nature of crime

Question 1

crimes that are serious in nature, violent but with no sexual elements

Answer 1

non-sexual violent crimes

Question 2

crimes that all contain a sexual element

Answer 2

sexual offences

Question 3

crimes that often have a financial element and all involve cheating a business or person

Answer 3

crimes of dishonesty

Question 4

crimes that involve things that society will consider dangerous, drugs and weapons

Answer 4

crimes against society

Question 5

crimes that involve damage to a property or reckless behavioral

Answer 5

damage and reckless behaviour

Question 6

• murder
  -serious assault
  -robbery

Answer 6

non sexual violent crimes

Question 7

-sexual assault
-rape

Answer 7

sexual offences

Question 8

-shoplifting
-embezzlement
-fraud

Answer 8

crimes of dishonesty

Question 9

-drug possesion/drug dealing
-weapons possesion

Answer 9

crimes against society

Question 10

-vandalism
- wilful fire raising

Answer 10

damage and reckless behaviour

Question 11

rate of non-sexual violence

Answer 11

high (24% of all crimes)

Question 12

rate of sexual crimes

Answer 12

low (5% of all crimes)

Question 13

rate of crimes of dishonesty

Answer 13

high (32% of all crimes)

Question 14

rates of damage and reckless behaviours

Answer 14

low ( 15% of all crimes)

Question 15

rates of crimes against society

Answer 15

high (21% of all crimes)

Question 16

non-sexual crimes of violence large increase

Answer 16

up around 10% in recent years

Question 17

sexual crimes have had a large increase

Answer 17

up around 15% in recent years

Question 18

crimes of dishonesty have had a small increase

Answer 18

up around 5% in recent years

Question 19

crimes against society decreased

Answer 19

fallen 15% in recent years

Question 20

crimes at near record low

Answer 20

600,000 to less than 300000

Question 21

damage and reckless behaviour

Answer 21

decreased by 26% in recent years

Question 22

because of racism

Answer 22

62% of hate crime is race related

Question 23

because of bigotry

Answer 23

7% of hate crime is religion related

Question 24

because of homo/biphobia

Answer 24

26% of hate crimes are related to sexual orientation

Question 25

because of poor people live in more dangerous areas

Answer 25

4x more likely to have a sharp force injury

Question 26

because of poverty pressures

Answer 26

30x more likely to be murdered

Question 27

because of alcohol abuse

Answer 27

7x more likely to have alcohol-related facial injury