group3 crime in the u.s
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Creative Research Practice Assignment 2
Perceived vs. Actual Crime Rates
WEE, Jieun BAE, Byoungyoon LEE, Jueun KOH, Kyle
Data Selection Why Crime Data ?
- Americans still perceive crime
as on the rise
2/3 say crime increasing in U.S.
as of 2010.
Perceived Crime (more or less crime than the previous year?)
* Source: Gallup. http://www.gallup.com/poll/144827/americans-perceive-crime-rise.aspx
Data Selection Why Crime Data ? (cont’d)
- Americans still perceive crime
as on the rise
Americans are much less
concerned about the crime
problem in their local area, as
13% say the crime problem is
extremely or very serious
where they live.
Perceived Crime (those who described crime as extremely/very serious)
* Source: Gallup. http://www.gallup.com/poll/144827/americans-perceive-crime-rise.aspx
Data Selection Why Crime Data ? (cont’d)
- Decreasing since the early 90s.
Constant increase until the early
90s, and ever since, constant
decrease in total violent crime
rate per 100,000 population.
Actual Violent Crime (per 100,000 population)
* Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Data Selection Why Crime Data ? (cont’d)
Actual Property Crime (per 100,000 population)
* Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
- Decreasing since the early 90s.
Constant increase until the 1980,
and constant decrease in total
property crime rate per 100,000
population since the early 90s.
Sudden decrease in the mid 80s.
Questioning Why the Discrepancy ?
A Possible Explanation for the Decrease in Actual Crime Rate
* Source: Galluo. http://www.gallup.com/poll/1669/General-Mood-Country.aspx
- Many other somewhat
“seemingly” reasonable
explanations
Ex)“CSI Effect”
Heavy TV-crime viewers
estimated two and a half times
more real-world deaths due to
murder than non-viewers.
People’s perceptions also were
distorted in regards to a
number of other serious
crimes. Heavy TV-crime
viewers consistently
overestimated the frequency
of crime in the real world.
During the 1980s and 1990s, RICO laws were used to convict numerous
high-level mobsters. By the start of the 21st century, the American Mafia
was a shadow of its former self. (RICO: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations)
Americans' perceptions of crime may also be influenced by their general
assessments of how things are going in the country. Americans generally
believe the crime situation to be better when their satisfaction with
national conditions is high, as in the late 1990s, when the economy was
strong, and in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks, when patriotism and
support for political leaders surged.
A Possible Explanation for the Increase in Perceived Crime Rate
Questioning Why less concerned about the crime problem in their local area ?
- To get some insights for this
question, looking into the crime
data of the States over time
seems necessary.
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