What are offender characteristics, and how are they used in crime analysis? Focus your attention on the three categories of temporal, spatial, and sociodemographic characteristics.
Below, you will find a link to NYPD’s CompStat 2.0. This is a great tool for the police and the public. The police use the tool to identify crime trends to assist them strategically and tactically.
As with all crime statistics, there will be a discrepancy in the actual number of crimes due to many crimes not being reported. Unreported crimes or crimes not known to the police is called the dark figure of crime.
Do you see any trends?
Supporting research must be scholarly and have been published within the past 5-10 years. The more recent, the better.
Please let me know if you need anything from me, I have sources I can attach to this assignment.
