Uniform Crime Report (UCR)

Question 1

What is the Uniform Crime Report (UCR)?

Answer 1

Collected by the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS).

Includes victim and accused characteristics (e.g., age, sex, injury).

Based on incident-based data.

Example: Property crime is the most common offense in Canada.

Question 2

Front: What are limitations of the UCR?

Answer 2

1. Excludes unfounded/false reports.
2. Doesn’t account for all crimes (e.g., unreported ones).
3. Clearance rates vary (violent > property crimes).