

_V_i_o_l_e_n_t _C_r_i_m_e _R_a_t_e_s _b_y _U_S _S_t_a_t_e

     data(crimes)

_F_o_r_m_a_t:

     A data frame with 50 observations on 5 variables.

      [,1]      Murder        numeric      Murder arrests (per 100,000)
      [,2]      Assault       numeric      Assault arrests (per 100,000)
      [,3]      UrbanPop      numeric      Percent urban population
      [,4]      Rape          numeric      Rape arrests (per 100,000)

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     This data set contains statistics, in arrests per
     100,000 residents for assault, murder, and rape in each
     of the 50 US states in 1973.  Also given is the percent
     of the population living in urban areas.

_S_o_u_r_c_e:

     World Almanac and Book of facts 1975.  (Crime rates).

     Statistical Abstracts of the United States 1975.
     (Urban rates).

_R_e_f_e_r_e_n_c_e_s:

     McNeil, D. R. (1977).  Interactive Data Analysis.  New
     York: Wiley.

