Social Environment

The social environment encompasses the relationships and communities surrounding an individual, including their workplace, neighborhood, and social networks. Key features include social connections, support systems, and community trust. Structural elements, such as housing affordability, racial segregation, and neighborhood wealth, also play a crucial role in shaping health outcomes.

Crime Reports

The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) data includes annual counts of offenses including murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, auto theft, and arson. The crime counts are available at the county level and organized by year, from 1994 to 2014 and 2016. The UCR data is collected from local law enforcement agencies through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Uniform Crime Reporting Program and then aggregated, imputed, and distributed by the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD).

Source: National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Citation: Ailshire, Jennifer, Sarah Mawhorter, and Hyewon Kang. 2020. Contextual Data Resource (CDR): Uniform Crime Reports by County, 1994-2016. Version 2.0. Los Angeles, CA: USC/UCLA Center on Biodemography and Population Health.

Years: 1994-2016