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Figure 3.4Violent Crime Rates by Race of VictimYear White Black1979 19.6 33.21980 18.7 34.01981 19.7 40.41982 19.0 36.91983 16.3 33.11984 17.1 32.71985 15.6 28.91986 15.6 25.21987 15.0 33.81988 16.0 31.41989 16.1 29.51990 15.4 31.81991 16.2 31.31992 16.9 33.01993 17.8 34.31994 17.1 33.51995 13.5 26.41996 13.3 26.31997 12.9 20.71998 11.6 19.21999 10.2 19.52000 8.7 16.22001 8.4 12.72002 6.6 13.0NOTE:Serious violent crime victimizationrates by race.Rates per 1,000 persons age 12 +.Serious violent crime includeshomicide, rape, robbery, andaggravated assault.SOURCE: Rape, robbery, and assault data are from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).The homicide data are collected by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) from reports from lawenforcement agencies.VIOLENT CRIME RATES BYRACE OF VICTIMThe crimes represented by the statistics in this tableinclude murder, sexual offenses, robbery, andassault. What trend is evident over time in the dataon crime victimization by racial group?66 Unit 1: Knowing About the LawBurglaryCommon law defines burglary as the breaking and entering of adwelling house at night with the intent to commit a felony. Today, statelaws have expanded the definition of the crime to include breaking andentering in the daytime, breaking and entering places other thanhomes, and breaking and entering with the intent to commit amisdemeanor. If any part of the definition of burglary cannot beproven, the defendant cannot be found guilty.