Is the extent of the crime problem in this country accurately assessed by the statistical data available through the UCR/NIBRS and the NCVS?
2007-08-20 14:03:00 · 6 answers · asked by Wonderman 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Some crimes are not reported from fear of revenge.
The hardest are white collar crimes.
Also laws are changed to protect the elite which take advantage of US citizens.
Most Peace Officers are extremely helpful.
2007-08-20 18:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by American Dissenter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, for a simple reason. Its very difficult to get accurate information, and you can use statistics to say what you want to. For example, the amount of people arrested for a crime, is WAY below the amount of people convicted of a crime, because most people plead out and get a reduced crime put on their record instead. Also, it doesn't address the crimes that are committed that are never reported, aka gang violence, rape where the victim is scared or ashamed, murder where the body is never found. On the other hand, its easy to understand why the crime rate went up, more people in the world = more crime by default really.
2007-08-20 14:18:40 · answer #2 · answered by scorch_22 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Statistics never tell the whole story, but, if methodology is consistent, the trends they reveal often mean something - though not always what you think.
For instance, crime started dropping about 15 years after Roe v Wade...
2007-08-20 14:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by B.Kevorkian 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
seeing as so many crimes go unreported and data comes from what is reported, the answer would be an emphatic NO!
2007-08-20 14:12:34 · answer #4 · answered by fishshogun 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say the 'stats' are understated
2007-08-20 14:14:03 · answer #5 · answered by Ferret 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19028258/
2007-08-20 14:11:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋