violent crimes and 42,245 nonviolent crimes. A total of 9,189 crimes were cleared, and 9,168 arrests took place. More than $38 million worth of property was stolen. One law enforcement officer was killed, and 294 were assaulted. An index crime took place every 11.4 minutes, a murder every 2.8 days, a robbery every 11.2 hours, a forcible rape every hour, and a aggravated assault every 3.5 hours. One nonviolent crime took place every 12.4 minutes, including a burglary every 48.2 minutes, a larceny every 18.5 minutes, and a motor vehicle theft every 3 hours. Figures, tables, and maps

Corporate Author
West Virginia Dept of Public Safety
Address

725 Jefferson Road, South Charleston, WV 25305, United States

Sale Source
National Institute of Justice/
Address

Box 6000, Dept F, Rockville, MD 20849, United States

West Virginia Dept of Public Safety
Address

725 Jefferson Road, South Charleston, WV 25305, United States

NCJRS Photocopy Services
Address

Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000, United States

Publication Type
Statistics
Language
English
Country
United States of America
Note
22nd Edition