Assignment:
Using the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) website, select one index offense (such as burglary) in two metropolitan areas Choose metropolitan areas that have very different data. Write a 700 to 1000 word APA formatted and referenced paper comparing the occurrence of that index offense in the two selected areas. Your paper should identify the number of occurrences of your selected index crime known to the police for each of the two areas and answer the following questions:
a.Which area had more reported [insert your selected index crime]?
b.What were the [insert your selected index crime] rates for each of the two areas?
c.Did the [insert your selected index crime] rates change over time in either area?
d.What factors might explain the differences in [insert your selected index crime] rates?