Basic Statistics Used in Crime Analysis

Crime in the United States

by Metropolitan Statistical Area, 2019
Counties/principal cities Population Burglary
6,235,390
Includes the Metropolitan Divisions of Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise, Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach
City of Miami 480,505 1,771
City of Fort Lauderdale 184,765 1,275
City of Pompano Beach 113,536 661
City of West Palm Beach 112,798 464
City of Boca Raton 101,163 244
City of Sunrise 96,919 157
City of Miami Beach 92,185 717
City of Deerfield Beach 81,602 211
City of Boynton Beach 79,360 254
City of Delray Beach 70,509 299
City of Jupiter 66,906 79
City of Doral 64,168 66
City of Palm Beach Gardens 57,236 71
City of Coral Gables 51,530 157

Frequency And Rate for Residential Burglaries for Five Bordering Cities

Counties/principal cities Population Burglary frequency
City of West Palm Beach 112,798 464 0.41%
City of Boca Raton 101,163 244 0.24%
City of Deerfield Beach 81,602 211 0.26%
City of Boynton Beach 79,360 254 0.32%
City of Delray Beach 70,509 299 0.42%

From the table above, burglary cases experienced in the neighboring cities indicated that the city of west palm beach had the highest cases witnessed in 2019 and city of Deerfield beach had slightly low cases of burglary experienced. In addition, the frequency of burglary occurrence was highest in Delray beach in compared to other neighboring cities.

Chart For Burglary Data

Chart For Burglary Data

From the column chart above, the city of Miami beach had the highest number of burglary cases, with 0.78% of the entire population witnessing burglary occurrences in 2019. In contrast, the city of Doral witnessed slightly lowest cases of burglary in the year, with only 0.10% of the cases reported in the entire population (FBI, 2019).

The step in the SARA process: the current step shown from the cases witnessed in 2019 among the cities in the metropolitan statistical area is the response step (Katherine et al., 2020). The government has established several measures to mitigate the frequent burglary occurrences. The most alarming residential case is from the city of Miami, with the highest number of burglary cases. Therefore, an analyst should formulate policies and analyze the key factors contributing to the rise of these cases in the selected city. Through identification of the existing challenge, the analyst would be able to develop measures for eradicating the occurrence of these cases and provide an alternative solution to the menace.

References

FBI (2019). Crime in the United States: Metropolitan Statistical Area. Web.

Katherine, F., Kelly, D. C., Tara, A., Lindsay, W., Alanna, C., Mansfield, M., & Jacqueline, P. (2020). A Systematic review of interventions to improve mental health and substance use outcomes for individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Alcohol Clinic Experimental Research, 44(12), 2401–2430. Web.

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