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.
The Roman god Mercury was the wing-footed messenger of the gods. The element mercury, or quicksilver, is a liquid at room temperature. The planet Mercury was named for the Roman god, because it went quickly around the Sun in its orbit.