Running head: Population growth and crime rates 1 Population growth and crime rates 9Population Growth and Crime Rates in South Florida-Marathon Roger F. Lewis Miami Dade College-School of JusticeAuthor Note [Include any grant/funding information and a complete correspondence address.] Table of Contents Abstract 2 [Title Here, up to 12 Words, on One to Two Lines] 2 [Heading 1] 2 [Heading 2] 2 [Heading 3] 2 References 2 Footnotes 2 Tables 2 Figures 2 Abstract [The abstract should be one paragraph of between 150 and 250 words. It is not indented. Section titles, such as the word Abstract above, are not considered headings so they don’t use bold heading format. Instead, use the Section Title style. This style automatically starts your section on a new page, so you don’t have to add page breaks. To apply any text style in this document with just a tap, on the Home tab of the ribbon, check out Styles.] Keywords: [Tap here to add keywords.] Population Growth and Crime Rates in South Florida-Marathon Homeland Security Investigations-Miami of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is solely responsible for nine area of responsibilities: Indian River, Okeechobee, Highlands, St. Lucie, Martin, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami Dade, and Monroe County. In these nine areas, HSI-Miami conducts investigations on financial crimes, cyber-crimes, child exploitation, homeland investigations, human trafficking, human smuggling, transnational gangs, counter-proliferation, narcotics, enforcement, worksite enforcement, identity and benefit fraud, and IP and trade enforcement. Every year, the population grows more and with population growth occurring, does crime rates increase, decrease or stay steady? To find the answer, I will explain the following: 1. Understand HSI’s role in securing the homeland from transnational threats and criminal organizations. 2. Conduct a literature review about the relationship between population growth and crime rate. 3. Analyze statistics about Monroe’s County population and crime trends.Understand HSI’s role in securing the homeland from transnational threats and criminal organizations. [The first two heading levels get their own paragraph, as shown here. Headings 3, 4, and 5 are run-in headings used at the beginning of the paragraph.] Conduct a literature review about the relationship between population growth and crime rates. [To update the table of contents (TOC), apply the appropriate heading style to just the heading text at the start of a paragraph and it will show up in your TOC. To do this, select the text for your heading. Then, apply the style you need.] Analyze statistics about Monroe’s County population and crime trends. References Last Name, F. M. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Pages From - To. Last Name, F. M. (Year). Book Title. City Name: Publisher Name. Footnotes 1[Add footnotes, if any, on their own page following references. For APA formatting requirements, it’s easy to just type y.

1. Running head: Population growth and crime rates 1
Population growth and crime rates 9Population Growth and
Crime Rates in South Florida-Marathon
Roger F. Lewis
Miami Dade College-School of JusticeAuthor Note
[Include any grant/funding information and a complete
correspondence address.]
Table of Contents
Abstract 2
[Title Here, up to 12 Words, on One to Two Lines] 2
[Heading 1] 2
[Heading 2] 2
[Heading 3] 2
References 2
Footnotes 2
Tables 2
Figures 2
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Population Growth and Crime Rates in South Florida-Marathon
Homeland Security Investigations-Miami of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security is solely responsible for nine
area of responsibilities: Indian River, Okeechobee, Highlands,
St. Lucie, Martin, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami

2. Dade, and Monroe County. In these nine areas, HSI-Miami
conducts investigations on financial crimes, cyber-crimes, child
exploitation, homeland investigations, human trafficking,
human smuggling, transnational gangs, counter-proliferation,
narcotics, enforcement, worksite enforcement, identity and
benefit fraud, and IP and trade enforcement. Every year, the
population grows more and with population growth occurring,
does crime rates increase, decrease or stay steady? To find the
answer, I will explain the following:
1. Understand HSI’s role in securing the homeland from
transnational threats and criminal organizations.
2. Conduct a literature review about the relationship between
population growth and crime rate.
3. Analyze statistics about Monroe’s County population and
crime trends.Understand HSI’s role in securing the homeland
from transnational threats and criminal organizations.
[The first two heading levels get their own paragraph, as shown
here. Headings 3, 4, and 5 are run-in headings used at the
beginning of the paragraph.]
Conduct a literature review about the relationship between
population growth and crime rates.
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heading style to just the heading text at the start of a paragraph
and it will show up in your TOC. To do this, select the text for
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Analyze statistics about Monroe’s County population and crime
trends.
References
Last Name, F. M. (Year). Article Title. Journal Title, Pages
From - To.
Last Name, F. M. (Year). Book Title. City Name: Publisher
Name.
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Violent_07Total Reported Violent Crimes in Florida, by County
and Offense, 2007Updated
05/22/2017CountyYearPopulationMurderRape1RobberyAggrava
ted AssaultTotal Violent Crime% Violent Crime Change 06/07
^Violent Crime Rate Per 100,000Violent Crime Rate Change
06/07 ^Monroe200778,98744068321433-2.0548.2-
0.1Monroe200876,08144590249388-10.4510.0-
7.0Monroe200977,925331802934074.9522.32.4Monroe201076,8

5. 8763282220340-16.5442.2-
15.3Monroe201172,670326682543513.24839.2Monroe201272,8
97336662763818.5522.78.2Monroe201373,560235522943830.55
20.7-0.4Monroe201474,044028612953840.3518.6-
0.4Monroe201574,20623530290357-7.0481.1-
7.2Monroe201676,04723333213281-21.3369.5-
28.8Monroe201776,889919292352923.9379.82.8^ Percent
changes in number and rate should be interpreted with caution.
In small counties with low numbers of crime, a small increase
in crime can produce a large percent change. 1 Beginning in
2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) UCR Program
implemented a new definition of Rape that includes incidents
previously reported as Forcible Sodomy. The Rape data for
years prior to 2013 have been adjusted to allow for comparison
between years.SOURCE: Florida Department of Law
Enforcement. 2017. Crime in Florida, 1996-2016 Florida
uniform crime report [Computer program]. Tallahassee, FL:
FDLE.
PROPERTY-MonroeTotal Reported Property Index Crimes,
Monroe County, Florida, by Offense and Year.Updated
05/2018YearPopulationBurglaryLarcenyMotor Vehicle
TheftTotal Property Index CrimeProperty Crime Rate per
100,000
Population200778,9876902,6023113,6034,561.5200876,081880
2,8702714,0215,285.2200977,9259542,8582194,0315,172.92010
76,8878922,6951883,7754,909.8201172,6706112,4911243,2264,
439.2201272,8976382,5491443,3314,569.5201373,5605682,264
1512,9834,055.2201474,0444892,0741842,7473,710.0201574,20
64261,9031442,4733,332.6201676,0473211,6241342,0792,733.8
201776,8892711,4521161,8392,391.8SOURCE: Florida
Department of Law Enforcement. Crime in Florida, Florida
uniform crime report, 1995-2017 [Computer program].
Tallahassee, FL: FDLE. Florida Statistical Analysis Center.
FSO-MonroeTotal Reported Forcible Sex Offenses, Monroe

6. County, Florida, by Offense and Year.YearPopulationRape by
ForceAttempted RapeForcible SodomyForcible FondlingTotal
Forcible Sex OffensesForcible Sex Offense Rate per 100,000
Population200778,987340654557.0200876,081393334863.12009
77,925300173848.8201076,887272303241.6201172,6702312329
39.9201272,8973033104663.1201373,560350--
84358.5201474,044271--93750.0201574,206332--
84357.9201676,047303--84153.9201776,889181--62532.5Note:
Beginning in 2013, Forcible Sodomy is reported as Forcible
Rape in Florida's UCR.SOURCE: Florida Department of Law
Enforcement. Crime in Florida, Florida uniform crime report,
1995-2017 [Computer program]. Tallahassee, FL: FDLE.
Florida Statistical Analysis Center.