Analyzing Disparities in Crime Reporting

Disparities in crime reporting can result in wide discrepancies between actual crime rates and FBI crime reports. Unreported crimes impact the accuracy of crime statistics, as reporting rates affect the gap between real crime incidences and official data. The non-reporting of crime data by 31% of police departments contributes to the inaccuracy of FBI reports. This discrepancy leads to a misleading impression that crime rates are decreasing when, in reality, many crimes go unreported due to the lack of police intervention and victims' distrust in law enforcement.