Analysis of selected crime data in Nigeria

Oguntunde, P.E. and Ojo, Oluwadare O. (2018) Analysis of selected crime data in Nigeria. Data inBrief, 19. pp. 1242-1249.

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Abstract

Crime isanactthatbringsaboutoffencesanditispunishable under thelaw.MajorcrimesinNigeriaincluderape,kidnapping, murder,burglary,fraud,terrorism,robbery,cyber-crimes,bribery and corruption,moneylaunderingandsoon.Accordingtothe statistics releasedbytheNigerianNationalBureauofStatisticsin 2016,Lagos,Abuja,Delta,Kano,Plateau,Ondo,Oyo,Bauchi,Ada- mawaandGombeStatesmadethetoptenlistofstateswithhigh number ofcrimes.Crimeisanimportanttopicanditisofinterest to usbecauseoftheconsequencesandpenaltiesitattracts(which rangesfrom fine todeath).Thisdataarticlecontainsthepartial analysis(bothdescriptiveandinferential)ofcrimedataset obtained between1999and2013.Theaimofthestudyistoshow the patternandrateofcrimeinNigeriabasedonthedatacollected and toshowtherelationshipsthatexistamongthevariouscrime types. Analyzingthisdatasetcanprovideinsightoncrimeactiv- ities withinNigeria

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Crime Deviant behavior Offences Population Poverty Unemployment Nigeria
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HA Statistics Q Science > QA Mathematics
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Mathematics Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	19 Jun 2018 08:11
Last Modified:	19 Jun 2018 08:11
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/10958

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