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This article refers to [[crime]] in the [[U.S. State|state]] of [[Pennsylvania]]. |
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In 2008 there were 351,353 crimes reported in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Pennsylvania]], including 707 murders.<ref name=pac>{{cite web|url=http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/pacrime.htm|title=Pennsylvania Crime Rates 1960 - 2015|first=Christopher|last=Effgen|website=www.disastercenter.com}}</ref> In 2014 there were 287,180 crimes reported, including 614 murders.<ref name=pac/> |
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== Policing == |
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{{Further|List of law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania}} |
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In 2008 there were 351,814 crimes reported in Pennsylvania, including 701 murders.<ref>http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/pacrimn.htm</ref>{{deadlink|date=July 2010}} |
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In 2008, Pennsylvania had 1,117 State and local law enforcement agencies.<ref name=usdoj>{{cite web|url=http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf|title=U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2009, p.15|access-date=2012-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010224733/http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/content/pub/pdf/csllea08.pdf|archive-date=2012-10-10|url-status=dead}}</ref> Those agencies employed a total of 33,670 staff.<ref name=usdoj/> Of the total staff, 27,413 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).<ref name=usdoj/> |
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=== Police ratio === |
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In 2008, Pennsylvania had 218 police officers per 100,000 residents.<ref name=usdoj/> |
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==Capital punishment laws== |
==Capital punishment laws== |
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Capital punishment |
{{main|Capital punishment in Pennsylvania}} |
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Capital punishment is applied in Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.religioustolerance.org/execut3.htm|title=Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty|website=www.religioustolerance.org}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Law of Pennsylvania]] |
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* [[Philadelphia crime family]] |
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* [[Bufalino crime family]] |
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* [[Pittsburgh crime family]] |
* [[Pittsburgh crime family]] |
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* [[Schuylkill notes]] |
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== References == |
== References == |
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[[Category:Capital punishment in the United States by state]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:03, 1 July 2024
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In 2008 there were 351,353 crimes reported in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, including 707 murders.[1] In 2014 there were 287,180 crimes reported, including 614 murders.[1]
Policing
[edit]In 2008, Pennsylvania had 1,117 State and local law enforcement agencies.[2] Those agencies employed a total of 33,670 staff.[2] Of the total staff, 27,413 were sworn officers (defined as those with general arrest powers).[2]
Police ratio
[edit]In 2008, Pennsylvania had 218 police officers per 100,000 residents.[2]
Capital punishment laws
[edit]Capital punishment is applied in Pennsylvania.[3]
See also
[edit]- Law of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia crime family
- Bufalino crime family
- Pittsburgh crime family
- Schuylkill notes
References
[edit]- ^ a b Effgen, Christopher. "Pennsylvania Crime Rates 1960 - 2015". www.disastercenter.com.
- ^ a b c d "U.S. Department of Justice, Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2009, p.15" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ "Facts about capital punishment - the death penalty". www.religioustolerance.org.
