crime that is impacting the city/county

Assignment
1. Assignment 2.1: Municipal Crime Trends
Choose and research a type of crime that is impacting the city/county in which you live or that you serve
as a law enforcement or public safety professional. The crux of this assignment is to compare that
particular type of crime in your city/county with both statewide trends and national trends, while
demonstrating your expertise in the origin and methodology of the UCR and NIBRS.
Your report should have two parts.
1. Summarize and describe the selected crime and related trends at the city/county, state and
national levels. Use the UCR, NIBRS, Bureau of Justice Statistics etc. to report a meaningful and
depth-oriented examination of the selected crime at these various levels and over time. Using
data display techniques from Module 1 is strongly encouraged.
2. Describe the source(s) of the data in the report and their respective strengths and weaknesses.
Demonstrate your understanding of the nuances, strengths and weaknesses of the UCR and
NIBRS via your report. What about this particular crime do we understand well based on the
available data and the methodology that produced it? What about this particular crime do we not
understand well based on the available data and methodology that produced it?
This assignment will be three (3) pages maximum, double-spaced, using standard fonts and margins.
With so many types of agencies and professions represented in this program, there is no one structural
model for the assignment format. Rather, choose the format (e.g., traditional academic essay, formal
report, memo, etc.) that is the best fit for your current profession. Your work will be graded on
organization, content, evidence and argumentation regardless of format, and it should reflect polished,
graduate-level writing.

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