Reporting crime - Bangor Daily News

Reporting crime
Bangor Daily News
The Uniform Crime Reporting statistics show that the Washington County Sheriff's Office resolved 66 percent of crimes in 2010, and the Penobscot County Sheriff's Office resolved only 9 percent. That's a jaw-dropping statistic until you look closer.

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Case studies show pattern of downgraded violent crimes - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel


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Case studies show pattern of downgraded violent crimes
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
By Ben Poston of the Journal Sentinel These incident reports obtained from the Milwaukee Police Department are examples of aggravated assaults that were misreported to the state and FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program as "simple assaults," which are ...
MPD Chief Ed Flynn addresses crime numbers after newspaper report FOX6Now.com Milwaukee

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VSU Says No To Concealed Guns On Campus - WCTV

VSU Says No To Concealed Guns On Campus
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According to the DOJ, National Institute of Justice /Bureau of Justice Statistics and the FBI Uniform Crime Report, there are fewer violent crimes and fewer gun accidents where law abiding citizens bear arms. That includes college campuses. by VSU ...

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Analysis has Washington County leading the crime-solving pack in 2010 - Bangor Daily News

Analysis has Washington County leading the crime-solving pack in 2010
Bangor Daily News
The state's 2010 analysis of annual Uniform Crime Reporting statistics shows 52.2 percent of the 740 crimes committed in Washington County were resolved in 2010. That compares with 24.2 percent of 4797 crimes in Penobscot County, 36.8 percent of 1118 ...

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Experts: Elyria's spike in crime not a trend - Chronicle-Telegram

Experts: Elyria's spike in crime not a trend
Chronicle-Telegram
According to data from the Elyria Police Department, there were 132 more reported serious offenses in 2011 than in 2010. Preliminary figures from the FBI's Uniform Crime Report nationally show a decrease in both violent crime (murder, forcible rape, ...

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New crime reports more accurate, officials say - Bellingham Herald

New crime reports more accurate, officials say
Bellingham Herald
For years, crime statistics have been collected and reported the same way. So-called “Part 1 crimes” – murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, arson, burglary, larceny and car theft – have appeared in annual state and national Uniform Crime Reports.

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After Patterson Park 'melee,' resident pushes for documentation - Baltimore Sun (blog)

After Patterson Park 'melee,' resident pushes for documentation
Baltimore Sun (blog)
Police say that the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) guidelines require a victim to make the complaint, and in lieu of a victim, the incident is already documented within the department's Computer Aided Dispatch records and radio transmissions.

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Crime report shows a decrease in local crime - Jackson County Floridan


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Crime report shows a decrease in local crime
Jackson County Floridan
According to the just released 2011 Annual Uniform Crime Report both Jackson County and state overall were showing decreases in criminal activity based on information provided by local authorities. The 2011 Uniform Crime Report showed a 13.3 percent ...
Fla. crime rate down, Leon County rate up Tallahassee.com
Report shows crime rate hike in county Pine Island Eagle
FDLE Announces Lowest Crime Rate in 41 Years WCTV
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Crime Report - Patch.com

Crime Report
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By Carolyn Semedo The following information was provided to www.crimereports.com by the Alexandria Police Department. Additional details about the most recent crimes were not available at publication time. May 20 — A theft was reported in the 1600 ...

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Assembly Advances Marijuana Decriminalization Bill [Poll] - Patch.com

Assembly Advances Marijuana Decriminalization Bill [Poll]
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According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's annual Uniform Crime Report, marijuana arrests now comprise more than one-half (approximately 52 percent) of all drug arrests reported in the United States, with more than 800000 people arrested for ...

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