fbi-cde/crime-data-frontend

caveats:
  - heading: How these crimes are counted
    text: Larceny theft is the unlawful taking, carrying, leading, or riding away of property from the possession or constructive possession of another. Examples include thefts of bicycles, motor vehicle parts and accessories, shoplifting, pocket-picking, or any property taken without force or fraud. Attempted larcenies are included. Because of the volume of motor vehicle thefts, the FBI counts those offenses separately. | Local offense classifications such as grand theft, petty larceny, felony larceny, or misdemeanor larceny have no bearing on the fact that agencies should report one offense for each theft operation, regardless of the value of stolen property. When multiple types of theft occur within a single incident, agencies should report each type of theft.

  - heading: Avoid rankings or comparisons
    text: Since crime is a sociological phenomenon influenced by a variety of factors, the FBI [discourages ranking locations or making comparisons](https://ucr.fbi.gov/ucr-statistics-their-proper-use) as a way of measuring law enforcement effectiveness. Some of this data may not be comparable to previous years because of differing levels of participation over time.

  - heading: Data considerations
    text: |
      The data found on the Crime Data Explorer represents reported crime, and is not an exhaustive report of all crime that occurs. It’s important to consider the various factors that lead to crime activity and crime reporting in a community before interpreting the data. Without these considerations the available data can be deceiving. Factors to consider include population size and density, economic conditions, employment rates, prosecutorial, judicial, and correctional policies, administrative and investigative emphases of law enforcement, citizens’ attitudes toward crime and policing, and the effective strength of the police force.

links:
  - url: https://ucr.fbi.gov/ucr-publications
    text: "FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting Publications"
  - url: https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=322
    text: "Bureau of Justice Statistics: Larceny Theft"
  - url: https://www.crimesolutions.gov/TopicDetails.aspx?ID=122
    text: "National Institute of Justice: Larceny Theft"