The Uniform Crime Report, developed in the 1930s, is commonly used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a record of crimes committed throughout the United States. These crimes, which fall into two categories, Part I and Part II crimes, are reported annually by local police to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Part I crimes are considered the most serious of the crimes recognized by society. Such examples are murder, forcible rape, robbery, arson, theft of motor vehicles, etc. Part II crimes are those considered less serious, such as fraud, simple assault, drug abuse, gambling, stolen property, embezzlement, etc. Part I crimes can also be divided into so-called violent crimes and property crimes. (Barkan, 2012). However, there are some positives and negatives to this type of crime measurement. The following document will explore the small amount of pros and numerous cons associated with the Uniform Crime Report. Because the Uniform Crime Report is published annually, it allows it to be easily available and updated to the media, researchers, students, and government organizations (Rosen, 1995). This is a benefit to society because this information is readily available to the public and can be used for statistics or research. The Uniform Crime Report also allows us to see widespread crime across the United States geographically. Where certain crimes are being committed, who is committing them, and when they are most likely to be committed. These trends allow federal and local law enforcement to predict where patrolling may need to be more widespread or allow criminal profilers to be able to speculate on what type of person is a possible suspect for a certain… medium of paper... ....police reports to the Federal Bureau of Investigation are much more extensive and thorough. Included in these reports are the relationship, if any, between the offender and the victim, whether drugs and/or alcohol were involved before the crime, etc. (Barkan, 2012). Over time we will see the National Incident Based Reporting System replace the Uniform Crime Report because detailed reports of criminal events are more useful and descriptive to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the rest of society. Works Cited Barkan, Steven E. Criminology: A Sociological Understanding. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2012. Print.Lejin, Peter P. “Uniform Crime Reports.” Heinonline. Np, nd Web. 15 September 2011. Rosen, Lawrence. “The Creation of the Uniform Crime Report: The Role of the Social Sciences.” JSTOR. Np, nd Web. 15 September. 2011.