Criminal offenses seem to be more frequently reported because of the 'sensationalism" of those types of offenses compared to the "ho-hum" civil-type offenses. "If it bleeds - it leads."
The newspaper that focuses on crimes is typically called a "crime blotter" or "police blotter." These sections in newspapers list recent crime incidents reported by law enforcement agencies in a specific area.
Property Crimes are most likely to be reported
1/3 is reported to the police.
Impossible to answer since (a) not all crimes are reported and (b) not all reported crime statistics are publicly available !
25%
Unknown, since all crimes are not reported. Check the FBI Uniform Crime Report for those that were reported.
If the crimes went un-reported how could there possibly be any statistics kept on this?
Yes, that is how the majority of crimes are reported. Either by the individuals against whom the crimes were committed, or un-involved witnesses.
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please stop committing crimes.
Dark Figure of crime- Crime that is not reported to the police and that remains unknown to officials.
Dark Figure of crime- Crime that is not reported to the police and that remains unknown to officials.