Question

1. The following table contains data on the number of property crimes that occurred in five cities during 2015. The table also displays each city’s population.

1. Compute the rate of property crime per 1,000 city residents in each city. [1.0pt]
2. Select the appropriate graph type for this variable and roughly construct that graph using the rates you computed. [0.5pt]

City	Property Crimes	Population
Phoenix, AZ	54,456	1,559,744
Bellingham, WA	4,067	83,976
Cincinnati, OH	16,446	298,478
Pinehurst, NC	91	15,667
St. Louis, MO	20,028	317,095

Answer 1

(a) Phoenix, AZ = (54456/1559744) * 1000 = 34.91 per 1000 = 35 per 1000 (approx.).
Bellingham, WA = (4067/83976) * 1000 = 48.43 per 1000 = 49 per 1000 (approx.).
Cincinnati, OH = (16446/298478) * 1000 = 55.10 per 1000 = 56 per 1000 (approx.).
Pinehurst, NC = (91/15667) * 1000 = 5.81 per 1000 = 6 per 1000 (approx.).
St. Louis, MO = (20028/317095) * 1000 = 63.16 per 1000 = 64 per 1000 (approx.).

(b) The appropriate graph, which is the vertical bar graph, is given below. MS Excel has been used to draw this graph.