Crime Trends Flashcards
What do we understand Crime data in relation to?
Volume and Severity
What is volume?
How many crimes are reported
What is severity?
How serve the crimes are in terms of violence
How does identity play a part in crime rates?
People will target specidfic groups of people, so some minority groups have higher rates of crime among them.
How did the Pandemic impact crime?
There was a general decrease in street crimes. However, there were new opportunities for crime
How did people use Covid as a weapon?
Incidents of people with covid spitting on others
What are factors that keep communities stable and reduce crime?
Affordable housing provides safety
education leads to careers and teaches people what to do in the midst of crime
Mental health resources
child care
What is radicalized violence
Risk of being killed by police for age, race-ethnicity, and sex
What is the group INCEL and what did it do?
The group INCEL stands for involuntary celibates. IN toronto they drive a van over a sidewalk in order to kill the women on it. They believe they are entitled to women and their bodies.
What types of cyber crime do people commit?
Redirection of money
Invade computer security
commit cyber attacks
