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The Curious Case of Crime in the Media

CRIME RATES HEADLINES VS. REALITY But an average person in the U.S. is over 1,000 times more likely to experience: Listening to news media, you would fear: WHY? WE LOOK AT HEADLINES VERSUS REALITY IN FOUR MAJOR U.S. CITIES TO FIND OUT. Cities ronked by how closely their crime news reporting percentages match actual crime rate percentages: O CRIMES REPORTED BY POLICE • CRIMES REPORTED BY MEDIA 0.8% 0.4% 69.2% 0% BEST Murder Rape 16.3% 10.6% 7.7% 0% Robbery Assault 19.6% 12.2% A 0% A 0% OAKLAND Burglary Larceny 24.9% 15.1% 0% 23.1% Auto Theft Other 0.1% 0.0% 27.3% 27.3% Murder Rape 6.8% 7.7% 4.6% 0% Robbery Assoult 20.1% 46.8% ATLANTA .0% 4.6% Burglary Larceny 18.5% 0% 9.1% 27.3% Auto Theft Other 0.4% 1.1% 8. 27.4% 3.2% Murder Rape 16% 18.5% 1.6% 6.5% Robbery Assault 15.7% 34.9% 0% 4.8% NEW YORK Burglary Larceny 9.5% 3.7% 0% 56.5% Auto Theft Other 0.2% 0.4% 우 6 20.8% 0% KORST Murder Rape 6.5% 6% 4.2% 4.2% Robbery Assault 25.7% 50.2% 8.3% A 0% DALLAS Larceny Burglary 11% 0% 62.5% Auto Theft Other NATIONWIDE In 2010, there were an estimated: 1,246,248 Violent Crimes 9,082,887 Property Crimes Nationwide crime rates (2010) per 100,000 people: Property 2,941.9 Larceny-Theft 2,003.5 Burglary Violent Crime 669.6 ài 403.6 238.8 Motor Vehicle i'heft Assault 252.3 Robbery 119.1 Rape | 27.5 Murder 4.8 MEAN WORLD SYNDROME Violent images inundate the media... CHILDREN SEE: Those who consume more 8,000 200,000 media are more likely to perceive the world'ás a mare frightening and scary place than it actually is. murders by the end of elementary school. murders by age 18. The good news? It's not a mean world. 99.5% of people in the U.S. will never be a victim of a violent crime. SOURCES: FBI.GOV, BEST PLACES TO LIVE & RETIRE, OXFORD HANDBOOK OF CRIMINOLOGY, MEDIA EDUCATION FOUNDATION, GALLUP .::::.

The Curious Case of Crime in the Media

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Crime Headlines vs. Reality—What does the local coverage of crime teach about the world around you? How do headlines compare to what the police are reporting to the public about crime in their city?

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