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crime statistics and analysis  

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  • Crime To understand the meaning of crime statistics, one must first define crime. Crime is a very flexible concept, something like a woven carpet, that produces powerful associations from the public and agencies charged with its control. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement; Crime Statistics and Analysis]

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