Research Catalog

Title

Census of urban crime, 1970 [electronic resource].

Author

Hellman, Daryl A.

Publication

Ann Arbor, MI : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Fox, James Alan.
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79141035

Summary

This data collection contains information on urban crime in the United States. The 331 variables include crime incidence, criminal sanctions, police employment, police expenditures, police unionization, city revenues and sources of revenue (including intergovernmental transfers), property values, public sector package characteristics, demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, and housing and land use characteristics. The data were primarily gathered from various governmental censuses: Census of Population, Census of Housing, Census of Government, Census of Manufactures, and Census of Business. Uniform crime reporting program data [United States] (ICPAR 9028) and expenditure and employment data for the criminal justice system (ICPSR 7818) were used as supplemental sources.

Series Statement

ICPSR ; 8275

Uniform Title

ICPSR (Series) ; 8275.

Subjects

• dataset
• Crime
• Criminal justice policy
• Police effectiveness
• Police
• dataset > 1970
• Crime > United States
• Crime prevention
• Crime control programs
• Census data
• Criminal statistics > United States
• Housing
• Municipal expenditures
• Cities
• Property values
• Urban crime
• Government revenues
• Revenues

Genre/Form

• dataset – 1970.
• dataset.

Note

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on May 30, 2006).

Access (note)

• Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

File Type (note)

• Extent of collection: 1 data file + machine-readable documentation (PDF).

Event (note)

• Time period: 1970.

Coverage (note)

• Geographic coverage: United States.

Cite As (note)

• Hellman, Daryl A., and James Alan Fox. CENSUS OF URBAN CRIME, 1970 [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Boston, MA: Northeastern University, Center for Urban and Regional Economic Studies [producer], 1984. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2002.

Funding (note)

• Funding agency: United States Department of Justice. National Institute of Justice.
• Grant number: 81-IJ-CX-0063.

System Details (note)

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: card image.
• Extent of processing: SCAN/ REFORM.DOC.

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library