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UCR

Uniform Crime Reporting

Advantage: Reliable

Disadvantage: Ignores Small Crimes

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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.