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Violent Crime

Date Published
April 1994
Publication Type
Publication

Reporting Crime to the Police, 1992-2000

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SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2003 202/307-0784

HALF OF ALL VIOLENT CRIMES AND A THIRD OF PROPERTY CRIMES WERE REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN 2000

WASHINGTON, D.C.- About one-half of all violent crimes committed against U.S. residents 12 years old and older during 2000 were reported to law enforcement authorities, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...