Patterns of Violent Crime in Three States from 2010 to 2020

Ddescribe the importance of your topic. Your topic will be the following: Patterns of violent crime in three states from 2010 to 2020.
Analyze the UCR data based on the above subject. You can select any three states of your interest. However, your paper will be based on your independent research, not on any other published articles. Make sure you do not include any tables and/or graphs copied from other papers or reports.
Your research paper should be typed, double-spaced, in APA style, and in 12-point standard font with standard margins (i.e., 1” on every side). Each paper is to be no less than five pages and no more than seven full pages.
Your research paper will address the following aspects: Define the research questions, significance, and potential implications. Provide a review of relevant theory and/or prior research.
Describe the dataset (i.e., UCR). Explain the data collection process; discuss data collection concerns (type and quality, strengths, and limitations); issues on the quality of data.
Provide results using tables and graphs. Interpret your findings.
Summarize your results and suggest future research agenda.