Appendix III--uniform crime reporting area definitions.By presenting crime data by area, the Uniform Crime Reporting (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. ) Program provides its data users with the opportunity to analyze an·a·lyze v. 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. To separate a chemical substance into its constituent elements to determine their nature or proportions. 3. local crime statistics in relation to crime statistics reported in other areas of a like community type, population size, or geographic location. In determining community type, the UCR Program considers proximity to metropolitan areas, using U.S. 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 designations. (Generally, sheriffs, county police, and state police report crimes within counties but outside cities; local police report crime within city limits.) A locale's population figures will determine the population group into which the Program places it. In its geographic breakdowns, the UCR Program divides 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. into regions, divisions, and states. Community Types Establishing reporting units representing major population centers assists data users in analyzing and presenting uniform statistical data on metropolitan areas. The UCR Program displays data aggregated by 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. has a principal city or urbanized area with a population of at least 50,000 inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. . MSAs include the county that contains the principal city and other adjacent counties that have, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau Noun 1. Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States Bureau of the Census , a high degree of economic and social integration with the principal city and county as measured through commuting. In the UCR Program, counties in an MSA are considered metropolitan. Additionally, MSAs may cross state boundaries Noun 1. state boundary - the boundary between two states state line border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation, mete - a line that indicates a boundary . About 83 percent of the Nation's population inhabited in·hab·it·ed adj. Having inhabitants; lived in: a sparsely inhabited plain. Adj. 1. inhabited - having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth" MSAs in 2003. Integrated within MSAs and referenced in this publication are suburban areas. These include cities with less than 50,000 population as well as 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 but exclude the principal cities. The suburban area concept is important because of the distinctive crime conditions in the communities around the Nation's largest cities. The Program discourages data users from making year-to-year comparisons of MSA data because of changes in the geographic composition of MSAs. 2. Cities Outside MSAs--Cities outside MSAs are mostly incorporated areas and made up nearly 7 percent (6.7) of the Nation's population in 2003. 3. Nonmetropolitan Counties Outside MSAs--Most nonmetropolitan counties are composed of unincorporated areas. In 2003, over 10 percent (10.4) of the population resided in nonmetropolitan counties. Community types are illustrated below:
Metropolitan Nonmetropolitan
Principal Cities Cities outside
(50,000+) Metropolitan Areas
Suburban Cities
Metropolitan Counties Nonmetropolitan
Counties
Population Groups The UCR Program uses the following population group designations:
Political
Population Group Label Population 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 (Nonmetropolitan County) County (2) N/A
IX (Metropolitan 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.
Individual 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). are the major source of UCR data. Annually, the number of agencies included in each population group varies because of 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. In noncensus years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time UCR Program estimates population figures for individual jurisdictions. A more comprehensive explanation of population estimations can be found in Appendix I of this publication. The table below displays the number of agencies contributing to the UCR Program within each population group for 2003.
Number of Population
Population Group Agencies Covered
I 71 53,436,860
II 176 26,238,733
III 431 29,641,812
IV 823 28,480,363
V 1,873 29,615,324
VI (1) 8,776 26,149,056
VIII (Nonmetropolitan County) (2) 3,070 30,282,628
IX (Metropolitan County) (2) 2,161 66,965,001
Total 17,381 290,809,777
(1) Includes universities and colleges to which no population is
attributed.
(2) Includes state police to which no population is attributed.
Regions and Divisions The accompanying map illustrates the four regions of the United States along with their nine subdivisions as established by the U.S. Census Bureau. The UCR Program uses this widely recognized geographic organization when compiling com·pile tr.v. com·piled, com·pil·ing, com·piles 1. To gather into a single book. 2. To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources: the Nation's crime data. The following table lists the 50 states arranged according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the regions and divisions of the United States. NORTHEASTERN STATES Middle Atlantic New Jersey New York Pennsylvania New England Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont 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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