A STATISTICAL EVALUATION OF REPORTED CRIME CASES

ABSTRACT: Crime is a public wrong. It is an act strongly disapproved by society. Crime includes murder, dacoities, fraud, rape, etc. Each society has its own perspective of defining crime. For commission of crime, there should be a criminal intention and a criminal act. No individual is a born criminal; the criminal intention and behaviour of an individual are a result of various social, economic, biological and psychological causes. This study was conducted on statistic analysis of  report cases of crimes in Enugu State for a period of  ten years (1995 - 2004). The study specifically was aimed at ascertaining the most prevalent form of crime in Enugu State, if there are no differences in crime against persons and that against property, report the crime cases over ten years period (1995 – 2004), and make recommendations on possible ways of curbing criminal activities in the state. Data were collected from Enugu Police Command on recorded crime cases within the period of survey.