Meaning of dark figure | Babel Free

Definitions

The estimated number of unreported criminal cases.

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Examples

“In exploring the dark figure⟳ of crime, the primary question⟳ is not how much of it becomes revealed but rather what will be the selective properties of any particular innovation for its illumination.”

“The dark figure⟳ concerning these criminal offences, is very high and the attitude towards reporting such cases is not constant.”

“By definition, they ignore⟳ the unreported “dark figure⟳” of crime. We turn⟳ now to a second source of official crime data.”

“Arguing that the dark figure⟳ is larger, perhaps very large (“The cases we know⟳ about are just the tip⟳ of the iceberg!”), makes any estimate⟳ seem possible, even reasonable.”

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