RT Article
T1 Reported Crime Frequencies: A Statistical Comparison of State Crime Reports and the UCR
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 48
IS 1
SP 151
OP 175
A1 Comer, Benjamin P.
A1 Jorgensen, Cody
A1 Carter, David
A2 Jorgensen, Cody
A2 Carter, David
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1883306787
AB Prior research suggests there are inconsistencies between the UCR and other National-level crime data sources. Less research has tested whether similar inconsistencies exist between UCR and State annual crime reports. The current study compared 48 U.S. State’s Part I offense counts to the FBI’s UCR’s Part I offense counts for the years 2000-2018. Paired samples t-tests revealed significant differences for specific Part I offense counts as reported by individual States and the UCR. Percentage differences further indicated that the magnitudes of differences were substantively meaningful. Pairwise correlations indicated strong linear associations and convergence between State and UCR Part I offenses Nationally, but convergence diminished when assessing individual States. Frequency and percentage differences were treated as dependent variables in multivariate models. Results from OLS regressions suggest certain State-level factors significantly predict the observed differences between State and UCR reported Part I offenses. These results reveal that inconsistencies exist between two official data sources which have the same origin.
K1 Crime
K1 Crime reports
K1 Data
K1 UCR
DO 10.1007/s12103-021-09623-y