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tommytornado OP t1_iwl04la wrote

Reply to comment by CaptainHindsight92 in US States, Police Training v Shootings/Violent Crime (per million) [OC] by tommytornado

Indeed, for crime rates I was looking for a more general set of data and this is all I found at short notice. What I ideally wanted was an number of 'crimes' per state. But now I'm writing this again I'm not sure exactly what I mean by crime. Should I compare a petty theft to a mass-murder?

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Fausterion18 t1_iwllz90 wrote

Robbery is probably the best one to use because it's an inherently public act.

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CaptainHindsight92 t1_iwn2mz6 wrote

I guess aggravated assault and homicide are also relevant in many situations if a dangerous weapon is involved... it is a tough one OP.

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marigolds6 t1_iwlm3r2 wrote

You want to look at the NIBRS dataset, or prior to that the UCR dataset.

They break down crime reports all the way to the department level and classify crimes by type and severity in several ways.

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