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Utilizing the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS): Disproportionality in Crimes Against Society in Washington

By Vasiliki Georgoulas-Sherry & Hanna Hernandez

Through the use of publicly available data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to evaluate sex and racial disparities and disproportionalities, this report, which is part of a series of NIBRS reports, will endeavor to better understand more about the different demographic groups that are most impacted, and how these trends vary by time. Furthermore, this report will assess the demographic differences in the presence of bias motivation, the use of weapons and/ or force, and the presence of familiarity in victimization in NIBRS crimes against society (i.e., offenses that represent society’s prohibitions against certain activities, such as gambling, prostitution, and drug violations - these are typically victimless crimes.

Olympia: Washington State Statistical Analysis Center. 2024. 57p.

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