How Does the Dark Figure of Crime Make It Difficult

question 3

Short Answer

How does the dark figure of crime make it difficult to answer how much crime occurs in the U.S.?
a. Most criminal records are sealed (kept dark) and restricted from public viewing.
b. Some of the darkest crimes are committed from official crime reports, due to their nature.
c. A lot of crime goes unreported, which creates a dark figure of what is actually reported by official crime data.
d. Jurisdictions tend to try and hide their darkest crimes in reporting.

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