Violent crime in America : a look at factors affecting crime levels in U.S. cities

Abstract

It seems that, in recent years, the number of violent crimes has been increasing in cities around the United States. This research paper will look at a couple of factors that I believe have some impact on this number. I believe that the percent of people who own a gun and the number of police officers a city employs can lower the number of violent crimes within an area. Both topics are heavily debated and I hope to shed some light on what the facts are. I will be using data regarding the demographics of cities to perform a regression analysis to determine the likelihood that these variables have an effect on violent crime.