violent crime rate
Felony incidence measure
Violent crime rate is a statistical measure of how frequently violent crimes—murder, rape, robbery, and aggravated assault—occur within a population, typically expressed as incidents per 100,000 people.
The metric allows comparison across cities, states, or countries of different sizes: The violent crime rate dropped 15% over the decade.
It's a standard but imperfect gauge of public safety, since reporting practices and definitions vary by jurisdiction.
- homicideCausing another's death
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
- drive by shootingAttack from moving vehicle
- assaultViolent offensive act
- robberyTheft through intimidation
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