CRIME INDEX AND RATE
The UCR Program's primary objective is to provide a reliable set of criminal justice statistics for law enforcement administration, operation, and management, as well as to indicate fluctuations in the level of crime in America.
The Crime Index total is the sum of selected offenses used to gauge fluctuations in the overall volume and rate of crime reported to law enforcement in comparison to the population served. The resulting crime rate is computed in terms of victims per 1000 population. The offenses included in the Crime Index total are the violent crimes of Murder and Non-negligent Manslaughter, Forcible Rape, Robbery, and Aggravated Assault, and the property crimes of Burglary, Larceny-theft, and Motor Vehicle Theft.
