Uniform Crime Reporting (Ucr)

The definition of forcible rape is defined in the FBI’s (Federal Bureau of Investigation) Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, as the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will. Assaults and any attempts to commit rape by force or by threat of force are also included. Except, statutory rape (without force) and other sex offenses are excluded from the definition (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007).
The UCR Program counts one offense for each female victim of a forcible rape, attempted forcible rape, or an assault with intent to rape. This is regardless of the victim’s age. A forcible rape involving a female victim and a familial offender is counted as a forcible rape. Forcible rape is not counted as an act of incest. The UCR program collects only arrest statistics concerning all other crimes of the sexual nature. The offense of statutory rape, in which no force is used with this crime but the female victim is under the age of consent, is included in the arrest total for the sex offenses category. When sexual attacks happen to women they are called rape. When sexual attacks on males happen, they are counted as aggravated assaults or sex offenses. This also depends on the circumstances and the extent of any injuries (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2007).
Which areas had more reported forcible rapes?
The two metropolitan areas that I chose for this assignment were Wisconsin and West Virginia. According to the 2007 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) for forcible rapes, Wisconsin had by far the most reported cases of forcible rapes. The forcible rapes included statutory rape (under 18) and the total of all ages that had reported rapes.
What were the forcible rape rates for each two areas?
In West Virginia, there were no reported statutory rapes. Just because there were no reported cases of this, this does not mean that no statutory rapes had happened. Statutory rape occurs when no force is used with this crime but the female victim is under the age...