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The uniform crime report is compiled by the FBI to allow people to compare crime rate between cities and over time. For example, crime rates from New York City can be compared to the crime rates in a small town.

The strengths:

  • The final data is independent of population and is readily available to everybody.
  • The data is taken from all police stations in the United States.
  • The UCR differentiates between violent and property crime, so larceny is not on the same level as rape.

The weaknesses:

  • The UCR only counts the crimes that are reported to the police, and is not the most detailed picture of crime possible in some areas. Some crimes are not reported when the victim either feels it's unimportant or is embarrassed to talk about it, and so that crime is not a part of the crime rate.
  • Only counts 8 specific crimes. (There are 4 violent index crimes and 4 property index crimes.)
  • The UCR is not very detailed. It reflects crimes in each category, but not other circumstances affecting the incident.
  • The UCR is prone to small errors, For example, if a crime is labeled wrong it is discounted.
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