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Criminology Unit 1 - 1.2 - Reasons for unreported crime
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U1 1.2Explain the reasons that certain crimes are unreported
Reason Explanation Examples (Minimum of 2)
Personal: The victim could fear the offender, they could fear their or their An example is common assault. The victim
Fear families and those close to them’s safety. The victim may be may be in fear that the offender will hurt
scared that there will be consequences if they do report it if they them again.
know the criminal and it could lead to further actions against
them. Therefore, the victim may fail to report the crime.
Another example could be honour crimes.
This is when the victim is afraid of their family
and what they might do to them.
Personal: Being a victim of some crimes may be embarrassing or bring Eg: Rape. The victim may be ashamed of
Shame shame upon the victim. The victim may not want to accept what what happened or may feel vulnerable.
has happened to them or talk about it due to how it makes them They might not want to talk about it or they
feel or appear to others. This means that they tend not to report might not even remember what happened.
the crime. The Victim may also feel like they won’t be
taken seriously by the police as well, they
might not have any evidence.
, A second example is domestic abuse.
Especially male victims as they may be
embarrassed about reporting it to police. The
victim may feel vulnerable or weak therefore
they don’t want to talk about it.
Personal: People don’t always care about what has happened or the An example would be underage drinking. It
Disinterest crime that has been committed. The crime may not affect or doesn’t affect those who pass by and isn’t
upset those who witness the crime so they don’t bother reporting massively shamed upon. Many are
it. disinterested in the crime therefore they fail
to report it.
A second example would be underage drug
use. Other peoples’ lives and choices don't
matter to those who witness, therefore they
fail to report it.
Personal: Not Similar to disinterest, a person may not be affected by the crime An example is vagrancy. Homeless people
affected so they choose not to report it. The viewer may feel they have get ignored by the general public as it
nothing to do with the crime and they feel they should leave it to doesn’t affect them.
someone else to report.
A second example could be someone else's
car being broken into as they may not care
because it doesn’t affect them so they don’t
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