NCJ Number
83864
Date Published
Unknown
Length
234 pages
Annotation
This annual Uniform Crime Report (UCR) portrays the nature, volume, and extent of crime in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania during 1981.
Abstract
A total of 922,088 actual crimes were reported into the UCR Program by Pennsylvania law enforcement officials. This represents a rate of 7,770.4 crimes crimes per 100,000 estimated population, a decrease of .5 percent from 1980. In 1981, 436,527 Crime Index offenses were reported and confirmed by Pennsylvania police after investigation. The 1981 Crime Index rate was 3,678,6. In addition, 485,523 Part II offenses were reported with a rate of 4,091.5 per 100,000 population. The percent of all offenses cleared was 43.2. Tables and figures are supplied. (Author summary modified)