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17 Just. Rsch. & Pol'y 3 (2016)

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Research Article


                                                             Justice Research and Policy
                                                                 2016, Vol. 17(1) 3-27
Utilizing         Incident-Based                                ©Th  Authris  6
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Crim      e   Data       to   Inform                     DOI: 10.1177/1525107116674925
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A Problem Analysis of

Violence in Michigan




Jason   Rydberg', Rebecca Stone', and Edmund F. McGarrelP2




Abstract
A public health approach to violence prevention involves the empirical identification of
groups and  communities  at the highest risk for violence to inform targeted inter-
ventions. We  demonstrate the utility of complete incident-level crime data toward
this end. Data for 32,056 unique incidents involving homicide, aggravated assault, and
robbery were  extracted from the 2013 Michigan Incident Crime Reporting system, a
statewide National Incident-Based Reporting System  (NIBRS) data system. Differ-
ential victimization rates were calculated across demographic subgroups and jur-
isdictions to identify patterns in risk. Two-stage least squares regression models were
estimated to examine correlates of variation in excess risk. Analyses identified young
Black males and females at relatively high risk for violent victimization, and that this
risk was amplified within cities with disproportionately high crime rates. Multivariate
models  suggested concentrated disadvantage as the most stable correlate of variation
in excess risk across Michigan cities and towns. The results highlight the importance of
expanding  NIBRS  adoption and the deployment  of focused interventions involving
both short-term enforcement  and long-term social reinvestment.


Keywords
NIBRS, violent crime, public health approach, victimization risk



' School of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, USA
2 School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

Corresponding Author:
Jason Rydberg, School of Criminology and Justice Studies, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Health and
Social Sciences Building 495, 113 Wilder Street, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.
Email: jasonrydberg@uml.edu

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