Trends and Patterns in Crime: Past, Present, and Future..

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Compilationand Revisionof Materials Presentedat BJA's ".lusticein the New Millennium" RegionalConferences

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Trends and Patterns in Crime: Past, Present, and Future..

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Compilation and Revision of Materials Presented at BJA's "Justice in the New Millennium" Regional Conferences

May - June, 2000

PROPERTY OF NationalCriminalJustice ReferenceService (NCJRS) Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000

Trends and Patterns in Crime: Past, Present, and Future

Compilation and Revision of Materials Presented

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BJA's "Justice in the New Millennium" Regional Conferences

May - June, 2000

Prepared by Community Research Associates, Inc.

William V. Pelfrey, Consultant Virginia Commonwealth University

November 2000

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This project was supported by Cooperative Agreement No. 95-DD-BX-K001 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice to Community Research Associates, Inc. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Office of Justice Programs. Points of view or opinion in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice and Community Research Associates, Inc.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary ............................................................................ Introduction ..................................................................................... Crime Trends and Patterns:

Northeast Region ............................................................. Southeast Region .......................................................... North Central Region ....................................................... South Central Region ......................................................

West R e g i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Methodology ................................................................................. References ....................................................................................

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15 .. 49

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