“The magic word here is statistics. We live our lives day in and day out based on what statistics show us. But judging by the way crime statistics are computed, the only thing statistics show are ballpark figures. UA is now in 11th place for America’s Top 15 College Neighborhoods for Property Crime, based on the Clery report, which is compiled by university police.”
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The magic word here is statistics.

We live our lives day in and day out based on what statistics show us.

But judging by the way crime statistics are computed, the only thing statistics show are ballpark figures.

UA is now in 11th place for America’s Top 15 College Neighborhoods for Property Crime, based on the Clery report, which is compiled by university police.

The report is specifically based on crimes on and around campus, only there’s one petty problem.

Crime data is reported by individual law-enforcement agencies, which include the city and county, rather than location.

According to Location Inc., a firm which computes the data, they statistically estimate the number of violent and property crimes…

You probably never thought statistics and estimations could ever stand together in the same sentence, let alone be used to compliment one another.

Hopefully you see the oxymoron.

You probably don’t need statistics to tell you that crime has a negative impact on people, so you’d think the best way to find solutions is to get the most accurate info possible.

It doesn’t make sense that one law-enforcement agency can’t gather all crime data.

Sure, if you’re a student living on or near campus you probably want to know what crime rates are around you, but the campus itself is located within the city.

Why can’t you just include it in one report?

Besides, crime is not stagnant. It’s not bound to one specific area and not being able to get accurate information seems like the true crime here.

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