Analyses of Crime Patterns in NIBRS Data Based on a Novel Graph Theory Clustering Method: Virginia as a Case Study

Table 1

NIBRS indexes used.

Segment	Index	Number of subindexes
Victim indexes	Type of victim	3
	Victim age	3
	Victim sex	2
	Victim race	5
	Victim ethnicity	3
	Victim residence status	3
	Aggravated assault/homicide circumstances	10
	Type of injury	6
Offender indexes	Offender age	3
	Offender sex	3
	Offender race	5
Additional indexes	Injury	2
	Juvenile	1
	Violent crime	1
	Juvict	1
	Multiple victims	1
	Multiple offenders	1
	Multiple offenders and victims	1
	Multiple offenders and one victim	1
	One offender and multiple victims	1
	One offender and one victims	1