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USAcrime: USA Property and Violent Crime Data, 1960 - 2014

Description

USA crime rates as incidents/100,000 population by state for several categories of property and violent crimes from 1960 - 2014 (except for New York, which starts in 1965).

Usage

data("USAcrime")

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 2745 observations on the following 12 variables.

Year

numeric

State

a factor with state.abb as its levels

Population

estimated population, numeric

allViolent

overall estimated violent crime rate, numeric

Homicide

numeric

Rape

numeric

Robbery

numeric

Assault

numeric

allProperty

overall estimated property crime rate, numeric

Burglary

numeric

Larceny

numeric

vehicleTheft

numeric

Details

Note that these are estimates, and there are various caveats and inconsistencies in definitions and reporting methods among states and over time. Consult the source for details.