Crime statistics

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Crime statistics refer to systematic, quantitative results about crime, as opposed to crime news or anecdotes. Notably, crime statistics can be the result of two rather different processes:

• scientific research, such as criminological studies, victimisation surveys;
• official figures, such as published by the police, prosecution, courts, and prisons.

However, in their research, criminologists often draw on official figures as well.^[1]