Crime Rates Assignment

Instructions

For this assignment, you will use data from the table below to calculate murder rates for five cities in the US. For information on how to calculate crime rates as well as the formula to use, please visit the .

1. Using the information from the table above, calculate the murder rates (per 100,000) for each of the five cities (round up to 2 decimal places for each rate. For example, 50.23).

• Copy the table into a Word doc and add a column that is titled Murder Rate (see example above). Then enter the murder rate for each city.

1. Which is the city with the lowest murder rate?
2. Which is the city with the highest murder rate?
3. Were you surprised by these results? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

Note – Please include the questions and the table above in addition to your responses within a Word doc. I will deduct 5 points from your assignment if the questions are missing and an additional 5 points if the table is not included.

Grading

All assignments must go through Turnitin in for plagiarism and AI usage detection. The questions will be flagged for similarity and therefore only responses will be reviewed for similarity. The usage of AI to complete any assignment for this course is strictly prohibited. Any suspected academic misconduct violations will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct and Academic Integrity (SCAI).

Assignments will be graded using the rubric below.

Rubric

Crime Rates Assignment

Crime Rates Assignment

CriteriaRatingsPtsThis criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome

Table

City 1

10 pts

Excellent

Murder rate is correct

0 pts

Poor

Murder rate is incorrect or missing

10 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome

Table

City 2

10 pts

Excellent

Murder rate is correct

0 pts

Poor

Murder rate is incorrect or missing

10 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome

Table

City 3

10 pts

Excellent

Murder rate is correct

0 pts

Poor

Murder rate is incorrect or missing

10 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome

Table

City 4

10 pts

Excellent

Murder rate is correct

0 pts

Poor

Murder rate is incorrect or missing

10 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome

Table

City 5

10 pts

Excellent

Murder rate is correct

0 pts

Poor

Murder rate is incorrect or missing

10 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome

Lowest Murder Rate

2. Which is the city with the lowest murder rate?

15 pts

Excellent

City with the lowest murder rate has been identified correctly

0 pts

Poor

City with the lowest murder is incorrect or missing

15 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome

Highest Murder Rate

3. Which is the city with the highest murder rate?

15 pts

Excellent

City with the highest murder rate has been identified correctly

0 pts

Poor

City with the highest murder is incorrect or missing

15 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome

Analysis of Results

4. Were you surprised by these results? Why or why not? Explain your answer.

20 pts

Excellent

Response is detailed and includes a thorough explanation

15 pts

Good

Response is provided but the explanation is not thorough and does not include any analysis

10 pts

Fair

Response is not detailed or thorough and is lacking in clarity

0 pts

Poor

Response is incomprehensible or missing

20 pts

Total Points: 100