A crime ______ compares the number of occurrences of a particular crime to the size of the total population.

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The definition given in the question describes a crime rate, which is the number of occurrences of a particular crime in a given population. A proportion is a comparison of part to whole, and a statistic is a numerical summary of data. A trend refers to the general direction in which something is developing or changing. Therefore, the best choice is C, rate.

A Crime ______ Compares the Number of Occurrences of a Particular