This data collection provides comparative, cross-national,
longitudinal data on rates of violent and nonviolent crimes for every
country in the world over a period of 74 years. The study was designed
to supply both comparative breadth and historical depth. Data were
compiled from 110 nations and 44 urban places over periods up to 74
years, 1900-1974. Information is included on murder, rape, robbery,
assault, theft, and population.
Archer, Dane, and Gartner, Rosemary. Violence and Crime in Cross-National Perspective, 1900-1974. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-01-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08612.v1
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United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute of Mental Health (MH-27427),
Guggenheim Foundation,
German Marshall Fund of the United States
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data to: Dane Archer, Stevenson College, University of California,
Santa Cruz, CA 95064.
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