What Was the Decrease in the Rate of Robbery Incidents

question 16

Multiple Choice

What was the decrease in the rate of robbery incidents reported to the police in 2013 compared to 2012?

• A)7 percent
• B)9 percent
• C)11 percent
• D)13 percent

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Definitions:

Burden of Proof

The obligation to prove one's assertion or claims in a legal dispute or court of law.

Criminal Guilt

The determination that an individual has committed a crime as proven in a court of law, following a legal process.

Civil Trial

A legal proceeding in which disputes between parties are resolved by a judge or a jury, not involving criminal charges.

Entrapment

A practice whereby a law enforcement agent induces a person to commit a criminal offense that the person would have otherwise been unlikely to commit.