Title: 8.2 Types of Crime – Social Problems
Headings: 8.2 Types of Crime
8.2 Types of Crime
Learning Objectives
Violent Crime
Property Crime
White-Collar Crime
Organized Crime
Consensual Crime
Key Takeaways
References

Content: While African Americans do commit about half of all homicides, most of their victims are also African American. Fifth, males commit about 90 percent of all homicides and females commit only 10 percent. As we discuss in Section 3.1 “Racial and Ethnic Inequality: A Historical Prelude”, males are much more likely than women to commit most forms of crime, and this is especially true for homicide and other violent crime. Sixth, the homicide rate is much higher in large cities than in small towns. In 2010, the homicide rate (number of homicides per 100,000 population) in cities with a population at or over 250,000 was 10.0 percent, compared to only 2.5 percent in towns with a population between 10,000 and 24,999 (see Figure 8.2 “Population Size and Homicide Rate, 2010” ). Thus the risk for homicide is four times greater in large cities than in small towns. While most people in large cities certainly do not die from homicide, where we live still makes a difference in our chances of being victimized by homicide and other crime. Figure 8.2 Population Size and Homicide Rate, 2010
Source: Data from Federal Bureau of Investigation. (