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Using The Private Sector To Deter Crime
TABLE II
Public Police vs. Private Railroad Police1
| Public Police | Railroad Police | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Percent of Reported Crimes Cleared by Arrest | 21.4% | 30.9% |
| 2. | Percent of Value of Stolen Property Recovered | 35.6 | 42.7 |
| 3. | Criminal Arrests Per Officer Per Year | 25.9 | 17.4 |
| 4. | Arrest Clearance Rates for Selected Crimes: | ||
| Murder/Nonnegligent Manslaughter | 64.6 | 47.0 | |
| Robbery | 24.0 | 61.0 | |
| Aggravated Assaul | 56.2 | 57.0 | |
| Burglary | 13.4 | 11.0 | |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 13.8 | 14.0 | |
| Theft/Larceny | 20.2 | 9.0 | |
| 5. | Percent of Reported Nontrespassing Crimes Cleared by Arrest | 21.4 | 14.3 |
| 6. | Estimated Percent of Crimes Reported to Police | 38.0 | 75.0 |
| 7. | Overall Arrest Clearance Rate, Adjusted for Underreporting2 | 8.1 | 23.2 |
1 Statistics are for 1992.
2 Line 1 multiplied by line 6.
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics, Criminal Victimization, 1992, and American Association of Railroads-Police Section.
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