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The Police-Public Contact Survey (PPCS) provides detailed information on the characteristics of persons who had some type of contact with police during the past year, including those who contacted the police to report a crime or were pulled over in a traffic stop. The PPCS interviews a nationally representative sample of residents age 16 or older as a supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey...
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| THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2009 | Contact: Kara McCarthy 202-307-1241 |
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LOWEST RATES OF VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIME WERE EXPERIENCED BY ASIANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS, AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDERS
WASHINGTON - The nation’s Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander population had the lowest rates of violent and property victimizations among all racial and...
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| WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2008 | Contact: Kara McCarthy: 202-307-1241 |
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VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN 2007 AT ABOUT THE SAME LEVEL IN 2005
WASHINGTON - In 2007, the violent crime rate in the United States was at about the level of 2005, and the property crime rate was somewhat below the 2005 estimate...
