Details

Subject(s)

• Crime—History—20th century—Cross-cultural studies [Browse]
• Violent crimes—History—20th century—Cross-cultural studies [Browse]

Related name

• Gartner, Rosemary, 1952- [Browse]
• Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [Browse]

Series

• ICPSR (Series) ; 8612. [More in this series]
• ICPSR ; 8612

Restrictions note

Use of these data is restricted to Princeton University students, faculty, and staff for non-commercial statistical analysis and research purposes only.

Summary note

This data collection provides comparative, cross-national, longitudinal data on rates of violent and nonviolent crimes for every country in the world over a period of 74 years. The study was designed to supply both comparative breadth and historical depth. Data were compiled from 110 nations and 44 urban places over periods up to 74 years, 1900-1974. Information is included on murder, rape, robbery, assault, theft, and population.

Notes

• Codebook available in print and electronic format.
• Title from title screen (viewed on January 16, 2008).

Type of data

Extent of collection: 3 data files + machine-readable documentation (text) + SAS setup file(s) + SPSS setup file(s) + Stata setup file(s) + SAS transport + SPSS portable + Stata system + accompanying computer programs.

Time and place of event

• Date(s) of collection: 1972-1982.
• Time period: 1900-1974.

Geographic coverage

Geographic coverage: Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Latin America, North America, South America.

Funding information

• Funding agency: National Institute for Mental Health, Guggenheim Foundation, and German Marshall Fund of the United States.
• Grant number: MH-27427.

System details

• Mode of access: World Wide Web.
• Data format: card image and LRECL, with SAS and SPSS data definition statements (for part 3 only).

Methodology note

• Data source: correspondence with national and metropolitan government sources, annual statistical reports, published annual crime data.
• Universe: all countries in the world.

Rights and reproductions note

Restrictions: users are asked to send copies of articles based on the data to: Dane Archer, Stevenson College, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064.

Contents

• [1] Violence and crime in cross-national perspective, 1900-1974
• [2] Violence and crime in cross-national perspective, 1900-1972.

Cite as

Archer, Dane, and Rosemary Gartner. VIOLENCE AND CRIME IN CROSS-NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE, 1900-1974 [Crime File (Data Only)] [Computer file]. ICPSR version. Dane Archer and Rosemary Gartner [producers], 1984. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1994.

Also known as

• Violence and crime in cross-national perspective, 1900-1972

OCLC

80478868

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