OREGON - RESIDENTIAL VICTIMIZATION IN MILWAUKIE, 1977

• NCJ Number: 58173
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 109 pages
• Grant Number(s): 78-A-253.1; 79-A-253.1
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Oregon Law Enforcement Council
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS VICITIMIZATION SURVEY OF 646 HOUSEHOLDS USES MILWAUKIE, ORE., AS A CONTROL COMMUNITY FOR EVALUATING A CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM IN GRESHAM, ORE. DATA PROVIDES INFORMATION ON UNREPORTED CRIMES.

Abstract

THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, CENTRAL POINT, AND GRESHAM ARE TO PARTICIPATE IN A MULTNOMAH COUNTY CRIME PREVENTION PROJECT. SINCE MILWAUKIE IS SIMILAR TO GRESHAM AND HAS NO CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM, THE OREGON LAW ENFORCEMENT COUNCIL CHOSE IT TO SERVE AS A CONTROL COMMUNITY FOR GRESHAM TO BE ADDED TO THE PREPROGRAM BASELINE AND FOLLOWUP STUDY. CRIME PROGRAMS CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO DECREASE CRIME BUT ALSO TO INCREASE REPORTING RATE. THEREFORE, VICTIMIZATION STUDIES ARE MADE TO ISOLATE THE ACTUAL CRIME RATE BEFORE AND AFTER THE PROGRAM. THE MILWAUKIE VICTIMIZATION STUDY VERIFIES THAT MILWAUKIE IS A GOOD CONTROL COMMUNITY FOR THE GRESHAM STUDY AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT CRIME AND REPORTING RATES. A RANDOM SAMPLE OF 1,000 MILWAUKIE RESIDENTS WAS SELECTED USING DRIVERS LICENSE FILES USING CARE TO SELECT ACTUAL MILWAUKIE RESIDENTS AND NOT TO DUPLICATE HOUSEHOLDS. THE MAIL SURVEY ELICITED 646 USEFUL RESPONSES WHICH, ALTHOUGH NOT ENOUGH TO PROVIDE STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL CRIME IS ENOUGH TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL CONCLUSIONS. THE SAMPLE PROJECTED TO THE ENTIRE POPULATION SHOWS CRIME RATES RANGING FROM 40 PERCENT TO 2600 PERCENT OF THOSE REPORTED TO THE OREGON UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING SYSTEM. PROPERTY CRIME VICTIMIZATION WAS FOUND TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY CORRELATED WITH BEING MALE, YOUNG, NONWHITE, AND HAVING A HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE EDUCATION. THE CONCLUSIONS COVER INCIDENCE AND RATES OF VICITIMIZATION, PERCEPTION OF CRIME AND RELATED ISSUES, AND INDIVIDUAL CRIME PREVENTION KNOWLEDGE AND ACTIVITIES. TABLES AND GRAPHS PRESENT THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED, AND APPENDIXES COVER (1) THE METHODOLOGY AND SAMPLE, (2) THE QUESTIONNAIRE AND CORRESPONDENCE, AND (3) A COMPARISON OF GRESHAM, MILWAUKIE, AND NATIONAL RATES OF VICTIMIZATION. (TWB)