Show Violent Crime Continued Utah reported599 violent crimes in 1998 decreasing slightly from 1997 Utahviolent crime rate in 1998 was 292per 100 000 population which was considerably lower than the 1997 rate The United States aswhole noteddecrease in their rate from 610in 1997 to 566in 1998 In 1998 violent crimes in the United States occurred most frequently in June July and August Violent crime rates declined in recent years for most age groups However teenagers experience the highest rates of violent crime Table 88 Comparison of Violent Crime Rates by Age of VictimUtah 1974-1998 -m Year 1215 16-19 20-24 2534 3549 50-64 65 15 84 1978 837 917 911 605 358 1983 754 863 820 622 365 119 59 1988 837 959 802 532 391 134 44 1989 925 982 788 528 37105 42 1990 1011 991 861 552 344 99 37 1991 945 1226 1036 543 37125 40 1992 1110 1037 952 568 381 132 52 1993 1155 1142 916 569 425 152 59 1994 1186 1239 1004 591 413 176 46 1995 1131 1066 858 585 357 129 64 1996 950 1028 745 512 329 157 49 1997 879 963 680 470 323 146 44 1998 744 775 685 363 252 144 38 Violent crimes Indluded are homicide rape robbery and both simple and aggravated assault Source S Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistis Online wwi oip usdol govbis glance vage him According to victims reports in the National Crime Victimization Survey juveniles age 12 to 17 committed approximately one quarter of the serious violent crimes The Uniform Crime Reports defineshate crime or bias crime ascriminal offense committed againstperson property or society which is motivated in whole or in part by the offenderbias againsta race religion disabilty sexual orientation ethnicity national origin Utah law enforcement agencies reported 101 hate crime incidents in 1998 Table 89 Comparison of Violent Crime Rates Utah andS 1998 AgGgravate Murder Rape Robbery Assault 872 636 393 28 Utah 3810 1652 358 63 us Reported crimes per 100 000 population Source Online wwwfbi gov ucr Cius Reports Online wviw fbi qov ucr Clus The Uniform 98 98crime 98crime pd 120 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |