The National Crime Victimization Report (NCVR) reports a ________ rate of crime than the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), because of crimes never reported to the police.
The National Crime Victimization Report (NCVR) reports a decreased rate of crime than the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), because of crimes never reported to the police.
Explanation:
To avoid public humiliation and the trouble that is caused due to police investigation, many crime victims refrain themselves from reporting the crime.
Moreover, the people who are eye-witnesses of crimes choose not to report the crime so that the police does not involve them in the investigation and interrogation procedures.
Mostly, the crimes that go unreported are that of domestic violence.