The U.S. Department of Justice administers two statistical programs to measure the magnitude, nature, and impact of crime in the Nation: the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program and the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
Why is the element mercury important? The element mercury is important because it has a color of silver, it has the properties of a solid and a liquid, it is a naturally found element, and it doesn't break down.
1 Mercury is a very rare element in the Earth's crust. 2  It accounts for only about only 0.08 parts per million (ppm). 3  Mercury generally is not allowed on aircraft because it combines so readily with aluminum, a metal that is common on aircraft. The modern element symbol for mercury is Hg, which is the symbol for another name for mercury: hydrargyrum. 2  Hydrargyrum comes from Greek words for water-silver (hydr-means water, argyros means silver). 3  Mercury is a very rare element in the Earth's crust. 4  It accounts for only about only 0.08 parts per million (ppm).