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UCR
Uniform Crime Reporting
Advantage: Reliable
Disadvantage: Ignores Small Crimes
NIBRS
National Incident Based Reporting System
Advantage: Accurate state and National Statistics
Disadvantage: Too much data for people to handle.
NCVS
National Crime Victimization Survey
Advantage: Provides data on un/reported crimes.
Disadvantage: Cant follow individual respondents.
Measuring Crime
It is important to collect crime data for a plethora of reasons. One of them is to relate past crimes to future ones resulting in cases getting solved. Another is to prove that someone is innocent in court by confirming that the crime they committed was actually legal. An efficient way of gathering information is by using different methods. That way you can double check that the data you collect is accurate and reliable.