Resource:Films on Demand

• “Crime and Punishment”
• “Experiment Research and Design”
• “Selecting a Sample”

Resource: Types of Crime video in CJ Criminology

• “Introduction to Crimes Kiosk”

Resource:Criminology in the 21st Century

• How Crimes are Measured

Utilize FBI Uniform Crime Report data and select one offense, such as burglary, in two metropolitan areas.

Choose metropolitan areas with different data.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper comparing the occurrence of the offense in the selected areas. Identify the number of occurrences reported to the police for each area, and address the following questions:

• Which area had more reported incidents?
• What were the rates of the crime for each area?
• Did the rates change over time in either area?
• What factors might explain the differences in the rates?

Include at least two peer reviewed references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines; utilizing in-text citations, and references.