How does “a crime” become a “crime statistic”?

This video looks at the social construction of crime statistics in terms of how “committed crime” becomes “recorded crime”. Students are introduced to a range of issues, from reporting and under-reporting, through crime awareness and victimisation to the recording and non-recording of crimes.

Key concepts covered in this video:

• Crime Statistics

• Recorded crime

• Under-reporting

• Unreported crime

• Unrecorded crime

• Complaint referrals

• Dark figure of crime