Report of a nationwide, cooperative statistical effort of over 17,000 city, county, and state law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crimes brought to their attention. The Program's primary objective is to generate a reliable set of criminal statistics for use in law enforcement admin., operation, and mgmt.; however, its data have over the years become one of the country's leading social indicators. Sections: summary of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program; crime index offenses reported; crime index offenses cleared; persons arrested; the chances of lifetime murder victimization; law enforcement personnel; and appendices.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) presents the "Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report" in PDF format for 1999. The report includes a statistical summary, the Quarterly Crime Index, and an index of crime trends.

Crime index offenses reported -- Crime index offenses cleared -- Persons arrested -- The chances of lifetime murder victimization, 1997 -- Law enforcement personnel -- Appendices.