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Uniform Crime Report (UCR)
Large database, compiled by the FBI, of crimes reported and arrests made each year throughout the United States.
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National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
a reporting system in which the police describe each offense in a crime incident, together with data describing the offender, victim, and property
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National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
An annual survey of selected American households conducted by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to determine the extent of criminal victimization-especially unreported victimization-in the United States
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National Assessment Program
seeks to determine the needs and problems of state and local criminal justice agencies.
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dark figure of crime
Crime that is not reported to the police and that remains unknown to officials.
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The UCR only reports ...
The most serious crime
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UCR only measures rape against women while NCVS measures rape against both sexes
True
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UCR measures reported crime while NCVS measures both reported and unreported crime