Numbers show the quantity of crimes reported, which also affects the capacity of the criminal justice system.
Crime rates reflect the risk of becoming the victim of a crime.
This presentation uses both numbers and rates. We also divide crimes into categories for more in-depth understanding. Curfew violations and runaway offenses, which are not crimes subject to incarceration, sometimes are included as an additional measure of community health and safety. Generally, the most common crimes are the least serious. In other words, the more serious the crime the fewer there are of them.