Analyzing Crime data

The Department of Justice’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) is a valuable tool for forensic psychology professionals since it enables access to crime reports from around the United States and the world. This data repository continues to expand. One of the most recent crimes to be added to the UCR is arson. Are there other crimes that you would add to the UCR? If so, why?

For this Assignment, you will take on the role of a local forensic psychology professional who has been asked to develop a presentation for a town hall meeting addressing the types of crime in your area and strategies to address those crimes. Your presentation should include information about the frequency of different types of crimes, potential risk factors that may contribute to certain crimes occurring more frequently than others, and strategies that could help prevent certain crimes in the future.

Use the UCR data to help you answer questions like:

Why do some crimes appear to increase or decrease over time?

Are other communities’ crime rates higher or lower than your community’s?

What strategies might help law enforcement reduce certain types of crimes?

Review the FBI’s UCR found in this week’s Learning Resources.

Go to the Crime Data Explorer to access the crime reports for:

The city or neighborhood in which you live

The state in which you live...I live in Boston, Mass 

Consider the types of crimes reported in these areas and their frequencies, associated risk factors, etc.

Assignment (15–20 slides, not including title and reference slides)

Create a 15- to 20-slide PowerPoint presentation, accompanied by a separate 2- to 3-page written summary (not including references, title page, or abstract). Your presentation should demonstrate proficiency in the use of PowerPoint. Use the PowerPoint Template found in this week’s Learning Resources to complete your presentation. Your summary must be in Word, double spaced, and APA formatted. Use the APA 7 Course Paper Template Links to an external site. to complete your summary.

Your presentation should include:

Title (1 slide)

Your name

The city or neighborhood in which you live

The state in which you live

Content (15–20 slides)

Describe the categories and frequencies of crimes that are highest and lowest in your city or neighborhood.

Describe the categories and frequencies of crimes that are highest and lowest in your state.

Compare the data between your city or neighborhood and your state.

Describe the risk factors that contribute to crime in your city or neighborhood and state.

Provide strategies for addressing the crime issues you have identified at the city or neighborhood and state levels.

Provide recommendations to law enforcement and public officials based on the types of crimes and the offenders who typically commit them.

References (1–2 slides)