Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. According to the text, index crimes can only be cleared by arrest.
2. The majority of all index crimes are mala prohibita offenses.
3. The manner in which a crime rate is calculated is by standardizing the number of reported crimes by some unit of the population.
4. The Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) agree on the basic demographics of those most likely to commit crimes.
5. Since National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) only surveys households, crimes committed against commercial establishments are not included.


1.false
2.false
3.true
4.true
5.true

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