The data consists of state-level data for the 50 states of the USA and also the District of Columbia. It comes from the year 2014, the most recent year available on our source website.
The data was obtained from the website: https://www.ucrdatatool.gov. This website is maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The measures consist of estimated crime counts and crime rates per 100,000 for the following violent crimes:
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter
- Rape
- Robbery
- Aggravated assault
Following are the property crimes:
- Burglary
- Larceny-theft
- Motor vehicle theft
Here is a description of the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR)program from the website:
"The FBI has gathered crime statistics from law enforcement agencies across the nation that have voluntarily participated in the UCR program since 1930. These data have been published each...