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Factors <br />that are <br />known <br />to affect the volume and <br />type of <br />crime <br />occurring <br />from place to place: <br />• Population density and degree of urbanization. <br />• Variations in composition of the population, particularly youth concentration. <br />• Stability of the population with respect to residents; mobility, commuting patterns, and transient factors. <br />• Economic conditions, including median income, poverty level, and job availability. <br />• Modes of transportation and highway systems. <br />• Cultural factors and educational, recreational, and religious characteristics. <br />• Family conditions with respect to divorce and family cohesiveness. <br />• Climate. <br />• Effective strength of law enforcement agencies. <br />• Administrative and investigative emphases on law enforcement. <br />• Policies of other components of the criminal justice system (i.e., prosecutorial, judicial, correctional, and <br />probational). <br />• Citizens' attitudes toward crime. <br />• Crime reporting practices of the citizenry. <br />