PLACE OF MASSACHUSETTS IN NATIONAL CRIME RATE STATISTICS FOR 1972

• NCJ Number: 13309
• Author(s): N N COCHRANE
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: Massachusetts Dept of Correction
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TABLES SHOWING EACH STATE AND REGION RANK-ORDERED BY ITS CRIME RATES FOR EACH OFFENSE AS PUBLISHED IN THE UNIFORM CRIME REPORTS, ACCOMPANIED BY A NARRATIVE DISCUSSION.

Abstract

BOTH MASSACHUSETTS AND NEW ENGLAND COMPARE FAVORABLY WITH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY IN REGARD TO RATES OF MURDER, RAPE, AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AND LESS FAVORABLY IN REGARD TO RATES OF ROBBERY, BURGLARY, LARCENY, AND AUTO THEFT.