Appendix III: Uniform Crime Reporting area definitions.The presentation of statistics by reporting area facilitates analyzing local crime counts in conjunction with those for areas of similar geographical location or population size. Geographically, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. is divisible DIVISIBLE. The susceptibility of being divided. 2. A contract cannot, in general, be divided in such a manner that an action may be brought, or a right accrue, on a part of it. 2 Penna. R. 454. by regions, divisions, and states. Further breakdowns rely on population figures and proximity to metropolitan areas. As a general rule, sheriffs, county police, and state police report crimes committed within the limits of counties but outside cities, while local police report crimes committed within the city limits. Community Types UCR (Under Color Removal) A method for reducing the amount of printing ink used. It substitutes black for gray color (equal amounts of cyan, magenta and yellow). Thus black ink is used instead of the three CMY inks. See GCR and dot gain. data are often presented in aggregations representing three types of communities: 1. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs)--Each MSA (Metropolitan Service Area) An urban area with at least 50,000 people plus surrounding counties. There are 306 MSAs and 428 RSAs (rural service areas) in the U.S. MSAs and RSAs are used to allocate cellular licenses. includes a central city of at least 50,000 people or an urbanized area of at least 50,000. The county containing the central city and other contiguous Adjacent or touching. Contrast with fragmentation. See contiguous file. counties having strong economic and social ties to the central city and county are also included. Counties in an MSA are designated suburban for UCR purposes. An MSA may cross state lines. The MSA concept facilitates the analysis and presentation of uniform statistical data on metropolitan areas by establishing reporting units which represent major population centers. Due to changes in the geographic composition of MSAs, no year-to-year comparisons of data for those areas should be attempted. New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. MSAs are comprised of cities and towns instead of counties. In this publication's tabular tab·u·lar adj. 1. Having a plane surface; flat. 2. Organized as a table or list. 3. Calculated by means of a table. tabular resembling a table. presentations, New England cities and towns are assigned to the proper MSAs. Some counties, however, have both suburban and rural portions. Data for state police and sheriffs in those jurisdictions are included in statistics for the rural areas. MSAs made up approximately 80 percent of the total United States population in 1999. Some presentations in this book refer to suburban area. A suburban area includes cities with less than 50,000 inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. in addition to counties (unincorporated areas In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, i.e., a city or town with its own government. ) within the MSA. The central cities are, of course, excluded. The concept of suburban area is especially important because of the particular crime conditions that exist in the communities surrounding the Nation's largest cities. 2. Cities Outside MSAs--Cities outside MSAs are mostly incorporated. They comprised 8 percent of the 1999 population of the United States. 3. Rural Counties Outside MSAs--Rural counties are comprised of mostly unincorporated areas. Law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). in rural counties cover areas that are not under the jurisdiction of city police departments. Rural county law enforcement agencies served 12 percent of the national population in 1999. The following is an illustration of the community types:
MSA NON-MSA
CITIES CENTRAL CITIES
CITIES OUTSIDE
50,000 METROPOLITAN
AND OVER AREAS
SUBURBAN
CITIES
COUNTIES
(including SUBURBAN RURAL
unincorporated COUNTIES COUNTIES
areas)
Population Groups The population group classifications used by the UCR Program are:
Population Political Population
Group Label Range
I City 250,000 and over
II City 100,000 to 249,999
III City 50,000 to 99,999
IV City 25,000 to 49,999
V City 10,000 to 24,999
VI City (1) Less than 10,000
VIII (Rural County) County (2) N/A
IX (Suburban County) County (2) N/A
(1) Includes universities and colleges to which no population is
attributed.
(2) Includes state police to which no population is attributed.
The major source of UCR data is the individual law enforcement agency Noun 1. law enforcement agency - an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice . The number of agencies included in each population group will vary slightly from year to year due to population growth, geopolitical ge·o·pol·i·tics n. (used with a sing. verb) 1. The study of the relationship among politics and geography, demography, and economics, especially with respect to the foreign policy of a nation. 2. a. consolidation, municipal incorporation, etc. Population figures for individual jurisdictions are estimated by the UCR Program in noncensus years. In this edition, the state and national population figures used are 1999 Bureau of the Census Noun 1. Bureau of the Census - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Census Bureau provisional Temporary; not permanent. Tentative, contingent, preliminary. A provisional civil service appointment is a temporary position that fills a vacancy until a test can be properly administered and statutory requirements can be fulfilled to make a permanent appointment. estimates. Population figures for individual jurisdictions were updated by applying 1999 state growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. to 1998 Bureau of the Census city/county estimate, to obtain 1999 city/county estimates. The state growth rates were calculated using 1998 and 1999 Bureau of the Census state provisional estimates. The estimate of United States population showed a 1-percent increase from 1998 to 1999. The following table shows the number of UCR contributing agencies within each population group for 1999.
Population Number of Population
Group Agencies Covered
I 67 48,659,940
II 158 23,185,911
III 396 26,960,514
IV 764 26,372,077
V 1,834 28,848,683
VI1 8,359 25,702,285
VIII (Rural County) (2) 3,420 33,324,047
IX (Suburban County) (2) 1,790 59,637,543
Total 16,788 272,691,000
(1) Includes universities and colleges to which no population is
attributed.
(2) Includes state police to which no population is attributed.
Regions and Divisions As shown in the accompanying map, the United States is comprised of four regions: the Northeastern States, the Midwestern States, the Southern States Southern States U.S. Confederacy government of 11 Southern states that left the Union in 1860. [Am. Hist.: EB, III: 73] Dixie popular name for Southern states in U.S. and for song. [Am. Hist. , and the Western States. These regions are further divided into nine divisions. The following table delineates the regional, divisional, and state configuration of the country. NORTHEASTERN STATES New England Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont Middle Atlantic New Jersey New York Pennsylvania MIDWESTERN STATES East North Central Illinois Indiana Michigan Ohio Wisconsin West North Central Iowa Kansas Minnesota Missouri Nebraska North Dakota South Dakota SOUTHERN STATES South Atlantic Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Virginia West Virginia East South Central Alabama Kentucky Mississippi Tennessee West South Central Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas WESTERN STATES Mountain Arizona Colorado Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Utah Wyoming Pacific Alaska California Hawaii Oregon Washington |
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