Victomology Baltimore article regarding sexual assault investigations

Victomology Baltimore article regarding sexual assault investigations

Please answer al 3 questions below:
1. Explain why the Baltimore article regarding sexual assault investigations highlight why crime statistics can be flawed? (please refer to the attached pdf document)
2. How/why would crime stats be inflated or lowered?
(Articles below)
3. Explain and discuss why are crime stats important?
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2010/crime-in-the-u.s.-2010/the-nations-two-crime-measures

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-md-ci-rapes-20100519-story.html

these articles below discuss the 2010 discovery of Baltimore city’s misreporting of rape cases. From these resources, students will gain an understanding of how definitions and classifications of crimes can change and skew crime statistics:
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-md-ci-rapes-20100519-story.html
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/bal-city-rapes-gallery-storygallery.html

Please cite from resources above and attached pdf documents
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