ILSSC is proud to release the Southern California Crime Report 2018. An annual report of standardized crime rates to facilitate comparisons between cities within the Southern California region. ILSSC researchers forecast a general decrease in both violent and property crime in the Southern California region in 2018. Read more about the Crime Report here. Download the Crime Report for Southern California 2018 here.
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Southern California Crime Report
An annual report of standardized crime rates to facilitate comparisons between cities within the Southern California region. A novel approach was used for calculating changes in crime over time, which adjusts for the inherent problem of comparing changes in crime rates across cities of different sizes.
Further information on the Southern California Crime Report
In these annual reports, we use data from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program to describe the level of crime in cities located in the Southern California region. In our report, we examine the six most serious types of crime: homicide; aggravated assault; robbery; burglary; motor vehicle theft; and larceny.
Throughout the report, we have standardized the crime rates to facilitate comparisons between cities within the Southern California region.
Additionally, the report has a section that adjusts the crime rates based on the demographic characteristics of the city.
Finally, the has a section that makes a forecast of the expected violent and property crime rate for the cities in Southern California.
Dr. Kubrin wins Western Society of Criminology W.E.B. DuBois Award!
Dr. Charis Kubrin was honored with the Western Society of Criminology’s W.E. B. Dubois Award for her “significant contributions to advancing awareness of racial and ethnic issues in criminology and criminal justice” at the WSC 45th annual conference in Long Beach, CA on February 2, 2018.
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American Society of Criminology Meeting 2017
ILSSC will be attending the 73rd American Society of Criminology Meeting from November 15-18, 2017 in Philadelphia, PA. There are four Complete Thematic Panels Sponsored by ILSSC at ASC this year. Find out more information on the panels.
Dr. Hipp quoted in Orange County Register story
Read the story “Is Irvine becoming less safe as the city grows? Here’s what the data show” here:
http://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/18/is-irvine-becoming-less-safe-as-the-city-grows-heres-what-data-shows/