National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
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Crime in Western Societies, 1945-1974 (ICPSR 7769)
Principal Investigator(s): Gurr, Ted Robert; Gurr, Erika
Summary: These data were collected from national statistical sources for 16 western societies plus Israel and Japan. Data on population and eight categories of crime were gathered for as many years as possible between 1945 and 1974. Both convictions and offenses known to police were recorded whenever possible. Variables include percent yearly change and population-weighted measures of the incidence of each offense. (more info)
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Citation
Gurr, Ted Robert, and Erika Gurr. Crime in Western Societies, 1945-1974. ICPSR07769-v3. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1997. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07769.v3
Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR07769.v3
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Scope of Study
Summary: These data were collected from national statistical sources for 16 western societies plus Israel and Japan. Data on population and eight categories of crime were gathered for as many years as possible between 1945 and 1974. Both convictions and offenses known to police were recorded whenever possible. Variables include percent yearly change and population-weighted measures of the incidence of each offense.
Subject Terms: convictions (law), crime, criminal justice system, police
Geographic Coverage: Global
Time Period:
- 1945--1974
Date of Collection:
- 1945--1974
Data Types: aggregate data
Methodology
Data Source:
National statistical sources for 16 Western societies plus Israel and Japan
Version(s)
Original ICPSR Release: 1984-03-18
Version History:
- 2005-11-04 On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable, and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-11-04 to reflect these additions.
- 1997-09-19 SAS and SPSS data definition statements have been added to this collection.
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