Name(s): _______________________

Crime Statistics

One of the great and nagging questions of all time is: How safe is the place where I
live? Families spend small fortunes on security systems for their home and take
extra precautions when on vacation all so they can feel safe. By examining the crime
statistics for the fifty states across seven different categories, students can get a
feel for where the safe places in the United States are, and where the least safe
places are as well.

Task:
1. Create a table of summary statistics for each crime. Include the Minimum, Maximum, Range,
Mean, Standard Deviation, Five Number Summary, and Interquartile Range. Make sure to also
look for and note any outliers. (EACH TABLE 6 POINTS EACH)

2. Create a box & whisker plot (modified boxplot) for each crime. (EACH BOXPLOT 7 POINTS
EACH).

3. Based on the data, what are the safest and most dangerous states to live in? Support your
choices with the statistics that were found in the previous question. Be specific. (10 POINTS)

You may use excel to create tables and boxplots but every plot must be labeled, printed and
handed in. You may also use your calculators to find the statistics and create the boxplots be
hand. Be Neat!
STATE ASSAULT AUTO BURGLARY LARCENY MURDER RAPE ROBBERY
 Alabama 278.3 280.7 1135.5 1881.9 14.2 25.2 96.8
Alaska 284 753.3 1331.7 3369.8 10.8 51.6 96.8
Arizona 312.3 439.5 2346.1 4467.4 9.5 34.2 138.2
Arkansas 203.4 183.4 972.6 1862.1 8.8 27.6 83.2
California 358 663.5 2139.4 3499.8 11.5 49.4 287
Colorado 292.9 477.1 1935.2 3903.2 6.3 42 170.7
Connecticut 131.8 593.2 1346 2620.7 4.2 16.8 129.5
Delaware 194.2 467 1682.6 3678.4 6 24.9 157
District of Columbia 375.9 397.4 1679.7 3716.8 27.8 58.3 964.5
Florida 449.1 351.4 1859.9 3840.5 10.2 39.6 187.9
Georgia 256.5 297.9 1351.1 2170.2 11.7 31.1 140.5
Hawaii 64.1 489.4 1911.5 3920.4 7.2 25.5 128
Idaho 172.5 237.6 1050.8 2599.6 5.5 19.4 39.6
Illinois 209 528.6 1085 2828.5 9.9 21.8 211.3
Indiana 153.5 377.4 1086.2 2498.7 7.4 26.5 123.2
Iowa 89.8 219.9 812.5 2685.1 2.3 10.6 41.2
Kansas 180.5 244.3 1270.4 2739.3 6.6 22 100.7
Kentucky 123.3 245.4 872.2 1662.1 10.1 19.1 81.1
Louisiana 335.5 337.7 1165.5 2469.9 15.5 30.9 142.9
Maine 170 246.9 1253.1 2350.7 2.4 13.5 38.7
Maryland 358.9 428.5 1400 3177.7 8 34.8 292.1
Massachusetts 231.6 1140.1 1532.2 2311.3 3.1 20.8 169.1
Michigan 274.6 545.5 1522.7 3159 9.3 38.9 261.9
Minnesota 85.8 343.1 1134.7 2559.3 2.7 19.5 85.9
Mississippi 189.1 144.4 915.6 1239.9 14.3 19.6 65.7
Missouri 233.5 378.4 1318.3 2424.2 9.6 28.3 189
Montana 156.8 309.2 804.9 2773.2 5.4 16.7 39.2
Nebraska 112.7 249.1 760 2316.1 3.9 18.1 64.7
Nevada 355 559.2 2453.1 4212.6 15.8 49.1 323.1
New Hampshire 76 293.4 1041.7 2343.9 3.2 10.7 23.2
New Jersey 185.1 511.5 1435.8 2774.5 5.6 21 180.4
New Mexico 343.4 259.5 1418.7 3008.6 8.8 39.1 109.6
New York 319.1 745.8 1728 2782 10.7 29.4 472.6
North Carolina 318.3 192.1 1154.1 2037.8 10.6 17 61.3
North Dakota 43.8 144.7 446.1 1843 0.9 9 13.3
Ohio 181.1 400.4 1216 2696.8 7.8 27.3 190.5
Oklahoma 205 326.8 1288.2 2228.1 8.6 29.2 73.8
Oregon 286.9 388.9 1636.4 3506.1 4.9 39.9 124.1
Pennsylvania 128 333.2 877.5 1624.1 5.6 19 130.3
Rhode Island 201 791.4 1489.5 2844.1 3.6 10.5 86.5
South Carolina 485.3 245.1 1613.6 2342.4 11.9 33 105.9
South Dakota 155.7 147.5 570.5 1704.4 2 13.5 17.9
Tennessee 203.9 314 1259.7 1776.5 10.1 29.7 145.8
Texas 208.2 397.6 1603.1 2988.7 13.3 33.8 152.4
Utah 147.3 334.5 1171.6 3004.6 3.5 20.3 68.8
Vermont 101.2 265.2 1348.2 2201 1.4 15.9 30.8
Virginia 165.7 226.7 986.2 2521.2 9 23.3 92.1
Washington 224.8 360.3 1605.6 3386.9 4.3 39.6 106.2
West Virginia 90.9 163.3 597.4 1341.7 6 13.2 42.2
Wisconsin 63.7 220.7 846.9 2614.2 2.8 12.9 52.2
Wyoming 173.9 282 811.6 2772.2 5.4 21.9 39.7
Data indicates number of incidents for each crime per 100,000 people in the population.