A comparison of aggravated assault rate trends in rural, suburban, and urban areas using the UCR and NCS/NCVS, 1988–2005

Between the 1980s and 2000s, the USA experienced wide swings in violence rates. These swings were not experienced equally across urban, suburban, and rural areas. We employed UCR and NCS/NCVS data to compare aggravated assaults rates in rural, suburban, and urban areas between 1988 and 2005. As expe...

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Authors: Kaylen, Maria (Author) ; Pridemore, William Alex (Author) ; Roche, Sean Patrick (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [2019]
In: Crime prevention and community safety
Year: 2019, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 181-199
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Rural
Suburban
NCVS/UCR convergence
Violence measurement
Crime trends
Suburban crime trends
Rural crime trends