An overview of the differences between police-reported and victim-reported
crime
Abstract
The purpose of this report is to reduce the level of confusion arising from
the use of crime data originating from two very different sources (i.e., the
Uniform Crime Reporting Survey - UCR and the General Social Survey - GSS) and
to inform discussions about which is the better measure of crime. It explains
why the findings based on these data sources diverge and summarizes the major
differences between the two surveys.
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