City Crime Rankings 2015 Revised Edition Contributor(s): Morgan (Editor), Morgan, Scott (Editor), Santos, Rachel Boba (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1483385078 ISBN-13: 9781483385075 Publisher: CQ Press OUR PRICE: $118.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Reference | Yearbooks & Annuals - Social Science | Criminology - Political Science |
Dewey: 364.042 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 8.4" W x 10.9" (2.11 lbs) 408 pages |
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Publisher Description: Using the latest FBI crime statistics, City Crime Rankings 2015 provides easy-to-understand crime comparisons for cities and metropolitan areas throughout the United States. Numbers, rates, and trends for total crime, violent crime, murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, property crime, burglary, larceny-theft, and motor vehicle theft are presented in both alphabetical and rank order for all metro areas and cities of 75,000 or more. Numbers and rates of police in cities are also included. A revised introduction gives a summary of and notes about the data, as well as the methodology behind the overall rankings allowing researchers to cite statistics with context. City Crime Rankings offers thorough and accurate statistics for more than 380 metropolitan areas and nearly 450 cities, featuring:
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Contributor Bio(s): Morgan, Kathleen O'Leary: - Kathleen O'Leary Morgan holds a master's degree in public administration and has served in a number of media and legislative liaison positions with the U.S. Department of Transportation, where she was also deputy director of congressional affairs.Morgan, Scott: - Scott Morgan is an attorney who served as chief counsel to Senator Bob Dole's 1988 presidential campaign.Santos, Rachel Boba: - Rachel Boba Santos is a professor at Radford University in the Department of Criminal Justice. She works with police departments and crime analysts. She conducts experimental and applied research on place-based and offender-based police crime reduction strategies, stratified policing, crime analysis, community engagement, and police use of force. |