Violent Crime
ORCID
May: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8275-6773
MSU Affiliation
College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Sociology
Creation Date
2026-06-01
Abstract
A violent crime is a crime that involves the use of force or the threat of force. The most well-known violent crimes include murder, forcible rape, robbery, and assault. Each year, over one million serious violent crimes are reported to police in the United States. This entry defines the various types of violent crime, describes the methods through which data about violent crime are collected, reviews facts and figures about the amount of violent crime in the United States each year, and closes by discussing the various predictors of those violent crimes.
Publication Date
11-20-2017
Publication Title
Encyclopedia of Juvenile Delinquency and Justice
Publisher
Wiley
Rights
Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
Recommended Citation
Louine, J. and May, D.C. (2017). Violent Crime. In The Encyclopedia of Juvenile Delinquency and Justice (eds C.J. Schreck, M.J. Leiber, H.V. Miller and K. Welch). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118524275.ejdj0176
