SOC 2760 Midterm: Midterm 1 Notes.docx

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2760
• Professor: Rob Shearer

Document Summary

There is some positive news overall, however; the number of homicides in 2004 reflects a 2. 4% decrease from the year before in 2003 when there were a reported 16,528 murders (fbi, 2006a). Unfortunately, however, preliminary fbi reports for 2005 indicated a 4. 8% increase in homicide from the year 2004 (fbi, 2006b). But due to population increases (like births and immigration) and decreases (like death and emigration) the homicide rates are what we need to look at to consider how common homicide is. To determine homicide rates you have to look at it in terms of a population of per. P = the population in a certain area. In 1991 us showed highest homicide rates but after it has declined 65. 3% since then in 2004. Table 4. 1 shows the circumstances in which homicide has happened. This is only limited due to only being accurate up to 65% of homicide. Chart 4. 3 displays information about the victim and offender relationship.