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Virtually everything known about crime and criminal justice is generated from data analysis and research. Data analysis and research are used in law enforcement to determine the most effective strategies for combating crime, in the court system to examine the effects of sentencing, and in the correctional system to develop new ways to reduce recidivism. Regardless of the part of the criminal justice system in which you are currently involved or will become involved, you must understand and become familiar with the resources and strategies for this analysis to aid in planning and decision making.

The two main sources of crime and victimology data in the United States are the Uniform Crime Report (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) databases. For this Assessment, you will analyze the data and associated reports for crime trends. You will also examine the strengths and weaknesses of these data sources and consider conclusions based on the data within the context of data, research, and theory from other professional and scholarly resources.

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Examine the past 10 years of crime data in the UCR and the NCVS located in the Learning Resources. Identify three crime trends from the data (2–4 paragraphs).

What are the strengths and weaknesses of each data source (the UCR and NCVS databases)? Consider their accuracy, coverage, applicability, collection methods, and any other characteristic you think is important to consider. Explain at least two strengths and two weaknesses of the databases (2–3 paragraphs).

What criminological explanations for your identified crime trends can be derived from the UCR and/or NCVS databases? Describe at least two. Then provide an argument for other factors and variables (biological, social, structural, economic, etc.) that cause or influence your identified crime trends that are not present in the UCR/NCVS data. Reference theoretical and scholarly resources that support your criminological explanations (3–5 paragraphs).

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Analysis of data sources							    1
ANALYSIS OF DATA SOURCES
Introduction 
The Justice Department in the United States tracks numerous crimes, identifies their causes, and keeps track of their numbers via statistical programmes like the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Uniform Crime Report. The Uniform Crime Report was first published in 1929, but the National Crime Victimization Survey was first released in 1973. The National Crime Victimization Survey is larger than the Uniform Crime Report, and the two schemes use quite different data collection techniques. The NCVS and UCR have different goals, methods, and areas of emphasis from one another. Collectively, they produce data that provides an in-depth analysis of crime statistics.
Crime Trends in the Last decade
           Violent crimes, property crimes, and severe violent crimes were identified as three growing crime trends during the previous ten years by the National Crime Victimization Survey and Uniform Crime Report.
In the case of severe violent crimes, the proportion has lowered to some level after there was a rise in the mid-years. The violent crime trend is the first crime trend we'll look at. According to the NCVS, the rate of aggravated assault peaked in 1995 and then steadily declined over time. Only rape and sexual assault have seen a modest rise in violent crimes overall. 
Between 2011 and 2020, there was a 40% decrease in the rate of violent crime reported to police by the NCVS, from 11.1 to 6.6 victimizations per 1,000 adults aged 12 and older. During the 10 years from 2011 to 2020, the UCR ratio of violent crime (including homicide or non-negligent murder, sexual assault, robbery, and violent offence) stayed constant at around 4.0 offences per 1,000 persons. According to recent data, the NCVS violent crime rate dropped by 22% between 2019 and 2020, from 21.0 victimizations per 1,000 adults aged 12 and older to 16.4 per 1,000. 3 Despite a minor increase from 3.8 per 1,000 persons in 2019 to 4.0 per 1,000 in 2020 in the UCR SRS violent crime rate, the NCVS violent crime rate decreased from 8.6 to 6.6 per 1000 person (fall of 23%).
The rate of property crime according to the NCVS, which includes burglary, home invasion, car theft, and other types of domestic theft, rose by 12% between 2011 and 2012 before falling by 39% between 2012 and 2020, from 155.8 to 94.5 victimizations per 1,000 homes. Between 2011 and 2020,

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