CRIME TRUE/FALSE GAME

   The answers to the following T/F statements are based on data retrieved    from the Sourcebook for Criminal Justice Statistics, 2012. 

   1. _____The USA now imprisons more people than any other country in    the world.

   2. _____Of the 80,000 women now in prison, about 70% are violent    offenders.

   3. _____Of the 80,000 women now in prison, about 75% have children.

   4. _____People in Hawaii have a higher arrest rate for marijuana use    compared to the national average.

   5. _____People in Hawaii have a higher arrest rate for methamphetamine    (ice) use compared to the national average.

   6. _____The rate of violent crime in the USA has been decreasing over    the last ten years.

   7. _____Arrest rates for violent offenses are highest for people between    the ages of 35 and 50.

   8. _____Arrest rates remain higher for males compared to females, at    every age, and for nearly all offenses.

   9. _____African Americans are more likely to be arrested for illegal drug    use compared to whites.

   10. _____Asians and Pacific Islanders are more likely to be arrested for    motor vehicle theft compared to whites.

   11. _____The elderly are the most likely to be victims of crime compared    to the young.

   12.______Women are more likely to be victims of crime compared to    men.

   13. _____In the USA, people are arrested more for driving under the    influence (DUI’S) than any other crime.