What Is Crime? Definitions and categories of crimes discussed.

Webster's college dictionary defines a crime as an action that is deemed injurious to the public welfare and is legally prohibited. Within the United States today, crimes are taking place every few seconds. In fact, in 1995, one crime index offense took place every two seconds within the US. There are many factors in this world today, which play key roles on affecting crime. Age, gender, social class, drug use, and educational level all have a …

…declining. Not all crime has decreased, but on a whole, crime has decreased. Hopefully in the future, the country will be able to target exactly why these crimes are taking place, who is committing these crimes, and where they are taking place, in order to eliminate crime within the United States. * All data taken from the Federal Bureau of Investigations 1995 Uniform Crime Report via the Internet at http://www.fbi.gov/ucr/crimeus/crimeus.htm *