1. Demographics of Lawrence, MA

a. Population and population density

b. Income, including poverty rate

c. Educational attainment

d. Population by age and ethnicity

e. Residential Ownership rates

f. Compare some of the above info to state or nationwide averages.

2. Crime Picture of Lawrence, MA

a. UCR 2017 crime data compared to state averages

b. Five-year trends for Part I crime in Lawrence

c. Five-year Robbery trend in Lawrence

3. Information about the Crime of Robbery.

a. How is robbery defined by the FBI?

b. What is the cost of the crime? (economic, social, psychological)

c. Who are the offenders? (age/gender/ethnicity)

d. Who is harmed? (Characteristics of victims)

e. Clearance Rate for robberies (What % of robberies result in an arrest?) f. Based on the above, why is (or not) robbery a societal problem? How may it relate to theory we have learned about?

4. What are the spatial patterns to street robberies? Are the crimes spread out (dispersed) or are they clustered in certain locations?

5. 2. Are there any temporal clusters (by day, by hour, or by day and hour) to the street robberies in Lawrence?

6. Ask at least five (5) specific questions that you would like answered about street robberies in Lawrence. MA