Table 1 Characteristics of crime data provided by the Durham Police Department for the period between April 1, 2006, and December 31, 2012. We use “Violent Crime,” “Drug-Related Crime,” and “Burglary” as major categories of crime for this project. “Other Crime” refers to all crimes not included in our analysis. Each crime type is calculated as a count (proportion). Column percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding
From: Estimating exposure to neighborhood crime by race and ethnicity for public health research
Total Reported Crimes | 167,162 |
|---|---|
Violent Crime | 21,658 (13.0%) |
Aggravated Assault | 4721 (2.8%) |
Homicide | 147 (0.1%) |
Rape | 497 (0.3%) |
Robbery | 5154 (3.1%) |
Sexual Assault | 814 (0.5%) |
Simple Assault | 10,325 (6.2%) |
Drug-Related Crime | 10,552 (6.3%) |
Drug Equipment/Paraphernalia | 1196 (0.7%) |
Drug/Narcotic Violations | 9356 (5.6%) |
Burglary | 23,976 (14.3%) |
Other Crime | 110,976 (66.4%) |