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Geography of Arrests for Violent Crime

NCJ Number
153485
Date Published
1994
Length
4 pages
Annotation
A comparison of Illinois arrest statistics from 1985 and 1991 revealed that the locations of where violent crimes occur is changing in the State.
Abstract
The analysis focused on murder, criminal sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault. The analysis revealed that although the majority of arrests for violent crime occurred in Chicago, suburban Cook County, and give surrounding counties, proportionately fewer arrests were made in those areas in 1991 than in 1985. Violence index offense arrests increased 72 percent in urban counties and 38 percent Statewide between 1985 and 1991. Arrests for rape declined in Chicago; arrests for murder and robbery declined in rural counties; and arrests for all types of violent index offenses increased in suburban Cook County, other counties surrounding Chicago, and urban counties. Because aggravated assault is the single largest component of violent crime, the growth pattern for violent crime overall is similar to that for aggravated assault. Figures

Grant Number(s)
91-DB-CX-0017
Sponsoring Agency
Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA)
Address

999 N. Capitol St. NE, Washington, DC 20531, United States

Corporate Author
Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Address

300 West Adams Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

Sale Source
National Institute of Justice/
Address

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

NCJRS Photocopy Services
Address

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

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Address

300 West Adams Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

Publication Type
Survey
Language
English
Country
United States of America
Note
Executive Briefing on Trends and Issues in Criminal Justice: On Good Authority