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Discussion 2: Uniform Crime Report

Discussion 2: Uniform Crime Report

Q Select one type of crime in any two cities-for instance, robbery in Boston and Riverside. Next produce a discussion post with statistics with cities over 1,000,000 in Population.” Which city had more reported robbery? Did the robbery rates in either city change from one year to the next? What factors might explain differences in the two cities’ robbery rates? Think about our class discussion (see zoom recording) about crime trends. What factors may be at work here.

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