FBI crime stats due out soon

The FBI will release its 1993 crime statistics in late November, with NICAR planning to be first to obtain the data across five databases covering homicides, property crimes, demographics, and arson. The statistics will be broken down by region, state, city, and police agency.

The FBI publishes its 1993 crime statistics in late November, and NICAR plans to be first in line for the new data.

The statistics are broken down into five databases: the Supplementary Homicide Report, Return A, Supplement to Return A, Police Data and Arson Data.

Each of the first three databases explores a different aspect of crime. Return A, for example, gives the numbers of crimes in a variety of categories such as murder, rape, robbery and so on. Supplement to Return A presents a more detailed breakdown of the property crimes and gives the value of stolen and recovered property. SHR gives information about homicide victims and offenders and their relationship to one another.

According to the FBI, another database called Age, Sex and Race will be included in the SHR database. ASR gives demographic information about the offenders involved in a variety of crimes.

All of the above data and the police and arson databases (these describe crimes against police officers and arson reports) are broken down by region, state, city, metropolitan statistical area, and the police agency that produced the report.

For more information, including prices and release dates, call NICAR at (314) 882-0684.