Criminology Journal

For journal entry #1 will respond to the following questions:

1. What are the pressing crime problems in the city or town where you are from? (search news articles or news stories).

2. What is the community response to crime?

3. What is the law enforcement community or leaders doing in response to crime?

4. What are your concerns? How has crime impacted you or your community?

5. Describe the data that is available on crime statistics in your area. Provide the link for this information. (Possible Data Source – http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/ucr.htm)

I live in Virginia

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1. What are the pressing crime problems in the city or town where you are from? (Search news articles or news stories).
The most pressing crime problems in Virginia are robberies, aggravated assaults, burglaries and motor vehicle thefts as well as property theft. The state has however witnessed a downward trend in the occurrence of these crimes over the years. The primary cause of crimes in………………………….

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