Murder Cases in 33 Large Urban Counties in the United States, 1988
This study was conducted in an effort to better understand
the circumstances surrounding murder cases in large urban areas. To
evaluate the 75 largest counties in the nation, 33 counties were
chosen. The ranking of these counties was based on a combination of
crime data and population data. The criteria for including a case on a
roster from which cases would be sampled was that (1) one or more
defendants must have been arrested for murder and (2) the case must
have been adjudicated during 1988. These cases were a sample of about
half of all those in the 33 counties studied that had a murder charge
brought to the prosecutors in 1988, or earlier, and that were disposed
during 1988. When statistically weighted, the sample cases represent a
total of 9,576 murder defendants in the nation's 75 largest counties.
Demographic information on victims and defendants includes sex, date of
birth, area of residence, and occupation. Variables are also provided
on the circumstances of the crime, including the relationship between the
victim and the defendant, the type of weapon used, the time of death,
and the number of victims.
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Murder Cases in 33 Large Urban Counties in the United States, 1988
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| description | This study was conducted in an effort to better understand the circumstances surrounding murder cases in large urban areas. To evaluate the 75 largest counties in the nation, 33 counties were chosen. The ranking of these counties was based on a combination of crime data and population data. The criteria for including a case on a roster from which cases would be sampled was that (1) one or more defendants must have been arrested for murder and (2) the case must have been adjudicated during 1988. These cases were a sample of about half of all those in the 33 counties studied that had a murder charge brought to the prosecutors in 1988, or earlier, and that were disposed during 1988. When statistically weighted, the sample cases represent a total of 9,576 murder defendants in the nation's 75 largest counties. Demographic information on victims and defendants includes sex, date of birth, area of residence, and occupation. Variables are also provided on the circumstances of the crime, including the relationship between the victim and the defendant, the type of weapon used, the time of death, and the number of victims. |
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