Crime Facts

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Crime Facts

Other Crime Facts

- Violent crime has gone down 41% in the last ten years (Rand, 2008: Table 2)

- 70% of the violent crimes that occur against women involve a non-stranger. Males are less likely to be a victim of a crime with a non-stranger (49%). (Rand, 2009: Table 6)

- 80% of motor vehicle thefts are reported to the police. Common theft is the least likely to be reported to the police (33%) (Rand, 2009: Text Table 4).

- In approximately 60% of the violent crimes, victims took some type of measure to protect themselves (Table 68). Only a small percentage of the time did victims use a weapon when protecting themselves (less than 2% of the time) (BJS, 2010: Table 70).

- Physical injuries were sustained in a violent crime around 25% of the time (BJS, 2010: Table 75). About 7% of violent crimes resulted in incurring some medical expenses (BJS, 2010: Table 77).

- Around 18% of victims incurred some type of economic loss from a crime (BJS, 2010: Table 81). This amounted to approximately $1.8 billion for all victims (BJS, 2010: Table 82). The median loss for property crimes was around $250 per household for each incident (BJS, 2010: Table 82).

- Around 8% of personal crime victims lost time from work (BJS, 2010: Table 87).

References:

BJS (2010). “A National Crime Victimization Survey, 2007- -Statistical Tables,” Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, NCJ 227669.

Rand, M. (2009). “Criminal Victimization, 2008,” Bureau of Justice Statistics, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, NCJ 227777.