NCJ Number
37601
Date Published
1974
Length
172 pages
Annotation
SECOND OF A FOUR-VOLUME 1973 CRIME REDUCTION PLAN DESIGNED TO RESPOND TO THE IMPACT CITIES MANDATE TO DEVELOP A SPECIFIC CRIME ANALYSIS CAPABILITY AT THE CITY LEVEL TO REDUCE CERTAIN CRIMES BY 5 PERCENT IN 2 YEARS.
Abstract
THIS VOLUME IS COMPRISED OF A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF FOUR SPECIFIC CRIMES: BURGLARY, ROBBERY, RAPE, AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. THE KEY ELEMENTS OF EACH CRIME ARE PORTRAYED WITH A SEPARATE SECTION BEING DEVOTED TO EACH. A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE NATIONAL PICTURE RELATED TO EACH CRIME IS FOLLOWED BY A DESCRIPTION OF THE CRIME IN THE DENVER URBAN ENVIRONMENT. FOR EACH CRIME, GEOGRAPHICAL CONCENTRATIONS OF REPORTED OFFENSES WERE IDENTIFIED AND THE CENSUS TRACTS WITHIN THAT AREA WERE ANALYZED BY CENSUS BUREAU DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AS A MEANS OF PROVIDING DEFINITIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MAJOR SETTINGS OF THESE CRIMES. FINALLY, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DESCRIBE BOTH THE TYPES OF VICTIMS AND THE TYPES OF OFFENDERS ASSOCIATED WITH STRANGER-TO-STRANGER CRIME. FOR THE OTHER VOLUMES IN THIS PLAN, SEE NCJ-36107-109. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)