NAICS
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
- the standard used by Federal statistical agencies
- classifying business establishments related to the U.S. business economy
- for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data
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NAICS was adopted in 1997 to replace the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system |
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How Iron Maiden turned piracy into paying customers
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Tracking criminal movements and predicting hot spots
Data available on distance between criminals' homes and their targets shows that burglars are willing to travel longer distances for high-value targets, and tend to employ different means of transportation to make these long trips. Of course, this tendency differs among types of criminals. Professionals and older criminals may travel further than younger amateurs. A group of professional burglars planning to rob a bank, for instance, would reasonably be expected to follow a Lévy flight.