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Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2008

Statistical Tables

National Crime Victimization Survey

Table of contents Index of statistical tables

Demography of victims - Tables 1 - 25

Victims and offenders - Tables 26 - 49

The crime event - Tables 59 - 90

Victims and the criminal justice system - Tables 91 - 109

Series victimizations - Table - 110

Survey Methodology

March 2010, NCJ 227669

U.S. Department of JusticeOffice of Justice ProgramsBureau of Justice Statistics

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U. S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics James P. Lynch Director These statistical tables were created by Jayne E. Robinson of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, under the supervision of Michael R. Rand. Catherine Bird provided statistical assistance and edited these tables. Dave Watt, of the U.S. Census Bureau, produced the tables. National Crime Victimization Survey data collection and processing activities are conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau, under the supervision of Jeremy Shimer, and assisted by Christopher Seamands, Edward Madrid, Kathryn Cheza, Laura Flores, Kathleen Stoner and Terri Donlin of the Crime Surveys Branch. Programming assistance in the Demographic Surveys Division was provided by Scott Raudabaugh, Chris Alaura, Mildred Ballenger, Loan Nguyen, and Darryl Cannon, under the supervision of David Watt. Guidance on technical matters related to the program was provided by Stephen Ash and Barbara Blass, Demographic Statistical Methods Division, U. S. Census Bureau. Data presented in these statistical tables may be obtained from the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data at the University of Michigan at: http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACJD/index.htm The name of the data set is Criminal Victimization in the UniStates, 2008 (ICPSR 25461). These statistical tables and other reports and data are available on the BJS website at: www.bjs.gov.

National Crime Victimization Survey, 2008- -Statistical tables NCJ 231173 1. Victims of crime - United States.

2. Crime and criminals - United States. I. Title II. Series

Index

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ACTIVITY AT TIME OF INCIDENT, 64 AGE, by Offender juvenile-offender victimizations, 39, 41, 45 multiple-offender victimizations, 45, 47 single-offender victimizations, 39, 41 Victims of Personal crimes aggravated assault, 3-4, 9-10, 29, 35, 39, 45, 69, 96 assault, 3-4, 9, 29, 35, 39, 41, 45, 47, 69, 75, 79, 82, 96 purse snatching/pocket picking, 3-4, 9, 82, 96 rape/sexual assault, 3-4, 9, 29, 39, 45, 69, 82, 96 robbery, 3-4, 9-10, 29, 39, 41, 45, 47, 69, 75, 79, 82, 96 simple assault, 3-4, 9-10, 29, 35, 39, 45, 69, 96 Property crimes (head of household), 19 economic loss, 82 household burglary, 19, 82 motor vehicle theft, 19, 82 theft, 19, 82 vehicle owned, 18 Violent crimes, 3, 41, 47 economic loss, 82 family income, 75 gender, 4, 10, 29, 75 injury, 75 medical care, 79 insurance coverage, 78 race, 9-10, 75 reported to police, 96 self-protective measures, 69 victim-offender relationship, 35, 75 strangers, 29 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Assault, See Assault Distance from home, 65 Loss economic, 81, 83 time from work, 87 Number of incidents, 26-27 Offender age, 39, 45 drug/alcohol use, 32 gender, 38, 44 multiple-offender victimizations, 44-46, 49 number of offender, 37 race, 40, 42, 46 relationship to victim, 33-34, 43 single-offender victimizations, 38-40, 42-43 weapons used, 66 Physical force, who used first, 67 Place of occurrence, 61 Police activity during initial contact, 108 response time to victim, 107

AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, (continued) response to reported incident, 106 Reporting to police, 91 Victims age, 96 ethnicity, 95 gender, 93 race, 94 reasons for, 101 reasons for not, 102 Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Time of occurrence, 59 Victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 27-28, 37, 43a, 66, 68, 93-95 strangers, 27-31, 35, 37, 43, 43a, 49, 66, 68, 93-95 Victims activity at time of incident, 64 age, 3-4, 9-10, 29, 35, 69, 96 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 7-8, 43a, 95 family income, 14-15, 35 gender, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 29-31, 35, 43a, 69, 93 head of household, 13 marital status, 11-12, 31, 35 medical care, 76 number of, 36 race, 5-6, 9-10, 15, 30, 35, 42, 43a, 69, 94 self-protective measures, 68-70, 72-74 ALCOHOL use by offender, 32 ARMED ROBBERY, See Robbery ARSON, See FBI Uniform Crime Reports (WL) ASSAULT, (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Aggravated, See Aggravated Assault Loss economic, 81-83 time from work, 87-89 Number of incidents, 26-27 Offender age, 39, 41, 45, 47 alcohol/drug use, 32 armed, 60, 62 gender, 38, 44 multiple-offender victimizations, 44-49 number of, 37 race, 40, 42, 46, 48 relationship to victim, 33-34, 43, 49 single-offender victimizations, 38-43 unarmed, 60, 62 weapons used, 66 Physical force, who used first, 67 Place of occurrence, 61-63 Reporting to police, 91 Victims age, 96 ethnicity, 95 gender, 93

ASSAULT, (continued) race, 94, 103 reasons for, 101 reasons for not, 102-104 Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Simple, See Simple Assault Time of occurrence, 59-60 Victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 27-28, 37, 43a, 63, 66, 68, 75, 77, 79- 80, 93-95, 104 strangers, 27-31, 35, 37, 43, 43a, 49, 63, 66, 68, 75, 77, 79-80, 93-95, 104 Victims age, 3-4, 9, 29, 35, 41, 47, 69, 75, 79, 82, 96 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 7-8, 43a, 95 family income, 14-15, 35, 75 gender, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12-13, 29-31, 35, 43a, 69, 75, 79-80, 93 head of household, 13 injury, 75 marital status, 11-12, 31, 35 medical care, 76 expenses, 77 hospital care, 79-80 number of, 36 race, 5-6, 9, 15, 30, 35, 42, 43a, 48, 69, 75, 77, 79-80, 88, 94, 103 self-protective measures, 68-70, 72-74 ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIM, by type of agency, 109 ATTEMPTED CRIMES Both property and violent crimes, 1, 59, 61, 81, 83, 87- 89, 91, 101-102, 110 Property crimes, 16-17, 19-25, 93a, 97-99 Violent crimes, 2-9, 11-15, 26-28, 33-34, 36-40, 42-46, 49, 66, 68-70, 76, 82, 93-96, 109 AUTO THEFT, See Motor Vehicle Theft

B BATTERY, See Aggravated Assault BLACK-ON-BLACK CRIME, See Race/Victim Offender Relationship BREAKING AND ENTERING, See Burglary BURGLARY, (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Loss economic, 81-82 time from work, 87-90 property stolen, 84 recovery of, 86 theft, 84-86 value of, 85, 100 Number of persons in household, 24 units in structure, 25

BURGLARY, (continued) Police activity during initial contact, 108 response to reported incident, 106 response time to victim, 107 Reporting to police, 91 Victims ethnicity, 97 family income, 99 gender, 93a head of household, 97 ownership of residence (tenure), 97-98 race, 97, 105 value of loss, 100 reasons for, 101 reasons for not, 102, 105 Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Time of occurrence, 59 Type of entry, 21 Victims (head of household) activity at time of incident, 64 age, 19 ethnicity, 17, 97 gender, 93a family income, 20-21 race, 16, 21, 85-86, 88, 90, 97, 105 residence, ownership of (tenure), 97

C CAR THEFT, See Motor Vehicle Theft COMPLETED CRIMES Both property and violent crimes, 1, 59, 61, 81, 83, 87- 89, 91, 101-102, 110 Property crimes, 16-17, 19-25, 93a, 97, 99 Violent crimes, 2-9, 11-15, 26-28, 33-34, 36-40, 42-46, 49, 66, 68-70, 76, 82, 93-96, 109 CRIME RATES Personal crimes aggravated assault, 1-15, 28, 35 assault, 1-9, 11-15, 28, 35 purse snatching/pocket picking, 1-9, 11-15 rape/sexual assault, 1-9, 11-15, 28 robbery, 1-15, 28 simple assault, 1-15, 28, 35 Property crimes household burglary, 1, 16-17, 19-21, 24-25 motor vehicle theft, 1, 16-20, 23-25 theft, 1, 16-20, 22, 24-25 urban, suburban, rural, 18 ownership of residence (tenure), 18 Victims of property crimes (head of household) age, 18-19 ethnicity, 17 family income, 14, 21-23 number of persons in household, 24 race, 16, 18, 21-23 Victims of violent crimes age, 3-4, 9-10, 35 ethnicity, 7-8 family income, 14-15, 20, 35

CRIME RATES, (continued) gender, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 35 head of household, 13 martial status, 11-12, 35 race, 5-6, 9-10, 15, 35 residence, number of units, 25 victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 28 strangers, 28, 35 CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS, See Personal Crimes CRIMES OF VIOLENCE, See Personal Crimes CRIMINALS, See Offenders

D DISTANCE FROM HOME, 65 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, See Family Violence DRUG, use by offenders, 32

E ECONOMIC LOSS, See Loss ELDERLY VICTIMS, See Age ETHNICITY (Hispanic/Non Hispanic) Victims of Personal crimes aggravated assault, 7-8, 43a, 95 assault, 7-8, 43a, 82, 95 purse snatching/pocket picking, 7-8, 82, 92 rape/sexual assault, 7-8, 43a, 82, 95 robbery, 7-8, 43a, 82, 95 simple assault, 7-8, 43a, 95 Property crimes (head of household), 17, 91b economic loss, 82 gender, 91b household burglary, 17, 82, 97 motor vehicle theft, 17, 82, 97 ownership of residence (tenure), 97 race, 91b, 97 theft, 17, 82, 97 Violent crimes, 7, 43a, 92, 95 economic loss, 82 gender, 8, 43a, 92 race, 43a, 92 reporting to police, 91b, 92, 95, 97 victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 43a, 95 strangers, 43a, 95

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FAMILY INCOME, by Victims of Personal crimes aggravated assault, 14-15, 35 assault, 14-15, 35, 82, 75 purse snatching/pocket picking, 14-15, 82 rape/sexual assault, 14-15, 82 robbery, 14-15, 75, 82 simple assault, 14-15, 35 Property crimes (head of household) economic loss, 82 household burglary, 20-21, 82, 99 motor vehicle theft, 20, 23, 82, 99 race, 21-23 theft, 20, 22, 82, 99 Violent crimes, 14 age, 35, 75 economic loss, 82 gender, 35, 75 injury, 75 marital status, 35 medical insurance coverage, 78 race, 15, 35 reporting to police, 99 victim-offender relationship, 35, 75 FAMILY VIOLENCE Victims of Personal crimes aggravated assault, 33-35 assault, 33-35 rape/sexual assault, 33-34 robbery, 33-34 simple assault, 33-35 Violent crimes age, family income, gender, marital status, and race, 35 victim-offender relationship, 33-35 FEMALE VICTIMS, See Victims/gender FIREARMS, See Weapons

G GENDER, by Offender multiple-offender victimizations, 44 single-offender victimizations, 38 Victims of Personal crimes aggravated assault, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 29-31, 35, 38, 43a, 44, 69, 93 assault, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12-13, 29-31, 35, 38, 43a, 44, 69, 75, 79-80, 82, 93 purse snatching/pocket picking, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12-13, 82, 89 rape/sexual assault, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12-13, 29-31, 38, 43a, 44, 69, 82, 93 robbery, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 29-31, 38, 43a, 44, 69, 75, 79-80, 82, 93 simple assault, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 29-31, 35, 38, 43a, 44, 69, 93

GENDER (continued) Property crimes (head of household), 93a economic loss, 82 household burglary, 82, 93a motor vehicle theft, 82, 93a theft, 82, 93a Violent crimes, 2 age, 4, 10, 29, 69, 75, 78-79 economic loss, 82 ethnicity, 8, 43a family income, 75, 78 head of household, 13, 93a hospital care, 79-80 injury, 75 marital status, 12, 31 medical insurance coverage, 78 race, 6, 10, 30, 43a, 69, 75, 78-80 reporting to police, 91b-93a self-protective measures, 69, 71 victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 43a, 75, 79-80, 93 strangers, 29-31, 35, 43a, 75, 79-80, 93 Weapons used, 71 GUNS, See Weapons

H HATE CRIMES, See FBI Uniform Crime Reports HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, (Property Crimes) Personal crimes, 13 Police reason for not reporting to, 105 reasons for reporting to, 93a Residence ownership of (tenure), 18, 97 urban, suburban, rural, 18 Victims of Personal crimes, 13 Property crimes (head of household) age, 18-19 ethnicity, 17, 97 family income, 21-23 gender, 13, 93a household burglary, 16-17, 19, 21, 93a, 97, 105 motor vehicle theft, 16-17, 19, 23, 93a, 97, 105 race, 16, 18, 21-23, 97, 105 relationship of victim to, 13 theft, 16-19, 22, 93a, 97, 105 HISPANIC VICTIMS, See Ethnicity HOMICIDE, See FBI Uniform Crime Reports (WL) HOSPITAL CARE, See Medical Care HOUSEHOLD BURGLARY, See Burglary HOUSEHOLD CRIMES, See Property Crimes HOUSEHOLD INCOME, See Family Income HOUSEHOLDS, See also, Head of Household

Number of persons in households, 16-25

I INCOME, See Family Income INJURY, 75, 78, 80 INSURANCE COVERAGE, See Medical Care INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, See Family Violence

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JUVENILE VICTIMS, See Age K KNIVES, See Weapons

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LARCENY, See Theft LOSS Economic, 81-83 Property recovery of, 86 Property stolen, 84 Theft, 84-86 Time from work, 87-90 Value of, 85, 100 M MALE VICTIMS, See Victims/gender MARITAL STATUS, by Victims of Personal crimes aggravated assault, 11-12, 31, 35 assault, 11-12, 31, 35 purse snatching/pocket picking, 11-12 rape/sexual assault, 11-12, 31 robbery, 11-12, 31 simple assault, 11-12, 31, 35 Violent crimes, 11 gender, 12, 31 victim-offender relationship, 33-35 strangers, 31 MEDICAL CARE, 76 Expenses, 77 Hospital care, 79-80 Insurance coverage, 78 METHODOLOGY (WL) Data collection Sample design and size Collection year estimates Estimation procedure Series victimizations Accuracy of estimates Computation and application of standard errors

units in structure, 25 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Loss economic, 81, 83 property stolen, 84 recovery of, 86 theft, 84-86 time from work, 87-90 value of, 85, 100 Number of persons in household, 24 units in structure, 25 Place of occurrence, 61 Police activity during initial contact, 108 response time to victim, 107 response to reported incident, 106 Reporting to police, 91 Victims ethnicity, 97 family income, 99 gender, 93a head of household, 97 race, 97 value of loss, 100 reasons for, 101 reasons for not, 102, 105 Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Time of occurrence, 59 Type of theft (all vehicle, completed or attempted), 23 Victims (head of household) activity at time of incident, 64 age, 18-19 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 17, 97 family income, 20, 23 race, 16, 18, 23, 88, 90, 97, 105 residence, ownership of (tenure), 18, 97-98 MUGGING, See Robbery, Assault, and Purse Snatching/Pocket Picking MULTIPLE-OFFENDER VICTIMIZATIONS, See Offenders/number of MURDER AND NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER, See FBI Uniform Crime Reports (WL)

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NUMBER OF INCIDENTS, 26 (See Definition) Distance from home, 65 Number of offenders, 37 Police response, 106 Victim-offender relationship, 27, 63, 66 Victims activity at time of incident, 64 number of, 36 Weapons used, 66 VICTIMIZATIONS, 1, 26 (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Loss economic, 83

property stolen, 84 recovery of, 86 VICTIMIZATIONS (continued) theft, 84-86 time from work, 89-90 value of, 85 Reporting to police, 91, 93a Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Vehicle owned, 18 Victims of Property crimes (head of household) ethnicity, 17 gender, 93a race, 16 Violent crimes age, 10 ethnicity, 7 gender, 2, 6, 10 race, 5-6, 10, 85-86, 90 victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 28 strangers, 28, 33-34

O OFFENDERS Aggravated Assault age, 39, 45 drug/alcohol use, 32 gender, 38, 44 multiple-offender victimizations, 44-46, 49 number of, 37 race, 40, 42, 46 single-offender victimizations, 38-43 victim-offender relationship, 33-34, 37, 43, 49 weapons used, 66 Assault age, 39, 41, 45, 47 armed, 60, 62 drug/alcohol use, 32 gender, 38, 44 multiple-offender victimizations, 44-49 number of, 37 race, 40, 42, 46, 48 single-offender victimizations, 38-43 unarmed, 60, 62 victim-offender relationship, 33-34, 37, 43, 49 weapons used, 66 Robbery age, 39, 41, 45, 47 armed, 60, 62 drug/alcohol use, 32 gender, 38, 44 multiple-offender victimizations, 44-49 number of, 37 race, 40, 42, 46, 48 single-offender victimizations, 38-43 unarmed, 60, 62 victim-offender relationship, 33-34, 37, 43, 49 weapons used, 66 Rape/sexual assault age, 39, 45 drug/alcohol use, 32 gender, 38, 44 multiple-offender victimizations, 44-46, 49 number of, 37

race, 40, 42, 46 single-offender victimizations, 38-40, 42-43

victim-offender relationship, 33-34, 37, 43, 49

OFFENDERS (continued) weapons used, 66 Simple Assault age, 39, 45 drug/alcohol use, 32 gender, 38, 44 multiple-offender victimizations, 44-46, 49 number of, 37 race, 40, 42, 46 single-offender victimizations, 38-43 victim-offender relationship, 33-34, 37, 43, 49 weapons used, 66 OFFENSES, See Crime Rates/Personal and Property Crimes OWNERSHIP, of residence (tenure) Victims of Property crimes (head of household) ethnicity, 97 household burglary, 97-98 motor vehicle theft, 97-98 race, 97 reported to police, 97-98 theft, 97-98 vehicle owned, 18

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PERSONAL CRIMES, 1 (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Aggravated assault, See Aggravated Assault Assault, See Assault Distance from home, 65 Loss economic, 81-83 property stolen, 84 recovery of, 86 theft, 84-86 time from work, 87-90 value of, 85 Number of incidents, 26-27 Offender age, 39, 41, 45, 47 drug/alcohol use, 32 gender, 38, 44 multiple-offender victimizations, 44-49 number of, 37 race, 40, 42, 46, 48 single-offender victimizations, 38-43 victim-offender relationship, 33-34, 43, 49 weapons used, 66 Physical force, who used first, 67 Place of occurrence, 61-63 Police activity during initial contact, 108 response time to victim, 107 response to reported incident, 106 Purse snatching/pocket picking, See Purse Snatching/Pocket Picking Reporting to police, 91 Victims age, 96 ethnicity, 91b, 92, 95

gender, 91b, 92-93 race, 91b, 92, 94, 103 reasons for, 101 PERSONAL CRIMES (continued) reasons for not, 102-104 Rape, See Rape Robbery, See Robbery Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Simple assault, See Simple Assault Time of occurrence, 59-60 Victims activity at time of incident, 64 age, 3-4, 9-10, 29, 35, 41, 47, 69, 75, 79, 96 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 7-8, 43a, 95 family income, 14-15, 35, 75 gender, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 29-31, 35, 43a, 69, 75 79-80, 93 head of household, 13 injury, 75 marital status, 11-12, 31, 35 medical care, 76, 79-80 expenses, 77 number of, 36 race, 5-6, 9-10, 15, 30, 35, 42, 43a, 48, 66, 77, 79- 80, 85-86, 88, 90, 94 self-protective measures, 68-70, 72-74 victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 27-28, 37, 43a, 63, 66, 68, 75, 77, 79-80, 93-95, 104 strangers, 27-31, 35, 37, 43, 43a, 49, 63, 66, 68, 75, 77, 79-80, 93-95, 104 PHYSICAL INJURY (See Injury), 75, 78, 80 PHYSICAL FORCE, who used first, 67 POLICE Response time to victim, 107 Response to reported incident, 106 Victims of Personal crimes aggravated assault, 91, 101-102, 106-107 assault, 91, 101-104 purse snatching/pocket picking, 91, 101-103, 106 rape/sexual assault, 91, 101-104, 106 robbery, 91, 101-104, 106-107 simple assault, 91, 101-102, 106-107 Property crimes (head of household), 97 gender, 93a ownership of (tenure), 97-98 race, 105 Violent crimes activity during initial contact, 108 age, 96 ethnicity, 91b, 92, 95, 97 gender, 91b, 92-93, 93a race of, 91b, 92, 94, 97, 103, 105 reasons for, 101 for not, 102-105 reported to, 91, 91b, 92-93, 93a, 94-101 not reported, 91, 102-105

value of loss, 100 victim-offender relationship

nonstrangers, 94-95, 104 strangers, 94-95, 104

PROPERTY CRIMES, 1 (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Burglary, See Burglary Loss economic, 81-83 property stolen, 84 recovery of, 86 theft, 84-86 time from work, 87-90 value of, 85, 100 Motor Vehicle Theft, See Motor Vehicle Theft Number of persons in household, 24 units in structure, 25 Place of occurrence, 61 Police activity during initial contact, 108 response time to victim, 107 response to reported incident, 106 Reporting to police, 91 Victims ethnicity, 91b, 97 family income, 99 gender, 91b, 93a head of household, 97 race, 91b, 97 value of loss, 100 reason for, 101 reasons for not, 102, 105 Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Theft, See Theft Time of occurrence, 59 Victims (head of household) activity at time of incident, 64 age, 19 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 17, 97 family income, 20-23 race, 16, 21-23, 85-86, 88, 90, 97, 105 residence, ownership of (tenure), 97-98

PURSE SNATCHING/POCKET PICKING, (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Loss economic, 81-83 property stolen, 84 recovery of, 86 theft, 84-86 value of, 85 Number of incidents, 26 Place of occurrence, 61 Police activity during initial contact, 108 response to reported incident, 106 Reporting to police, 91 Victims age, 96 ethnicity, 92 gender, 92 race, 92 reasons for, 101 reasons for not, 102-103

Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Time of occurrence, 59 Victims activity at time of incident, 64 PURSE SNATCHING/POCKET PICKING (continued) age, 3-4, 9, 96 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 7-8 family income, 14-15 gender, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12-13 head of household, 13 marital status, 11-12 race, 5-6, 9, 15, 85-86, 103

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RACE Offender, 48 age, 45 multiple-offender victimizations, 45-46, 48 single-offender victimizations, 40, 42 Victims of Personal crimes aggravated assault, 5-6, 9-10, 15, 30, 35, 40, 42, 43a, 45-46, 69, 94 assault, 5-6, 9, 15, 30, 35, 40, 42, 43a, 45-46, 48, 69, 75, 77, 79-80, 82, 88, 94, 103 purse snatching/pocket picking, 5-6, 9, 15, 82, 85-86, 92, 103 rape/sexual assault, 5-6, 9, 15, 30, 40, 42, 43a, 45- 46, 69, 82, 88, 94, 103 robbery, 5-6, 9-10, 15, 30, 40, 42, 43a, 45-46, 48, 69, 75, 77, 79-80, 82, 85-86, 88, 94, 103 simple assault, 5-6, 9-10, 15, 30, 35, 40, 42, 43a, 45-46, 69, 94 Property crimes (head of household), 16 age, 18 economic loss, 82 ethnicity, 97 family income, 21-23 household burglary, 16, 21, 82, 85-86, 88, 90, 97, 105 motor vehicle theft, 16, 23, 82, 85-86, 88, 90, 97 105 property recovery, 86 residence ownership of (tenure), 97 theft, 16, 18, 22, 82, 85-86, 88, 90, 97, 105 time from work, 88, 90 value of loss, 85 Violent crimes, 5, 42, 48 age, 9-10, 69, 75 days lost from work, 88, 90 economic loss, 82 family income, 15, 75 gender, 6, 10, 30, 69, 75 injury, 75 medical care, 79-80 expenses, 77 insurance coverage, 78 property recovery, 86 reasons for not reporting, 103, 105 reporting to, 91b, 92, 94, 97

self-protective measures, 69, 71 theft loss, 85-86 value of loss, 85 victim-offender relationship

nonstrangers, 43a, 75, 94 strangers, 30, 35, 43a, 75, 94 Weapons used, 71

RAPE/SEXUAL ASSAULT, (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Loss economic, 81-82 time from work, 87-89 Number of incidents, 26-27 Offender age, 39, 45 alcohol/drug use, 32 gender, 38, 44 multiple-victimizations, 44-46, 49 number of, 37 race, 40, 42, 46 single-victimizations, 38-43 victim-offender relationship, 33-34, 43, 49 weapons used, 66 Physical force, who used first, 67 Place of occurrence, 61, 63 Police response to reported incident, 106 Reporting to police, 91 Victims age, 96 ethnicity, 95 gender, 93 race, 94, 103 reasons for, 101 reasons for not, 102-104 Self protective measures, 68-70, 72-73 Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Time of occurrence, 59 Victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 27-28, 37, 43a, 63, 66, 68, 93-95, 104 strangers, 27-31, 37, 43, 43a, 49, 63, 66, 68, 93-95, 104 Victims activity at time of incident, 64 age, 3-4, 9, 29, 69, 96 characteristics of household, 13 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 7-8, 43a, 95 family income, 14-15 gender, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12-13, 29-31, 43a, 69, 93 marital status, 11-12, 31 medical care, 76 number of, 36 race, 5-6, 9, 15, 30, 42, 43a, 69, 88, 94, 103 RENTERS, See Ownership REPORTING TO POLICE, See Police ROBBERY, (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Loss economic, 81-83 property stolen, 84 recovery of, 86 theft, 85-86 time from work, 87-89 value of, 85 Number of incidents, 26-27 Offender

age, 39, 41, 45, 47 alcohol/drug use, 32 armed, 60, 62 gender, 38, 44 multiple-victimizations, 44-49 ROBBERY (continued) number of, 37 race, 40, 42, 46, 48 single-victimizations, 38-43 unarmed, 60, 62 victim-offender relationship, 33-34, 43, 49 weapons used, 66 Physical force, who used first, 67 Place of occurrence, 61-63 Police activity during initial contact, 108 response time to victim, 107 response to reported incident, 106 Reporting to police, 91 Victims age, 96 ethnicity, 95 gender, 93 race, 94, 103 reasons for, 101 reasons for not, 102-104 Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Time of occurrence, 59-60 Victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 27-28, 37, 43a, 63, 66, 68, 75, 77, 79- 80, 93-95, 104 strangers, 27-31, 37, 43, 43a, 49, 63, 66, 68, 75, 77, 79-80, 93-95, 104 Victims activity at time of incident, 64 age, 3-4, 9-10, 29, 41, 47, 69, 75, 79, 96 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 7-8, 43a, 95 family income, 14-15, 75 gender, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 29-31, 43a, 69, 75, 79-80, 93 head of household, 13 injury, 75 marital status, 11-12, 31 medical care, 76, 79-80 expenses, 77 number of, 36 race, 5-6, 9-10, 15, 30, 42, 43a, 48, 69, 75, 77, 79-80, 85-86, 88, 94, 103 self-protective measures, 68-70, 72-74 SCHOOL CRIMES, 61-64 SELF-PROTECTIVE MEASURES TAKEN, by Victims of Personal crimes aggravated assault, 68-70, 72-74 assault, 68, 70, 72-74 rape/sexual assault, 68, 70, 72-73 robbery, 68-70, 72-74 simple assault, 68-70, 72-74

Violent crimes age, 69 gender, 69, 71 measure taken by, 72 harmful, 74

helpful, 73 race, 69, 71 type of measures, 70-71 victim-offender relationship strangers or nonstrangers, 68

SERIES VICTIMIZATION, 110 (See Definition) SEX, See Gender SEXUAL ASSAULT, See Rape/Sexual Assault SIMPLE ASSAULT, (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Aggravated assault, See also Aggravated Loss economic, 81, 83 time from work, 87 Number of incidents, 26-27 Offender age, 39, 45 alcohol/drug use, 32 gender, 38, 44 multiple-offender victimizations, 44-46, 49 number of, 37 race, 40, 42, 46 single-offender victimizations, 38-43 victim-offender relationship, 33-34, 43, 49 weapons used, 66 Physical force who used first, 67 Place of occurrence, 61 Police activity during initial contact, 108 response time to victim, 107 response to reported incident, 106 Reporting to police, 91 Victims age, 96 ethnicity, 95 gender, 93 race, 94 reasons for, 101 reasons for not, 102 Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Time of occurrence, 59 Victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 27-28, 37, 43a, 66, 68, 93-95 strangers, 27-31, 35, 37, 43, 43a, 49, 37, 66, 68, 93- 95 Victims activity at time of incident, 64 age, 3-4, 9-10, 29, 35, 69, 96 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 7-8, 43a, 95 family income, 14-15, 35 gender, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 29-31, 35, 43a, 69, 93 head of household, 13 marital status, 11-12, 31, 35 medical care, 76 number of, 36 race, 5-6, 9-10, 15, 30, 35, 42, 43a, 69, 94 self-protective measures, 68-70, 72-74 SINGLE-OFFENDER VICTIMIZATIONS, See Offenders STOLEN PROPERTY, See Loss

T THEFT, (See Definition) Agency type providing assistance to victim, 109 Loss economic, 81-83 property stolen, 84 recovered of, 86 time from work, 87-90 value of, 85, 100 Number of persons in household, 24 units in structure, 25 Place of occurrence, 61 Distance from home, 65 Police activity during initial contact, 108 response time to victim, 107 response to reported incident, 106 Reporting to police, 91 Victims ethnicity, 99 family income, 99 gender, 93a head of household, 97, 105 race, 97, 105 value of loss, 100 reasons for, 101 reasons for not, 102, 105 Series victimizations, 110 (See Definition) Time of occurrence, 59 Type of, 22 Victims (head of household) activity at time of incident, 64 age, 18-19 distance from home, 65 ethnicity, 17, 97 family income, 20, 22 gender, 93a race, 16, 18, 22, 85-86, 88, 90, 97, 105 residence, ownership of (tenure), 18, 97-98 TIME OF OCCURRENCE, 59-60 TYPE OF CRIMES, 1

V

VICTIMS Activity at time of incident, 64 Age, 3-4, 9-10, 29, 35, 41, 47, 69, 75, 78-79, 82 Distance from home, 65 Ethnicity, 7-8, 43a, 82 Family income, 14-15, 35, 75, 78, 82

Gender, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12-13, 29-31, 35, 43a, 69, 71, 75, 78-80, 82 Head of household, 13 Injury, 75 Loss

economic, 81-83 recovered of, 86 theft, 85-86 time from work, 87-90 value of, 85

VICTIMS (continued) Marital status, 11-12, 31, 35 Medical care, 79-80 expenses, 77 insurance coverage, 78 Number of, 36 Police activity during initial contact, 108 reasons for not reporting, 103, 104 reporting to police, 91b, 92-96 response time to victim, 107 Race, 5-6, 9-10, 15, 30, 35, 42, 43a, 48, 69, 71, 75, 77-80, 82, 85-86, 88, 90, 103 Self-protective measures, 68-74 Victim-offender relationship nonstrangers, 27, 43a, 68, 75, 77, 79-80, 93-95 strangers, 27, 29-31, 43, 43a, 49, 68, 75, 77, 79-80, 93-95 Weapons used, 71 VICTIM-OFFENDER RELATIONSHIP Assault, 75, 77, 79-80 Injury, 75 Medical care, 79-80 expenses, 77 Multiple-offender victimizations, 49 Nonstrangers, 27-28, 37, 43a, 63, 66, 68, 75, 77, 79- 80, 93-95, 104 Number of offenders, 37 victimizations, 28 Place of occurrence, 63 Police reasons for not reporting, 104 reporting to, 94-95 Robbery, 75, 77, 79-80 Single-offender victimizations, 38-39, 43 Strangers, 27-31, 37, 43a, 49, 63, 66, 68, 75, 77, 79- 80, 93-95, 104 Victims age, 35 ethnicity, 43a family income, 35 gender, 35, 43a marital status, 35 race, 35, 42, 43a self-protective measures, 68 Weapons use, 66 VICTIMIZATION RATES, 1 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, See Family Violence/or Gender (Victim-Offender Relationship) VIOLENT CRIMES, See Personal Crimes

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WEAPONS used, 66, 70-71

Police Reasons for not reporting, 104 Reporting to, 94-95

Table 1. Personal and property crimes, 2008:

Number, percent distribution, and rate of victimization,by type of crime

Percent Rate per Number of of all 1,000 personsType of crime victimizations victimizations or households

All crimes 21,312,400 100.0 % ... Personal crimes 4,993,220 23.4 % 19.8

Crimes of violence 4,856,510 22.8 19.3 Completed violence 1,362,210 6.4 5.4 Attempted/threatened violence 3,494,300 16.4 13.9 Rape/sexual assault 203,830 1.0 0.8 Rape/Attempted rape 123,010 0.6 0.5 Rape 52,470 0.2 0.2 Attempted rapea 70,540 0.3 0.3 Sexual assaultb 80,810 0.4 0.3 Robbery 551,830 2.6 2.2 Completed/property taken 372,180 1.7 1.5 With injury 141,600 0.7 0.6 Without injury 230,590 1.1 0.9 Attempted to take property 179,640 0.8 0.7 With injury 64,290 0.3 0.3 Without injury 115,350 0.5 0.5 Assault 4,100,850 19.2 16.3 Aggravated 839,940 3.9 3.3 With injury 252,580 1.2 1.0 Threatened with weapon 587,360 2.8 2.3 Simple 3,260,920 15.3 12.9 With minor injury 616,200 2.9 2.4 Without injury 2,644,720 12.4 10.5Purse snatching/pocket picking 136,710 0.6 0.5 Completed purse snatching 18,260 * 0.1 * 0.1 * Attempted purse snatching 10,140 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Pocket picking 108,310 0.5 0.4

Total population age 12 or older 252,242,520 ... ...

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Property crimes 16,319,180 76.6 % 134.7

Household burglary 3,188,620 15.0 26.3 Completed 2,598,960 12.2 21.5 Forcible entry 1,191,290 5.6 9.8 Unlawful entry without force 1,407,670 6.6 11.6 Attempted forcible entry 589,660 2.8 4.9Motor vehicle theft 795,160 3.7 6.6 Completed 593,360 2.8 4.9 Attempted 201,800 0.9 1.7Theft 12,335,400 57.9 101.8 Completed 11,740,750 55.1 96.9 Less than $50 2,859,180 13.4 23.6 $50 - $249 4,169,140 19.6 34.4 $250 or more 3,265,320 15.3 27.0 Amount not available 1,447,100 6.8 11.9 Attempted 594,660 2.8 4.9

Total number of households 121,141,060 ... ...

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.Percent distribution is based on unrounded figures....Not applicable.aIncludes verbal threats of rape.bIncludes threats.

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Table 2. Personal crimes, 2008:

Number of victimizations and victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by type of crime and sex of victims

Rate per 1,000 persons age 12 or older Both Male Female

Type of crime Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

All personal crimes 4,993,220 19.8 2,693,460 21.9 2,299,760 17.8

Crimes of violence 4,856,510 19.3 2,626,000 21.3 2,230,500 17.3 Completed violence 1,362,210 5.4 658,500 5.4 703,710 5.4 Attempted/threatened violence 3,494,300 13.9 1,967,500 16.0 1,526,800 11.8 Rape/sexual assault 203,830 0.8 39,590 0.3 164,240 1.3 Rape/Attempted rape 123,010 0.5 37,910 0.3 85,100 0.7 Rape 52,470 0.2 6,010 * 0.0 * 46,460 0.4 Attempted rapea 70,540 0.3 31,900 * 0.3 * 38,640 0.3 Sexual assaultb 80,810 0.3 1,680 * 0.0 * 79,140 0.6 Robbery 551,830 2.2 328,690 2.7 223,140 1.7 Completed/property taken 372,180 1.5 220,830 1.8 151,360 1.2 With injury 141,600 0.6 85,140 0.7 56,460 0.4 Without injury 230,590 0.9 135,690 1.1 94,900 0.7 Attempted to take property 179,640 0.7 107,860 0.9 71,780 0.6 With injury 64,290 0.3 36,190 * 0.3 * 28,100 * 0.2 * Without injury 115,350 0.5 71,670 0.6 43,680 0.3 Assault 4,100,850 16.3 2,257,720 18.3 1,843,130 14.3 Aggravated 839,940 3.3 476,390 3.9 363,550 2.8 With injury 252,580 1.0 135,530 1.1 117,050 0.9 Threatened with weapon 587,360 2.3 340,860 2.8 246,500 1.9 Simple 3,260,920 12.9 1,781,330 14.5 1,479,580 11.5 With minor injury 616,200 2.4 296,130 2.4 320,070 2.5 Without injury 2,644,720 10.5 1,485,200 12.1 1,159,520 9.0Purse snatching/pocket picking 136,710 0.5 67,460 0.5 69,250 0.5

Population age 12 or older 252,242,520 ... 123,071,020 ... 129,171,510 ...

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases....Not applicable.aIncludes verbal threats of rape.bIncludes threats.

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Victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by type of crime and age of victims Rate per 1,000 persons in each age groupType of crime 12-15 16-19 20-24 25-34 35-49 50-64 65 or older

All personal crimes 43.6 37.4 38.4 23.8 17.4 11.1 3.5

Crimes of violence 42.2 37.0 37.8 23.4 16.7 10.7 3.1 Completed violence 12.3 12.7 15.1 6.0 4.2 1.7 0.5 * Attempted/threatened violence 29.9 24.3 22.6 17.4 12.6 9.0 2.6 Rape/sexual assault 1.6 * 2.2 2.1 0.7 * 0.8 0.2 * 0.2 * Rape/Attempted rape 1.1 * 1.5 * 0.8 * 0.4 * 0.6 * 0.1 * 0.2 * Rape 0.0 * 0.8 * 0.5 * 0.2 * 0.3 * 0.0 * 0.1 * Attempted rapea 1.1 * 0.7 * 0.3 * 0.2 * 0.3 * 0.1 * 0.1 * Sexual assaultb 0.5 * 0.7 * 1.4 * 0.3 * 0.2 * 0.1 * 0.1 * Robbery 5.5 4.8 5.4 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.2 * Completed/property taken 3.5 3.7 3.9 1.3 1.2 0.5 * 0.2 * With injury 1.1 * 1.6 * 1.4 * 0.8 * 0.4 * 0.1 * 0.1 * Without injury 2.5 2.1 * 2.5 0.5 * 0.8 0.5 * 0.1 * Attempted to take property 1.9 * 1.1 * 1.4 * 1.0 0.7 0.2 * 0.0 * With injury 1.0 * 0.6 * 0.4 * 0.3 * 0.2 * 0.1 * 0.0 * Without injury 0.9 * 0.5 * 1.1 * 0.6 * 0.5 * 0.2 * 0.0 * Assault 35.2 30.0 30.3 20.5 14.1 9.7 2.7 Aggravated 6.1 5.6 8.7 4.0 2.7 2.0 0.4 * With injury 1.8 * 2.9 3.9 1.0 0.5 * 0.3 * 0.0 * Threatened with weapon 4.3 2.7 4.9 2.9 2.2 1.7 0.4 * Simple 29.0 24.5 21.5 16.5 11.4 7.7 2.3 With minor injury 6.5 4.7 5.9 3.2 2.0 0.8 0.1 * Without injury 22.5 19.8 15.6 13.3 9.4 6.9 2.1Purse snatching/pocket picking 1.4 * 0.4 * 0.6 * 0.4 * 0.6 0.4 * 0.5 * Population in each age group 16,414,550 17,280,270 20,547,620 40,649,500 65,123,030 55,116,320 37,111,240Note: Detail may not sum to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape.bIncludes threats.


ta jury

3.53.31.9

0.6

Assault

SimplePurse snatching/ pocket picking



Victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by sex and age of victims and type of crime

Rate per 1,000 persons in each age groupCrimes Attempted/ Rape/ Robbery

Total of Completed threatened sexual With WithoutAggravatedSex and age population violence violence violence assaul Total in injury Total

Male12-15 8,393,320 48.9 15.3 33.6 1.5 * 8.5 * 5.1 38.8 6.4 32.4 2.5 *16-19 8,827,350 46.5 15.4 31.1 0.0 * 7.8 * 4.5 38.6 6.4 32.2 0.2 *20-24 10,358,850 33.9 10.3 23.6 0.6 * 5.6 * 3.7 27.7 8.2 20 1.2 *25-34 20,477,590 26.1 5.6 20.6 0.0 * 1.5 * 0.9 * 0.7 * 24.6 4.4 20 0.0 *35-49 32,296,390 16.2 3.0 13.2 0.5 * 2.1 * 1.5 13.6 3.3 10.3 0.3 *50-64 26,752,050 13.1 2.6 10.5 0.2 * 1.0 * 0.1 * 0.8 * 11.9 2.8 9.1 0.4 *65 or older 15,965,470 3.0 0.6 * 2.4 0.0 * 0.3 * 0.2 * 0.1 * 2.7 0.5 * 2.2 * 0.7 *

Female12-15 8,021,230 35.2 9.3 25.9 1.6 * 2.3 * 0.6 * 1.7 * 31.3 5.9 25.5 0.3 *16-19 8,452,920 27.1 10.0 17.1 4.5 1.6 * 1.0 * 0.5 * 21.0 4.7 16.3 0.6 *20-24 10,188,780 41.7 20.0 21.7 3.7 * 5.2 1.8 * 3.4 * 32.9 9.3 23.6 0.0 *25-34 20,171,910 20.7 6.4 14.3 1.3 * 3.1 1.4 * 1.7 * 16.3 3.5 12.8 0.7 *35-49 32,826,640 17.3 5.4 11.9 1.1 * 1.7 0.6 * 1.1 * 14.5 2.1 12.4 1.0 *50-64 28,364,270 8.5 0.9 * 7.6 0.2 * 0.6 * 0.1 * 0.5 * 7.7 1.3 * 6.4 0.3 *65 or older 21,145,770 3.2 0.4 * 2.8 0.4 * 0.1 * 0.0 * 0.1 * 2.6 0.3 * 2.3 0.3 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.paIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.


Number of victimizations and victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by type of crime and race of victims

Rate per 1,000 persons age 12 or olderWhite only Black only Other race onlya Two or more racesb

Type of crime Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

All personal crimes 3,807,640 18.6 816,970 26.6 216,900 15.5 151,710 52.4

Crimes of violence 3,701,500 18.1 793,940 25.9 211,660 15.2 149,410 51.6 Completed violence 944,990 4.6 310,650 10.1 48,660 3.5 57,910 20.0 Attempted/threatened violence 2,756,510 13.5 483,290 15.7 162,990 11.7 91,500 31.6 Rape/sexual assault 129,380 0.6 56,840 1.9 12,080 * 0.9 * 5,540 * 1.9 * Rape/Attempted rape 88,860 0.4 19,900 * 0.6 * 8,720 * 0.6 * 5,540 * 1.9 * Rape 41,520 0.2 10,950 * 0.4 * 0 * 0.0 * 0 * 0.0 * Attempted rapec 47,350 0.2 8,940 * 0.3 * 8,720 * 0.6 * 5,540 * 1.9 * Sexual assaultd 40,520 0.2 36,940 * 1.2 * 3,360 * 0.2 * 0 * 0.0 * Robbery 321,430 1.6 168,370 5.5 42,450 3.0 19,570 * 6.8 * Completed/property taken 223,480 1.1 118,020 3.8 24,090 * 1.7 * 6,600 * 2.3 * With injury 89,960 0.4 28,610 * 0.9 * 16,430 * 1.2 * 6,600 * 2.3 * Without injury 133,520 0.7 89,410 2.9 7,660 * 0.5 * 0 * 0.0 * Attempted to take property 97,960 0.5 50,350 1.6 18,360 * 1.3 * 12,980 * 4.5 * With injury 21,420 * 0.1 * 22,800 * 0.7 * 15,210 * 1.1 * 4,860 * 1.7 *

With t i j 76 530 0 4 27 550 * 0 9 * 3 150 * 0 2 * 8 120 * 2 8 *

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Without injury 76,530 0.4 27,550 * 0.9 * 3,150 * 0.2 * 8,120 * 2.8 * Assault 3,250,690 15.9 568,730 18.5 157,130 11.3 124,300 42.9 Aggravated 622,960 3.0 158,810 5.2 38,540 2.8 19,620 * 6.8 * With injury 184,730 0.9 52,100 1.7 8,170 * 0.6 * 7,570 * 2.6 * Threatened with weapon 438,230 2.1 106,710 3.5 30,380 * 2.2 * 12,050 * 4.2 * Simple 2,627,730 12.8 409,920 13.3 118,590 8.5 104,670 36.1 With minor injury 466,780 2.3 92,630 3.0 13,050 * 0.9 * 43,740 15.1 Without injury 2,160,950 10.6 317,290 10.3 105,540 7.6 60,940 21.0Purse snatching/pocket picking 106,140 0.5 23,020 * 0.7 * 5,240 * 0.4 * 2,300 * 0.8 * Population age 12 or older 204,683,500 … 30,709,860 … 13,952,240 … 2,896,930 …Note: Detail may not sum to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases....Not applicable.

bIncludes all persons indicating two or more races.cIncludes verbal threats of rape.dIncludes threats.

aIncludes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, or Hawaiian/Pacific Islander if only one of these races is given.



Number of victimizations and victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by type of crime and sex and race of victims

Rate per 1,000 persons age 12 or older Male Female

White only Black only White only Black onlyType of crime Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

All personal crimes 2,077,410 20.6 427,930 30.6 1,730,230 16.7 389,040 23.3

Crimes of violence 2,033,560 20.2 409,570 29.2 1,667,940 16.1 384,380 23.0 Completed violence 438,630 4.3 161,950 11.6 506,360 4.9 148,700 8.9 Attempted/threatened violence 1,594,930 15.8 247,620 17.7 1,161,580 11.2 235,680 14.1

Rape/sexual assaulta 26,080 * 0.3 * 8,940 * 0.6 * 103,300 1.0 47,900 2.9 Robbery 182,550 1.8 102,890 7.3 138,880 1.3 65,480 3.9 Completed/property taken 122,380 1.2 74,040 5.3 101,100 1.0 43,980 2.6 With injury 45,930 0.5 19,550 * 1.4 * 44,030 0.4 9,060 * 0.5 * Without injury 76,450 0.8 54,500 3.9 57,070 0.5 34,910 * 2.1 * Attempted to take property 60,170 0.6 28,850 * 2.1 * 37,780 0.4 21,500 * 1.3 * With injury 15,210 * 0.2 * 13,400 * 1.0 * 6,210 * 0.1 * 9,390 * 0.6 * Without injury 44,960 0.4 15,450 * 1.1 * 31,570 * 0.3 * 12,110 * 0.7 * Assault 1,824,920 18.1 297,730 21.3 1,425,760 13.7 271,000 16.2 Aggravated 363,910 3.6 80,430 5.7 259,050 2.5 78,380 4.7 With injury 95,900 1.0 31,460 * 2.2 * 88,830 0.9 20,640 * 1.2 * Threatened with weapon 268,010 2.7 48,970 3.5 170,210 1.6 57,740 3.5 Simple 1,461,010 14.5 217,300 15.5 1,166,720 11.2 192,620 11.5 With minor injury 214,340 2.1 56,450 4.0 252,440 2.4 36,180 * 2.2 * Without injury 1,246,670 12.4 160,860 11.5 914,270 8.8 156,440 9.4 Purse snatching/pocket picking 43,850 0.4 18,360 * 1.3 * 62,290 0.6 4,660 * 0.3 * Population age 12 or older 100,848,750 ... 14,006,320 ... 103,834,750 ... 16,703,540 ...

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.Excludes data on persons of "Other" races and persons indicating two or more races.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases....Not applicable.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.



Number of victimizations and victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by type of crime and ethnicity of victims

Rate per 1,000 persons age 12 or older Totala Hispanic Non-Hispanic

Type of crime Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

All personal crimes 4,993,220 19.8 588,990 17.1 4,402,060 20.3

Crimes of violence 4,856,510 19.3 565,480 16.4 4,288,850 19.7 Completed violence 1,362,210 5.4 176,320 5.1 1,185,880 5.5 Attempted/threatened violence 3,494,300 13.9 389,160 11.3 3,102,970 14.3 Rape/sexual assault 203,830 0.8 21,460 * 0.6 * 182,370 0.8 Rape/Attempted rape 123,010 0.5 14,970 * 0.4 * 108,050 0.5 Rape 52,470 0.2 3,400 * 0.1 * 49,070 0.2 Attempted rapeb 70,540 0.3 11,570 * 0.3 * 58,980 0.3 Sexual assaultc 80,810 0.3 6,490 * 0.2 * 74,330 0.3 Robbery 551,830 2.2 116,810 3.4 435,020 2.0 Completed/property taken 372,180 1.5 63,700 1.8 308,480 1.4 With injury 141,600 0.6 11,710 * 0.3 * 129,880 0.6 Without injury 230,590 0.9 51,990 1.5 178,600 0.8 Attempted to take property 179,640 0.7 53,110 1.5 126,530 0.6 With injury 64,290 0.3 34,410 * 1.0 * 29,880 * 0.1 * Without injury 115,350 0.5 18,710 * 0.5 * 96,650 0.4 Assault 4,100,850 16.3 427,220 12.4 3,671,470 16.9 Aggravated 839,940 3.3 119,450 3.5 720,480 3.3 With injury 252,580 1.0 39,960 1.2 212,610 1.0 Threatened with weapon 587,360 2.3 79,490 2.3 507,870 2.3 Simple 3,260,920 12.9 307,760 8.9 2,950,980 13.6 With minor injury 616,200 2.4 62,770 1.8 553,430 2.5 Without injury 2,644,720 10.5 244,990 7.1 2,397,560 11.0Purse snatching/pocket picking 136,710 0.5 23,510 * 0.7 * 113,200 0.5 Population age 12 or older 252,242,520 ... 34,506,680 ... 217,351,750 ...

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases....Not applicable.

bIncludes verbal threats of rape.

aIncludes data on persons whose ethnicity was not ascertained, not shown separately.


cIncludes threats.p



Victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by type of crime and ethnicity and sex of victims

Rate per 1,000 persons age 12 or older Hispanic Non-Hispanic

Type of crime Male Female Male Female

Crimes of violence 17.9 14.8 21.9 17.7

Completed violence 5.5 4.8 5.3 5.6 Attempted violence 12.4 10.1 16.6 12.1 Rape/sexual assaulta 0.4 * 0.9 * 0.3 * 1.3 Robbery 4.4 2.3 2.4 1.6 Completed/property taken 2.4 1.3 * 1.7 1.2 With injury 0.7 * 0.0 * 0.7 0.5 Without injury 1.7 * 1.3 * 1.0 0.6 Attempted to take property 2.1 * 1.0 * 0.7 0.5 With injury 1.0 * 1.0 * 0.2 * 0.1 * Without injury 1.1 * 0.0 * 0.5 0.4 Assault 13.1 11.7 19.2 14.7 Aggravated 3.9 3.0 3.9 2.8 With injury 1.5 * 0.8 * 1.0 0.9 Threatened with weapon 2.4 2.2 * 2.8 1.9 Simple 9.2 8.7 15.4 11.9 With minor injury 1.6 * 2.0 * 2.5 2.5 Without injury 7.6 6.6 12.8 9.3Purse snatching/pocket picking 0.5 * 0.9 * 0.6 0.5

Total population age 12 or older 17,490,720 17,015,960 105,372,970 111,978,780

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on persons whose ethnicity was not ascertained.



Victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by race and age of victims and type of crime

Crimes Attempted/ RobberyTotal of Completed threatened With Without

Race and age population violence violence violence injury injury

White only12-15 12,624,200 40.3 9.9 30.4 2.0 * 3.8 1.4 * 2.4 * 34.4 6.2 28.3 0.4 *

16-19 13,080,920 38.9 12.2 26.7 2.2 * 2.9 1.7 * 1.2 * 33.8 6.5 27.2 0.6 * 20-24 16,185,710 35.0 12.6 22.5 1.1 * 4.1 0.9 * 3.2 29.8 8.2 21.6 0.5 * 25-34 31,710,270 22.6 5.4 17.2 0.2 * 1.5 0.6 * 0.9 * 20.9 3.5 17.4 0.5 * 35-49 52,429,400 16.4 3.9 12.4 0.8 1.8 0.6 * 1.2 13.8 2.4 11.4 0.7 * 50-64 46,192,590 10.1 1.5 8.6 0.1 * 0.6 * 0.1 * 0.5 * 9.5 1.7 7.8 0.4 * 65 or older 32,460,400 2.4 0.3 * 2.0 0.2 * 0.1 * 0.1 * 0.0 * 2.1 0.3 * 1.8 0.5 * Black only

12-15 2,579,390 56.0 23.5 32.5 0.0 * 12.7 * 4.6 * 8.1 * 43.3 8.8 * 34.5 4.3 * 16-19 2,780,180 30.2 14.4 15.8 3.4 * 12.5 * 3.7 * 8.7 * 14.3 3.8 * 10.5 * 0.0 * 20-24 2,714,240 52.6 28.6 23.9 5.9 * 11.2 * 3.3 * 7.9 * 35.5 8.4 * 27.1 1.8 * 25-34 5,388,590 32.3 11.0 21.3 3.0 * 5.4 * 3.1 * 2.2 * 24.0 8.5 15.4 0.0 * 35-49 8,165,110 17.9 5.3 12.6 0.6 * 2.8 * 0.0 * 2.8 * 14.5 4.8 9.7 0.9 * 50-64 5,952,610 11.6 3.8 * 7.9 1.2 * 2.5 * 0.6 * 1.9 * 7.9 2.0 * 6.0 * 0.0 * 65 or older 3,129,740 10.7 * 2.3 * 8.4 * 1.0 * 1.3 * 0.0 * 1.3 * 8.4 * 1.7 * 6.7 * 0.0 *

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault

Rate per 1,000 persons in each age groupRape/sexualassaulta Total Total

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on persons of "Other" races.

Aggravated SimpleAssault

Pursesnatching/pocket picking


Table 10. Violent crimes, 2008:

Number of victimizations and victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by race, sex, and age of victims and type of crime

Rate per 1,000 persons in each age groupTotal Crimes of violencea Robbery Aggravated assault Simple assault

Race, sex, and age population Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

White onlyMale

12-15 6,437,910 335,370 52.1 43,590 6.8 48,140 7.5 230,770 35.8 16-19 6,682,600 326,840 48.9 24,590 * 3.7 * 52,540 7.9 249,710 37.4 20-24 8,312,060 267,380 32.2 37,100 * 4.5 * 75,470 9.1 148,800 17.9 25-34 16,202,490 408,800 25.2 12,940 * 0.8 * 61,620 3.8 334,240 20.6 35-49 26,328,310 397,230 15.1 50,030 1.9 70,220 2.7 271,460 10.3 50-64 22,760,920 266,010 11.7 11,390 * 0.5 * 49,740 2.2 203,200 8.9

65 or older 14,124,460 31,920 * 2.3 * 2,910 * 0.2 * 6,190 * 0.4 * 22,820 * 1.6 *

Female12-15 6,186,290 172,820 27.9 4,100 * 0.7 * 29,730 * 4.8 * 126,190 20.4

16-19 6,398,320 181,350 28.3 13,360 * 2.1 * 32,790 * 5.1 * 106,470 16.6 20-24 7,873,650 299,530 38.0 28,740 * 3.7 * 57,500 7.3 200,860 25.5 25-34 15,507,780 306,670 19.8 33,660 * 2.2 * 50,520 3.3 215,940 13.9 35-49 26,101,090 460,100 17.6 44,640 1.7 55,280 2.1 325,330 12.5 50-64 23,431,680 202,560 8.6 14,370 * 0.6 * 29,790 * 1.3 * 156,650 6.7 65 or older 18,335,940 44,900 2.4 0 * 0.0 * 3,430 * 0.2 * 35,300 * 1.9 *

Black onlyMale

12-15 1,303,900 53,370 40.9 23,510 * 18.0 * 5,530 * 4.2 * 24,330 * 18.7 *16-19 1,414,140 60,040 42.5 34,640 * 24.5 * 3,930 * 2.8 * 21,470 * 15.2 *

20-24 1,212,760 52,640 43.4 6,390 * 5.3 * 5,190 * 4.3 * 41,070 33.9 25-34 2,460,400 99,320 40.4 10,890 * 4.4 * 28,980 * 11.8 * 59,450 24.2 35-49 3,740,270 96,640 25.8 14,690 * 3.9 * 30,260 * 8.1 * 46,640 12.5 50-64 2,671,830 35,020 * 13.1 * 11,280 * 4.2 * 4,780 * 1.8 * 15,060 * 5.6 *

65 or older 1,203,020 12,530 * 10.4 * 1,500 * 1.2 * 1,750 * 1.5 * 9,280 * 7.7 *

Female12-15 1,275,490 91,060 71.4 9,170 * 7.2 * 17,290 * 13.6 * 64,600 50.716-19 1 366 040 23 940 * 17 5 * 0 * 0 0 * 6 710 * 4 9 * 7 770 * 5 7 *


16-19 1,366,040 23,940 * 17.5 * 0 * 0.0 * 6,710 * 4.9 * 7,770 * 5.7 * 20-24 1,501,480 90,030 60.0 24,020 * 16.0 * 17,600 * 11.7 * 32,410 * 21.6 * 25-34 2,928,180 74,730 25.5 18,040 * 6.2 * 17,020 * 5.8 * 23,710 * 8.1 * 35-49 4,424,840 49,630 11.2 8,260 * 1.9 * 9,220 * 2.1 * 32,150 * 7.3 *

50-64 3,280,780 34,130 * 10.4 * 3,460 * 1.1 * 6,880 * 2.1 * 20,410 * 6.2 *65 or older 1,926,720 20,860 * 10.8 * 2,530 * 1.3 * 3,660 * 1.9 * 11,560 * 6.0 *

Note: Excludes data on families whose income level was not ascertained, data on persons of "Other" races, and persons indicating two or more races.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on rape and sexual assault, not shown separately.



Victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by type of crime and marital status of victims

Rate per 1,000 persons age 12 or older Never Divorced orType of crime married Married Widowed separated

All personal crimes 35.2 8.8 5.8 32.5

Crimes of violence 34.2 8.6 5.4 31.6 Completed violence 10.7 1.6 0.9 * 9.4 Attempted/threatened violence 23.5 7.0 4.4 22.2 Rape/sexual assault 1.7 0.2 * 0.2 * 1.1 * Rape/Attempted rape 1.0 0.1 * 0.0 * 0.7 * Rape 0.4 * 0.1 * 0.0 * 0.2 * Attempted rapea 0.6 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.5 * Sexual assaultb 0.7 0.1 * 0.2 * 0.4 * Robbery 4.4 0.7 0.0 * 3.6 Completed/property taken 3.0 0.4 0.0 * 2.5 With injury 1.0 0.2 * 0.0 * 1.1 * Without injury 2.0 0.2 * 0.0 * 1.4 Attempted to take property 1.4 0.3 * 0.0 * 1.0 * With injury 0.6 0.1 * 0.0 * 0.4 * Without injury 0.8 0.2 * 0.0 * 0.6 * Assault 28.1 7.7 5.1 26.9 Aggravated 6.0 1.6 1.5 * 4.6 With injury 2.2 0.4 0.0 * 0.9 * Threatened with weapon 3.8 1.2 1.5 * 3.7 Simple 22.1 6.1 3.6 22.3 With minor injury 4.5 0.7 0.7 * 5.4 Without injury 17.7 5.4 2.9 16.9Purse snatching/pocket picking 0.9 0.2 * 0.4 * 0.9 * Population age 12 or older 81,999,560 126,540,850 13,992,180 27,712,690

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape.bIncludes threats

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on persons whose marital status was not ascertained.

Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2008 — Statistical Tables April 2011

Includes threats.

Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2008 — Statistical Tables April 2011


Crimes Attempted/ Robbery PurseTotal of Completed threatened snatching/population violence violence violence Total pocket picking

MaleNever married 43,924,040 36.7 10.8 25.9 0.6 * 5.6 2.1 3.6 30.4 5.8 24.7 1.2Married 63,794,520 9.9 1.6 8.3 0.0 * 0.7 0.3 * 0.4 * 9.2 2.1 7 0.1 *Widowed 2,893,660 7.1 * 0.0 * 7.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.1 * 3.9 * 3.2 * 0.0 *Divorced or separated 11,551,360 30.9 6.8 24.1 1.0 * 3.0 * 1.0 * 2.0 * 26.9 6.5 20.4 0.9 *

FemaleNever married 38,075,520 31.3 10.5 20.8 2.9 3.0 1.0 1.9 25.4 6.2 19.2 0.7 *Married 62,746,320 7.3 1.7 5.6 0.4 * 0.7 0.2 * 0.5 * 6.1 1 5.1 0.3 *Widowed 11,098,520 4.9 1.2 * 3.7 0.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.6 0.9 * 3.7 0.6 *

Divorced or separated 16,161,330 32.1 11.3 20.8 1.2 * 4.0 1.9 * 2.1 * 26.9 3.3 23.7 0.9 *

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on persons whose marital status was not ascertained.

aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

Rate per 1,000 persons age 12 or older

TotalAssault

Aggravated Simple

Rape/

assaultasexual Without

injuryWithinjury

Victimization rates for persons age 12 and over, by sex and marital status of victims and type of crime

Victim's sex and marital status



Victimization rates for persons age 12 or older, by sex of head of household, relationship of victims to head of household, and type of crime

Crimes Attempted/ Rape/ RobberySex of head of household and Total of Completed threatened sexual With Withoutrelationship of victim to head population violence violence violence assaulta Total injury injury Total Aggravated Simple

64,038,780 17.9 4.1 13.8 0.2 * 2.0 0.6 * 1.4 15.7 3.1 12.6 0.617,335,290 28.8 7.3 21.4 0.7 * 3.3 0.7 * 2.6 24.7 4.7 20.1 1.8*46,703,490 13.9 2.9 11.0 0.1 * 1.4 0.5 * 0.9 12.3 2.5 9.8 0.2*

Wives 33,439,070 5.8 1.4 4.4 0.5 * 0.9 * 0.2 * 0.7 * 4.4 0.7* 3.7 0.4*Own children under 18 10,102,790 30.5 10.2 20.3 2.9 * 2.8 * 0.8 * 2.0 * 24.8 6.1 18.7 2.1*Own children age 18 or older 9,438,280 19.4 8.5 10.9 0.0 * 2.1 * 1.0 * 1.0 * 17.3 4.7 12.7 0.3*Other relatives 6,736,860 25.3 5.9 19.4 0.0 * 3.6 * 1.6 * 2.0 * 21.8 3.2* 18.5 0.7*Nonrelatives 7,162,040 28.9 13.0 15.9 1.4 * 5.3 2.3 * 3.0 * 22.2 4.2* 18 0.0*

Households headed by females62,067,400 18.4 5.4 13.0 1.3 1.6 0.6 1.0 15.5 3.1 12.4 0.6*20,141,830 16.3 5.2 11.1 2.3 1.3 * 0.5 * 0.9 * 12.6 3.0 9.7 0.6*41,925,560 19.4 5.5 13.9 0.9 * 1.7 0.7 * 1.0 16.8 3.1 13.7 0.5*

Husbands 22,653,180 7.8 1.3 * 6.5 0.0 * 0.5 * 0.2 * 0.3 * 7.3 1.8 5.4 0.0*Own children under 18 12,454,780 53.0 15.6 37.4 1.9 * 7.3 2.5 * 4.8 43.8 5.7 38.0 0.6*Own children age 18 or older 11,572,010 28.4 8.8 19.6 0.4 * 4.6 2.1 * 2.6 * 23.3 7.3 16.1 0.4*Other relatives 6,567,460 22.7 6.5 16.2 1.1 * 2.5 * 1.5 * 1.0 * 19 1.9* 17.1 0.5*Nonrelatives 6,009,880 32.1 5.7 * 26.4 2.3 * 3.2 * 1.8 * 1.3 * 26.7 9.5 17.1 0.7*

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.


AssaultPurse snatching/ pocket picking

Households headed by males All male headsMale heads living alone

All female heads

Female heads living with othersFemale heads living alone

Male heads living with others





Victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by type of crime and annual family income of victims

Rate per 1,000 persons age 12 or older Less than $7,500- $15,000- $25,000- $35,000- $50,000- $75,000Type of crime $7,500 $14,999 $24,999 $34,999 $49,999 $74,999 or more

All personal crimes 44.0 41.3 26.5 25.7 23.1 16.5 12.9

Crimes of violence 43.5 40.4 26.0 25.4 22.4 15.9 12.6 Completed violence 17.9 10.2 7.0 9.4 5.5 2.4 3.3 Attempted/threatened violence 25.6 30.2 19.0 16.1 16.9 13.5 9.3 Rape/sexual assault 4.4 * 2.1 * 1.0 * 0.6 * 1.0 * 0.0 * 0.5 * Rape/Attempted rape 3.2 * 1.5 * 0.4 * 0.3 * 1.0 * 0.0 * 0.3 * Rape 2.4 * 0.3 * 0.2 * 0.0 * 0.5 * 0.0 * 0.1 * Attempted rapea 0.8 * 1.2 * 0.2 * 0.3 * 0.4 * 0.0 * 0.2 * Sexual assaultb 1.2 * 0.6 * 0.5 * 0.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.2 * Robbery 5.9 4.8 3.0 3.7 2.0 1.3 1.4 Completed/property taken 4.1 * 3.6 * 1.7 * 2.4 1.2 * 0.7 * 0.8 With injury 1.8 * 1.7 * 0.7 * 0.6 * 0.4 * 0.5 * 0.3 * Without injury 2.3 * 2.0 * 1.0 * 1.8 * 0.8 * 0.2 * 0.5 * Attempted to take property 1.8 * 1.1 * 1.3 * 1.2 * 0.8 * 0.7 * 0.6 * With injury 0.0 * 0.4 * 0.5 * 0.3 * 0.6 * 0.5 * 0.2 * Without injury 1.8 * 0.8 * 0.8 * 0.9 * 0.2 * 0.1 * 0.4 * Assault 33.1 33.5 22.0 21.2 19.3 14.6 10.7 Aggravated 9.3 8.6 5.3 3.4 3.8 3.0 1.9 With injury 4.7 * 1.9 * 1.3 * 1.0 * 1.3 * 0.7 * 0.4 * Threatened with weapon 4.6 * 6.7 4.0 2.4 2.5 2.3 1.4 Simple 23.8 24.9 16.8 17.8 15.5 11.6 8.8 With minor injury 6.2 3.7 3.4 5.9 2.4 1.1 * 1.7 Without injury 17.6 21.2 13.4 11.9 13.1 10.5 7.1Purse snatching/pocket picking 0.5 * 0.9 * 0.6 * 0.2 * 0.7 * 0.6 * 0.3 * Population age 12 or older 6,760,710 10,261,320 17,538,250 19,522,830 28,963,880 33,797,170 59,992,830

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.

bIncludes threats.

aIncludes verbal threats of rape.

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on persons whose family income level was not ascertained.



Victimization rates for persons age 12 or older,by race, annual family income, and type of crime

RobberyCrimes

Total of With Without pocketviolence Total injury injury

White onlyLess than $7,500 4,435,220 40.9 18.3 22.6 6.8 * 2.7 * 1.5 * 1.2 * 31.4 8.5 22.9 0.7 *$7,500-$14,999 7,570,570 41.3 7.0 34.2 1.3 * 3.1 * 1.4 * 1.7 * 36.9 9.4 27.5 1.2 *$15,000-$24,999 13,532,770 23.9 7.1 16.9 1.0 * 3.3 1.1 * 2.2 * 19.7 4.2 15.5 0.7 *$25,000-$34,999 15,358,960 25.1 7.8 17.3 0.4 * 2.2 * 0.7 * 1.5 * 22.6 3.5 19.1 0.3 *$35,000-$49,999 23,461,770 22.2 5.8 16.3 0.8 * 1.5 * 0.5 * 1.1 * 19.8 4.2 15.6 0.8 *$50,000-$74,999 28,624,140 14.7 2.2 12.6 0.0 * 0.7 * 0.4 * 0.3 * 14.0 2.5 11.5 0.6 *$75,000 or more 52,140,430 12.4 3.0 9.4 0.4 * 1.2 0.3 * 0.8 10.8 2.0 8.8 0.3 *

Black onlyLess than $7,500 1,731,330 57.1 19.7 * 37.3 0.0 * 12.5 * 3.0 * 9.4 * 44.6 14.8 * 29.8 0.0 *$7,500-$14,999 1,970,220 44.0 22.6 21.4 6.3 * 10.6 * 5.1 * 5.5 * 27.1 7.0 * 20.2 0.0 *$15,000-$24,999 2,881,980 31.0 9.5 * 21.6 1.3 * 1.2 * 0.0 * 1.2 * 28.5 7.3 * 21.2 0.0 *$25,000-$34,999 2,949,820 24.3 12.3 * 12.0 * 0.0 * 9.7 * 1.2 * 8.5 * 14.6 4.6 * 10.0 * 0.0 *$35,000-$49,999 3,651,450 15.4 2.7 * 12.7 1.1 * 5.0 * 3.4 * 1.6 * 9.4 * 0.0 * 9.4 * 0.0 *$50,000-$74,999 3,043,580 28.2 3.8 * 24.4 0.0 * 4.6 * 3.5 * 1.0 * 23.7 5.2 * 18.5 0.0 *$75,000 or more 3,706,010 11.7 8.4 * 3.2 * 1.5 * 2.5 * 0.0 * 2.5 * 7.7 * 0.0 * 7.7 * 0.0 *


Rate per 1,000 persons in each annual income group

TotalAssault

Rape/sexual

Pursesnatching/

pickingpopulation

Attempted/

Victim's race and income Aggravatedthreatened

Simpleassaultaviolence

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on persons whose family income level was not ascertained and data on persons of "Other" races.

Completedviolence


Table 16. Property crimes, 2008:

Number of victimizations and victimization rates, by type of crimeand race of head of household

Rate per 1,000 households All Races White only Black only Other race onlya Two or more racesb

Type of crime Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

Property crimes 16,319,180 134.7 12,818,390 130.2 2,454,380 158.0 672,190 113.4 374,230 298.2 Household burglary 3,188,620 26.3 2,320,100 23.6 653,040 42.0 121,040 20.4 94,430 75.3 Completed 2,598,960 21.5 1,930,440 19.6 503,560 32.4 95,890 16.2 69,070 55.0 Forcible entry 1,191,290 9.8 831,770 8.5 275,970 17.8 45,950 7.8 37,610 30.0 Unlawful entry without force 1,407,670 11.6 1,098,670 11.2 227,590 14.6 49,950 8.4 31,460 * 25.1 * Attempted forcible entry 589,660 4.9 389,670 4.0 149,480 9.6 25,150 * 4.2 * 25,360 * 20.2 * Motor vehicle theft 795,160 6.6 529,820 5.4 196,100 12.6 46,080 7.8 23,160 * 18.5 * Completed 593,360 4.9 393,630 4.0 146,300 9.4 33,340 * 5.6 * 20,090 * 16.0 * Attempted 201,800 1.7 136,190 1.4 49,810 3.2 12,740 * 2.1 * 3,070 * 2.4 * Thefta 12,335,400 101.8 9,968,470 101.3 1,605,230 103.3 505,060 85.2 256,640 204.5 Completed 11,740,750 96.9 9,473,320 96.3 1,548,360 99.6 475,160 80.2 243,900 194.4 Less than $50 2,859,180 23.6 2,390,790 24.3 253,900 16.3 134,550 22.7 79,940 63.7 $50 - $249 4,169,140 34.4 3,297,880 33.5 616,880 39.7 161,300 27.2 93,080 74.2 $250 or more 3,265,320 27.0 2,665,830 27.1 407,500 26.2 136,250 23.0 55,740 44.4 Amount not available 1,447,100 11.9 1,118,830 11.4 270,070 17.4 43,070 7.3 15,140 * 12.1 * Attempted 594,660 4.9 495,140 5.0 56,870 3.7 29,900 * 5.0 * 12,740 * 10.2 *

Total number of households 121,141,060 ... 98,421,450 ... 15,538,060 ... 5,926,740 ... 1,254,810 ...Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases....Not applicable.aIncludes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, or Hawaiian/Pacific Islander if only one of these races is given.bIncludes all persons indicating two or more races.




Number of victimizations and victimization rates, by type of crimeand ethnicity of head of household Rate per 1,000 households

Totala Hispanic Non-HispanicType of crime Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate

Property crimes 16,319,180 134.7 2,571,060 187.5 13,744,100 128.2 Household burglary 3,188,620 26.3 470,410 34.3 2,718,210 25.4 Completed 2,598,960 21.5 377,590 27.5 2,221,370 20.7 Forcible entry 1,191,290 9.8 228,960 16.7 962,330 9.0 Unlawful entry without force 1,407,670 11.6 148,630 10.8 1,259,040 11.7 Attempted forcible entry 589,660 4.9 92,820 6.8 496,840 4.6 Motor vehicle theft 795,160 6.6 160,770 11.7 634,390 5.9 Completed 593,360 4.9 107,160 7.8 486,200 4.5 Attempted 201,800 1.7 53,610 3.9 148,190 1.4 Theft 12,335,400 101.8 1,939,880 141.4 10,391,500 96.9 Completed 11,740,750 96.9 1,839,660 134.1 9,897,060 92.3 Less than $50 2,859,180 23.6 382,500 27.9 2,474,880 23.1 $50 - $249 4,169,140 34.4 668,040 48.7 3,498,870 32.6 $250 or more 3,265,320 27.0 578,910 42.2 2,686,410 25.1 Amount not available 1,447,100 11.9 210,210 15.3 1,236,900 11.5 Attempted 594,660 4.9 100,220 7.3 494,440 4.6

Total number of households 121,141,060 ... 13,715,890 ... 107,189,700 ...

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding....Not applicable.aIncludes data on persons whose ethnicity was not ascertained, which are not shown

Table 18. Motor vehicle theft, 2008:

Number of victimizations and victimization rates on the basis of thefts per 1,000 households and thefts per 1,000 vehicles owned, by selected household characteristics

Based on vehicles owned Based on households Number of

Number of Number of Rate per vehicles Number of Rate perCharacteristic households thefts 1,000 owned thefts 1,000Race of head of household All races 121,141,060 795,160 6.6 228,757,090 853,690 3.7 White only 98,421,450 529,820 5.4 192,819,050 563,140 2.9 Black only 15,538,060 196,100 12.6 22,923,710 216,000 9.4 Other race only 5,926,740 46,080 7.8 10,719,990 51,390 4.8 Two or more races 1,254,810 23,160 * 18.5 * 2,294,340 23,160 * 10.1 *

Age of head of household 12-19 1,267,680 21,210 * 16.7 * 1,981,200 21,210 * 10.7 * 20-34 26,940,670 236,500 8.8 46,921,420 253,440 5.4 35-49 36,190,160 254,310 7.0 75,789,720 283,330 3.7 50-64 32,253,420 207,710 6.4 67,409,070 220,270 3.3 65 or older 24,489,120 75,440 3.1 36,655,670 75,440 2.1 Form of tenure Owned or being bought 82,681,000 444,740 5.4 177,855,220 485,320 2.7 Rented 38,460,060 350,410 9.1 50,901,870 368,370 7.2

Locality of residence Urbana 37,542,470 375,320 10.0 59,624,290 402,150 6.7 Suburbanb 54,774,340 356,820 6.5 110,210,830 376,820 3.4 Ruralc 28,824,260 63,020 2.2 58,921,970 74,720 1.3


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. The number of thefts based on vehicles owned is equal to or higher than the corresponding figure based on households because the former includes all completed or attempted vehicle thefts, regardless of the final classification of the event. Personal crimes of contact and burglary occurring in conjunction with motor vehicle thefts take precedence in determining the final classification based on the number of households.

aDenotes principal cities. bDenotes communities outside principal cities.cDenotes nonmetropolitan areas.



Victimization rates, by type of crime and age of head of household

Rate per 1,000 householdsType of crime 12-19 20-34 35-49 50-64 65 or older

Property crimes 267.9 187.9 153.7 118.7 62.4

Household burglary 48.4 40.8 25.7 22.8 14.9 Completed 39.7 31.7 21.8 18.7 12.3 Forcible entry 11.9 * 16.6 10.0 8.1 4.2 Unlawful entry without force 27.7 * 15.2 11.8 10.6 8.0 Attempted forcible entry 8.8 * 9.0 3.9 4.1 2.6 Motor vehicle theft 16.7 * 8.8 7.0 6.4 3.1 Completed 13.0 * 6.1 5.9 4.8 1.8 Attempted 3.7 * 2.7 1.1 1.6 1.3 * Theft 202.7 138.4 121.0 89.4 44.4 Completed 197.9 132.5 115.1 84.9 41.5 Less than $50 32.6 29.8 26.7 22.7 13.0 $50 - $249 65.8 48.3 43.0 29.5 11.4 $250 or more 80.2 40.2 31.2 21.0 11.2 Amount not available 19.3 * 14.2 14.3 11.7 5.9 Attempted 4.8 * 5.9 5.8 4.6 2.9

Total number of households 1,267,680 26,940,670 36,190,160 32,253,420 24,489,120

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.



Victimization rates, by type of crime and annual family income

Rate per 1,000 households Less than $7,500- $15,000- $25,000- $35,000- $50,000- $75,000

Type of crime $7,500 $14,999 $24,999 $34,999 $49,999 $74,999 or moreProperty crimes 204.2 175.0 161.7 150.5 142.7 125.8 133.4 Household burglary 56.6 52.6 32.3 33.0 26.8 21.1 16.3 Completed 41.2 38.2 26.4 26.5 19.4 17.9 14.8 Forcible entry 22.5 15.4 11.2 14.6 8.5 7.9 6.6 Unlawful entry without force 18.6 22.7 15.2 12.0 10.9 10.0 8.3 Attempted forcible entry 15.4 14.4 5.9 6.4 7.3 3.2 1.5 * Motor vehicle theft 9.4 7.8 6.2 6.0 7.5 7.6 5.9 Completed 8.2 * 5.5 * 5.5 5.1 5.7 5.3 4.4 Attempted 1.2 * 2.3 * 0.6 * 1.0 * 1.7 * 2.3 * 1.4 * Theft 138.3 114.6 123.2 111.5 108.5 97.0 111.2 Completed 135.6 105.3 115.3 108.0 103.3 92.4 104.9 Less than $50 30.1 23.0 35.0 28.6 28.3 21.7 25.5 $50 - $249 56.9 47.1 42.6 40.8 34.4 32.5 35.7 $250 or more 31.5 26.0 27.4 24.2 28.1 26.4 32.2 Amount not available 17.1 9.2 10.3 14.4 12.5 11.9 11.5 Attempted 2.7 * 9.3 7.9 3.5 * 5.3 4.6 6.3

Total number of households 4,115,470 6,361,960 9,412,930 9,901,970 13,497,280 14,601,440 24,115,150

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on families whose income level was not ascertained.


Table 21. Household burglary, 2008:

Victimization rates, by race of head of household,annual family income, and type of household burglary Rate per 1,000 households

Completed household burglaryTotal All household Forcible Unlawful entry Attempted

Race and income households burglaries entry without force forcible entryWhite only

Less than $7,500 2,673,730 55.7 20.5 19.7 15.5$7,500-$14,999 4,729,720 43.8 13.8 18.8 11.2$15,000-$24,999 7,363,900 29.1 8.0 17.1 4.1 *$25,000-$34,999 7,962,820 29.7 12.3 11.9 5.5$35,000-$49,999 11,096,710 25.7 8.5 11.3 5.9$50,000-$74,999 12,518,470 18.2 6.5 8.5 3.2$75,000 or more 21,088,210 15.6 6.4 8.0 1.2 *

Black onlyLess than $7,500 1,123,080 74.7 33.7 21.4 * 19.6 *$7,500-$14,999 1,228,080 65.7 24.5 * 20.6 * 20.6 *$15,000-$24,999 1,516,710 44.2 24.0 * 8.2 * 12.0 *$25,000-$34,999 1,416,590 57.2 28.1 16.7 * 12.4 *$35,000-$49,999 1,699,480 34.5 10.8 * 11.0 * 12.7 *$50,000-$74,999 1,270,070 50.3 18.6 * 26.3 * 5.4 *$75,000 or more 1,449,740 23.3 * 10.7 * 8.1 * 4.5 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.Excludes data on families whose income level was not ascertained and data on persons of "Other" races.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.


Table 22. Theft, 2008:

Victimization rates, by race of head of household,annual family income, and type of theft Rate per 1,000 households

Total Completed theftRace and income households Thefta Less than $50 $50-$249 $250 or more AttemptedWhite only Less than $7,500 2,673,730 132.6 36.3 53.5 25.0 3.3 * $7,500-$14,999 4,729,720 123.6 26.5 48.7 27.4 10.6 $15,000-$24,999 7,363,900 121.2 37.5 41.5 25.8 8.9 $25,000-$34,999 7,962,820 107.9 27.4 38.0 25.6 3.1 *

$35,000-$49,999 11,096,710 105.6 28.0 34.6 27.5 4.3$50,000-$74,999 12,518,470 95.6 22.0 30.4 25.4 5.2$75,000 or more 21,088,210 112.0 26.1 35.8 32.5 6.0

Black onlyLess than $7,500 1,123,080 147.3 17.8 * 68.0 41.2 0.0 *$7,500-$14,999 1,228,080 89.4 11.3 * 44.7 20.9 * 4.8 *$15,000-$24,999 1,516,710 124.0 25.9 45.6 26.3 5.9 *$25,000-$34,999 1,416,590 122.8 28.2 50.1 18.7 * 4.8 *$35,000-$49,999 1,699,480 112.2 20.5 * 29.6 31.9 7.7 *$50,000-$74,999 1,270,070 118.7 8.6 * 62.4 37.7 0.0 *$75,000 or more 1,449,740 105.5 13.8 * 29.4 39.3 5.9 *

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data (not shown separately) on thefts for which the value of loss was not ascertained.

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on families whose income level was not ascertained, persons of "Other" races, and persons indicating two or more races.


Table 23. Motor vehicle theft, 2008:

Victimization rates, by race of head of household,annual family income, and type of motor vehicle theft Rate per 1,000 households

Total All vehicle Completed AttemptedRace and income households thefts thefts theftsWhite only

Less than $7,500 2,673,730 8.7 * 7.5 * 1.1 *$7,500-$14,999 4,729,720 4.1 * 2.7 * 1.4 *

$15,000-$24,999 7,363,900 6.7 6.3 0.4 * $25,000-$34,999 7,962,820 4.2 * 3.5 * 0.7 * $35,000-$49,999 11,096,710 6.0 4.5 1.5 * $50,000-$74,999 12,518,470 5.9 3.7 2.2 * $75,000 or more 21,088,210 4.8 3.5 1.3 *

Black onlyLess than $7,500 1,123,080 8.1 * 6.4 * 1.6 *

$7,500-$14,999 1,228,080 24.5 * 17.9 * 6.6 * $15,000-$24,999 1,516,710 5.9 * 3.7 * 2.2 * $25,000-$34,999 1,416,590 13.2 * 10.3 * 2.9 * $35,000-$49,999 1,699,480 13.9 * 13.9 * 0.0 * $50,000-$74,999 1,270,070 23.4 * 18.4 * 4.9 * $75,000 or more 1,449,740 14.1 * 11.3 * 2.7 *


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on families whose income level was not ascertained, persons of "Other" races, and persons indicating two or more races.



Victimization rates per 1,000 households by type of crime and number of persons in household

Number of persons in householdType of crime One Two-three Four-five Six or moreProperty crimes 100.3 122.2 197.0 273.9 Household burglary 27.4 22.1 33.3 41.0 Completed 21.6 17.8 28.9 33.8 Forcible entry 10.7 8.5 11.3 14.4 Unlawful entry without force 10.9 9.3 17.6 19.4 Attempted forcible entry 5.9 4.3 4.4 7.2 * Motor vehicle theft 4.7 6.1 9.1 15.7 Completed 3.7 4.6 6.6 10.2 * Attempted 1.0 * 1.5 2.6 5.5 * Theft 68.2 94.0 154.6 217.1 Completed 64.7 89.3 147.5 208.2 Less than $50 18.0 21.4 35.2 40.9 $50 - $249 20.9 31.7 53.7 86.1 $250 or more 17.3 26.0 38.7 60.1 Amount not available 8.5 10.3 19.9 21.2 Attempted 3.5 4.7 7.1 9.0 *

Total number of households 34,561,280 60,022,010 22,868,210 3,689,560


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on households where the number of persons was not ascertained.



Victimization rates per 1,000 U.S. households, by type of crime and number of unitsin structure occupied by household

Number of units in housing structure Other than

Type of crime Onea Two Three Four Five-nine Ten or more housing unit Property crimes 131.7 151.4 178.9 149.2 144.0 132.5 266.8 Household burglary 25.8 38.0 54.0 25.6 26.4 22.4 0.0 * Completed 21.5 29.6 42.3 20.8 19.7 16.7 0.0 * Forcible entry 9.8 13.2 16.6 * 9.0 * 12.1 7.5 0.0 * Unlawful entry without force 11.7 16.4 25.7 11.8 7.6 9.3 0.0 * Attempted forcible entry 4.3 8.4 11.7 * 4.8 * 6.7 5.6 0.0 * Motor vehicle theft 6.0 5.1 * 16.2 * 8.7 * 8.0 8.2 37.1 * Completed 4.7 2.2 * 10.1 * 5.7 * 6.2 * 5.6 19.9 * Attempted 1.3 2.9 * 6.1 * 3.0 * 1.8 * 2.6 17.2 * Theft 99.9 108.2 108.8 114.8 109.6 101.9 229.7 Completed 95.1 101.3 108.8 111.3 103.3 96.7 229.7 Less than $50 24.2 22.6 17.8 * 22.2 23.6 20.9 67.0 * $50 - $249 34.0 33.0 47.1 38.7 37.4 32.8 94.6 * $250 or more 25.7 25.2 22.1 * 36.1 31.8 31.8 37.8 * Amount not available 11.3 20.5 21.8 * 14.2 10.5 11.3 30.2 * Attempted 4.8 7.0 0.0 * 3.6 * 6.3 * 5.2 0.0 *

Total number of households 5,856,960 1,631,790 3,521,580 5,788,720 14,810,340 227,260

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on mobile homes, which are not shown separately.

89,304,410 Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on households for which the number of units in the structure was notascertained.



Number of victimizations and incidents and ratioof victimizations to incidents, by type of crime Type of crime Victimizations Incidents RatioPersonal crimes 4,993,220 4,717,970 1.06

Crimes of violence 4,856,510 4,581,260 1.06 Completed violence 1,362,210 1,291,780 1.05 Attempted/threatened violence 3,494,300 3,289,490 1.06 Rape/sexual assault 203,830 200,520 1.02 Rape/Attempted rape 123,010 121,380 1.01 Rape 52,470 52,470 1.00 Attempted rapea 70,540 68,910 1.02 Sexual assaultb 80,810 79,140 1.02 Robbery 551,830 504,110 1.09 Completed/property taken 372,180 346,240 1.07 With injury 141,600 127,290 1.11 Without injury 230,590 218,950 1.05 Attempted to take property 179,640 157,870 1.14 With injury 64,290 56,800 1.13 Without injury 115,350 101,070 1.14 Assault 4,100,850 3,876,640 1.06 Aggravated 839,940 768,770 1.09 With injury 252,580 236,600 1.07 Threatened with weapon 587,360 532,170 1.10 Simple 3,260,920 3,107,870 1.05 With minor injury 616,200 589,360 1.05 Without injury 2,644,720 2,518,500 1.05 Purse snatching/pocket picking 136,710 136,710 1.00 Completed purse snatching 18,260 * 18,260 * 1.00 * Attempted purse snatching 10,140 * 10,140 * 1.00 * Pocket picking 108,310 108,310 1.00

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.

bIncludes threats.



Table 27. Personal crimes of violence, 2008:

Number and percent distribution of incidents,by type of crime and victim-offender relationship

All incidents Incidents Involving strangers Incidents Involving nonstrangersType of crime Number Percent Number Percent Number PercentCrimes of violence 4,581,260 100 % 2,285,170 49.9 % 2,296,090 50.1 %

Completed violence 1,291,780 100 % 538,280 41.7 753,490 58.3 Attempted/threatened violence 3,289,490 100 % 1,746,890 53.1 1,542,600 46.9 Rape/sexual assault 200,520 100 % 70,630 35.2 129,880 64.8 Rape/Attempted rape 121,380 100 % 27,200 * 22.4 * 94,180 77.6 Rape 52,470 100 % 13,850 * 26.4 * 38,620 73.6 Attempted rapea 68,910 100 % 13,350 * 19.4 * 55,560 80.6 Sexual assaultb 79,140 100 % 43,430 54.9 35,700 * 45.1 * Robbery 504,110 100 % 340,480 67.5 163,630 32.5 Completed/property taken 346,240 100 % 209,480 60.5 136,760 39.5 With injury 127,290 100 % 76,330 60.0 50,970 40.0 Without injury 218,950 100 % 133,150 60.8 85,800 39.2 Attempted to take property 157,870 100 % 131,010 83.0 26,860 * 17.0 * With injury 56,800 100 % 48,720 85.8 8,080 * 14.2 * Without injury 101,070 100 % 82,280 81.4 18,780 * 18.6 * Assault 3,876,640 100 % 1,874,060 48.3 2,002,580 51.7 Aggravated 768,770 100 % 399,380 51.9 369,400 48.1 With injury 236,600 100 % 108,930 46.0 127,670 54.0 Threatened with weapon 532,170 100 % 290,440 54.6 241,730 45.4 Simple 3,107,870 100 % 1,474,680 47.4 1,633,190 52.6 With minor injury 589,360 100 % 169,350 28.7 420,010 71.3 Threatened without weapon 2,518,500 100 % 1,305,330 51.8 1,213,170 48.2


bIncludes threats.




Number of victimizations and victimization rates for persons age 12 or older, by type of crime and victim-offender relationship

Victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or olderTotal Involving strangers Involving nonstrangers

Type of crime Number Rate Number Rate Number RateCrimes of violence 4,856,510 19.3 2,446,980 9.7 2,409,530 9.6

Completed violence 1,362,210 5.4 575,610 2.3 786,600 3.1 Attempted/threatened violence 3,494,300 13.9 1,871,370 7.4 1,622,930 6.4 Rape/sexual assault 203,830 0.8 70,630 0.3 133,200 0.5 Rape/Attempted rape 123,010 0.5 27,200 * 0.1 * 95,820 0.4 Rape 52,470 0.2 13,850 * 0.1 * 38,620 0.2 Attempted rapea 70,540 0.3 13,350 * 0.1 * 57,190 0.2 Sexual assaultb 80,810 0.3 43,430 0.2 37,380 * 0.1 * Robbery 551,830 2.2 379,360 1.5 172,470 0.7 Completed/property taken 372,180 1.5 226,580 0.9 145,600 0.6 With injury 141,600 0.6 83,340 0.3 58,250 0.2 Without injury 230,590 0.9 143,240 0.6 87,350 0.3 Attempted to take property 179,640 0.7 152,780 0.6 26,860 * 0.1 * With injury 64,290 0.3 56,210 0.2 8,080 * 0.0 * Without injury 115,350 0.5 96,570 0.4 18,780 * 0.1 * Assault 4,100,850 16.3 1,996,980 7.9 2,103,870 8.3 Aggravated 839,940 3.3 433,550 1.7 406,390 1.6 With injury 252,580 1.0 117,600 0.5 134,980 0.5 Threatened with weapon 587,360 2.3 315,950 1.3 271,410 1.1 Simple 3,260,920 12.9 1,563,430 6.2 1,697,480 6.7 With minor injury 616,200 2.4 180,900 0.7 435,290 1.7 Without injury 2,644,720 10.5 1,382,530 5.5 1,262,190 5.0


bIncludes threats.


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Rates based on U.S. population of 252,242,520 residents over the age of 12.



Percent of victimizations involving strangers,by sex and age of victims and type of crime

Crimes Rape/ of sexual AssaultSex and age violence assaulta Robbery Total Aggravated SimpleBoth 50.4 % 34.7 % 68.7 % 48.7 % 51.6 % 47.9 %

12-15 48.2 0.0 * 65.2 47.7 36.6 * 50.0 16-19 47.5 34.6 * 58.6 46.7 63.2 42.9 20-24 50.5 48.0 * 62.8 48.5 50.7 47.6 25-34 58.1 66.1 * 74.9 56.0 56.6 55.9 35-49 46.6 31.8 * 80.6 42.7 50.7 40.8 50-64 49.7 0.0 * 58.5 * 50.0 47.5 50.6 65 or older 54.6 33.5 * 100.0 * 53.3 77.2 * 49.1

Male 62.8 % 0.0 %* 80.6 % 61.3 % 61.7 % 61.2 % 12-15 56.7 0.0 * 81.7 53.4 40.1 * 56.1 16-19 57.2 0.0 * 70.0 54.6 76.5 50.3 20-24 73.9 0.0 * 80.9 74.0 82.2 70.5 25-34 73.2 0.0 * 100.0 * 71.5 57.3 74.7 35-49 54.3 0.0 * 85.9 51.2 53.0 50.7 50-64 60.0 0.0 * 64.6 * 60.7 56.4 62.0 65 or older 78.7 * 0.0 * 100.0 * 76.5 * 100.0 * 71.1 *

Female 35.8 % 43.0 % 51.2 % 33.3 % 38.4 % 32.0 % 12-15 35.8 0.0 * 0.0 * 40.2 32.7 * 41.9 16-19 30.1 34.6 * 0.0 * 31.4 44.1 * 27.7 20-24 31.2 55.7 * 42.9 * 26.6 22.2 * 28.4 25-34 38.8 66.1 * 62.1 32.1 55.8 25.7 35-49 39.5 45.6 * 74.1 34.9 47.0 * 32.9 50-64 34.8 0.0 * 49.7 * 34.4 29.4 * 35.5 65 or older 37.7 * 33.5 * 100.0 * 35.6 * 51.6 * 33.3 *




Percent of victimizations involving strangers,by sex and race of victims and type of crime

Crimes Rape/of sexual Assault

Sex and race violence assaulta Robbery Total Aggravated SimpleBoth

White only 47.9 % 23.1 %* 60.3 % 47.6 % 52.4 % 46.5 %Black only 61.9 64.4 * 79.0 56.6 47.3 60.2

MaleWhite only 62.3 0.0 * 74.1 62.0 66.5 60.9Black only 64.7 0.0 * 88.8 58.3 38.2 * 65.7

FemaleWhite only 30.3 28.9 * 42.3 29.2 32.5 28.5Black only 59.0 76.4 * 63.8 54.8 56.6 54.0

Note: Excludes data on persons of "Other" races.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.



Percent of victimizations involving strangers, by sex andmarital status of victims and type of crime

Crimes Rape/Sex and of sexual Assaultmarital status violence assaulta Robbery Total Aggravated Simple

Both Never married 51.8 33.7 64.7 50.8 51.4 50.7Married 59.4 50.7 * 89.6 56.8 62.9 55.2Widowed 29.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 31.0 * 19.3 * 35.9 *Divorced or separated 37.1 32.0 * 64.3 33.7 40.0 32.4

MaleNever married 63.7 0.0 * 75.2 62.9 68.8 61.5Married 68.5 0.0 * 95.5 66.3 66.5 66.3Widowed 37.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 37.8 * 35.6 * 40.6 *Divorced or separated 51.0 0.0 * 100.0 * 47.5 33.0 * 52.1

FemaleNever married 35.7 42.2 41.8 34.3 32.8 34.7Married 46.8 50.7 * 83.5 42.2 55.4 * 39.6Widowed 26.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 28.3 * 0.0 * 34.9 *Divorced or separated 27.6 50.8 * 45.1 * 24.0 50.1 * 20.4

Note: Excludes data on persons whose marital status was not ascertained.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.




Percent distribution of victimizations, by perceived drug or alcohol use by offender

Percent of victimizationsCrimes Rape/

Perceived drug or of sexual Assaultalcohol use by offender violence assaulta Robbery Total Aggravated Simple

Total victimizations 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 % 100.0 %

Total Perceived to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol 24.2 30.0 23.3 24.1 26.2 23.5

Under the influence of alcohol 13.8 13.5 * 6.6 * 14.8 14.8 14.8 Under the influence of drugs 5.1 8.6 * 10.9 4.1 5.1 3.9 Under the influence of both drugs and alcohol 3.9 7.9 * 5.1 * 3.5 4.9 3.1 Under the influence of one, not sure which 1.3 0.0 * 0.6 * 1.5 1.4 * 1.5 Not available whether drugs or alcohol 0.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.2 * 0.0 * 0.2 *

Not on alcohol or drugs 28.6 25.8 13.9 30.7 26.0 31.9Don't know or not ascertained 47.2 44.2 62.8 45.2 47.8 44.6

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

Table 33. Family violence, 2008:

Number of victimizations, by type of crime and relationship to offender

Totalnumber of Ex- Own Other

Type of crime victimizations Total Spouse spouse Parent child relatives

Crimes of violence 4,856,510 508,620 133,890 95,030 29,870 * 59,120 190,710 1,222,550 674,380 437,400 1,755,980 257,580

Completed violence 1,362,210 205,160 61,850 40,040 0 * 21,440 * 81,830 424,160 157,280 74,030 466,820 34,760 * Attempted/threatened violence 3,494,300 303,460 72,040 54,990 29,870 * 37,670 108,890 798,390 517,110 363,370 1,289,160 222,820 Rape/sexual assaultb 203,830 12,010 * 6,790 * 0 * 0 * 0 * 5,220 * 93,750 27,430 * 9,350 * 52,890 8,390 * Robbery 551,830 42,860 1,990 * 7,670 * 4,860 * 0 * 28,350 * 94,380 35,230 * 57,980 * 299,600 21,780 * Completed/property taken 372,180 26,600 * 1,990 * 7,670 * 0 * 0 * 16,950 * 83,780 35,230 * 28,090 * 187,040 11,450 * Attempted to take property 179,640 16,260 * 0 * 0 * 4,860 * 0 * 11,400 * 10,600 * 0 * 29,890 112,550 10,330 * Assault 4,100,850 453,750 125,110 87,360 25,010 * 59,120 157,150 1,034,420 611,720 370,070 1,403,490 227,400 Aggravated 839,940 79,770 17,140 * 8,920 * 3,230 * 11,550 * 38,940 209,670 116,950 85,700 310,710 37,140 * Simple 3,260,920 373,980 107,970 78,440 21,780 * 47,570 118,210 824,750 494,770 284,370 1,092,780 190,260


knowrelationship Strangers offenders

number ofDon't knowDon't

Well-knowna

acquaint-ances

Casual

aIncludes data on offenders well known to the victims whose relationship to the victim could not be ascertained.bIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.



Percent distribution of victimizations, by type of crime and relationship to offender

TotalType of crime number of Ex- Own Other

victimizations Total spouse Parent child relatives

Crimes of violence 4,856,510 100 % 10.5 2.8 2.0 0.6 * 1.2 3.9 25.2 13.9 9.0 36.2 5.3

Completed violence 1,362,210 100 % 15.1 4.5 2.9 0.0 * 1.6 * 6.0 31.1 11.5 5.4 34.3 2.6 * Attempted/threatened violence 3,494,300 100 % 8.7 2.1 1.6 0.9 * 1.1 3.1 22.8 14.8 10.4 36.9 6.4 Rape/sexual assaultb 203,830 100 % 5.9 * 3.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 2.6 * 46.0 13.5 * 4.6 * 25.9 4.1 * Robbery 551,830 100 % 7.8 0.4 * 1.4 * 0.9 * 0.0 * 5.1 * 17.1 6.4 * 10.5 54.3 3.9 * Completed/property taken 372,180 100 % 7.1 * 0.5 * 2.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.6 * 22.5 9.5 * 7.5 * 50.3 3.1 * Attempted to take property 179,640 100 % 9.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 2.7 * 0.0 * 6.3 * 5.9 * 0.0 * 16.6 * 62.7 5.8 * Assault 4,100,850 100 % 11.1 3.1 2.1 0.6 * 1.4 3.8 25.2 14.9 9.0 34.2 5.5 Aggravated 839,940 100 % 9.5 2.0 * 1.1 * 0.4 * 1.4 * 4.6 25.0 13.9 10.2 37.0 4.4 * Simple 3,260,920 100 % 11.5 3.3 2.4 0.7 * 1.5 3.6 25.3 15.2 8.7 33.5 5.8

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.

Strangers

Don't knownumber ofoffenders

aIncludes data on offenders well known to the victim whose relationship to the victim could not be ascertained.

relation-ship

Totalcrimes

Don't know

bIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

SpouseAcquaint-Casual

ancesWell-knowna



Victimization rate by victim-offender relationship, by type of crime and selected victim characteristics

Crimes of violencea Assault Simple assault Total Well- Casual Well- Casual Well- CasualCharacteristic population Relatives known acquaintances Strangers Relatives known acquaintances Strangers Relatives known acquaintances Strangers

SexMale 123,071,020 1.0 3.7 3.2 9.5 1.0 3.1 3.0 7.8 0.3 0.6 0.5 1.7 0.7 2.5 2.5 6.2Female 129,171,510 3.0 5.9 2.1 4.6 2.6 5.0 1.9 3.4 0.3 1.0 0.4 0.8 2.3 4.0 1.5 2.6

RaceWhite only 204,683,500 2.0 4.7 2.6 6.1 1.8 4.0 2.4 5.2 0.3 0.8 0.4 1.1 1.6 3.3 2.0 4.1Black only 30,709,860 1.5 4.7 3.6 12.0 1.4 3.5 3.1 7.6 0.7 * 1.2 * 0.8 * 1.6 0.7 * 2.3 2.3 6.0

Other race onlyd 13,952,240 1.9 * 3.5 0.8 * 7.2 1.9 * 2.6 * 0.8 * 4.7 0.5 * 0.3 * 0.3 * 1.7 * 1.5 * 2.3 * 0.5 * 3.0Two or more racese

2,896,930 6.1 * 21.6 3.9 * 14.0 4.4 * 21.6 2.0 * 11.2 * 0.0 * 2.6 * 1.4 * 1.4 * 4.4 * 19.0 0.6 * 9.8 *

Age12-15 16,414,550 1.5 * 12.2 7.9 12.8 1.2 * 10.1 6.9 10.1 0.0 * 2.2 * 1.7 * 1.5 * 1.2 * 7.9 5.2 8.616-19 17,280,270 1.3 * 12.5 5.6 11.7 1.3 * 9.9 4.8 8.7 0.1 * 1.3 * 0.6 * 2.6 1.2 * 8.6 4.1 6.120-24 20,547,620 4.9 9.6 4.2 14.1 4.4 7.4 3.8 10.2 1.0 * 3.3 0.0 * 3.1 3.4 4.2 3.8 7.125-34 40,649,500 3.2 4.9 1.7 10.3 2.7 4.7 1.7 8.7 0.6 * 0.8 * 0.3 * 1.5 2.1 3.8 1.4 7.235-49 65,123,030 2.5 4.0 2.5 6.0 2.2 3.5 2.3 4.7 0.4 * 0.5 * 0.4 * 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.9 3.650-64 55,116,320 1.3 2.1 2.0 3.7 1.2 1.8 1.9 3.4 0.2 * 0.3 * 0.6 * 0.6 * 1.0 1.5 1.3 2.865 or older 37,111,240 0.0 * 1.0 * 0.4 * 1.1 0.0 * 0.8 * 0.4 * 0.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.1 * 0.3 * 0.0 * 0.8 * 0.4 * 0.6 *

Marital statusb

Married 126,540,850 1.1 1.3 1.1 4.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 3.5 0.3 0.1 * 0.1 * 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.9 2.6Widowed 13,992,180 0.6 * 1.8 * 1.3 * 1.1 * 0.6 * 1.6 * 1.3 * 1.1 * 0.0 * 0.5 * 0.7 * 0.0 * 0.6 * 1.1 * 0.6 * 1.1 *Divorced or 27,712,690 7.7 8.4 3.8 8.1 6.8 7.5 3.5 6.2 0.6 * 1.1 * 1.1 * 1.3 * 6.2 6.4 2.4 4.9separatedNever married 81,999,560 1.7 9.7 5.1 12.3 1.4 7.9 4.5 9.5 0.3 * 1.9 0.8 2.1 1.2 6.0 3.7 7.4

Family incomec

L th $7 500 6 760 710 5 6 15 5 4 2 * 10 1 4 8 * 11 7 3 4 * 6 5 1 2 * 3 6 * 1 4 * 2 0 * 3 6 * 8 1 2 0 * 4 5 *

Aggravated assault

RelativesWell-known

Casual Aquaintances Strangers



Less than $7,500 6,760,710 5.6 15.5 4.2 * 10.1 4.8 * 11.7 3.4 * 6.5 1.2 * 3.6 * 1.4 * 2.0 * 3.6 * 8.1 2.0 * 4.5 *$7,500-$14,999 10,261,320 3.1 * 9.3 7.2 14.3 3.1 * 7.3 6.7 10.5 0.5 * 1.3 * 2.6 * 2.7 * 2.6 * 5.9 4.0 7.9$15,000-$24,999 17,538,250 3.5 7.7 3.6 8.3 3.0 6.6 3.3 6.9 0.3 * 1.9 * 0.8 * 1.6 * 2.7 4.6 2.5 5.2$25,000-$34,999 19,522,830 4.4 6.4 3.4 7.5 3.9 5.5 3.1 5.6 0.3 * 0.4 * 1.1 * 1.0 * 3.6 5.0 2.0 4.6$35,000-$49,999 28,963,880 2.6 6.1 3.2 8.3 2.3 5.5 3.1 6.7 0.3 * 1.0 * 0.4 * 1.4 1.9 4.5 2.7 5.3$50,000-$74,999 33,797,170 0.5 * 1.8 2.6 7.7 0.5 * 1.6 2.4 7.0 0.3 * 0.5 * 0.2 * 1.6 0.3 * 1.2 2.2 5.4$75,000 or more 59,992,830 1.1 2.9 1.7 5.2 0.9 2.3 1.4 4.5 0.3 * 0.4 * 0.1 * 0.9 0.6 * 1.9 1.3 3.5


dIncludes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander if only one of these races if given.eIncludes all persons indicating two or more races.

aIncludes data on rape, sexual assault, and robbery (not shown separately).bExcludes data on persons whose marital status was not ascertained.cExcludes data on persons whose family income was not ascertained.



Percent distribution of incidents, by type of crime and number of victims

Percent of incidentsNumber of victims

Number of FourType of crime incidents One Two Three or more

Crimes of violence 4,575,760 100 % 95.9 3.2 0.5 0.5 *

Completed violence 1,286,270 100 % 95.6 3.8 0.2 * 0.4 *Attempted/threatened violence 3,289,480 100 % 96.0 2.9 0.6 * 0.6 * Rape/sexual assaultb 200,510 100 % 98.3 1.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Robbery 498,600 100 % 91.7 7.5 * 0.5 * 0.3 * Completed/property taken 340,730 100 % 92.7 7.0 * 0.3 * 0.0 * With injury 127,290 100 % 89.6 9.5 * 0.9 * 0.0 * Without injury 213,440 100 % 94.5 5.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Attempted to take property 157,860 100 % 89.6 8.6 * 0.7 * 1.0 * With injury 56,800 100 % 88.9 9.1 * 2.0 * 0.0 * Without injury 101,060 100 % 90.0 8.4 * 0.0 * 1.6 * Assault 3,876,630 100 % 96.3 2.7 0.5 * 0.6 * Aggravated 768,770 100 % 94.7 3.7 * 0.3 * 1.3 * Simple 3,107,860 100 % 96.7 2.4 0.5 * 0.4 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aExcludes incidents for which the number of victims was not ascertained.bIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

Totala



Percent distribution of incidents, by victim-offender relationship,type of crime, and number of offenders

Percent of incidentsNumber of offenders

Not knownRelationship and Number of Four or not type of crime incidents Total One Two Three or more available

All incidents

4,581,260 100 % 75.8 6.9 5.1 5.4 6.9Completed violence 1,291,780 100 % 74.9 9.3 8.8 4.3 2.7 *Attempted/threatened violence 3,289,490 100 % 76.1 6.0 3.6 5.8 8.6 Rape/sexual assaulta 200,520 100 % 89.0 3.0 * 3.8 * 0.0 * 4.2 * Robbery 504,110 100 % 57.4 18.5 9.1 10.3 4.6 * Completed/property taken 346,240 100 % 59.3 20.2 9.9 * 6.3 * 4.2 * Attempted to take property 157,870 100 % 53.3 14.8 * 7.4 * 19.0 * 5.4 * Assault 3,876,640 100 % 77.5 5.6 4.6 5.0 7.4 Aggravated 768,770 100 % 72.4 4.4 * 9.7 7.3 6.2 Simple 3,107,870 100 % 78.7 5.9 3.3 4.4 7.7

Involving strangers

2,285,170 100 % 62.5 8.2 7.3 8.3 13.7Completed violence 538,280 100 % 58.9 13.2 12.1 10.1 5.8 *Attempted/threatened violence 1,746,890 100 % 63.7 6.7 5.8 7.7 16.1 Rape/sexual assaulta 70,630 100 % 77.4 0.0 * 10.7 * 0.0 * 11.9 * Robbery 340,480 100 % 45.7 22.5 10.9 * 15.3 5.6 * Completed/property taken 209,480 100 % 46.9 25.4 12.2 * 10.5 * 5.0 * Attempted to take property 131,010 100 % 43.8 17.9 * 8.9 * 22.9 * 6.5 * Assault 1,874,060 100 % 65.0 6.0 6.5 7.3 15.2 Aggravated 399,380 100 % 56.6 6.2 * 12.5 12.8 11.9 Simple 1,474,680 100 % 67.3 5.9 4.8 5.8 16.2

Involving nonstrangers

2,296,090 100 % 89.0 5.5 2.9 2.5 0.2 *Completed violence 753,490 100 % 86.4 6.5 6.4 0.2 * 0.5 *Attempted/threatened violence 1,542,600 100 % 90.2 5.1 1.1 * 3.6 0.0 * Rape/sexual assaulta 129,880 100 % 95.4 4.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *

R bb 163 630 100 % 81 9 10 2 * 4 * 0 0 * *

Crimes of violence

Crimes of violence

Crimes of violence


Robbery 163,630 100 % 81.9 10.2 * 5.4 * 0.0 * 2.5 * Completed/property taken 136,760 100 % 78.3 12.2 * 6.5 * 0.0 * 3.0 * Attempted to take property 26,860 * 100 % 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Assault 2,002,580 100 % 89.1 5.2 2.8 2.8 0.0 * Aggravated 369,400 100 % 89.6 2.5 * 6.5 * 1.4 * 0.0 * Simple 1,633,190 100 % 89.0 5.8 2.0 * 3.1 0.0 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault



Percent distribution of single-offender victimizations,by type of crime and perceived sex of offender

Number of Not knownsingle-offender or not

Type of crime victimizations Total Male Female available

Crimes of violence 3,652,340 100 % 77.6 19.0 3.4

Completed violence 1,002,360 100 % 80.9 17.4 1.7 * Attempted/threatened violence 2,649,980 100 % 76.4 19.6 4.0 Rape/sexual assaulta 181,830 100 % 78.1 18.5 * 3.5 * Robbery 314,500 100 % 85.8 12.7 1.5 * Completed/property taken 217,270 100 % 89.3 10.7 * 0.0 * With injury 83,780 100 % 91.3 8.7 * 0.0 * Without injury 133,480 100 % 88.1 11.9 * 0.0 * Attempted to take property 97,230 100 % 78.0 17.1 * 4.8 * With injury 31,570 * 100 %* 73.6 * 26.4 * 0.0 * Without injury 65,660 100 % 80.2 12.7 * 7.2 * Assault 3,156,010 100 % 76.8 19.6 3.6 Aggravated 604,740 100 % 77.5 16.6 5.9 * Simple 2,551,260 100 % 76.6 20.3 3.0

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual

Perceived sex of offender


Perceived age of offenderNumber of Not knownsingle-offender or notvictimizations Total Under 12 Total 12-14 15-17 18-20 21-29 30 or older available

3,652,340 100 % 0.8 * 23.7 7.0 10.2 6.5 23.3 38.7 13.4

1,002,360 100 % 0.7 * 28.7 7.3 11.6 9.8 32.6 29.4 8.72,649,980 100 % 0.9 * 21.9 6.9 9.6 5.3 19.8 42.2 15.2

Rape/sexual assaulta 181,830 100 % 0.0 * 36.0 9.0 * 14.9 * 12.1 * 18.6 * 34.1 11.2 * Robbery 314,500 100 % 0.0 * 25.4 4.3 * 11.2 * 10.0 * 33.8 25.5 15.3 Completed/property taken 217,270 100 % 0.0 * 28.2 6.2 * 14.5 * 7.6 * 33.6 24.8 13.4 * With injury 83,780 100 % 0.0 * 23.9 * 8.2 * 4.4 * 11.4 * 39.0 * 30.5 * 6.5 * Without injury 133,480 100 % 0.0 * 30.9 4.9 * 20.8 * 5.2 * 30.2 21.3 * 17.7 * Attempted to take property 97,230 100 % 0.0 * 19.3 * 0.0 * 3.7 * 15.5 * 34.2 * 27.0 * 19.5 * With injury 31,570 * 100 %* 0.0 * 20.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 20.4 * 29.8 * 39.6 * 10.2 * Without injury 65,660 100 % 0.0 * 18.7 * 0.0 * 5.5 * 13.2 * 36.3 * 21.0 * 24.0 * Assault 3,156,010 100 % 0.9 * 22.8 7.2 9.8 5.8 22.6 40.3 13.4 Aggravated 604,740 100 % 0.6 * 24.5 9.6 10.5 4.4 * 21.9 36.1 16.9 Simple 2,551,260 100 % 1.0 * 22.4 6.6 9.7 6.2 22.7 41.3 12.5


Perceived age 12-20


Percent distribution of single-offender victimizations,by type of crime and perceived age of offender

Type of crime

Crimes of violence

Completed violence Attempted/threatened violence


Perceived race of offender Number of Not known

single-offender or notvictimizations Total White only Black only Other available3,652,340 100 % 58.4 22.8 6.7 12.11,002,360 100 % 56.3 28.3 6.2 9.12,649,980 100 % 59.2 20.8 6.8 13.2

Rape/sexual assaulta 181,830 100 % 54.0 32.1 1.8 * 12.1 *Robbery 314,500 100 % 36.6 42.0 9.7 * 11.8 * Completed/property taken 217,270 100 % 35.1 42.9 11.2 * 10.7 * With injury 83,780 100 % 45.8 36.3 * 17.9 * 0.0 * Without injury 133,480 100 % 28.5 47.1 7.0 * 17.5 * Attempted to take property 97,230 100 % 39.8 39.8 6.1 * 14.3 * With injury 31,570 * 100 %* 39.6 * 31.4 * 0.0 * 29.0 * Without injury 65,660 100 % 39.9 * 43.9 * 9.1 * 7.2 * Assault 3,156,010 100 % 60.9 20.4 6.6 12.1 Aggravated 604,740 100 % 51.8 24.1 7.7 16.4 Simple 2,551,260 100 % 63.0 19.5 6.4 11.1



Percent distribution of single-offender victimizations,by type of crime and perceived race of offender

Type of crimeCrimes of violence Completed violence Attempted/threatened violence




Percent distribution of single-offender victimizations,by type of crime, age of victims and perceived age of offender

Number of Not knownType of crime single-offender or not and age of victim victimizations Total Under 12 Total 12-14 15-17 21-29 30 or older available

Crimes of violencea

12-19 838,160 100 % 0.6 * 67.0 27.2 30.7 9.1 8.5 10.4 13.420-34 1,382,790 100 % 0.1 * 11.5 0.7 * 3.9 6.8 38.6 35.8 14.035-49 862,720 100 % 0.7 * 12.6 1.1 * 5.8 5.7 20.1 55.9 10.750-64 484,830 100 % 3.2 * 5.2 * 1.1 * 0.4 * 3.7 * 13.9 61.5 16.165 or older 83,850 100 % 0.0 * 14.4 * 4.4 * 10.0 * 0.0 * 7.2 * 61.5 16.9 *

Robbery12-19 66,620 100 % 0.0 * 62.7 20.1 * 34.7 * 7.9 * 5.2 * 23.1 * 9.0 *20-34 131,110 100 % 0.0 * 10.0 * 0.0 * 2.8 * 7.2 * 54.9 22.7 * 12.4 *35-49 80,640 100 % 0.0 * 23.8 * 0.0 * 7.2 * 16.6 * 30.1 * 22.1 * 23.9 *50-64 32,110 * 100 % 0.0 * 10.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 10.8 * 20.2 * 49.0 * 20.1 *65 or older 4,030 * 100 %* 0.0 * 62.8 * 0.0 * 62.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 37.2 * 0.0 *

Assault12-19 711,680 100 % 0.7 * 67.2 27.9 30.7 8.7 9.6 8.3 14.220-34 1,187,920 100 % 0.2 * 10.7 0.8 * 3.6 6.3 36.6 37.9 14.735-49 743,860 100 % 0.8 * 11.7 1.3 * 5.9 4.5 * 19.4 59.2 8.950-64 442,010 100 % 3.6 * 5.0 * 1.2 * 0.5 * 3.2 * 13.4 63.2 14.965 or older 70,540 100 % 0.0 * 9.1 * 5.2 * 3.9 * 0.0 * 8.6 * 62.2 20.1 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on rape and sexual assault, not shown separately.

Perceived age 12-2018-20



Percent distribution of single-offender victimizations, by type of crime,race of victim, and perceived race of offender

Perceived race of offenderNumber of Not known

Type of crime single-offender or notand race of victim victimizations Total White Black Other available

Crimes of violenceWhite only 2,788,600 100 % 67.4 15.4 5.1 12.0Black only 570,550 100 % 15.9 64.7 7.3 12.2

Completed violenceWhite only 706,540 100 % 67.8 19.4 5.1 * 7.8Black only 210,740 100 % 14.5 * 66.5 7.1 * 11.9 *

Attempted/threatened violenceWhite only 2,082,050 100 % 67.3 14.1 5.2 13.5Black only 359,800 100 % 16.8 63.6 7.4 * 12.3

Rape/sexual assaulta

White only 117,640 100 % 74.9 16.4 * 2.8 * 5.9 *Black only 46,580 100 %* 0.0 * 74.8 * 0.0 * 25.2 *

RobberyWhite only 198,330 100 % 45.8 35.6 8.1 * 10.5 *Black only 85,220 100 % 8.2 * 68.3 4.4 * 19.1 *

Completed/property taken White only 145,240 100 % 44.5 37.2 9.4 * 8.9 * Black only 60,240 100 % 11.6 * 65.0 6.2 * 17.2 *

With injury White only 62,190 100 % 61.6 25.5 * 12.8 * 0.0 * Black only 14,550 * 100 %* 0.0 * 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *

Without injury White only 83,050 100 % 31.6 * 46.0 6.8 * 15.6 * Black only 45,690 100 %* 15.3 * 53.8 * 8.1 * 22.7 *

Attempted to take property


Attempted to take property White only 53,090 100 % 49.3 * 31.1 * 4.6 * 14.9 * Black only 24,990 * 100 %* 0.0 * 76.3 * 0.0 * 23.7 *

With injury White only 9,680 * 100 % 0.0 * 66.7 * 0.0 * 33.3 * Black only 9,390 * 100 %* 0.0 * 36.9 * 0.0 * 63.1 *

Without injury White only 43,400 100 % 60.3 * 23.2 * 5.7 * 10.8 * Black only 15,590 * 100 %* 0.0 * 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *

AssaultWhite only 2,472,630 100 % 68.8 13.8 5.0 12.4Black only 438,750 100 % 19.1 62.9 8.6 9.4

Aggravated White only 436,420 100 % 61.9 17.6 4.9 * 15.6 Black only 119,090 100 % 12.7 * 55.2 15.9 * 16.1 *

Simple White only 2,036,210 100 % 70.3 13.0 5.0 11.7 Black only 319,650 100 % 21.5 65.7 5.9 * 6.9 *




Percent distribution of single-offender victimizations, by type of crime and detailed victim-offender relationship

Number of single- Related

offender Ex- OwnType of crime victimizations Total Total Spouse spouse Parent childCrimes of violence 3,649,340 100 % 13.3 3.5 2.6 0.8 * 1.6 2.3 2.5 26.6 18.4 6.9 34.7

Completed violence 999,360 100 % 20.0 6.2 4.0 0.0 * 2.1 * 3.6 * 4.0 31.8 15.4 3.6 * 29.2 Attempted/threatened violence 2,649,990 100 % 10.8 2.5 2.1 1.1 * 1.4 1.8 1.9 24.7 19.5 8.2 36.8 Rape/sexual assaultb 181,830 100 % 6.6 * 3.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 2.9 * 48.2 15.1 * 5.1 * 24.9 Robbery 314,510 100 % 11.9 * 0.6 * 2.4 * 1.5 * 0.0 * 4.4 * 2.9 * 21.5 11.2 * 2.7 * 52.7 Completed/property taken 217,270 100 % 9.7 * 0.9 * 3.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 3.5 * 1.8 * 26.3 16.2 * 1.7 * 46.1 Attempted to take property 97,230 100 % 16.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.0 * 0.0 * 6.4 * 5.3 * 10.9 * 0.0 * 4.8 * 67.5 Assault 3,153,000 100 % 13.9 3.8 2.8 0.8 * 1.9 2.2 2.4 25.9 19.3 7.5 33.5 Aggravated 604,750 100 % 13.2 2.8 * 1.5 * 0.5 * 1.9 * 1.8 * 4.6 * 27.5 19.3 7.7 32.2 Simple 2,548,260 100 % 14.0 4.0 3.1 0.9 * 1.9 2.3 1.9 25.5 19.3 7.4 33.8Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on offenders well known to the victim, but whose relationship could not be ascertained.bIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

Otherrelative ance

acquaint-Stranger

Brotheror sister

Percent of single-offender victimizations

knownWell

not relateda

CasualDon'tKnow


Table 43a. Personal crimes of violence, 2008:

Percent distribution of victimizations, by characteristics of victims,type of crime, and victim/offender relationship

Percent of all victimizationsNonstrangers

Total Other Friend or Don't know Characteristic victimizations Total Intimate relative acquaintance Stranger relationship

100 % 58.5 12.2 5.8 40.6 36.2 5.3100 % 69.9 18.3 * 2.6 * 49.0 25.9 4.1 *100 % 41.8 6.3 * 6.0 * 29.4 54.3 3.9 *100 % 60.2 12.7 5.9 41.6 34.2 5.5100 % 58.6 11.7 6.4 40.5 37.0 4.4 *100 % 60.7 13.0 5.8 42.0 33.5 5.8

100 % 49.0 3.4 3.2 42.4 44.3 6.7100 % 100.0 21.0 * 0.0 * 79.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *100 % 34.1 0.0 * 0.0 * 34.1 60.9 5.0 *100 % 50.2 3.5 3.7 43.0 42.7 7.1100 % 50.8 7.9 * 5.4 * 37.6 43.3 5.9 *100 % 50.1 2.4 3.3 44.5 42.5 7.4

100 % 69.8 22.6 8.8 38.4 26.6 3.6100 % 62.7 17.7 * 3.2 * 41.8 32.2 5.1 *100 % 53.0 15.6 * 14.9 * 22.5 44.6 2.5 *100 % 72.5 23.9 8.6 40.0 23.9 3.7100 % 68.8 16.8 7.7 * 44.2 28.7 2.5 *

Simple 100 % 73.4 25.7 8.8 38.9 22.7 3.9

100 % 61.3 13.1 5.7 42.5 33.7 5.0100 % 82.3 22.4 * 2.1 * 57.8 16.2 * 1.5 *100 % 49.5 7.5 * 8.8 * 33.2 47.9 2.6 *100 % 61.6 13.2 5.6 42.8 32.9 5.4100 % 58.9 10.9 5.1 * 42.9 37.5 3.6 *

Simple 100 % 62.3 13.8 5.7 42.8 31.9 5.8

100 % 46.7 7.8 4.6 * 34.4 46.5 6.8100 % 39.9 * 14.8 * 4.4 * 20.7 * 48.8 * 11.3 *100 % 32.5 6.4 * 0.0 * 26.1 63.5 4.0 *

Assault 100 % 51.6 7.5 6.0 * 38.2 41.2 7.2Aggravated 100 % 62.4 14.5 * 9.7 * 38.1 30.8 6.8 *

TotalCrimes of violence

RobberyRape/sexual assaulta

Crimes of violenceRape/sexual assaulta

Assault

Crimes of violence Male

AggravatedSimple

White only

Assault


AggravatedSimple

Crimes of violence

Robbery

RobberyAssault

Female


Aggravated


Robbery

RobberyAssault

Aggravated

Black onlyCrimes of violence


Simple 100 % 47.5 4.8 * 4.5 * 38.2 45.2 7.3 * Other race onlyb

100 % 49.3 8.2 * 6.5 * 34.5 47.5 3.2 *100 %* 65.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 65.6 * 34.4 * 0.0 *100 % 28.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 28.1 * 71.9 * 0.0 *100 % 53.7 11.1 * 8.8 * 33.9 42.0 4.3 *

Aggravated 100 % 37.7 * 0.0 * 16.3 * 21.4 * 62.3 * 0.0 *Simple 100 % 59.0 14.7 * 6.3 * 37.9 35.4 5.7 *

Two or more racesc

100 % 65.8 20.4 * 11.9 * 33.5 27.1 7.1 *100 %* 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *100 %* 24.8 * 0.0 * 24.8 * 0.0 * 41.5 * 33.7 *100 % 70.7 24.6 * 10.4 * 35.8 26.0 * 3.3 *

Aggravated 100 %* 58.9 * 38.6 * 0.0 * 20.3 * 20.5 * 20.6 * Simple 100 % 73.0 21.9 * 12.3 * 38.7 27.0 * 0.0 *

100 % 52.3 13.2 3.5 * 35.6 43.6 4.1 *100 %* 77.8 * 15.9 * 0.0 * 62.0 * 22.2 * 0.0 *100 % 42.4 4.0 * 4.6 * 33.7 52.0 5.6 *100 % 53.8 15.6 3.3 * 34.8 42.4 3.8 *

Aggravated 100 % 44.9 11.2 * 0.0 * 33.8 50.4 4.7 * Simple 100 % 57.2 17.4 4.6 * 35.2 39.3 3.5 *

100 % 59.4 12.1 6.1 41.2 35.1 5.5100 % 69.0 18.6 * 2.9 * 47.5 26.4 4.6 *100 % 41.6 6.9 * 6.4 * 28.3 54.9 3.5 *100 % 61.0 12.4 6.2 42.5 33.2 5.7

Aggravated 100 % 60.9 11.8 7.5 41.6 34.8 4.4 * Simple 100 % 61.1 12.5 5.9 42.7 32.9 6.1


cIncludes all persons indicating two or more races.


Robbery

Crimes of violence

Assault


RobberyAssault

Hispanic


RobberyAssault

aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.bIncludes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander if only one of these races is given.


RobberyAssault

Non-Hispanic



Percent distribution of multiple-offender victimizations,by type of crime and perceived sex of offenders

Percent of all multiple-offender victimizations Number of Perceived sex of offenders

multiple- Not known offender Male and or notType of crime victimizations Total Male Female female available

Crimes of violence 946,580 100 % 63.0 9.2 19.6 8.2

Completed violence 325,080 100 % 74.6 4.5 * 19.9 0.9 * Attempted/threatened violence 621,490 100 % 57.0 11.6 19.4 12.1 Rape/sexual assaulta 13,600 * 100 %* 75.7 * 0.0 * 24.3 * 0.0 * Robbery 215,540 100 % 79.3 2.8 * 11.3 * 6.7 * Completed/property taken 143,460 100 % 78.4 4.2 * 15.3 * 2.1 * With injury 51,210 100 % 74.8 0.0 * 25.2 * 0.0 * Without injury 92,240 100 % 80.4 6.6 * 9.8 * 3.3 * Attempted to take property 72,070 100 % 81.0 0.0 * 3.2 * 15.8 * With injury 32,710 * 100 %* 78.6 * 0.0 * 0 * 21.4 * Without injury 39,360 100 % 83.0 * 0.0 * 5.9 * 11.1 * Assault 717,430 100 % 57.9 11.2 22 8.9 Aggravated 198,050 100 % 67.5 4.2 * 23.3 5.0 * Simple 519,380 100 % 54.3 13.9 21.5 10.3




Percent distribution of multiple-offender victimizations,by type of crime and perceived age of offenders

Percent of all multiple-offender victimizationsNumber of Perceived age of offenders

multiple- Not known offender All 30 Mixed or notType of crime victimizations Total Under 12 12-20 21-29 or older ages available

Crimes of violence 946,580 100 % 0.9 * 37.5 13.5 6.9 21.6 19.6

Completed violence 325,080 100 % 0.0 * 40.8 14.9 7.1 * 24.5 12.7 Attempted/threatened violence 621,490 100 % 1.4 * 35.8 12.7 6.9 20.1 23.2 Rape/sexual assaulta 13,600 * 100 % 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 52.4 * 47.6 * 0.0 * Robbery 215,540 100 % 0.0 * 38.0 14.7 * 4.3 * 24.4 18.6 Completed/property taken 143,460 100 % 0.0 * 38.7 16.2 * 6.5 * 23.4 * 15.2 * With injury 51,210 100 % 0.0 * 36.9 * 14.1 * 10.3 * 28.2 * 10.6 * Without injury 92,240 100 % 0.0 * 39.7 * 17.4 * 4.3 * 20.8 * 17.7 * Attempted to take property 72,070 100 % 0.0 * 36.7 * 11.5 * 0.0 * 26.3 * 25.5 * With injury 32,710 * 100 %* 0.0 * 45.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 33.3 * 21.4 * Without injury 39,360 100 % 0.0 * 29.6 * 21.1 * 0.0 * 20.5 * 28.8 * Assault 717,430 100 % 1.2 * 38.1 13.4 6.9 20.3 20.2 Aggravated 198,050 100 % 0.0 * 25.7 18.0 * 3.6 * 31.2 21.5 Simple 519,380 100 % 1.7 * 42.8 11.6 8.1 16.1 19.7


Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2008 — Statistical Tables April 2011Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2008 — Statistical Tables April 2011


Percent distribution of multiple-offender victimizations,by type of crime and perceived race of offenders Percent of all multiple-offender victimizations Number of Perceived race of offenders multiple- Not known offender Mixed or notType of crime victimizations Total White Black Other races availableCrimes of violence 946,580 100 % 33.3 29.5 4.5 14.5 18.2

Completed violence 325,080 100 % 27.2 40.1 6.6 * 16.0 10.1 * Attempted/threatened violence 621,490 100 % 36.5 23.9 3.3 * 13.8 22.5 Rape/sexual assaulta 13,600 * 100 %* 47.6 * 52.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Robbery 215,540 100 % 9.9 * 53.0 1.8 * 15.1 * 20.1 Completed/property taken 143,460 100 % 12.3 * 59.0 0.0 * 15.7 * 13.0 * With injury 51,210 100 % 16.8 * 53.2 * 0.0 * 19.5 * 10.6 * Without injury 92,240 100 % 9.8 * 62.2 0.0 * 13.6 * 14.4 * Attempted to take property 72,070 100 % 5.2 * 41.2 * 5.3 * 14.0 * 34.3 * With injury 32,710 * 100 %* 0.0 * 25.1 * 11.6 * 12.1 * 51.2 * Without injury 39,360 100 % 9.5 * 54.6 * 0.0 * 15.6 * 20.3 * Assault 717,430 100 % 40.1 22.0 5.4 14.6 18.0 Aggravated 198,050 100 % 32.6 31.1 7.6 * 12.9 * 15.8 * Simple 519,380 100 % 42.9 18.5 4.5 * 15.3 18.8

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.Excludes data on persons of "Other" races and persons indicating two or more races.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.



Percent distribution of multiple-offender victimizations,by type of crime, age of victims, and perceived age of offenders

Percent of all multiple-offender victimizationsNumber of Perceived age of offendersmultiple- Not known

Type of crime offender Mixed or notand age of victim victimizations Total Under 12 12-20 21-29 30 or older ages available

Crimes of violencea

12-19 415,080 100 % 2.1 * 62.7 0.0 * 2.9 * 11.2 21.120-34 261,300 100 % 0.0 * 10.5 * 29.4 10.5 * 32.5 17.035-49 180,040 100 % 0.0 * 19.9 * 20.0 * 9.5 * 30.8 19.8 *50-64 70,990 100 % 0.0 * 32.8 * 14.5 * 12.8 * 20.2 * 19.7 *65 or older 19,170 * 100 %* 0.0 * 41.5 * 23.7 * 0.0 * 16.6 * 18.3 *

Robbery12-19 99,550 100 % 0.0 * 66.9 0.0 * 5.3 * 12.2 * 15.6 *20-34 63,070 100 % 0.0 * 8.6 * 36.4 * 0.0 * 39.9 * 15.1 *35-49 40,420 100 % 0.0 * 24.6 * 14.1 * 9.9 * 29.3 * 22.1 *50-64 9,590 * 100 %* 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 35.9 * 64.1 *65 or older 2,910 * 100 %* 0.0 * 0.0 * 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *

Assault12-19 315,530 100 % 2.8 * 61.4 0.0 * 2.1 * 10.9 * 22.820-34 194,400 100 % 0.0 * 11.4 * 27.7 12.2 * 30.8 18.0 *35-49 129,850 100 % 0.0 * 19.9 * 23.4 * 7.5 * 28.6 * 20.6 *50-64 61,400 100 % 0.0 * 38.0 * 16.8 * 14.8 * 17.7 * 12.8 *65 or older 16,260 * 100 %* 0.0 * 48.9 * 10.0 * 0.0 * 19.6 * 21.6 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on rape and sexual assault, not shown



Percent distribution of multiple-offender victimizations,by type of crime, race of victims, and perceived race of offenders

Percent of multiple-offender victimizationsNumber of Perceived race of offendersmultiple- Not known

Type of crime offender Mixed or notand race of victim victimizations Total White Black Other races available

Crimes of violencea

White only 726,530 100 % 42.4 19.5 5.3 15.3 17.5Black only 169,550 100 % 0.0 * 69.3 0.0 * 5.9 * 24.8

RobberyWhite only 114,630 100 % 18.7 * 42.7 0.0 * 17.7 * 20.9 *Black only 76,430 100 % 0.0 * 68.9 0.0 * 9.4 * 21.6 *

AssaultWhite only 602,120 100 % 46.5 14.8 6.4 15.1 17.2Black only 89,290 100 % 0.0 * 68.4 0.0 * 3.1 * 28.6 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on rape and sexual assault, not shown separately



Percent distribution of multiple-offender victimizations,by type of crime and detailed victim-offender relationship

Number ofmultiple- Some or all relatedoffender Spouses and Own Brothers Other

Type of crime victimizations Total Total ex-spouses Parents children and sisters relatives

Crimes of violence 946,580 100 % 2.3 * 0.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.7 * 13.9 11.7 13.7 58.4

Completed violence 325,090 100 % 1.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.7 * 15.7 15.9 6.2 * 60.6 Attempted/threatened violence 621,500 100 % 2.7 * 0.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.8 * 13.0 9.5 17.7 57.2 Rape/sexual assaultb 13,600 * 100 %* 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 44.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 55.6 * Robbery 215,540 100 % 2.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 2.5 * 6.4 * 4.1 * 14.2 * 72.8 Completed/property taken 143,460 100 % 3.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 3.8 * 9.6 * 6.2 * 10.8 * 69.6 Attempted to take property 72,080 100 % 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 20.8 * 79.2 Assault 717,440 100 % 2.3 * 0.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.5 * 15.6 14.2 13.8 54.1 Aggravated 198,050 100 % 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 16.7 * 5.1 * 14.4 * 63.8 Simple 519,390 100 % 3.2 * 1.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 2.1 * 15.2 17.6 13.6 50.4


bIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual

Some or allwell known,not relateda

aIncludes data on offenders well known to the victim, but whose relationship to the victim was not ascertained.

Percent of multiple-offender victimizationsSome or all

casualacquaintances

Don't Know Stranger



Percent distribution of incidents, by type of crime and time of occurrence

Percent of incidents Daytime Nighttime Not known

Number of 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. - Midnight - Not or notType of crime incidents Total 6 p.m. Total midnight 6 a.m. known available

Crimes of violence 4,581,260 100 % 53.6 43.5 31.2 11.3 1.0 2.9

Completed violence 1,291,780 100 % 43.9 54.0 37.7 15.2 1.1 * 2.1 * Attempted/threatened violence 3,289,490 100 % 57.4 39.4 28.6 9.8 1.0 * 3.2

Rape/Sexual assaulta 200,520 100 % 42.5 55.8 32.8 21.7 1.4 * 1.7 *

Robbery 504,110 100 % 48.5 51.5 32.3 17.5 1.6 * 0.0 * Completed/property taken 346,240 100 % 51.1 48.9 28.0 20.0 0.9 * 0.0 * With injury 127,290 100 % 44.2 55.8 33.9 19.5 * 2.4 * 0.0 * Without injury 218,950 100 % 55.1 44.9 24.6 20.3 0.0 * 0.0 * Attempted to take property 157,870 100 % 42.7 57.3 41.9 12.0 * 3.3 * 0.0 * With injury 56,800 100 % 55.0 * 45.0 * 34.6 * 10.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Without injury 101,070 100 % 35.9 * 64.1 46.0 12.9 * 5.2 * 0.0 *

Assault 3,876,640 100 % 54.8 41.8 31.0 9.9 0.9 * 3.3 Aggravated 768,770 100 % 44.6 52.5 41.5 10.9 0.0 * 2.9 * Simple 3,107,870 100 % 57.4 39.2 28.4 9.7 1.2 * 3.4

Purse snatching/Pocket picking 136,710 100 % 51.3 44.7 33.0 11.7 * 0.0 * 4.0 *

Property crimes 16,319,180 100 % 40.5 42.9 12.7 17.8 12.4 16.7

Household burglary 3,188,620 100 % 46.0 33.2 10.2 13.8 9.1 20.8 Completed 2,598,960 100 % 48.1 29.6 8.8 11.5 9.3 22.3 Forcible entry 1,191,290 100 % 52.2 30.1 8.5 11.0 10.6 17.7 Unlawful entry without force 1,407,670 100 % 44.6 29.3 9.1 12.0 8.2 26.1 Attempted forcible entry 589,660 100 % 36.9 48.8 16.5 23.8 8.5 14.3

Motor vehicle theft 795,160 100 % 26.8 65.3 16.5 34.5 14.3 7.9 Completed 593,360 100 % 30.2 61.9 17.1 31.6 13.2 7.9 Attempted 201,800 100 % 16.7 * 75.2 14.7 * 42.9 17.5 * 8.1 *

Theft 12,335,400 100 % 39.9 43.9 13.1 17.8 13.1 16.2 Completed 11,740,750 100 % 40.7 43.0 12.9 17.2 12.9 16.3 Less than $50 2,859,180 100 % 40.2 39.8 10.1 16.8 13.0 20.0 $50 - $249 4,169,140 100 % 42.6 43.6 13.8 16.6 13.2 13.9 $250 or more 3,265,320 100 % 37.3 48.4 14.5 20.0 13.8 14.3

Amount not available 1,447,100 100 % 44.0 35.5 12.4 13.4 9.7 20.5


Amount not available 1,447,100 100 % 44.0 35.5 12.4 13.4 9.7 20.5 Attempted 594,660 100 % 24.0 62.8 16.0 29.9 16.9 13.2

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual


Table 60. Personal robbery and assaultby armed or unarmed offenders, 2008:

Percent of incidentsDaytime Nighttime Not known

Type of crime Number of 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.- Midnight - Not or notand offender incidents Total 6 p.m. Total midnight 6 a.m. known available

RobberyBy armed offenders 200,930 100 % 44.8 55.2 37.2 18.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *By unarmed offenders 248,420 100 % 56.2 43.8 24.6 15.9 3.3 * 0.0 *

AssaultBy armed offenders 701,440 100 % 46.0 50.8 40.3 10.4 0.0 * 3.2 *By unarmed offenders 2,967,070 100 % 57.9 38.9 27.6 10.0 1.2 * 3.2

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data in which the presence of a weapon was not ascertained.

Percent distribution of incidents, by type of crime, type of offender, and time of occurrence


Table 61. Selected personal and property crimes, 2008:

Percent distribution of incidents, by type of crime and place of occurrence

At, in, or near On the a friend's, Inside a

At or in street relative's or restaurant, Other Number of respondent's Near near neighbor's bar, or commercial

Type of crime incidents Total home home home home nightclub buildingCrimes of violence 4,581,260 100 % 18.4 10.9 5.9 9.1 3.2 8.9 7.0 13.3 1.9 13.6 0.7 7.1 Completed violence 1,291,780 100 % 27.7 4.8 6.9 12.3 2.9 * 3.7 8.8 11.4 1.9 * 14.7 1.6 * 3.4 Attempted/threatened violence 3,289,490 100 % 14.7 13.2 5.5 7.9 3.3 10.9 6.3 14.1 2.0 13.1 0.4 * 8.6 Rape/sexual assaulta 200,520 100 % 35.0 4.2 * 3.4 * 18.3 * 0.0 * 6.0 * 0.0 * 12.1 * 7.2 * 10.9 * 0.0 * 2.9 * Robbery 504,110 100 % 16.0 6.6 * 10.2 8.5 0.8 * 4.2 * 17.0 5.9 * 0.0 * 25.6 0.4 * 4.9 * Completed/property taken 346,240 100 % 19.5 7.0 * 12.5 8.2 * 1.1 * 0.0 * 15.5 7.1 * 0.0 * 23.7 0.5 * 4.8 * With injury 127,290 100 % 19.6 * 8.6 * 16.0 * 6.5 * 3.1 * 0.0 * 17.7 * 5.4 * 0.0 * 16.5 * 1.4 * 5.2 * Without injury 218,950 100 % 19.5 6.1 * 10.4 * 9.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 14.2 * 8.0 * 0.0 * 27.9 0.0 * 4.6 * Attempted to take property 157,870 100 % 8.3 * 5.7 * 5.2 * 8.9 * 0.0 * 13.5 * 20.2 * 3.3 * 0.0 * 29.6 0.0 * 5.2 * With injury 56,800 100 % 14.4 * 0.0 * 5.3 * 5.7 * 0.0 * 13.3 * 15.5 * 3.5 * 0.0 * 42.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Without injury 101,070 100 % 4.9 * 8.9 * 5.2 * 10.8 * 0.0 * 13.6 * 22.9 * 3.2 * 0.0 * 22.5 * 0.0 * 8.0 * Assault 3,876,640 100 % 17.8 11.8 5.5 8.7 3.7 9.6 6.1 14.3 1.9 12.2 0.8 * 7.6 Aggravated 768,770 100 % 16.4 13.0 6.2 11.0 2.9 * 7.2 10.0 7.3 3.1 * 15.9 0.9 * 6.1 Simple 3,107,870 100 % 18.2 11.5 5.3 8.2 3.9 10.2 5.1 16.1 1.6 11.3 0.8 * 8.0Purse snatching/pocket picking 136,710 100 % 8.7 * 0.0 * 5.9 * 2.4 * 17.8 * 13.0 * 10.0 * 4.8 * 0.0 * 24.4 * 8.9 * 4.0 *

Motor vehicle theft 795,160 100 % 4.5 * 41.8 16.9 1.8 * ... 2.3 * 21.1 0.9 * 0.0 * 8.3 … 2.5 * Completed 593,360 100 % 5.3 * 41.4 14.4 2.4 * ... 3.0 * 21.6 1.1 * 0.0 * 7.8 … 2.8 * Attempted 201,800 100 % 1.9 * 43.0 24.1 0.0 * ... 0.0 * 19.5 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.8 * … 1.6 * Theft 12,335,400 100 % 11.0 42.1 6.9 3.8 1.5 4.5 11.9 7.3 0.8 3.7 0.8 5.7

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*E ti t i b d 10 f l

Property Crimes

Other

Inside school building/on school property

In apartment yard, park, field, or playground

On street other than near own home

Parking lot or garage

On public transportation or inside station


*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases....Not applicableaIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.


Table 62. Personal robbery and assaultby armed or unarmed offenders, 2008:

On the Inside a street restaurant, Other

Type of crime Number of Near near bar, or commercialand offender incidents Total home home nightclub building OtherRobbery

By armed offenders 200,930 100 % 15.2 * 12.8 * 11.8 * 4.9 * 2.0 * 2.5 * 20.9 3.3 * 0.0 * 20.3 0.0 * 6.4By unarmed offenders 248,420 100 % 18.3 3.0 * 11.2 * 11.9 * 0.0 * 5.1 * 15.1 * 6.6 * 0.0 * 24.8 0.7 * 3.3 *

AssaultBy armed offenders 701,440 100 % 16.5 13.7 6.8 8.9 3.2 * 7.9 10.1 6.7 2.8 * 16.4 1.0 * 6.1By unarmed offenders 2,967,070 100 % 18.4 10.9 4.8 8.9 3.8 9.7 5 16.5 1.7 11.3 0.7 * 8.2


Parking lot or

garage

On public transporta-tion or inside station

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes incidents in which the presence of a weapon was not ascertained.

At or in respond-ent's home

At, in, or near a friend's, relative's, or neighbor's home

Percent distribution of incidents, by type of crime, type of offender, and place of occurrence



In apartment yard, park, field, orplayground



On the Inside aAt or in street restaurant, Other

Relationship and Number of respondent's Near near bar, or commercialtype of crime incidents home home home nightclub buildingInvolving strangers

Crimes of violence 2,285,170 100 % 4.9 10.6 7.6 4.8 4.3 10.7 10.5 11.4 3.1 22.1 1.1 * 9.0 Rape/sexual assaulta 70,630 100 % 15.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 6.3 * 0.0 * 5.9 * 0.0 * 22.6 * 20.4 * 23.2 * 0.0 * 5.7 * Robbery 340,480 100 % 7.2 * 7.9 * 10.6 * 3.1 * 1.2 * 5.3 * 22.9 5.4 * 0.0 * 32.1 0.5 * 3.8 * Assault 1,874,060 100 % 4.1 11.4 7.3 5.0 5.0 11.9 8.6 12.1 3.0 20.2 1.2 * 10.1

Involving nonstrangersCrimes of violence 2,296,090 100 % 31.7 11.2 4.2 13.5 2.1 7.0 3.5 15.2 0.8 * 5.1 0.4 * 5.2 Rape/sexual assaulta 129,880 100 % 45.5 6.5 * 5.3 * 24.9 * 0.0 * 6.0 * 0.0 * 6.4 * 0.0 * 4.2 * 0.0 * 1.3 * Robbery 163,630 100 % 34.4 3.8 * 9.4 * 19.7 * 0.0 * 1.9 * 4.7 * 6.8 * 0.0 * 12.1 * 0.0 * 7.2 * Assault 2,002,580 100 % 30.6 12.1 3.7 12.2 2.4 7.5 3.6 16.4 1.0 * 4.6 0.4 * 5.3



On public transportation or inside station Other

Percent distribution of incidents, by victim-offender relationship, type of crime, and place of occurrence


Total

At, in, or near a friend's, relative's, or neighbor's home

Parking lot or garage


In apartment yard, park, field, or playground



Working On the way On the way Shopping Number of or on to or from to or from or runningType of crime incidents Total duty work school errandsCrimes of violence 4,581,260 100 % 14.8 3.9 5.1 7.4 5.1 10.1 20.6 2.7 25.4 3.5 1.4

Rape/sexual assaulta 200,520 100 % 6.3 * 2.0 * 6.4 * 8.2 * 1.6 * 12.1 * 17.7 * 6.6 * 39.0 0.0 * 0.0 Robbery 504,110 100 % 2.3 * 11.8 7.1 * 13.4 9.5 4.6 * 22.6 5.8 * 18.2 3.2 * 1.5 Aggravated assault 768,770 100 % 12.9 3.5 * 2.9 * 10.1 7.4 4.4 * 23.1 2.0 * 27.1 3.3 * 3.3 Simple assault 3,107,870 100 % 17.8 2.9 5.2 5.7 4.1 12.2 19.9 2.1 25.2 3.8 1.0 Purse snatching/pocket picking 136,710 100 % 3.8 * 5.9 * 8.6 * 9.5 * 19.3 * 4.8 * 36.8 4.2 * 4.5 * 2.5 * 0.0

Property crimes 16,319,180 100 % 14.7 0.9 0.4 1.7 5.3 4.5 14.2 27.5 11.0 3.4 16.2

Household burglary 3,188,620 100 % 23.6 1.2 0.2 * 3.5 5.9 1.1 * 19.1 15.5 8.6 4.2 17.2 Motor vehicle theft 795,160 100 % 9.5 1.1 * 0.0 * 0.4 * 6.0 0 * 11.4 41.4 14.3 4.1 * 11.8 Theft 12,335,400 100 % 12.8 0.8 0.5 1.4 5.1 5.7 13.2 29.7 11.4 3.2 16.3


Other Don't know

On the way to or from some other place


Percent distribution of incidents, by victim's activity at time of incident and type of crime

Attending school

Leisure activity away from home Sleeping

Other activities at home


Table 65. Select personal and property crimes, 2008:

Percent distribution of incidents, by distance from home and type of crime

Inside Near One mile Number of home or respondent's from home

Type of crime incidents Total lodging home or less

Crimes of violence 4,581,260 100 % 18.4 17.9 17.9 21.0 20.2 3.8 0.8

Rape/sexual assaulta 200,520 100 % 35.0 13.5 * 23.5 16.3 * 9.9 * 1.7 * 0.0 * Robbery 504,110 100 % 16.0 18.1 28.2 12.6 19.7 5.4 * 0.0 * Assault 3,876,640 100 % 17.8 18.1 16.3 22.3 20.8 3.7 1.0 Aggravated 768,770 100 % 16.4 21.6 18.9 19.0 19.0 4.4 * 0.8 * Simple 3,107,870 100 % 18.2 17.2 15.7 23.1 21.2 3.6 1.1 *

Purse snatching/pocket picking 136,710 100 % 8.7 * 3.7 * 26.7 * 48.0 6.5 * 4.9 * 1.6 *

Property crimes

Motor vehicle theft 795,160 100 % 4.5 * 60.1 7.2 12.5 11.0 3.9 * 0.8 * Theft 12,335,400 100 % 11.2 52.4 6.9 13.7 10.8 3.5 1.4Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.

Five miles from home or

less

50 miles from home

or less

More than 50 miles from home

Don't know or not available




Total Hand OtherAll incidents Number Total firearm gun gun

Crimes of violence 4,581,260 100 % 73.7 19.8 6.6 5.8 0.8 * 0.1 * 4.9 1.2 3.9 1.8 1.5 6.6 Completed violence 1,291,780 100 % 69.5 25.3 9.8 8.2 1.4 * 0.2 * 5.4 0.8 * 4.6 2.7 * 2.1 * 5.3 Attempted/threatened violence 3,289,490 100 % 75.3 17.6 5.4 4.8 0.6 * 0.0 * 4.7 1.3 3.6 1.4 1.2 7.1 Rape/sexual assaulta 200,520 100 % 79.6 1.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 19.0 Robbery 504,110 100 % 49.3 39.9 23.7 21.4 2.3 * 0.0 * 9.3 1.5 * 2.8 * 1.2 * 1.4 * 10.9 Completed/property taken 346,240 100 % 46.2 44.7 28.8 25.4 3.4 * 0.0 * 9.9 * 1.2 * 2.5 * 1.2 * 1.2 * 9.2 * With injury 127,290 100 % 58.4 33.9 25.3 * 21.0 * 4.2 * 0.0 * 5.5 * 3.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.7 * Without injury 218,950 100 % 39.1 50.9 30.8 28.0 2.8 * 0.0 * 12.5 * 0.0 * 3.9 * 1.8 * 1.9 * 10.0 * Attempted to take property 157,870 100 % 56.1 29.3 12.7 * 12.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.9 * 2.1 * 3.3 * 1.2 * 2.0 * 14.6 * With injury 56,800 100 % 74.9 11.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 5.3 * 5.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 13.9 * Without injury 101,070 100 % 45.6 39.5 19.8 * 19.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.4 * 0.0 * 5.2 * 1.9 * 3.1 * 15.0 * Assault 3,876,640 100 % 76.5 18.1 4.8 4.0 0.7 * 0.1 * 4.5 1.2 4.2 1.9 1.5 5.4 Aggravated 768,770 100 % 8.0 91.2 24.0 20.3 3.3 * 0.4 * 22.6 5.9 21.3 9.7 7.7 0.8 * With injury 236,600 100 % 25.9 71.5 11.4 * 7.4 * 2.7 * 1.2 * 13.6 * 2.8 * 21.2 13.0 * 9.6 * 2.5 * Threatened with weapon 532,170 100 % 0.0 * 100.0 29.6 26.0 3.6 * 0.0 * 26.6 7.3 21.4 8.3 6.9 * 0.0 * Simpleb 3,107,870 100 % 93.5 … … … … … … … … … … 6.5 With minor injury 589,360 100 % 97.7 … … … … … … … … … … 2.3 * Without injury 2,518,500 100 % 92.5 … … … … … … … … … … 7.5Involving strangers Crimes of violence 2,285,170 100 % 67.2 23.4 10.6 9.5 1.2 * 0.0 * 4.9 1.3 * 3.8 1.3 * 1.4 * 9.4 Rape/sexual assaulta 70,630 100 % 68.0 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 32.0 * Robbery 340,480 100 % 38.3 49.1 33.2 29.8 3.4 * 0.0 * 10.3 * 2.2 * 1.5 * 0.6 * 1.2 * 12.7 Aggravated assault 399,380 100 % 6.6 * 91.9 32.6 28.9 3.7 * 0.0 * 19.5 5.5 * 20.5 6.9 * 6.9 * 1.5 *

Si l ltb

Sharp object

Blunt object

Other weapon

Percent of incidents, by type of crime, victim-offender relationship, and weapons use

Total incidentsPercent

No weapon used

Weapon usedGun type unknown Knife

Type unknown

Don't know if weapon present


Simple assaultb 1,474,680 100 % 90.3 … … … … … … … … … … 9.7Involving nonstrangers Crimes of violence 2,296,090 100 % 80.1 16.2 2.6 2.0 0.5 * 0.1 * 4.8 1.0 * 3.9 2.2 1.5 * 3.8 Rape/sexual assaulta 129,880 100 % 85.9 2.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 2.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 12.0 * Robbery 163,630 100 % 72.2 20.7 * 4.0 * 4.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 7.0 * 0.0 * 5.3 * 2.5 * 1.9 * 7.1 * Aggravated assault 369,400 100 % 9.5 * 90.5 14.6 11.0 2.9 * 0.8 * 26.1 6.3 * 22.2 12.7 8.6 * 0.0 * Simple assaultb 1,633,190 100 % 96.4 … … … … … … … … … … 3.6

Note: Responses for weapons use are tallied once, based on a hierarchy. In previous editions, multiple responses for weapons were tallied.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases....Not applicable.

bSimple assault, by definition, does not involve the use of a weapon.




or threaten physical force

Respondent Someone else Don't know Total crimes was first to was first to who was first NotType of crime using force use force use force to use force available

Crimes of violence 371,320 100 % 9.8 * 76.4 1.0 * 1.3 * 11.5

Rape/sexual assaulta 13,400 100 %* 0.0 * 87.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 12.5 * Robbery 73,870 100 % 10.2 * 71.1 0.0 * 0.0 * 18.7 * Assault 284,050 100 % 10.1 * 77.3 1.3 * 1.6 * 9.6 * Aggravated 66,030 100 % 14.8 * 63.4 5.7 * 0.0 * 16.1 * Simple 218,020 100 % 8.7 * 81.5 0.0 * 2.1 * 7.7 *


Percent distribution of violent crime victimizations, by type of crime and who was first to use

Number of victimizations

Offenderwas firstto use force



Percent of violent victimizations in which victims took self-protectivemeasures, by type of crime and victim-offender relationship

Percent of all victimizationsAll Involving Involving

Type of crime victimizations strangers nonstrangers

2,797,070 57.6 % 55.4 % 59.8 %

Completed violence 829,360 60.9 53.7 66.1 Attempted/threatened violence 1,967,710 56.3 56.0 56.7 128,520 63.1 63.9 62.6 Robbery 361,090 65.4 63.5 69.6 Completed/property taken 204,260 54.9 46.2 68.4 With injury 105,540 74.5 77.9 69.7 Without injury 98,720 42.8 27.8 67.5 Attempted to take property 156,830 87.3 89.2 76.5 * With injury 61,070 95.0 100.0 60.1 * Without injury 95,760 83.0 82.9 83.6 * Assault 2,307,460 56.3 53.6 58.8 Aggravated 478,430 57.0 49.5 65.0 With injury 134,410 53.2 50.0 56.1 Threatened with weapon 344,020 58.6 49.3 69.4 Simple 1,829,030 56.1 54.7 57.3 With minor injury 406,940 66.0 65.7 66.2 Without injury 1,422,100 53.8 53.3 54.3*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

Number of victimizations


Total



by victim characteristics and type of crime

Percent of all victimizationsCrimes Attempted/ Rape/ Robbery Assaultof Completed threatened sexual With Withoutviolence violence violence assaulta Total injury injury Total Simple

SexMale 55.1 % 55.7 % 55.0 % 51.9 %* 66.5 % 85.4 % 55.5 % 53.5 % 53.4 % 53.6 %Female 60.5 65.7 58.1 65.7 63.8 74.6 57.2 59.6 61.6 59.1

Raceb

White only 55.5 % 59.7 % 54.1 % 60.8 % 59.8 % 67.8 % 55.6 % 54.9 % 55.2 % 54.8 %Black only 60.9 63.9 59.0 56.8 * 67.2 100.0 52.7 59.4 62.3 58.3

Age12-19 51.6 % 58.0 % 48.6 % 60.5 % 70.4 % 80.6 % 63.1 % 48.1 % 51.6 % 47.4 %20-34 61.8 62.6 61.4 60.6 67.8 90.8 51.8 61.0 54.6 62.935-49 63.9 66.2 63.1 72.5 * 57.4 63.4 * 54.5 64.3 73.9 62.050-64 48.7 47.4 49.0 47.2 * 58.7 * 100.0 * 51.1 * 48.0 51.5 47.165 or older 50.4 66.7 * 47.3 66.7 * 58 * 0.0 * 100.0 * 48.3 22.8 * 52.9


Percent of victimizations in which victims took self-protective measures,

Victim characteristic Aggravated

bExcludes data on persons of "Other" races and persons indicating two or more races.



Crimes Attempted/ of Completed threatened

Self-protective measure violence violence violence

Total number of self-protective measures 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %Attacked offender with weapon 1.3 1.8 * 1.0 * 2.7 * 4.2 * 4.3 * 4.1 * 0.6 * 1.8 * 0.3 *Attacked offender without weapon 7.7 9.5 6.8 2.9 * 7.0 10.4 * 3.1 * 8.1 6.7 8.5Threatened offender with weapon 0.6 * 0.7 * 0.6 * 0.0 * 1.0 * 1.8 * 0.0 * 0.6 * 2.4 * 0.1 *Threatened offender without weapon 1.0 * 0.5 * 1.3 * 1.9 * 1.8 * 1.3 * 2.2 * 0.9 * 0.0 * 1.1 *Resisted or captured offender 22.3 35.0 16.2 30.9 25.6 31.6 18.9 21.1 18.4 21.9Scared or warned offender 11.2 11.4 11.0 12.0 * 15.2 16.9 13.2 * 10.3 10.6 10.2Persuaded or appeased offender 12.7 9.8 14.1 14.1 * 11.3 7.0 * 16.2 12.9 9.3 13.9Ran away or hid 16.2 10.8 18.8 13.6 * 14.3 9.4 * 19.9 16.7 25.4 14.2Got help or gave alarm 14.4 9.2 16.9 14.0 * 9.3 8.1 * 10.7 * 15.4 15.0 15.5Screamed from pain or fear 3.0 7.2 1.0 * 6.2 * 4.6 * 5.9 * 3.2 * 2.5 2.2 * 2.6Took other measures 9.6 4.1 12.3 1.8 * 5.7 * 3.1 * 8.5 * 10.9 8.2 11.7


Total Aggravated

Assault


Rape/sexual assaulta Simple

Percent distribution of self-protective measures employed by victims, by type of measure and type of crime

Percent of self-protective measures used

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Some respondents provided more than one self-protective measure employed.

With injuryWithout injury Total

Robbery



Percent distribution of self-protective measures victims used,by selected victim characteristics

Percent of self-protective measuresSex Racea

Self-protective measure Both Male Female White only Black only

Total 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %Attacked offender with weapon 1.3 1.6 * 1.0 * 0.8 * 2.8 *Attacked offender without weapon 7.7 10.2 5.2 6.8 10.2Threatened offender with weapon 0.6 * 1.3 * 0.0 * 0.7 * 0.9 *Threatened offender without weapon 1.0 * 1.7 * 0.4 * 1.3 * 0.6 *Resisted or captured offender 22.3 24.4 20.4 20.8 27.5Scared or warned offender 11.2 7.8 14.4 11.7 9.2Persuaded or appeased offender 12.7 14.9 10.6 13.4 12.0Ran away or hid 16.2 15.5 16.8 15.9 15.2Got help or gave alarm 14.4 11.0 17.6 13.9 14.7Screamed from pain or fear 3.0 1.1 * 4.9 3.3 2.7 *Took other measures 9.6 10.5 8.7 11.4 4.0 *


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Some respondents may have cited more than one self-protectivemeasure employed.

aExcludes data on persons other than white only or black only.



Percent of victimizations in which protective measures were used,by person using the measure, type of crime, and outcome of action

Percent of victimizations

Both Neitherhelped helped

Person using measure Number of Helped Hurt and hurt nor hurt Don't Notand type of crime victimizations Total situation situation situation situation know available

Measure taken by victimCrimes of violence 2,797,070 100 % 66.0 5.7 6.4 10.3 7.2 4.3 Rape/sexual assaulta 128,520 100 % 53.0 8.9 * 5.1 * 17.3 * 5.8 * 10.0 * Robbery 361,090 100 % 65.1 2.5 * 9.9 * 12.1 7.1 * 3.2 * Assault 2,307,460 100 % 66.8 6.1 6.0 9.7 7.3 4.2 Aggravated 478,430 100 % 66.0 4.0 * 7.4 * 10.1 6.1 * 6.4 * Simple 1,829,030 100 % 67.0 6.6 5.6 9.6 7.6 3.6

Measure taken by othersCrimes of violence 3,315,580 100 % 27.0 7.7 0.7 * 34.9 5.9 23.9 Rape/sexual assaulta 89,450 100 % 11.6 * 17.8 * 0.0 * 22.2 * 6.0 * 42.5 Robbery 366,330 100 % 21.7 7.2 * 1.0 * 48.4 2.9 * 18.8 Assault 2,859,790 100 % 28.2 7.4 0.6 * 33.6 6.2 24.0 Aggravated 595,440 100 % 31.5 4.3 * 0.9 * 32.7 5.9 * 24.7 Simple 2,264,350 100 % 27.3 8.2 0.6 * 33.8 6.3 23.8


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes victimizations in which no self-protective actions were taken. Of those victimizations in which self-protective measures were employed, the victim and/or somebody else may have taken the action. Therefore, the table categories are not mutually exclusive.



Percent distribution of victimizations in whichself-protective measures taken by the victim were helpful

Percent of victimizationsAvoided

injury Protected Number of or greater Scared Protected other In other NotType of crime victimizations Total injury offender off Escaped property people ways available

Crimes of violence 2,609,160 100 % 46.5 18.6 15.3 6.4 6.9 6.1 0.3 *

Rape/sexual assaulta 116,250 100 % 33.7 31.6 * 30.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 3.8 * 0.0 * Robbery 393,370 100 % 33.4 18.4 11.8 20.7 8.4 * 5.6 * 1.7 * Assault 2,099,540 100 % 49.6 17.9 15.0 4.0 7.0 6.4 0.0 * Aggravated 454,580 100 % 56.6 12.5 14.2 3.8 * 7.5 * 5.3 * 0.0 * Simple 1,644,960 100 % 47.7 19.4 15.3 4.1 6.9 6.6 0.0 *


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes victimizations in which no self-protective measures were taken.



Percent distribution of victimizations in whichself-protective measures taken by the victim were harmful

Percent of victimizationsMade Led to Caused Made

offender injury or greater Caused Let situation Number of angrier, more greater property others to offender worse in NotType of crime victimizations Total aggressive injury damage get hurt get away other ways available

Crimes of violencea 372,170 100 % 66.1 15.1 1.2 * 3.7 * 3.0 * 9.8 * 1.1 *

Robbery 55,880 100 % 48.6 * 41.5 * 0.0 * 9.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Assault 298,390 100 % 68.5 10.0 * 1.4 * 2.8 * 3.8 * 12.2 * 1.4 * Aggravated 59,180 100 % 57.9 * 23.2 * 0.0 * 7.6 * 0.0 * 4.4 * 6.9 * Simple 239,210 100 % 71.1 6.7 * 1.8 * 1.6 * 4.7 * 14.1 * 0.0 *

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on rape and sexual assault, not shown separately.

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes victimizations in which no self-protective action was taken.


Table 75. Personal robbery and assault, 2008:

Percent of victimizations in which victims sustained physical injury,by selected characteristics of victims and type of crime

Percent of all victims who sustained physical injuryRobbery

Characteristic and assault Robbery Assault

Total 23.1 % 37.3 % 21.2 %Sex

Male 21.4 36.9 19.1Female 25.2 37.9 23.7

Age 12-15 25.5 37.7 * 23.6 16-19 28.1 46.4 25.2 20-34 27.4 41.0 25.5 35-49 19.8 32.3 18.0 50-64 11.8 15.6 * 11.5 65 or older 7.4 * 42.0 * 4.9 * Racea

White only 21.4 34.7 20.0Black only 26.6 30.5 25.4

Victim-offenderrelationship

Strangers 18.4 36.8 14.9Nonstrangers 28.0 38.5 27.1

Annual family incomeb

Less than $7,500 32.4 29.7 * 32.9$7,500-$14,999 20.0 42.9 * 16.8$15,000-$24,999 23.1 38.0 * 21.1$25,000-$34,999 31.6 25.4 * 32.7$35,000-$49,999 21.9 48.4 * 19.1$50,000-$74,999 17.4 75.9 * 12.0$75,000 or more 21.6 34.6 * 20.0

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aE l d d t ith th th hit l bl k l


aExcludes data on persons with races other than white only or black onlybExcludes data on persons whose family income level was not ascertained.



Percent distribution of victims receiving medical care,by type of crime and where care was received

Percent distribution of where care was receivedEmergency

At home Health unit Doctor's room atNumber of or neighbor's at work or office hospital;victims receiving At the or friend's first-aid or health emergency

Type of crime medical care Total scene home station clinic clinic Hospital Other

Crimes of violence 542,280 100 % 15.6 26.1 2.7 * 9.9 35.3 9.0 0.7 *

Completed violence 523,720 100 % 16.2 24.2 2.7 * 10.2 35.9 9.3 0.7 * Attempted/threatened violence 18,550 * 100 %* 0.0 * 82.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 18.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Rape/sexual assaulta 39,480 100 % 0.0 * 9.5 * 0.0 * 34.2 * 43.1 * 13.2 * 0.0 * Robbery 104,900 100 % 15.6 * 31.2 * 0.0 * 4.9 * 30.1 * 18.2 * 0.0 * Completed/property taken 86,350 100 % 19.0 * 20.3 * 0.0 * 5.9 * 32.7 * 22.1 * 0.0 * Attempted to take property 18,550 * 100 %* 0.0 * 82.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 18.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Assault 397,890 100 % 17.2 26.5 3.6 * 8.8 * 35.9 6.1 * 0.9 * Aggravated 176,900 100 % 12.4 * 17.4 * 3.4 * 6.7 * 49.6 10.5 * 0.0 * Simple 220,990 100 % 21.0 33.7 3.8 * 10.4 * 24.9 2.7 * 1.7 *


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Respondents may have received medical attention at more than one location.



Percent of victimizations in which victims incurred medical expenses, by selected characteristics of victims and type of crime

Percent of victimizations Crimes of

Characteristic violencea Robbery Assault

RaceAll racesb 5.8 % 8.4 % 5.2 %White only 5.2 10.4 * 4.3Black only 9.4 3.3 * 11.6

Victim-offender relationshipStrangers 6.4 9.9 * 5.8Nonstrangers 5.2 5.2 * 4.6

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on rape and sexual assault (not shown separately)bIncludes data on persons other than white only or black only, not shown separately.

Note: Includes victimizations in which the amount of medical expenses incurred was not ascertained.



Percent of victimizations in which injured victims had health insurance coverage orwere eligible for public medical services, by selected characteristics of victims

Percent ofCharacteristic victimizations

RaceAll racesa 62.7 %White only 61.4Black only 70.0

Annual family incomeb

Less than $7,500 48.7 *$7,500-$14,999 74.5 *$15,000-$24,999 68.2$25,000-$34,999 12.6 *$35,000-$49,999 77.9$50,000-$74,999 62.9 *$75,000 or more 82.4

SexMale 64.9Female 60.4

Age12-15 76.016-19 84.520-24 47.725-34 62.335-49 57.450-64 59.5 *65 or older 65.7 *

Note: Includes only those victimizations for which the victim received medical attention*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on persons of "Other" races and persons indicating two or more races, not shown separately.bExcludes data on persons whose family income level was not ascertained.



Percent of victimizations in which victims received hospital care,by selected characteristics of victims and type of crime

Crimes ofCharacteristic violencea Robbery Assault

4.9 % 9.2 % 4.1 %Sex

Male 5.0 10.9 * 4.2Female 4.9 6.7 * 3.9

Age12-19 5.5 3.5 * 6.120-34 6.6 12.9 * 5.335-49 4.4 14.7 * 2.2 *50-64 0.3 * 0.0 * 0.4 *65 or older 2.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 *

RaceWhite only 4.6 11.7 * 3.7Black only 7.4 3.3 * 7.7

Victim-offender relationshipStrangers 6.0 11.5 4.8Nonstrangers 3.9 4.0 * 3.4


Percent of victimizations

Total



Percent of injured victims receiving care Inpatient careCharacteristic Number of Emergency Less than 1-3 4 days Notand type of crime victimizations Total room care Total 1 day days or more available

Crimes of violencea 240,270 100 % 79.7 20.3 11.5 * 0.0 * 3.4 * 5.4 * Robbery 50,690 100 % 62.3 * 37.7 * 26.9 * 0.0 * 10.8 * 0.0 * Assault 167,350 100 % 85.4 14.6 * 8.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 6.2 *

Male Crimes of violencea 131,660 100 % 80.5 19.5 * 11.9 * 0.0 * 4.2 * 3.4 * Robbery 35,840 * 100 %* 66.1 * 33.9 * 18.6 * 0.0 * 15.3 * 0.0 * Assault 95,820 100 % 86.0 14.0 * 9.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.6 * Female Crimes of violencea 108,610 100 % 78.7 21.3 * 11.1 * 0.0 * 2.5 * 7.8 * Robbery 14,840 * 100 %* 53.1 * 46.9 * 46.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Assault 71,520 100 % 84.6 15.4 * 7.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 8.3 *

Race White only Crimes of violencea 169,100 100 % 78.4 21.6 * 13.9 * 0.0 * 1.6 * 6.1 * Robbery 37,550 * 100 %* 75.1 * 24.9 * 24.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Assault 118,730 100 % 79.4 20.6 * 11.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 8.8 * Black only Crimes of violencea 58,870 100 % 86.5 13.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.3 * 4.2 * Robbery 5,480 * 100 %* 0.0 * 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 100.0 * 0.0 * Assault 43,960 100 % 100.0 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *

Victim-offender relationship Involving strangers Crimes of violencea 145,650 100 % 82.4 17.6 * 10.8 * 0.0 * 3.8 * 3.1 * Robbery 43,730 100 % 72.2 * 27.8 * 15.3 * 0.0 * 12.5 * 0.0 *

Percent distribution of victimizations for which injured victims received hospital care,by selected victim characteristics, type of crime, victim-offender relationship, and type of hospital care

Total

Sex


Assault 94,990 100 % 85.8 14.2 * 9.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.7 * Involving nonstrangers Crimes of violencea 94,620 100 % 75.5 24.5 * 12.7 * 0.0 * 2.9 * 8.9 * Robbery 6,960 * 100 %* 0.0 * 100.0 * 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Assault 72,360 100 % 84.8 15.2 * 7.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 8.2 *




Percent of victimizations resulting in economic loss Theft losses Damage losses

All All Alleconomic theft With Without damage With Without

Type of crime losses losses damage damage losses theft theft

15.7 % 10.1 % 0.9 % 9.2 % 6.5 % 0.9 % 5.6 %

Crimes of violence 13.5 7.8 0.9 6.8 6.7 0.9 5.8 Completed violence 34.3 27.3 3.3 24.0 10.3 3.3 6.9 Attempted/threatened violence 5.4 0.1 * 0.0 * 0.1 * 5.3 0.0 * 5.3 6.1 * 2.1 * 0.0 * 2.1 * 4.0 * 0.0 * 4.0 * 72.7 67.4 8.2 59.2 13.5 8.2 5.3 * 100.0 100.0 12.2 87.8 12.2 12.2 … 100.0 100.0 18.4 * 81.6 18.4 * 18.4 * … 100.0 100.0 8.4 * 91.6 8.4 * 8.4 * … 16.2 * … … … 16.2 * … 16.2 * 23.2 * … … … 23.2 * … 23.2 * 12.3 * … … … 12.3 * … 12.3 * 5.9 … … … 5.9 … 5.9 9.0 … … … 9.0 … 9.0 5.1 … … … 5.1 … 5.1

92.6 92.6 0.0 * 92.6 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *

Property crimes 93.8 % 88.6 % 13.8 % 74.8 % 19.0 % 13.8 % 5.2 % 83.0 66.6 21.6 45.0 38.0 21.6 16.4 88.8 80.1 25.7 54.4 34.5 25.7 8.8 93.7 76.5 51.6 24.9 68.8 51.6 17.2 84.7 83.1 3.7 79.3 5.3 3.7 1.6 * 57.3 7.5 3.8 * 3.7 * 53.5 3.8 * 49.7 91.0 74.6 14.7 59.9 31.1 14.7 16.4 100.0 100.0 19.7 80.3 19.7 19.7 … 64.5 … … … 64.5 … 64.5 96.8 95.2 11.7 83.4 13.3 11.7 1.6 100.0 100.0 12.3 87.7 12.3 12.3 … 100.0 100.0 4.7 95.3 4.7 4.7 … 100.0 100.0 10.9 89.1 10.9 10.9 … 100.0 100.0 21.5 78.5 21.5 21.5 …

100 0 100 0 11 0 89 0 11 0 11 0

Percent of victimizations resulting in economic loss, by type of crime and type of loss

All personal crimes


RobberyCompleted/property taken

With injuryWithout injury

Attempted to take propertyWith injuryWithout injury

AssaultAggravated

Unlawful entry without force

SimplePurse snatching/pocket picking

Household burglaryCompleted

Amount not available

Attempted forcible entryMotor vehicle theft

CompletedAttempted

TheftCompleted

Forcible entry

Less than $50$50 - $249$250 or more


100.0 100.0 11.0 89.0 11.0 11.0 … 33.2 … … … 33.2 … 33.2

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases....Not applicable.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Because both theft and damage losses occurred in some victimizations, the sum of entries under "All theft losses" and "All damage losses" does not equal the entry shown under "All economic losses."

Amount not availableAttempted



Total economic loss to victims of crime, by type of crime Crimes involving

Crimes involving loss loss-no monetary All crimes of $1 or more value specified

Mean Median Mean Median Type of crime and Gross loss dollar dollar Total dollar dollar Totalvictim characteristics (in millions) loss loss crimes loss loss crimes

All crimes $17,397 21,312,400 $816 $125 14,067,580 $1,237 $200 2,442,560

Personal crimes $1,190 4,993,220 $238 $100 841,530 $1,414 $150 360,450

Crimes of violence 1,144 4,856,510 236 100 725,690 1,576 160 349,720 Rape/sexual assault 15 203,830 75 400 15,040 * 1,019 400 29,860 * Rape/Attempted rape 13 123,010 107 400 10,590 * 1,238 2,000 26,120 * Rape 7 52,470 126 0 3,300 * 2,000 2,000 26,120 * Attempted rapea 7 70,540 92 400 7,290 * 893 400 0 * Sexual assaultb 2 80,810 27 100 4,450 * 497 100 3,740 * Robbery 644 551,830 1,167 150 349,190 1,844 200 62,410 Assault 485 4,100,850 118 80 361,450 1,341 120 257,450Purse snatching 3 28,400 * 110 150 18,260 * 172 150 0 *Pocket picking 43 108,310 397 67 97,580 440 80 10,730 *

Property crimes $16,207 16,319,180 $993 $130 13,226,050 $1,225 $200 2,082,110

Household burglary 4,906 3,188,620 1,539 300 2,220,890 2,209 423 425,720 Motor vehicle theft 4,833 795,160 6,077 3,000 617,910 7,821 4,000 105,640 Theft 6,468 12,335,400 524 100 10,387,250 623 150 1,550,750

Sex Male $9,174 10,656,260 $861 $150 6,954,540 $1,319 $200 1,151,420 Female 8,224 10,656,140 772 100 7,113,030 1,156 165 1,291,140

Race White only $12,669 16,626,030 $762 $101 11,030,760 $1,149 $190 1,870,530 Black only 3,343 3,271,350 1,022 150 2,126,880 1,572 200 442,300 Other race onlyc 850 889,090 956 129 594,390 1,430 200 71,540 Two or more racesd 535 525,930 1,018 100 315,540 1,697 150 58,190

EthnicityHispanic $2 275 3 160 050 $720 $150 2 197 700 $1 035 $200 383 850

Total number of crimes


Hispanic $2,275 3,160,050 $720 $150 2,197,700 $1,035 $200 383,850 Non-Hispanic 15,122 18,146,150 833 100 11,865,850 1,274 180 2,058,710

Age 12-15 $13 716,300 $18 $15 117,190 $107 $30 51,100 16-19 $785 986,230 $796 $150 385,860 $2,035 $200 85,470 20-24 1,313 2,321,350 566 180 1,464,750 897 200 188,380 25-34 3,069 4,497,070 682 150 3,049,630 1,006 200 487,170 35-49 6,107 6,693,180 912 120 4,745,950 1,287 200 797,670 50-64 4,925 4,439,280 1,109 100 3,127,530 1,575 170 582,690 65 or older 1,185 1,659,000 714 75 1,176,670 1,007 117 250,080

Income Less than $7,500 $507 1,137,520 $445 $100 713,250 $710 $150 157,610 $7,500-$14,999 928 1,536,650 604 120 925,940 1,003 150 142,190 $15,000-$24,999 1,345 1,986,890 677 100 1,329,440 1,012 150 213,180 $25,000-$34,999 1,217 1,990,950 611 100 1,359,560 895 150 216,450 $35,000-$49,999 2,020 2,594,810 779 100 1,714,660 1,178 168 263,480 $50,000-$74,999 2,785 2,395,470 1,163 150 1,592,120 1,749 200 240,110 $75,000 or more 4,379 3,989,470 1,098 150 2,775,470 1,578 200 420,310

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape.bIncludes threats of sexual assault.

dIncludes all persons indicating two or more races.

cIncludes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander if only one of these races is given.



*E i b d 10 f l


Percent distribution of victimizations resulting in economic lossamong all races, by type of crime and value of loss

No Less Not known

Number of monetary than $1000 or notType of crime victimizations Total value $50 $50-$99 $100-$249 $250-$499 $500-$999 or more available

All personal crimes 782,700 100 % 4.5 * 22.7 9.5 18.5 13.4 4.8 12.2 14.3

Crimes of violencea 656,120 100 % 5.4 * 21.0 7.3 19.8 13.7 4.7 * 13.7 14.5 Completed violence 466,580 100 % 1.4 * 23.7 7.5 * 21.0 15.6 2.9 * 14.2 13.8 Attempted/threatened violence 189,550 100 % 15.3 * 14.5 * 6.6 * 16.8 * 9.0 * 8.9 * 12.4 * 16.3 * Robbery 401,250 100 % 1.7 * 18.5 7.6 * 19.7 15.2 3.4 * 18.3 15.7 Completed/property taken 372,180 100 % 0.0 * 19.3 8.2 * 21.2 15.9 3.7 * 17.0 14.7 With injury 141,600 100 % 0.0 * 18.8 * 8.5 * 16.7 * 14.4 * 1.7 * 22.9 * 17.0 * Without injury 230,590 100 % 0.0 * 19.6 8.0 * 24.0 16.8 4.9 * 13.4 * 13.3 * Attempted to take property 29,060 * 100 %* 23.0 * 8.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 6.7 * 0.0 * 34.5 * 27.8 * With injury 14,890 * 100 %* 23.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 22.4 * 54.3 * Without injury 14,170 * 100 %* 22.6 * 16.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 13.7 * 0.0 * 47.2 * 0.0 * Assault 242,520 100 % 11.8 * 26.3 7.0 * 20.9 9.8 * 7.0 * 5.1 * 12.1 * Aggravated 75,570 100 % 12.9 * 39.0 * 8.2 * 13.0 * 8.8 * 4.2 * 5.7 * 8.2 * Simple 166,950 100 % 11.4 * 20.5 * 6.5 * 24.5 10.2 * 8.2 * 4.8 * 13.8 *Purse snatching/ 126,570 100 % 0.0 * 31.6 21.3 * 12.0 * 11.9 * 5.5 * 4.2 * 13.5 * Pocket picking

All property crimes 15,308,160 100 % 2.4 18.5 10.0 19.9 12.0 8.0 15.8 13.3

Household burglary 2,646,610 100 % 4.0 10.9 6.0 13.6 11.0 10.7 29.5 14.2 Completed 2,308,930 100 % 2.2 9.7 5.0 14.5 11.3 11.3 32.9 13.2 Forcible entry 1,116,760 100 % 2.7 * 5.4 3.8 9.9 7.1 11.3 43.3 16.5 Unlawful entry 1,192,170 100 % 1.6 * 13.8 6.1 18.8 15.2 11.3 23.1 10.2 without force Attempted forcible entry 337,680 100 % 16.9 18.8 13.0 7.5 * 9.3 * 7.2 * 6.6 * 20.8 Motor vehicle theft 723,550 100 % 2.3 * 0.4 * 2.6 * 2.6 * 3.6 * 4.5 * 70.4 13.5 Completed 593,360 100 % 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.0 * 0.0 * 2.0 * 2.9 * 80.6 13.5 Attempted 130,190 100 % 12.9 * 2.3 * 9.8 * 14.6 * 10.8 * 12.1 * 23.8 * 13.6 * Theft 11,938,000 100 % 2.0 21.3 11.3 22.4 12.8 7.6 9.5 13.1 Completed 11,740,750 100 % 2.0 21.4 11.3 22.3 12.8 7.6 9.4 13.2 Attempted 197,250 100 % 3.1 * 13.2 * 13.8 * 24.3 10.4 * 10.5 * 14.3 * 10.3 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Includes data on persons of all races.*E ti t i b d 10 f lstimate s ase on or ewer samp e cases.aIncludes data on rape and sexual assault, not shown separately.

Table 83a. Personal and property crimes, 2008:

Percent distribution of victimizations resulting in economic lossamong white population, by type of crime and value of loss

No Less Not known


All personal crimes 542,240 100 % 4.7 * 21.4 11.0 22.9 11.3 4.0 * 12.6 12.1

Crimes of violencea 446,240 100 % 5.7 * 21.3 7.4 * 24.4 10.4 4.3 * 14.6 11.9 Completed violence 290,520 100 % 1.0 * 23.2 7.0 * 27.8 12.9 * 0.8 * 15.0 12.3 * Attempted/threatened violence 155,710 100 % 14.5 * 17.7 * 8.1 * 18.1 * 5.8 * 10.9 * 13.9 * 11.0 * Robbery 244,470 100 % 1.4 * 18.7 6.5 * 25.3 12.0 * 1.0 * 20.7 14.4 * Completed/property taken 223,480 100 % 0.0 * 19.4 7.1 * 27.6 12.3 * 1.1 * 18.2 14.3 * With injury 89,960 100 % 0.0 * 25.3 * 9.3 * 21.0 * 8.0 * 2.7 * 25.0 * 8.8 * Without injury 133,520 100 % 0.0 * 15.5 * 5.6 * 32.1 15.1 * 0.0 * 13.6 * 18.1 * Attempted to take property 21,000 * 100 %* 16.5 * 11.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.3 * 0.0 * 47.8 * 15.3 * With injury 10,030 * 100 %* 34.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 33.3 * 32.1 * Without injury 10,970 * 100 %* 0.0 * 21.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 17.7 * 0.0 * 61.1 * 0.0 * Assault 197,550 100 % 11.2 * 24.9 8.7 * 23.8 8.6 * 8.6 * 5.3 * 9.0 * Aggravated 50,310 100 % 12.4 * 36.5 * 12.3 * 19.5 * 0.0 * 6.4 * 8.6 * 4.3 * Simple 147,240 100 % 10.7 * 20.9 * 7.4 * 25.3 * 11.6 * 9.3 * 4.2 * 10.6 *Purse snatching/ 96,000 100 % 0.0 * 22.3 * 28.0 * 15.8 * 15.7 * 2.3 * 2.9 * 12.9 * Pocket picking


Household burglary 1,917,440 100 % 4.0 10.9 6.6 14.9 10.8 10.9 29.4 12.3 Completed 1,708,370 100 % 2.2 * 10.1 5.4 15.9 11.4 11.5 31.9 11.6 Forcible entry 783,050 100 % 2.9 * 5.9 4.3 * 11.0 7.6 12.9 41.9 13.6 Unlawful entry 925,320 100 % 1.5 * 13.7 6.4 20.0 14.7 10.3 23.4 9.9 without force Attempted forcible entry 209,070 100 % 18.8 17.6 * 16.3 * 7.1 * 5.9 * 6.3 * 9.1 * 18.7 Motor vehicle theft 478,780 100 % 2.6 * 0.6 * 3.2 * 3.0 * 2.5 * 3.0 * 71.4 13.7 Completed 393,630 100 % 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.5 * 0.0 * 0.8 * 2.8 * 80.6 14.4 Attempted 85,150 100 % 14.8 * 3.5 * 11.1 * 16.9 * 10.5 * 3.6 * 29.0 * 10.6 * Theft 9,630,080 100 % 2.2 21.9 11.1 22.2 12.6 7.8 9.8 12.4 Completed 9,473,320 100 % 2.2 22.1 11.0 22.1 12.6 7.7 9.7 12.5 Attempted 156,750 100 % 3.9 * 10.5 * 14.8 * 24.8 12.1 * 10.3 * 16.6 * 7.0 *



Table 83b. Personal and property crimes, 2008:

Percent distribution of victimizations resulting in economic lossamong black population, by type of crime and value of loss

No Less Not known


All personal crimes 184,970 100 % 5.3 * 27.4 3.4 * 11.2 * 18.3 * 8.7 * 9.2 * 16.3 *

Crimes of violencea 161,940 100 % 6.1 * 24.5 3.9 * 12.8 * 21.0 * 7.0 * 9.0 * 15.8 * Completed violence 141,870 100 % 2.4 * 27.9 4.4 * 12.1 * 18.2 * 7.9 * 9.0 * 18.0 * Attempted/threatened violence 20,070 * 100 %* 31.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 18.1 * 40.8 * 0.0 * 9.2 * 0.0 * Robbery 121,220 100 % 2.6 * 23.5 * 5.2 * 14.2 * 18.4 * 9.3 * 10.5 * 16.3 * Completed/property taken 118,020 100 % 0.0 * 24.2 * 5.3 * 14.5 * 18.8 * 9.6 * 10.8 * 16.8 * With injury 28,610 * 100 %* 0.0 * 13.7 * 0.0 * 16.5 * 13.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 56.5 * Without injury 89,410 100 % 0.0 * 27.5 * 7.0 * 13.9 * 20.6 * 12.6 * 14.2 * 4.0 * Attempted to take property 3,210 * 100 %* 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * With injury 0 * 0 %* 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Without injury 3,210 * 100 %* 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Assault 32,570 * 100 %* 20.5 * 34.0 * 0.0 * 11.1 * 20.4 * 0.0 * 5.7 * 8.2 * Aggravated 21,210 * 100 %* 16.4 * 52.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 31.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Simple 11,360 * 100 %* 28.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 31.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 16.3 * 23.5 *Purse snatching/ 23,020 * 100 %* 0.0 * 48.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 20.9 * 10.7 * 20.2 * Pocket picking

All property crimes 2,306,230 100 % 1.9 11.9 10.2 19.0 12.1 8.2 18.2 18.5 Household burglary 552,370 100 % 4.3 * 8.7 4.9 * 11.1 10.7 10.7 31.1 18.5 Completed 453,510 100 % 2.7 * 6.8 * 4.1 * 12.0 8.8 10.6 37.2 17.8 Forcible entry 258,880 100 % 3.0 * 3.0 * 2.3 * 9.5 * 3.7 * 7.4 * 49.2 21.8 Unlawful entry 194,630 100 % 2.4 * 11.8 * 6.5 * 15.3 * 15.5 * 14.9 * 21.1 12.5 * without force Attempted forcible entry 98,860 100 % 11.5 * 17.5 * 8.3 * 7.2 * 19.4 * 11.1 * 3.2 * 21.8 * Motor vehicle theft 184,960 100 % 2.2 * 0.0 * 1.8 * 2.5 * 4.6 * 8.4 * 67.4 13.1 * Completed 146,300 100 % 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 2.3 * 2.0 * 85.2 10.6 * Attempted 38,660 100 % 10.7 * 0.0 * 8.5 * 12.1 * 13.4 * 32.8 * 0.0 * 22.4 * Theft 1,568,900 100 % 1.1 * 14.4 13.1 23.8 13.5 7.3 7.9 19.1 Completed 1,548,360 100 % 1.1 * 14.4 13.0 23.8 13.6 7.1 8.0 19.1 Attempted 20,540 * 100 %* 0.0 * 14.5 * 19.5 * 26.5 * 0.0 * 22.4 * 0.0 * 17.2 *




Number and percent distribution of victimizations resulting in theft loss,by type of crime and type of property stolen

Purse snatching/Personal crimes Robbery Pocket picking

Type of property loss Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Total 1,012,940 100.0 % 733,400 100.0 % 727,220 100.0 % 279,540 100.0 % 19,875,810 100 % 3,724,670 100 % 821,940 100 % 15,329,200 100 %Cash 249,390 24.6 154,400 21.1 154,400 21.2 94,990 34.0 2,025,090 10.2 390,020 10.5 13,030 1.6 1,622,040 10.6Purse, wallet, credit cards 300,090 29.6 156,050 21.3 156,050 21.5 144,040 51.5 2,092,350 10.5 189,220 5.1 21,640 2.6 1,881,500 12.3Vehicle or parts 46,730 4.6 44,270 6.0 42,020 5.8 2,460 * 0.9 * 3,706,050 18.6 174,370 4.7 651,330 79.2 2,880,350 18.8 Motor vehicles 24,860 * 2.5 * 22,400 * 3.1 * 20,150 * 2.8 * 2,460 * 0.9 * 614,540 3.1 18,380 0.5 596,160 72.5 0 0.0 Vehicle parts 3,790 * 0.4 * 3,790 * 0.5 * 3,790 * 0.5 * 0 * 0.0 * 1,601,460 8.1 19,140 0.5 49,760 6.1 1,532,560 10.0 Unattached vehicle 7,720 * 0.8 * 7,720 * 1.1 * 7,720 * 1.1 * 0 * 0.0 * 349,000 1.8 18,390 0.5 2,760 0.3 327,860 2.1 accessories Bicycle or parts 10,360 * 1.0 * 10,360 * 1.4 * 10,360 * 1.4 * 0 * 0.0 * 1,141,050 5.7 118,460 3.2 2,660 0.3 1,019,930 6.7Household furnishings 38,540 3.8 38,540 5.3 38,540 5.3 0 * 0.0 * 961,720 4.8 490,670 13.2 6,380 0.8 464,670 3.0Personal effects 316,470 31.2 286,340 39.0 286,340 39.4 30,130 * 10.8 * 6,930,980 34.9 1,678,950 45.1 79,190 9.6 5,172,830 33.7 Portable electronic, photographic gear 94,330 9.3 94,330 12.9 94,330 13.0 0 * 0.0 * 3,015,820 15.2 609,980 16.4 26,820 3.3 2,379,010 15.5 Jewelry, clothing 112,620 11.1 110,540 15.1 110,540 15.2 2,080 * 0.7 * 1,698,990 8.5 612,950 16.5 14,070 1.7 1,071,970 7.0 Other personal effects 109,520 10.8 81,470 11.1 81,470 11.2 28,050 * 10.0 * 2,216,180 11.2 456,030 12.2 38,300 4.7 1,721,850 11.2Firearms 6,880 * 0.7 * 6,880 * 0.9 * 6,880 * 0.9 * 0 * 0.0 * 147,970 0.7 101,860 2.7 6,260 0.8 39,850 0.3Tools, machinery 13,480 * 1.3 * 13,480 * 1.8 * 11,520 * 1.6 * 0 * 0.0 * 1,589,900 8.0 377,040 10.1 31,840 3.9 1,181,030 7.7Other 41,360 4.1 33,440 * 4.6 * 31,470 * 4.3 * 7,920 * 2.8 * 2,421,740 12.2 322,540 8.7 12,260 1.5 2,086,940 13.6


Percent NumberTheft

PercentNumber PercentProperty crimes Household burglary

Number PercentMotor vehicle theft

Number

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding and because some respondents cited multiple items stolen.

Crimes of violencea



by race of victims, type of crime, and value of loss

No Less Not knownRace and Number of monetary than $1,000 and nottype of crime victimizations Total value $50 $50-$99 $100-$249 $250-$499 $500-$999 or more available

All racesa

All personal crimesb 502,970 100 % 0.0 * 22.3 12.5 20.7 12.3 4.1 * 14.5 13.6

Robbery 372,180 100 % 0.0 * 19.3 9.7 * 24.0 12.6 3.7 * 17.0 13.8Purse snatching/ 126,570 100 % 0.0 * 31.6 21.3 * 12.0 * 11.9 * 5.5 * 4.2 * 13.5 * Pocket picking


Household burglary 2,124,860 100 % 0.8 * 10.1 4.6 15.2 12.7 12.5 34.4 9.9Motor vehicle theft 593,360 100 % 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.0 * 0.0 * 2.3 * 2.6 * 78.3 15.9Theft 11,740,750 100 % 2.1 22.2 11.9 23.6 12.3 7.1 8.4 12.4

White only All personal crimesb 323,690 100 % 0.0 * 20.0 14.9 24.2 12.1 1.4 * 14.7 12.7

Robbery 223,480 100 % 0.0 * 19.4 9.5 * 28.3 10.8 * 1.1 * 18.2 12.8 *Purse snatching/ 96,000 100 % 0.0 * 22.3 * 28.0 * 15.8 * 15.7 * 2.3 * 2.9 * 12.9 * Pocket picking


Household burglary 1,561,730 100 % 0.8 * 10.0 5.0 17.3 12.4 12.7 33.1 8.7Motor vehicle theft 393,630 100 % 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.5 * 0.0 * 1.2 * 2.4 * 77.0 18.0Theft 9,473,320 100 % 2.3 23.0 11.7 23.1 12.1 7.4 8.6 11.8

Black only All personal crimesb 141,040 100 % 0.0 * 28.1 4.5 * 14.9 * 13.1 * 11.4 * 10.8 * 17.3 *

Robbery 118,020 100 % 0.0 * 24.2 * 5.3 * 17.8 * 15.6 * 9.6 * 10.8 * 16.8 *Purse snatching/ 23,020 * 100 %* 0.0 * 48.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 20.9 * 10.7 * 20.2 * Pocket picking

All property crimes 2,112,370 100 % 1.0 * 12.9 10.6 21.6 11.9 7.5 18.7 15.9

Number and percent distribution of victimizations resulting in theft loss,


Household burglary 417,710 100 % 0.9 * 8.4 * 4.4 * 10.5 11.9 12.2 40.4 11.2Motor vehicle theft 146,300 100 % 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 2.3 * 2.0 * 85.2 10.6 *Theft 1,548,360 100 % 1.1 * 15.3 13.2 26.6 12.8 6.7 6.6 17.6

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on persons with race other than white only or black only, not shown bIncludes data on rape and sexual assault, not shown separately, but excludes data on assault, which by definition does not involve



Percent distribution of victimizations resulting in theft loss,by race of victims, type of crime, and proportion of loss recovered

Percent of victimizations resulting in theft lossSome recovered

Number of None Less than Half or Proportion All NotRace and type of crime victimizations Total recovereda Total half more unknownb recovered available

All racesc

All personal crimesd 502,970 100 % 71.3 10.3 1.3 * 5.3 * 3.7 * 14.0 4.4 *

Robbery 372,180 100 % 72.2 8.3 * 1.0 * 5.2 * 2.1 * 15.4 4.1 * Purse snatching/Pocket picking 126,570 100 % 69.6 16.6 * 1.9 * 5.9 * 8.7 * 8.4 * 5.4 *

All property crimes 14,458,970 100 % 84.1 3.5 1.2 1.3 1.0 6.1 6.3

Household burglary 2,124,860 100 % 89.5 3.7 1.3 * 1.3 * 1.2 * 3.7 3.1 Motor vehicle theft 593,360 100 % 35.8 15.5 4.1 * 9.4 2.0 * 42.6 6.1 *

Theft 11,740,750 100 % 85.6 2.9 1.1 0.9 0.9 4.7 6.9

White onlyAll personal crimesd 323,690 100 % 70.4 11.2 * 0.0 * 6.8 * 4.4 * 15.1 3.3 *

Robbery 223,480 100 % 67.1 10.0 * 0.0 * 6.5 * 3.4 * 19.0 3.8 * Purse snatching/Pocket picking 96,000 100 % 78.9 14.6 * 0.0 * 7.8 * 6.8 * 4.3 * 2.2 *

All property crimes 11,428,690 100 % 84.0 3.7 1.3 1.4 1.0 6.2 6.1

Household burglary 1,561,730 100 % 88.6 4.5 1.7 * 1.5 * 1.3 * 4.0 2.9 Motor vehicle theft 393,630 100 % 34.4 17.8 4.3 * 11.0 2.5 * 43.2 4.6 * Theft 9,473,320 100 % 85.3 3.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 5.0 6.7

Black onlyAll personal crimesd 141,040 100 % 71.2 7.7 * 4.5 * 0.0 * 3.2 * 15.2 * 5.9 *

Robbery 118,020 100 % 81.0 3.3 * 3.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 12.6 * 3.1 * Purse snatching/Pocket picking 23,020 * 100 %* 20.9 * 30.2 * 10.7 * 0.0 * 19.5 * 28.6 * 20.2 *

All property crimes 2,112,370 100 % 83.5 3.2 1.3 * 1.1 * 0.8 * 6.1 7.3

Household burglary 417,710 100 % 90.9 2.0 * 0.0 * 0.9 * 1.0 * 3.1 * 4.0 * Motor vehicle theft 146,300 100 % 41.4 8.6 * 0.0 * 8.6 * 0.0 * 43.3 6.7 * Theft 1,548,360 100 % 85.4 3.0 1.8 * 0.4 * 0.8 * 3.3 8.2

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes items that were taken that had no value.bIncludes items that were recovered that had no value.cIncludes data on persons with races other than white only or black only, not shown separately.dIncludes data on rape and sexual assault (not shown separately) but excludes data on assault, which by definition does not involve theft.



Percent of victimizations resulting inloss of time from work, by type of crime

Percent of allType of crime victimizationsAll personal crimesa 7.2 %

Crimes of violence 7.2 Completed violence 16.1 Attempted/threatened violence 3.8 Rape/sexual assaultb 6.5 * Robbery 14.1 Completed/property taken 17.6 With injury 32.8 Without injury 8.3 * Attempted to take property 6.8 * With injury 9.8 * Without injury 5.2 * Assault 6.3 Aggravated 12.3 Simple 4.8

All property crimes 7.0 %

Household burglary 9.7 Completed 11.0 Forcible entry 16.0 Unlawful entry without force 6.7 Attempted forcible entry 3.8 * Motor vehicle theft 15.7 Completed 18.3 Attempted 7.9 * Theft 5.7 Completed 5.8 Less than $50 3.0 $50 - $249 3.4 $250 or more 11.7 Amount not available 5.2 Attempted 3.0 *Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases


Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on purse snatching/pocket picking, not shown separately.bIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.



Percent of victimizations resulting in loss of timefrom work, by type of crime and race of victims

Percent of all victimizationsType of crimeAll personal crimesa 7.1 % 7.7 %

Crimes of violence 7.1 7.9 Completed violence 17.3 13.2 Attempted/threatened violence 3.6 4.5 * Rape/sexual assaultb 5.1 * 4.4 * Robbery 16.2 11.2 * Assault 6.3 7.3

All property crimes 7.0 % 7.0 %

Completed 7.2 7.6 Attempted 4.8 1.3 * Household burglary 9.5 8.4 Motor vehicle theft 17.1 14.7 * Theft 5.9 5.5Note: Excludes data on persons with races other than white only or black only.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on purse snatching/pocket picking, not shown separately.bIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

Black onlyWhite only



Percent distribution of victimizations resulting in loss of time from work,by type of crime and number of days lost

Not knownNumber of Less than 1-5 6-10 11 days or not

Type of crime victimizations Total 1 day days days or more available

All personal crimesa 357,680 100 % 17.1 55.1 13.8 10.7 3.2 *

Crimes of violence 351,300 100 % 15.6 56.1 14.1 10.9 3.3 * Completed violence 218,660 100 % 13.4 * 54.8 20.4 7.2 * 4.2 * Attempted/threatened violence 132,640 100 % 19.2 * 58.2 3.7 * 17.1 * 1.8 * Rape/sexual assaultb 13,210 * 100 %* 0.0 * 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Robbery 77,940 100 % 8.6 * 54.0 18.3 * 9.1 * 10.0 * Assault 260,140 100 % 18.5 54.5 13.5 * 12.0 * 1.5 *

All property crimes 1,138,050 100 % 33.3 50.2 9.3 4.9 2.2 *

Completed 1,081,680 100 % 32.8 50.5 9.6 4.8 2.3 * Attempted 56,360 100 % 43.9 * 44.4 * 4.9 * 6.8 * 0.0 * Household burglary 308,520 100 % 29.3 49.0 11.1 * 10.7 * 0.0 * Motor vehicle theft 124,740 100 % 27.8 * 61.7 4.0 * 1.7 * 4.9 * Theft 704,790 100 % 36.1 48.8 9.5 2.9 * 2.7 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on purse snatching/pocket picking, not shown separately.bIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.



Percent distribution of victimizations resulting in loss of timefrom work, by race of victims, type of crime, and number of days lost

Not knownNumber of Less than 1-5 6-10 11 days or not

Race and type of crime victimizations Total 1 day days days or more available

White onlyAll personal crimesa 268,580 100 % 19.9 53.5 15.1 9.2 * 2.3 *

Crimes of violence 262,200 100 % 17.9 54.8 15.5 9.4 * 2.3 *

All property crimes 897,150 100 % 35.4 48.4 9.6 4.6 2.0 *

Household burglary 220,200 100 % 36.1 42.8 9.4 * 11.7 * 0.0 *Motor vehicle theft 90,510 100 % 31.3 * 57.3 5.5 * 2.3 * 3.5 *Theft 586,450 100 % 35.8 49.1 10.4 2.3 * 2.5 *

Black onlyAll personal crimesa 62,870 100 % 6.7 * 59.8 * 8.6 * 16.2 * 8.7 *

Crimes of violence 62,870 100 % 6.7 * 59.8 * 8.6 * 16.2 * 8.7 * All property crimes 171,320 100 % 17.9 * 59.5 9.9 * 8.3 * 4.3 *

Household burglary 54,840 100 % 5.1 * 62.5 * 19.5 * 12.9 * 0.0 * Motor vehicle theft 28,750 * 100 %* 9.2 * 80.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.9 * Theft 87,740 100 % 28.8 * 50.6 7.2 * 8.2 * 5.1 *

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.Excludes data on persons with races other than white only or black only.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on rape, sexual assault, robbery, assault, and purse snatching/pocket picking, not shown separately.



Percent distribution of victimizations, by type of crimeand whether or not reported to the police Percent of victimizations reported to the police Not known Number of or notSector and type of crime victimizations Total Yesa No available

21,312,400 100 % 41.9 56.9 1.2 Personal crimes 4,993,220 100 % 47.3 51.1 1.5

4,856,510 100 % 47.1 51.5 1.4 1,362,210 100 % 58.5 40.6 1.0 * 3,494,300 100 % 42.6 55.8 1.6 203,830 100 % 41.4 58.6 0.0 * 123,010 100 % 44.9 55.1 0.0 * 52,470 100 % 64.9 * 35.1 * 0.0 * 70,540 100 % 30.0 * 70.0 0.0 * 80,810 100 % 36.1 * 63.9 0.0 * 551,830 100 % 60.5 39.5 0.0 * 372,180 100 % 66.8 33.2 0.0 * 141,600 100 % 72.7 27.3 0.0 * 230,590 100 % 63.2 36.8 0.0 * 179,640 100 % 47.4 52.6 0.0 * 64,290 100 % 34.5 * 65.5 0.0 * 115,350 100 % 54.6 45.4 0.0 * 4,100,850 100 % 45.5 52.8 1.7 839,940 100 % 62.0 35.3 2.7 * 252,580 100 % 74.1 25.9 0.0 * 587,360 100 % 56.8 39.4 3.9 * 3,260,920 100 % 41.3 57.2 1.5 616,200 100 % 49.2 48.6 2.1 * 2,644,720 100 % 39.4 59.2 1.3 *

136,710 100 % 57.6 38.5 3.8 * 18,260 * 100 %* 100.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *

SimpleWith minor injuryWithout injury

Purse snatching/pocket pickingCompleted purse snatching


AssaultAggravated

With injuryThreatened with weapon

Sexual assaultc

RobberyCompleted/property taken


Attempted to take property

All crimes

Crimes of violenceCompleted violenceAttempted/threatened violence

Rape/sexual assaultRape/Attempted rape

RapeAttempted rapeb


, 0.0 10,140 * 100 %* 0.0 * 100.0 * 0.0 * 108,310 100 % 55.9 39.3 4.8 *

Property crimes 16,319,180 100 % 40.3 58.6 1.1

3,188,620 100 % 56.2 42.3 1.5 2,598,960 100 % 57.7 40.7 1.5 1,191,290 100 % 73.9 23.5 2.6 * 1,407,670 100 % 44.0 55.3 0.7 * 589,660 100 % 49.5 49.1 1.3 *

795,160 100 % 79.6 19.8 0.6 * 593,360 100 % 91.1 8.9 0.0 * 201,800 100 % 45.8 52.0 2.2 *

12,335,400 100 % 33.6 65.3 1.0 11,740,750 100 % 33.5 65.5 1.0 2,859,180 100 % 19.5 79.5 1.0 * 4,169,140 100 % 26.0 73.3 0.7 * 3,265,320 100 % 54.0 44.9 1.1 * 1,447,100 100 % 36.3 61.9 1.8 * 594,660 100 % 37.0 61.9 1.1 *


cIncludes threats.

$50 - $249$250 or moreAmount not available

Attempted

Motor vehicle theftCompletedAttempted

Theft Completed

Less than $50

Pocket picking

Household burglaryCompleted

Forcible entryUnlawful entry without force

Attempted forcible entry

p p gAttempted purse snatching

aFigures in this column represent the rates at which victimizations were reported to the police, or "police reporting rates."bIncludes verbal threats of rape.


Table 91b. Violent and property crimes, 2008:

Percent of victimizations reported to the police,by type of crime and sex and race or ethnicity of victims

Characteristic Crimes of violencea Property crimes

Total 47.1 % 40.3 %

Male 44.2 41.6 White only 44.1 42.1 Black only 50.4 39.4 Other race onlyb 30.7 36.8 Two or more racesc 34.4 * 45.8

Female 50.4 39.0 White only 47.9 37.1 Black only 68.5 48.7 Other race onlyb 46.7 33.7 Two or more racesc 23.4 * 36.0

Male Hispanic 44.0 36.7 Non-Hispanic 44.3 42.6

Female Hispanic 54.1 35.4 Non-Hispanic 50.0 39.7

*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on rape, sexual assault, not shown

cIncludes all persons indicating two or more races.

Note: Excludes data on persons whose ethnicity was not ascertained.

bIncludes American Indian, Alaskan Native, Asian, Hawaiian/Pacific Islander if only one of these races is given.



Percent of victimizations reported to the police,by selected characteristics of victims and type of crime

Percent of all victimizations reported to the policeAll personal Crimes of Purse snatching/

Characteristic crimes violencea pocket picking

47.3 % 47.1 % 57.6 %Sex

Male 44.3 44.2 47.3 *Female 51.0 50.4 67.7

Raceb

White only 46.3 45.8 63.3 Black only 58.9 59.2 50.5 *

Ethnicity Hispanic 48.5 48.5 49.6 * Non-Hispanic 47.2 46.9 59.3*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.

bExcludes data on persons of "Other" races and persons indicating two or more races.

aIncludes data on rape, sexual assault, robbery, and both aggravated and simple assault, not shown separately.

Total



Percent of victimizations reported to the police, by type of crime,victim-offender relationship, and sex of victims

Percent of all victimizations reported to the policeAll victimizations Involving strangers Involving nonstrangers

Type of crime Both Male Female Both Male Female Both Male Female

Crimes of violence 47.1 % 44.2 % 50.4 % 47.9 % 44.5 % 54.8 % 46.2 % 43.7 % 48.0 % Completed violence 58.5 58.2 58.8 68.2 65.6 73.3 51.4 47.8 53.3 Attempted/threatened violence 42.6 39.5 46.6 41.6 38.1 49.0 43.7 42.0 45.0 Rape/sexual assaulta 41.4 12.7 * 48.3 52.7 * 0.0 * 52.7 * 35.5 12.7 * 45.1 Robbery 60.5 55.1 68.4 63.4 59.0 73.6 54.1 38.9 * 62.9 Completed/property taken 66.8 61.8 74.1 72.2 67.9 83.8 58.3 44.1 * 67.3 With injury 72.7 80.0 61.6 * 85.0 86.4 78.1 * 55.1 * 53.0 * 55.9 * Without injury 63.2 50.4 81.5 64.8 54.5 85.5 60.5 40.4 * 77.5 * Attempted to take property 47.4 41.4 56.5 50.3 44.4 61.6 * 31.0 * 0.0 * 42.7 * With injury 34.5 * 51.8 * 12.3 * 39.5 * 51.8 * 17.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Without injury 54.6 36.1 * 84.9 * 56.6 40.3 * 89.1 * 44.3 * 0.0 * 73.0 * Assault 45.5 43.2 48.4 44.8 41.7 51.6 46.3 45.4 46.9 Aggravated 62.0 61.3 62.8 62.9 56.2 76.8 61.0 69.5 54.0 With injury 74.1 83.5 63.1 82.7 78.4 94.7 * 66.5 92.6 51.7 Threatened with weapon 56.8 52.5 62.7 55.5 47.0 71.8 58.2 61.1 55.5 Simple 41.3 38.3 44.9 39.7 37.8 44.1 42.7 39.0 45.3 With minor injury 49.2 45.1 53.1 55.8 54.5 59.5 * 46.5 37.4 52.0 Attempted threat without weapon 39.4 36.9 42.7 37.6 35.5 42.4 41.4 39.5 42.8Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.


Table 93a. Property crimes, 2008:

Number and percent distribution of victimizations reported to the police, by type of crime,and sex of head of household

Number and percent of all victimizations reported to the police Total Male Female

Type of crime Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Property crimes 6,573,830 40.3 % 3,315,380 41.6 % 3,258,450 39.0 %

Household burglary 1,792,630 56.2 854,740 59.7 937,890 53.4 Completed 1,500,510 57.7 718,760 61.0 781,750 55.0 Forcible entry 880,490 73.9 425,020 69.4 455,470 78.7 Unlawful entry/without force 620,030 44.0 293,740 51.9 326,280 38.7 Attempted forcible entry 292,120 49.5 135,980 53.7 156,140 46.4 Motor vehicle theft 633,010 79.6 338,030 79.9 294,980 79.3 Completed 540,550 91.1 281,210 90.0 259,340 92.4 Attempted 92,460 45.8 56,820 51.3 35,640 * 39.1 * Theft 4,148,180 33.6 2,122,610 34.8 2,025,580 32.5 Completed 3,928,190 33.5 2,022,090 34.8 1,906,090 32.2 Less than $50 556,500 19.5 324,830 23.2 231,680 15.9 $50 - $249 1,083,820 26.0 503,790 25.4 580,030 26.5 $250 or more 1,762,440 54.0 939,330 54.5 823,110 53.4 Amount not available 525,420 36.3 254,150 35.7 271,280 36.9 Attempted 220,000 37.0 100,510 34.7 119,480 39.2




Percent of victimizations reported to the police, by type of crime,victim-offender relationship, and race of victims

Percent of all victimizations reported to the policeAll victimizations Involving strangers Involving nonstrangers

Type of crime White only Black only White only Black only White only Black only

Crimes of violence 45.8 % 59.2 % 46.8 % 55.0 % 44.8 % 66.0 %

Completed violence 59.1 67.2 70.1 67.1 52.7 67.4 Attempted/threatened violence 41.3 54.0 41.2 47.5 41.3 65.0 Rape/sexual assaulta 43.5 49.5 * 55.6 * 56.3 * 39.9 37.2 * Robbery 63.3 62.9 70.0 64.0 53.2 58.4 * Completed/property taken 66.8 66.1 76.1 69.4 56.4 58.4 * With injury 67.4 100.0 * 92.3 100.0 * 46.8 * 100.0 * Without injury 66.4 55.2 67.5 59.9 64.8 * 44.1 * Attempted to take property 55.4 55.3 * 60.4 55.3 * 37.8 * 0.0 * With injury 54.8 * 45.9 * 64.5 * 45.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Without injury 55.5 63.0 * 59.2 * 63.0 * 44.3 * 0.0 * Assault 44.2 59.1 43.8 51.1 44.5 69.4 Aggravated 56.5 83.1 59.8 72.9 52.9 92.2 With injury 72.2 96.2 82.9 100.0 * 61.7 94.2 * Threatened with weapon 49.9 76.6 50.8 64.6 * 48.9 90.7 Simple 41.2 49.8 39.5 44.5 42.7 57.8 With minor injury 51.6 62.1 54.8 59.8 * 50.5 65.1 * Attempted threat without weapon 39.0 46.1 37.8 40.4 40.2 55.3

Note: Excludes data on persons with races other than white only and black only.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.



Percent of victimizations reported to the police, by type of crime,victim-offender relationship, and ethnicity of victims

Percent of all victimizations reported to the police All victimizations Involving strangers Involving nonstrangers

Non- Non- Non-Type of crime Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic Hispanic

Crimes of violence 48.5 % 46.9 % 45.7 % 48.3 % 52.5 % 45.5 %

Completed violence 60.8 58.2 72.4 67.3 45.4 * 52.1 Attempted/threatened violence 42.9 42.6 34.2 42.8 55.9 42.4 Rape/sexual assaulta 22.2 * 43.7 100.0 * 49.3 * 0.0 * 40.5 Robbery 54.6 62.1 55.3 66.2 51.1 * 54.4 Completed/property taken 76.4 64.8 87.7 68.5 51.1 * 59.5 With injury 76.7 * 72.3 100.0 * 83.1 0.0 * 57.8 * Without injury 76.4 59.3 84.6 * 58.4 59.4 * 60.8 Attempted to take property 28.4 * 55.4 28.4 * 62.0 0.0 * 31.0 * With injury 33.3 * 36.0 * 33.3 * 49.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Without injury 19.4 * 61.4 19.4 * 65.5 0.0 * 44.3 * Assault 48.2 45.3 40.5 45.4 57.1 45.1 Aggravated 62.1 61.9 57.5 64.2 73.6 * 59.8 With injury 75.8 * 73.8 69.6 * 87.6 100.0 * 64.4 Threatened with weapon 55.3 57.0 50.2 * 56.6 65.4 * 57.5 Simple 42.7 41.2 30.6 40.7 53.6 41.6 With minor injury 44.9 * 49.7 48.4 * 56.9 42.7 * 46.9 Without injury 42.2 39.2 27.1 * 38.7 57.0 39.7Note: Excludes data on persons whose ethnicity was not ascertained.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.



Percent of victimizations reported to the police,by type of crime and age of victims

Percent of victimizations reported to the policeType of crime 12-19 20-34 35-49 50-64 65 or older

All personal crimes 34.3 % 53.1 % 52.3 % 51.1 % 46.0 %

Crimes of violence 33.9 53.0 51.7 50.7 46.7 Completed violence 53.0 55.5 69.8 67.0 64.9 * Attempted/threatened violence 25.1 51.9 45.7 47.6 43.3 Rape/sexual assaulta 28.1 * 37.3 * 64.9 * 16.3 * 66.7 * Robbery 51.0 55.2 73.8 78.3 * 100.0 * Completed/property taken 52.7 68.2 78.0 80.7 * 100.0 * With injury 52.8 * 75.6 92.7 * 100.0 * 100.0 * Without injury 52.7 61.8 70.1 * 78.4 * 100.0 * Attempted to take property 46.8 * 29.7 * 66.8 * 72.8 * 0.0 * With injury 57.8 * 0.0 * 25.6 * 100.0 * 0.0 * Without injury 34.5 * 42.8 * 82.5 * 63.3 * 0.0 * Assault 31.6 53.5 47.9 49.2 41.1 Aggravated 51.8 63.6 72.8 60.3 42.8 * With injury 72.2 68.5 100.0 * 69.2 * 0.0 * Threatened with weapon 37.9 60.9 66.0 58.7 42.8 * Simple 27.2 50.4 42.0 46.2 40.8 * With minor injury 47.5 45.4 55.5 61.9 * 33.4 * Without injury 21.9 51.8 39.1 44.4 41.2 *Purse snatching/pocket picking 47.7 * 60.2 * 68.1 * 61.6 * 41.5 *




Percent of victimizations reported to the police, by type of crime, form of tenure, and race and ethnicity of head of household

Both forms OwnedAll Allhouse- house-

Type of crime holdsa White only Black only holdsa White only Black only

Property crimes 40.3 % 39.7 % 44.9 % 36.0 % 41.1 % 41.8 % 41.2 % 47.3 % 36.9 % 42.5 % 38.1 % 37.1 % 43.0 % 35.2 % 38.9 % Household burglary 56.2 54.2 63.8 51.6 57.0 57.6 54.8 71.8 50.6 58.5 54.6 53.3 58.4 52.4 55.0 Completed 57.7 54.7 68.5 53.1 58.5 58.4 55.6 74.2 50.1 59.5 56.9 53.3 64.8 55.5 57.2 Forcible entry 73.9 70.4 83.7 59.6 77.3 77.9 74.7 90.8 55.2 82.3 69.0 64.3 78.0 63.4 70.6 Unlawful entry 44.0 42.9 50.0 43.2 44.1 42.5 42.4 47.2 * 40.5 * 42.6 46.1 43.8 51.4 44.9 46.4 without force Attempted forcible entry 49.5 51.5 48.2 45.6 50.3 53.2 49.3 64.6 52.6 * 53.3 46.4 53.5 35.3 39.4 47.7 Motor vehicle theft 79.6 80.7 81.3 78.1 80.0 79.2 81.7 79.0 70.9 81.1 80.1 79.2 83.1 85.6 78.5 Completed 91.1 90.4 96.8 97.2 89.8 89.5 88.2 95.4 93.5 88.8 93.2 94.0 97.9 100.0 91.2 Attempted 45.8 52.6 35.8 * 40.0 * 47.9 47.9 59.8 37.8 * 40.9 * 51.1 43.4 44.4 33.8 38.4 44.6 Theft 33.6 34.1 32.8 28.7 34.6 35.9 36.2 34.9 30.8 36.6 30.3 30.6 31.0 26.8 31.2 Completed 33.5 33.9 32.6 28.9 34.3 35.5 35.9 35.1 31.4 36.1 30.3 30.7 30.5 26.6 31.3 Less than $50 19.5 19.0 24.4 13.8 20.3 21.4 22.1 16.2 * 11.3 * 22.7 16.4 13.5 29.7 16.3 16.5 $50 - $249 26.0 27.2 22.5 20.2 27.1 28.2 29.1 25.6 20.2 29.3 23.0 24.2 19.8 20.2 23.7 $250 or more 54.0 54.8 50.8 47.0 55.5 56.1 56.0 55.4 54.5 56.4 50.9 52.9 46.8 40.1 54.0 Amount not available 36.3 35.9 36.2 33.8 36.7 38.5 37.7 40.3 37.8 38.6 32.0 31.4 32.1 29.7 32.7 Attempted 37.0 37.8 36.8 * 26.1 * 39.2 42.4 43.8 27.8 * 21.9 * 45.9 29.0 28.6 45.5 30.7 28.6*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aIncludes data on persons other than white only and black only, not shown separately.

Percent of victimizations reported to the policeRented

holds

Allhouse-

White only Black only Hispanic HispanicNon-

HispanicNon-

Hispanic HispanicNon-

Hispanic



Percent of victimizations reported to the police,by type of crime and form of tenure

Percent of victimizations reported to the policeBoth

Type of crime forms Owned Rented

Property crimes 40.3 % 41.8 % 38.1 %

Household burglary 56.2 57.6 54.6 Completed 57.7 58.4 56.9 Forcible entry 73.9 77.9 69.0 Unlawful entry without force 44.0 42.5 46.1 Attempted forcible entry 49.5 53.2 46.4 Motor vehicle theft 79.6 79.2 80.1 Completed 91.1 89.5 93.2 Attempted 45.8 47.9 43.4 Theft 33.6 35.9 30.3 Completed 33.5 35.5 30.3 Less than $50 19.5 21.4 16.4 $50 - $249 26.0 28.2 23.0 $250 or more 54.0 56.1 50.9 Amount not available 36.3 38.5 32.0 Attempted 37.0 42.4 29.0



Percent of victimizations reported to the police,by type of crime and annual family income

Percent of victimizations reported to the police Less than $7,500- $15,000- $25,000- $35,000- $50,000- $75,000Type of crime $7,500 $14,999 $24,999 $34,999 $49,999 $74,999 or more

Property crimes 35.1 % 34.6 % 36.0 % 37.5 % 42.7 % 40.3 % 43.4 %

Household burglary 53.7 43.4 56.7 57.2 57.4 62.1 68.0 Completed 60.7 51.2 55.4 51.7 59.3 61.2 69.2 Forcible entry 73.3 65.7 71.3 64.6 83.1 74.5 83.5 Unlawful entry without force 45.5 * 41.4 43.7 36.1 40.8 50.7 58.0 Attempted forcible entry 35.0 * 22.5 * 62.1 * 79.6 52.4 67.0 * 55.4 * Motor vehicle theft 75.0 * 65.2 * 79.4 84.5 80.6 77.9 87.9 Completed 80.5 * 83.7 * 88.8 93.8 95.2 96.2 94.3 Attempted 37.5 * 21.5 * 0.0 * 36.3 * 32.6 * 35.7 * 68.1 * Theft /a 24.8 28.5 28.4 29.1 36.5 32.5 37.5 Completed 23.7 30.6 28.5 28.5 36.4 32.7 36.7 Less than $50 12.1 * 11.0 * 21.4 14.1 22.7 15.7 21.4 $50 - $249 18.6 28.0 21.5 23.9 27.0 28.9 27.5 $250 or more 34.3 45.4 47.6 54.6 58.3 52.6 59.0 Amount not available 41.7 * 51.2 * 30.3 * 26.4 44.1 29.5 36.6 Attempted 80.4 * 4.9 * 28.3 * 46.9 * 38.2 * 30.5 * 51.0

Note: Excludes data on persons whose family income level was not ascertained.* Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.a/ Theft includes crimes previously classified as "Personal larceny without contact" and "Household larceny."



Percent of victimizations reported to the police,by value of loss and type of crime

Percent of all victimizations reported to the policeAllproperty Household

Value of lossa crimes burglary Theft

All lossesb 39.6 % 58.9 % 91.1 % 33.5 %Less than $10c 27.6 66.1 * 0.0 * 25.7$10 -$49 17.0 13.9 * 0.0 * 17.3$50-$99 21.8 32.6 * 49.9 * 20.9$100-$249 29.8 40.5 0.0 * 28.5$250-$499 46.4 48.4 65.0 * 45.9$500-$999 52.7 67.9 60.6 * 47.7$1,000 or more 79.6 82.4 92.8 71.2


cIncludes items that had no value.

Motorvehicletheft

bIncludes data for victims who did not provide a specific value for their losses.

aThe proportions refer only to losses of cash and/or property and exclude the value of property damage.



Percent of reasons for reporting victimizations to the police, by type of crime

Number of Stop or Needed To prevent furtherreasons for prevent this help due To recover To collect crimes by offender

Type of crime reporting Total incident to injury property insurance against victim

All personal crimes 2,361,580 100 % 29.2 1.9 6.1 1.1 * 16.6 8.7 8.8 3.5 3.6 4.3 13.0 2.3 1.0

Crimes of violence 2,210,620 100 % 30.5 2.0 4.7 0.9 * 17.3 8.6 8.7 3.2 3.3 4.0 13.3 2.4 1.0 Completed violence 810,440 100 % 21.3 3.8 * 10.6 0.9 * 13.1 9.5 10.5 4.6 3.7 3.5 16.2 2.1 0.5 Attempted/threatened violence 1,400,180 100 % 35.9 1.0 * 1.3 * 0.9 * 19.7 8.1 7.7 2.4 3.0 4.3 11.7 2.6 1.4 Rape/sexual assaulta 82,280 100 % 40.1 * 6.6 * 2.4 * 0.0 * 9.4 7.3 2.4 8.5 0.0 6.1 17.1 0.0 0.0 Robbery 468,760 100 % 20.4 2.6 * 19.9 1.5 * 10.5 * 9.2 7.1 6.4 4.4 4.6 11.2 1.4 0.8 Completed/property taken 394,990 100 % 20.5 2.5 * 21.7 1.8 * 7.8 7.6 6.7 7.6 4.6 4.9 11.6 1.7 0.9 With injury 99,670 100 % 20.1 * 9.8 * 19.8 * 0.0 * 9.7 * 6.5 6.5 6.6 0.0 3.1 14.4 3.4 0.0 Without injury 295,320 100 % 20.7 0.0 * 22.3 2.4 * 7.1 * 8.0 6.8 7.9 6.2 5.5 10.7 1.1 1.2 Attempted to take property 73,770 100 % 19.7 * 3.2 * 10.3 * 0.0 * 24.9 * 17.3 9.1 0.0 3.2 3.2 9.2 0.0 0.0 With injury 16,690 * 100 %* 20.0 * 0.0 * 20.0 * 0.0 * 20.0 * 20.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Without injury 57,080 100 % 19.7 * 4.1 * 7.5 * 0.0 * 26.4 * 16.5 5.9 0.0 4.1 4.1 11.9 0.0 0.0 Assault 1,659,580 100 % 32.9 1.6 * 0.5 * 0.8 * 19.6 * 8.5 9.4 2.0 3.1 3.8 13.7 2.8 1.2 Aggravated 452,900 100 % 24.4 0.8 * 0.8 * 0.0 * 19.9 11.2 10.4 4.4 4.6 7.3 12.0 3.4 0.9 Simple 1,206,680 100 % 36.1 2.0 * 0.4 * 1.1 * 19.5 7.5 9.1 1.1 2.5 2.4 14.4 2.6 1.2Purse snatching/pocket picking 150,960 100 % 10.1 * 0.0 * 26.4 3.0 * 6.1 10.4 10.3 8.1 8.3 9.0 8.3 0.0 0.0

*All property crimes 8,358,060 100 % 10.8 0.5 23.8 5.3 10.5 5.6 4.4 4.2 7.1 6.4 18.1 1.8 1.5

Household burglary 2,634,550 100 % 13.0 0.9 * 18.1 5.1 13.0 6.1 4.9 5.0 6.7 5.8 17.9 1.4 2.0 Completed 2,297,060 100 % 11.8 1.0 * 20.5 5.6 12.9 6.7 5.2 5.3 6.2 5.6 15.8 1.4 2.1 Forcible entry 1,486,160 100 % 12.2 1.5 * 19.6 6.9 12.3 6.8 5.8 5.8 6.4 6.0 13.3 1.3 2.1 Unlawful entry without forc 810,900 100 % 11.0 0.2 * 22.1 3.1 * 14.0 6.3 4.2 4.5 5.9 4.7 20.4 1.4 2.2 Attempted forcible entry 337,490 100 % 21.6 0.0 * 1.5 * 2.2 * 13.5 2.7 2.7 3.1 9.7 7.2 32.6 1.8 1.3 Motor vehicle theft 768,540 100 % 5.2 0.4 * 33.0 9.8 9.9 4.3 5.6 2.9 6.1 4.2 17.5 0.8 0.4 Completed 686,320 100 % 3.9 * 0.5 * 36.9 9.1 9.2 4.3 5.1 3.0 5.8 3.8 17.3 0.8 0.5

To prevent crime by offender against anyone

Percent of reasons for reporting

To punish offender

To catch or find offender

To improve police surveillance

Duty to notify police

Because it was a crime

Some other reason

Not available


Completed 686,320 100 % 3.9 0.5 36.9 9.1 9.2 4.3 5.1 3.0 5.8 3.8 17.3 0.8 0.5 Attempted 82,210 100 % 15.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 16.0 * 15.7 * 4.2 10.3 2.0 8.4 7.8 19.7 0.0 0.0 Theft 4,954,970 100 % 10.5 0.3 * 25.5 4.7 9.3 5.5 3.9 3.9 7.5 7.1 18.2 2.1 1.3 Completed 4,728,880 100 % 10.2 0.3 * 26.5 4.8 9.0 5.3 4.0 3.9 7.3 7.2 18.0 2.2 1.3 Attempted 226,090 100 % 17.8 0.0 * 5.6 * 3.8 * 15.4 * 10.1 1.6 4.2 12.4 5.7 21.7 0.0 1.6


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding and because some respondents cited more than one reason for reporting victimizations to the police.



Percent of reasons for not reporting victimizations to the police, by type of crime

Object Number of Reported Private or recovered; Insurance reasons for to another personal offender would notType of crime not reporting Total official matter unsuccessfu cover

All personal crimes 2,873,730 100 % 17.0 18.7 16.1 4.5 0.0 * 0.7 0.3 2.2 9.2 3.5 7.0

Crimes of violence 2,807,200 100 % 17.4 18.9 15.8 4.5 0.0 * 0.4 0.2 2.2 9.2 3.6 7.2 Completed violence 640,610 100 % 18.0 19.2 7.9 1.8 * 0.0 * 1.2 0.4 2.1 12.0 7.1 12.2 Attempted/threatened violence 2,166,590 100 % 17.2 18.8 18.1 5.2 0.0 * 0.2 0.1 2.2 8.4 2.5 5.8 Rape/sexual assaulta 142,380 100 % 19.5 * 22.4 * 15.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 2.3 2.4 4.2 11.3 Robbery 294,130 100 % 10.9 * 5.1 * 9.8 * 1.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 0.9 5.8 15.7 10.1 9.9 Completed/property taken 147,630 100 % 19.5 * 3.8 * 5.1 * 2.9 * 0.0 * 0.0 1.7 4.3 17.5 7.6 15.2 With injury 47,260 100 % 21.1 * 4.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.2 15.7 9.5 Without injury 100,380 100 % 18.8 * 3.6 * 7.5 * 4.3 * 0.0 * 0.0 2.5 6.4 15.2 3.7 17.9 Attempted to take property 146,500 100 % 2.2 * 6.5 * 14.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 7.2 14.0 12.7 4.6 With injury 52,870 100 % 0.0 * 9.2 * 11.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 20.0 0.0 7.2 6.1 Without injury 93,630 100 % 3.4 * 4.9 * 16.4 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.9 15.8 3.8 Assault 2,370,690 100 % 18.1 20.4 16.5 5.1 0.0 * 0.5 0.1 1.7 8.8 2.7 6.6 Aggravated 303,620 100 % 11.4 * 25.8 15.8 4.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 0.0 1.3 3.3 5.2 5.9 Simple 2,067,070 100 % 19.1 19.6 16.6 5.2 0.0 * 0.6 0.1 1.8 9.6 2.4 6.7Purse snatching/pocket picking 66,520 100 % 0.0 * 9.1 * 32.6 * 4.7 * 0.0 * 12.4 5.0 5.8 10.7 0.0 0.0

All property crimes 11,480,720 100 % 6.8 5.4 24.8 3.5 2.2 6.0 5.7 9.2 17.2 4.9 1.0

Household burglary 1,613,070 100 % 4.9 5.8 20.6 3.8 1.9 * 9.5 4.3 7.9 16.8 7.0 2.6 Completed 1,305,110 100 % 3.2 6.1 18.3 2.4 * 2.3 * 10.7 5.3 9.3 17.3 8.1 2.3 Forcible entry 371,570 100 % 4.5 * 2.5 * 16.3 0.0 * 4.3 * 12.7 5.4 7.3 17.9 13.1 2.3 Unlawful entry without force 933,550 100 % 2.8 * 7.6 19.2 3.3 * 1.5 * 9.9 5.3 10.1 17.1 6.1 2.3 Attempted forcible entry 307,960 100 % 11.9 * 4.2 * 30.1 9.9 * 0.0 * 4.5 0.0 1.9 14.5 2.7 3.8Motor vehicle theft 188,470 100 % 1.1 * 16.0 * 17.7 * 3.1 * 3.3 * 5.9 2.6 16.3 8.7 5.4 0.0 Completed 62,440 100 % 0.0 * 30.5 * 12.5 * 4.3 * 4.8 * 4.3 4.6 4.8 9.6 5.8 0.0

Percent of reasons for not reportingNot aware crime occurred until later

Unable to recover or identify property

Lack of proof

Police would not want to be bothered

Police inefficient, ineffective, or biased

Fear of reprisal

Notimportantenough


p Attempted 126,020 100 % 1.6 * 8.8 * 20.2 * 2.4 * 2.5 * 6.7 1.6 22.1 8.3 5.2 0.0Theft 9,679,190 100 % 7.2 5.1 25.6 3.5 2.3 5.4 5.9 9.3 17.4 4.6 0.7 Completed 9,264,420 100 % 7.3 5.1 25.0 3.6 2.3 5.5 6.1 9.4 17.7 4.5 0.7 Attempted 414,770 100 % 5.0 * 5.8 * 38.8 2.4 * 1.6 * 3.6 3.2 7.9 10.6 6.7 0.7


Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding and because some respondents cited more than one reason for not reporting victimizations to the police.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.



Percent distribution of reasons for not reporting victimizations to the police,by race of victims and type of crime

Object Not awareReported Private or recovered; Not Insurance crimeto another personal offender important would not occurred

Race and type of crime Total official matter unsuccessful enough cover until later

White only All personal crimes 100 % 16.2 19.2 16.8 4.7 0.0 * 0.7 * 0.4 * 1.7 7.6 3.9 7.8 5.0 16.0

Crimes of violence 100 % 16.6 19.4 16.6 4.6 0.0 * 0.6 * 0.3 * 1.6 * 7.5 4.0 8.0 4.8 16.1 Rape/sexual assaulta 100 % 13.4 * 21.1 * 21.1 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 3.7 * 4.0 * 6.9 * 18.5 * 0.0 * 11.3 * Robbery 100 % 9.7 * 3.2 * 7.0 * 2.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.5 * 1.7 * 16.8 * 12.7 * 15.0 * 9.8 * 20.1 * Assault 100 % 17.4 20.7 17.2 5.0 0.0 * 0.6 * 0.2 * 1.5 * 6.8 3.1 6.9 4.6 15.9

Purse snatching/pocket picking 100 % 0.0 * 11.5 * 24.2 * 5.9 * 0.0 * 6.5 * 6.4 * 7.3 * 13.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 12.5 * 12.2 *

Black onlyAll personal crimes 100 % 30.4 8.3 * 13.3 3.1 * 0.0 * 1.4 * 0.0 3.9 * 12.9 0.0 * 2.7 * 6.2 * 17.7

Crimes of violence 100 % 31.5 8.6 * 11.7 3.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 4.1 * 13.3 0.0 * 2.8 * 6.4 * 18.4 Rape/sexual assaulta 100 %* 55.7 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 44.3 * Robbery 100 % 15.8 * 0.0 * 25.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.7 * 20.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 9.7 * 18.9 *

Assault 100 % 32.9 12.0 * 9.3 * 4.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 3.0 * 13.0 * 0.0 * 3.9 * 6.2 * 15.1 *Purse snatching/pocket picking 100 %* 0.0 * 0.0 * 57.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 42.2 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 *


Too time consuming or inconvenient

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding and because some respondents cited more than one reason for not reporting victimizations to the police. Excludes data on persons with raceother than white only or black only.

Other reasons

aIncludes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault

Percent of reasons for not reportingUnable to recover or identify property

Lack of proof



Fear of reprisal


Includes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault



Percent distribution of reasons for not reporting victimizations to the police,by victim-offender relationship and type of crime

Object Not awareNumber of Reported Private or recovered; Not Insurance crime

Relationship and reasons for to another personal offender important would not occurred

type of crime not reporting Total official matter unsuccessful enough cover until laterInvolving strangers

Crimes of violence 1,350,670 100 % 19.1 15.0 18.4 5.9 0.0 * 0.6 * 0.4 * 2.4 * 8.9 2.2 * 4.0 7.7 15.2 Rape/sexual assaulta 33,430 * 100 %* 47.9 * 13.3 * 38.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Robbery 169,580 100 % 13.1 * 4.8 * 12.6 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 1.5 * 5.5 * 17.5 * 6.6 * 8.2 * 18.1 * 12.1 * Assault 1,147,660 100 % 19.2 16.6 18.6 7.0 0.0 * 0.7 * 0.3 * 2.0 * 7.9 1.7 * 3.6 6.4 16.1

Involving nonstrangersCrimes of violence 1,456,530 100 % 15.8 22.4 13.3 3.1 0.0 * 0.3 * 0.0 * 1.9 * 9.5 4.8 10.2 2.2 * 16.5 Rape/sexual assaulta 108,950 100 % 10.8 * 25.1 * 8.8 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 3.0 * 3.2 * 5.5 * 14.8 * 0.0 * 28.8 * Robbery 124,550 100 % 7.9 * 5.5 * 6 * 3.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 6.1 * 13.4 * 14.9 * 12.3 * 0.0 * 30.4 Assault 1,223,030 100 % 17.1 23.9 14.5 3.3 0.0 * 0.3 * 0.0 * 1.4 * 9.6 3.7 9.5 2.6 * 14.0


Percent of reasons for not reportingUnable to recover or identify property

Other reasons


Lack of proof



Fear of reprisal

Too inconvenient or time consuming

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Some respondents cited more than one reason for not reporting victimizations to the police.



Percent distribution of reasons for not reporting victimizations to the police,by race of head of household and type of crime

MotorRace and reason Household vehiclefor not reporting Total burglary theft Theft

White onlyTotal 9,214,120 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %Reported to another official 607,400 6.6 3.7 1.6 * 7.1Private or personal matter 491,910 5.3 5.6 16.5 * 5.1Object recovered; offender unsuccessful 2,278,980 24.7 19.7 18.9 * 25.6Not important enough 331,950 3.6 3.2 4.6 * 3.7Insurance would not cover 209,290 2.3 2.1 * 4.9 * 2.3Not aware crime occurred until later 548,460 6.0 9.4 8.9 * 5.3Unable to recover or identify property 541,570 5.9 4.7 1.6 * 6.1Lack of proof 847,850 9.2 8.1 19.8 * 9.2Police would not want to be bothered 1,588,700 17.2 18.0 4.6 * 17.3Police inefficient, ineffective, or biased 490,310 5.3 8.3 6.3 * 4.8Fear of reprisal 76,930 0.8 1.9 * 0.0 * 0.7Too inconvenient or time consuming 369,760 4.0 2.7 * 2.2 * 4.3Other reasons 831,010 9.0 12.7 9.9 * 8.4

Black onlyTotal 1,480,470 100 % 100 % 100 % 100 %Reported to another official 117,020 7.9 9.1 * 0.0 * 7.9Private or personal matter 90,080 6.1 8.1 * 6.4 * 5.7Object recovered; offender unsuccessful 352,110 23.8 21.8 26.1 * 24.1Not important enough 48,100 3.2 6.1 * 0.0 * 2.8 *Insurance would not cover 37,570 * 2.5 * 1.5 * 0.0 * 2.8 *Not aware crime occurred until later 105,110 7.1 11.6 * 0.0 * 6.5Unable to recover or identify property 63,400 4.3 2.0 * 7.9 * 4.6Lack of proof 134,090 9.1 7.6 * 7.2 * 9.4Police would not want to be bothered 236,130 15.9 9.8 * 20.5 * 17.0Police inefficient, ineffective, or biased 35,460 * 2.4 * 1.1 * 6.2 * 2.5 *Fear of reprisal 26,670 * 1.8 * 6.0 * 0.0 * 1.1 *Too inconvenient or time consuming 85,410 5.8 3.8 * 0.0 * 6.3Other reasons 149,340 10.1 11.5 * 25.8 * 9.4

All reasons provided

Reasons for not reporting



Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding. Excludes data on persons with race other than white only and black only. Some respondents cited more than one reason for not reporting victimizations to the police.



Percent distribution of police response to a reported incident, by type of crime

Percent of incidents Police Victim Contact with Police Not known Police Number of came went to police- don't did not if police were atType of crime incidents Total to victim police know how come came the sceneCrimes of violence 2,057,630 100 % 74.6 8.0 0.0 * 10.0 2.4 5.0

Rape/sexual assaulta 84,440 100 % 80.5 9.0 * 0.0 * 10.5 * 0.0 * 0.0 * Robbery 296,450 100 % 79.5 10.3 * 0.0 * 7.3 * 1.2 * 1.7 * Aggravated assault 441,710 100 % 81.9 3.3 * 0.0 * 9.2 1.1 * 4.6 * Simple assault 1,235,030 100 % 70.5 9.1 0.0 * 10.9 3.3 6.2Purse snatching/pocket picking 78,790 100 % 60.5 16.1 * 0.0 * 17.2 * 0.0 * 6.1 *Property crimes 6,508,200 100 % 69.8 5.5 0.0 * 20.0 3.5 1.1

Household burglary 1,772,440 100 % 85.7 1.5 * 0.0 * 7.6 4.2 1.0 * Motor vehicle theft 624,370 100 % 80.6 4.8 * 0.0 * 12.5 0.8 * 1.3 * Theft 4,111,380 100 % 61.3 7.4 0.0 * 26.4 3.7 1.2




Percent distribution of incidents where police came to the victim,by type of crime and police response time

Percent of incidents Longer Length of

Within 5 6-10 11 minutes- Within than 1 time not NotType of crime Total minutes minutes 1 hour 1 day day known ascertained

Crimes of violencea 100 % 28.3 30.3 33.5 2.5 0.4 * 5.0 0.0 *

Robbery 100 % 32.3 38.8 28.3 0.0 * 0.0 * 0.6 * 0.0 * Aggravated assault 100 % 20.9 32.6 36.4 4.8 * 0.0 * 5.4 * 0.0 * Simple assault 100 % 31.4 28.0 31.8 2.4 * 0.1 * 6.2 0.0 *

Property crimes 100 % 12.8 20.2 47.8 12.6 1.9 4.7 0.0 *

Household burglary 100 % 13.6 21.8 46.9 12.6 1.9 * 3.3 0.0 * Motor vehicle theft 100 % 12.5 22.2 49.1 11.5 1.3 * 3.3 * 0.0 * Theft 100 % 12.5 18.9 48.0 12.7 2.0 5.9 0.1 *




Percent distribution of incidents, by police activityduring initial contact with victim and type of crime

Questioned Took Looked Took witnesses/ Promised Promised to MadeType of crime Total report around evidence suspects surveillance investigate arrest

Crimes of violencea 100 % 43.0 9.2 3.4 17.3 1.5 5.1 11.6 6.7 1.3 0.9

Robbery 100 % 44.2 16.0 5.0 * 11.7 0.3 * 9.6 7.1 4.3 * 1.0 * 0.7 * Aggravated assault 100 % 42.7 11.2 3.3 * 17.0 0.6 * 3.5 * 12.6 7.1 0.7 * 1.3 * Simple assault 100 % 42.1 6.3 2.9 19.7 1.8 * 4.1 13.1 7.3 1.8 * 0.9 *Purse snatching/pocket picking 100 % 54.2 16.8 * 2.6 * 9.5 * 0.0 * 9.9 * 0.0 * 3.9 * 2.9 * 0.0 *

Property crimes 100 % 48.1 18.5 8.2 6.5 2.6 8.8 1.7 2.3 1.6 1.6

Household burglary 100 % 40.5 23.1 12.7 6.4 3.1 7.7 1.9 1.5 1.1 1.9 Motor vehicle theft 100 % 58.7 13.8 2.5 * 4.8 1.9 * 13.1 1.4 * 2.2 * 0.7 * 0.8 * Theft 100 % 51.6 15.9 6.1 6.9 2.4 8.9 1.6 2.9 2.1 1.6Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.*Estimate is based on 10 or fewer sample cases.aCrimes of violence includes data on rape and sexual assault, not shown separately.

Other actions Don't know

Not applicable

Percent of incidents



Percent distribution of the kind of agency providing assistance, by type of crime

Percent of agency type providing assistanceDon't know Received Don't know

Number of type of no if assistance NotType of crime victimizations Total Government Private agency assistance was provided applicable

Personal crimes 4,993,220 100 % 4.3 1.3 1.0 92.1 0.9 0.4 *

Crimes of violence 4,856,510 100 % 4.4 1.3 0.9 92.0 1.0 0.4 * Completed violence 1,362,210 100 % 7.8 1.7 * 1.2 * 87.3 1.4 * 0.7 * Attempted/threatened violence 3,494,300 100 % 3.1 1.1 0.8 * 93.9 0.8 * 0.3 * Rape/sexual assaulta 203,830 100 % 5.9 * 8.8 * 3.0 * 82.3 0.0 * 0.0 * Robbery 551,830 100 % 8.3 1.3 * 0.0 * 87.9 2.4 * 0.0 * Assault 4,100,850 100 % 3.8 0.9 * 0.9 93.1 0.8 * 0.4 * Aggravated 839,940 100 % 5.8 1.6 * 1.2 * 90.0 1.0 * 0.5 * Simple 3,260,920 100 % 3.3 0.7 * 0.9 93.9 0.8 * 0.4 *Purse snatching/ 136,710 100 % 0.0 * 2.3 * 2.6 * 95.0 0.0 * 0.0 * pocket picking

Property crimes 16,319,180 100 % 0.6 0.6 0.2 * 98.0 0.5 0.1 *

Household burglary 3,188,620 100 % 1.1 * 0.6 * 0.3 * 97.5 0.3 * 0.3 *Motor vehicle theft 795,160 100 % 1.0 * 0.0 * 0.0 * 98.2 0.7 * 0.0 *Theft 12,335,400 100 % 0.5 0.7 0.2 * 98.2 0.5 0.1 *




Number and percent distribution of series victimizationsand of victimizations not in series, by type of crime

Total victimizations Series victimizations Victimizations not in seriesType of crime Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

Personal crimes 5,184,620 100 % 191,410 3.7 4,993,220 96.3

Crimes of violence 5,042,170 100 % 185,660 3.7 4,856,510 96.3 Completed violence 1,398,500 100 % 36,300 * 2.6 * 1,362,210 97.4 Attempted/threatened violence 3,643,670 100 % 149,370 4.1 3,494,300 95.9 Rape/sexual assault 221,310 100 % 17,480 * 7.9 * 203,830 92.1 Rape/Attempted rape 140,500 100 % 17,480 * 12.4 * 123,010 87.6 Rape 59,390 100 % 6,920 * 11.6 * 52,470 88.4 Attempted rapea 81,110 100 % 10,570 * 13.0 * 70,540 87.0

Sexual assaultb 80,810 100 % 0 * 0.0 * 80,810 100.0 Robbery 566,880 100 % 15,050 * 2.7 * 551,830 97.3 Completed/property taken 383,590 100 % 11,410 * 3.0 * 372,180 97.0 With injury 145,590 100 % 3,990 * 2.7 * 141,600 97.3 Without injury 238,000 100 % 7,420 * 3.1 * 230,590 96.9 Attempted to take property 183,290 100 % 3,650 * 2.0 * 179,640 98.0 With injury 64,290 100 % 0 * 0.0 * 64,290 100.0 Without injury 119,000 100 % 3,650 * 3.1 * 115,350 96.9 Assault 4,253,980 100 % 153,120 3.6 4,100,850 96.4 Aggravated 852,860 100 % 12,930 * 1.5 * 839,940 98.5 With injury 258,620 100 % 6,050 * 2.3 * 252,580 97.7 Threatened with weapon 594,240 100 % 6,880 * 1.2 * 587,360 98.8 Simple 3,401,110 100 % 140,200 4.1 3,260,920 95.9 With minor injury 628,130 100 % 11,930 * 1.9 * 616,200 98.1 Without injury 2,772,990 100 % 128,270 4.6 2,644,720 95.4 Purse snatching/pocket picking 142,450 100 % 5,740 * 4.0 * 136,710 96.0 Completed purse snatching 18,260 * 100 %* 0 * 0.0 * 18,260 * 100.0 * Attempted purse snatching 10,140 * 100 %* 0 * 0.0 * 10,140 * 100.0 * Completed pocket picking 114,060 100 % 5,740 * 5.0 * 108,310 95.0

Property crimes 16,431,730 100 % 112,540 0.7 16,319,180 99.3

Household burglary 3,219,820 100 % 31,200 * 1.0 * 3,188,620 99.0 Completed 2 628 520 100 % 29 560 * 1 1 * 2 598 960 98 9


Completed 2,628,520 100 % 29,560 * 1.1 * 2,598,960 98.9 Forcible entry 1,198,620 100 % 7,330 * 0.6 * 1,191,290 99.4 Unlawful entry without force 1,429,900 100 % 22,230 * 1.6 * 1,407,670 98.4 Attempted forcible entry 591,300 100 % 1,640 * 0.3 * 589,660 99.7 Motor vehicle theft 795,160 100 % 0 * 0.0 * 795,160 100.0 Completed 593,360 100 % 0 * 0.0 * 593,360 100.0 Attempted 201,800 100 % 0 * 0.0 * 201,800 100.0 Theft 12,416,750 100 % 81,350 0.7 12,335,400 99.3 Completed 11,822,090 100 % 81,350 0.7 11,740,750 99.3 Less than $50 2,878,930 100 % 19,750 * 0.7 * 2,859,180 99.3 $50 - $249 4,178,120 100 % 8,980 * 0.2 * 4,169,140 99.8 $250 or more 3,298,390 100 % 33,070 * 1.0 * 3,265,320 99.0 Amount not available 1,466,660 100 % 19,550 * 1.3 * 1,447,100 98.7 Attempted 594,660 100 % 0 * 0.0 * 594,660 100.0


bIncludes threats of sexual assault.



Survey Methodology for Criminal Victimization in the United States, 2008 The survey results contained in this report are based on data gathered from residents living throughout the United States, including persons living in group quarters, such as dormitories, rooming houses, and religious group dwellings. Crew members of merchant vessels, Armed Forces personnel living in military barracks, and institutionalized persons, such as correctional facility inmates, were not included in the scope of this survey. Similarly, U.S. citizens residing abroad and foreign visitors to this country were excluded. With these exceptions, individuals age 12 or older living in units selected for the sample were eligible to be interviewed. Data Collection Each housing unit selected for the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) remains in the sample for three years, with each of seven interviews taking place at 6-month intervals. An NCVS interviewer's first contact with a housing unit selected for the survey is in person. The interviewer may then conduct subsequent interviews by telephone. Each respondent is asked to recall crimes that occurred during the previous six months. To elicit more accurate reporting of incidents, NCVS uses the self-respondent method which calls for the direct interviewing of each person 12 years or older in the household. An exception is made to use proxy interviewing instead of direct interviewing for the following three cases: 12- and 13-year-old persons when a knowledgeable household member insists they not be interviewed directly, incapacitated persons, and individuals absent from the household during the entire field-interviewing period. In the case of temporarily absent household members and persons who are physically or mentally incapable of granting interviews, interviewers may accept other household members as proxy respondents, and in certain situations non-household members may provide information for incapacitated persons. From 1987 to June, 2007, some interviews were conducted using Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI), a data collection mode which involves interviewing from centralized facilities and using a computerized instrument. In the CATI-eligible part of the sample, all interviews were done by telephone whenever possible, except for the first interview, which was primarily conducted in person. The telephone interviews were conducted by the CATI facilities in Hagerstown, Maryland and Tucson, Arizona. Beginning in July 2006, the paper questionnaire was replaced by a Computer-Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) instrument. Each Field Representative (FR) uses a computer questionnaire on a laptop to collect NCVS data. Sample Design and Size Survey estimates are derived from a stratified, multi-stage cluster sample. The primary sampling units (PSU=s) composing the first stage of the sample are counties, groups of counties, or large metropolitan areas. Large PSU=s are included in the sample automatically and are considered to be self-representing (SR) since all of them were selected. The remaining PSU=s, called non-self-representing (NSR), because only a subset of them was selected, were combined into strata by grouping PSU=s with similar geographic and demographic characteristics, as determined by the 2000 Census. The 2000-based PSUs were brought into the survey in 2006. In the second stage of sampling, each selected stratification PSU is divided into four non-overlapping frames (unit, area, permit, and group quarters) from which NCVS independently selects its sample. For each selected stratification PSU, clusters of approximately four housing units or housing unit equivalents are selected from each frame. For the unit and group quarters frames, addresses come from the 2000 Census. For the permit frame, addresses come from building permit data obtained from building permit offices. This ensures that units built after the 2000 Census are included in the sample. For the area frame, sample blocks come from the 2000 Census files. Then, addresses are listed and sampled in the field.

The actual number of households and persons interviewed in the NCVS sample varies slightly from year to year. Information on the number of households and persons interviewed in the 6-month period by year is presented below. Each household was interviewed twice during the year. (Also see spreadsheet at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/sheets/cvus/2008/cv08mresp.csv). Number of households and persons interviewed by year

Year Number of households Household Number of Participation rate interviewed participation rate persons interviewed for persons 1996 45,390 93% 85,330 91% 1997 42,910 95% 79,470 90% 1998 43,150 94% 78,900 89% 1999 42,890 93% 77,750 89% 2000 43,400 93% 79,710 90% 2001 43,680 93% 79,950 89% 2002 42,340 92% 76,050 87% 2003 41,830 92% 74,520 86% 2004 42,180 91% 74,290 86% 2005 38,610 91% 67,020 84% 2006 37,990 91% 67,630 86% 2007 41,450 90% 73,650 86% 2008 38,060 90% 67,090 86% In order to conduct field interviews, the sample is divided into six groups, or rotations, and each group of households are interviewed once every six months over a period of three years. From the inception of the survey until 2007, the initial interview was used to bound the interviews (bounding establishes a time frame to avoid duplication of crimes on subsequent interviews), but was not used to compute the annual estimates. Beginning in 2007, the first interview is included in the estimates. Each rotation group is further divided into six panels. A different panel of households, corresponding to one sixth of each rotation group, is interviewed each month during the 6-month period. Because the survey is continuous, newly constructed housing units are selected as described, and assigned to rotation groups and panels for subsequent incorporation into the sample. A new rotation group enters the sample every six months, replacing a group phased out after being in the sample for three years. (Also see spreadsheet at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/sheets/cvus/2008/cv08mmon.csv).

Month of Interview by Month of Reference (X's denote months in the 6-month reference period) Month of interview Period of reference within bounded period

First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

January February X March X X April X X X May X X X X June X X X X X July X X X X X X August X X X X X X September X X X X X X October X X X X X X November X X X X X X December X X X X X X January X X X X X X February X X X X X March X X X X April X X X May X X June X July

Selection of Cases for CATI From 1987 to March 2003, the NCVS sample PSU=s fell into three groups of CATI usage: maximum-CATI PSU=s, where all the segments in the PSU are CATI-eligible; half-CATI PSU=s, where half of the segments in the PSU are randomly designated to be CATI-eligible; and no-CATI PSU=s, where none of the segments are CATI-eligible. The level of CATI usage for each PSU was established with concern toward an optimal workload for the field interviewers. In the "half-CATI" PSU=s, a random sample of about 50% of the segments in each PSU is taken and designated as CATI-eligible. From March 2003 through June 2007, addresses in all segments became eligible for CATI interviewing. CATI cases were interviewed from CATI facilities while the other sample cases were interviewed by the standard NCVS field procedures. Beginning in July 2007, CATI was discontinued as a mode of data collection. Collection Year Estimates The data presented in the tables were collected during the calendar year being estimated. Because of the retrospective nature of the survey, the estimates include some incidents that actually occurred during the previous year. Analyses comparing the victimization information collected in a calendar year (termed a collection year) to that obtained about victimizations experienced in the same calendar year (called a

data year) show only a small difference between the two methods. The differences will be greater during periods of changing crime rates and less during periods of stable rates. New Race Information In 1997 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) introduced new guidelines for the collection and reporting of race and ethnicity data in government surveys. These methodological changes were implemented for all demographic surveys as of January 1, 2003. Individuals are now allowed to choose more than one race category. In prior years they were asked to select a single primary race. Racial categories presented in these tables now consist of the following: white only, black only, other race only (American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Pacific Islander if only one of these races is given), and two or more races (all persons of any race indicating two or more races). Individuals are now asked whether they are of Hispanic ethnicity before being asked about their race, and are now asked directly if they are Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino. Estimation Procedure Annual collection year estimates of the levels and rates of victimization are derived by accumulating four quarterly estimates. The weights of all crimes reported during interviews in that year are summed, regardless of when the crime occurred. The base for the collection year rate for personal crime is the sum of all person weights. Likewise, the base for the property crime rates is the sum of all household weights. The estimation procedure begins with the application of a base weight to the data from each individual interviewed. The base weight is the reciprocal of the probability of each unit's selection for the sample, and provides a rough measure of the population represented by each person in the sample. Next, an adjustment is made to account for households and individuals in occupied units who were selected for the survey but unavailable for an interview. In addition to adjusting for unequal probabilities of selection and observation, the final weight also includes a ratio adjustment to known population totals based on the adjusted counts from the 1990 Census. Specifically, the final person weight is the product of the values of the following six component weights; the final household weight is the product of all components except the within-household non-interview adjustment component detailed below: Probabilities of selection

! Base weight: the inverse of the sample unit=s probability of selection.

! Weighting control factor: adjusts for any subsampling due to unexpected events in the field, such as unusually high growth in new construction, area segments larger than anticipated, and other deviations from the overall stratum sampling rate.

Probabilities of observation (Nonresponse)

! Household non-interview adjustment: adjusts for nonresponse at the household level by inflating the weight assigned to interviewed households so that they represent themselves and non-interviewed households.

! Within-household non-interview adjustment: adjusts for nonresponse at the person level

by inflating the weight assigned to the interviewed persons so that they represent themselves and the missed interviews.

Post-stratification ratio adjustment to known population totals

The distribution of the sample population may differ somewhat from that of the total population in terms of age, race, sex, residence, and other characteristics. Because of this, two stages of ratio estimation are employed to bring the two distributions into closer agreement, thereby reducing the variability of the sample estimates.

! First-stage factor: the first stage of ratio estimation is applied only to

non-self-representing PSU=s. Its purpose is to reduce sampling error caused by selecting one PSU to represent an entire stratum. It adjusts for race and zone of residence differences between the sample non-self-representing PSU=s and the population non-self-representing PSU=s (for self-representing PSU=s this factor is set to 1).

! Second-stage factor: the second stage of ratio estimation is applied on an individual

basis to bring the distribution of individuals in the sample into closer agreement with independent current estimates of the population according to age, sex, and race characteristics1. This factor is defined for each person to adjust for the difference between weighted counts of persons (using the above five weight components) and independent estimates of the number of persons, within the defined cells. These independent estimates are projections based on the 2000 Census population controls adjusted for the undercount.

Bounding Adjustment for Inclusion of First Interview For many years the first interview was not used in the estimation but used solely for bounding

purposes. Beginning in 2007, the first interview is used in estimation. We expect first interviews to report more crimes than they should due to telescoping (including more incidents in the recall period than actually happened then). We adjust the weights used to estimate the number of victimizations and incidents of the first interview cases to account for this. The adjustment is a rolling adjustment computed each month based on the previous 12 months of data. It adjusts the first interviews to an average of the crime rates for all the different times-in-sample.

For household crimes, the characteristics of the wife in a husband-wife household and the characteristics of the head of household in other types of households are used to determine the ratio adjustment factors. This procedure is considered more precise than simply using the characteristics of the head of household since sample coverage is generally better for females than males. For estimates involving incidents rather than victimizations, further adjustments are made to those cases where an incident involved more than one person. These incidents have more than one chance of being included in the sample so each multiple-victimization is reduced by the number of victims. Thus, if two people are victimized during the same incident, the weight assigned to that incident is the person weight reduced by one-half so that the incident cannot be counted twice. However, the details of the event's outcome as they related to the victim are reflected in the survey results. No adjustment is necessary in estimating data on household crimes because each separate crime is defined as involving only one household. Series Victimizations A series victimization is defined as six or more similar but separate crimes which the victim is unable to recall individually or describe in detail to an interviewer. These series crimes have been excluded from the tables because the victims were unable to provide details for each event. Data on series crimes are

1 Armed forced personnel who are eligible to be interviewed are not included in the second-stage ratio estimate and receive a factor of 1.

gathered by the calendar quarter(s) of occurrence, making it possible to match the time frames used in tabulating the data for non-series crimes (See Table 110).

The effect of combining series and non-series crimes, counting each of the series crimes as a single victimization based on the details of the most recent incident, was included in the initial release of the 1980 data2. The report showed that victimization counts and rates were higher in 1979 and 1980 when the series crimes were added. However, rate changes between these two years were basically in the same direction and significantly affected the same crimes as those affected when only non-series crimes were analyzed. Accuracy of Estimates The accuracy of an estimate is a measure of its total error, that is, the sum of all the errors affecting the estimate: sampling error as well as nonsampling error.

2 See Criminal Victimization in the United States; 1979-80 Changes, 1973-80 Trends, BJS Technical Report, NCJ-80838, July 1982.

The sample used for the NCVS is one of a large number of possible samples of equal size that could have been obtained by using the same sample design and selection procedures. Estimates derived from different samples would differ from one another due to sampling variability, or sampling error. The standard error of a survey estimate is a measure of the variation among that estimates from all possible samples. Therefore, it is a measure of the precision (reliability) with which a particular estimate approximates the average result of all possible samples. The estimate and its associated standard error may be used to construct a confidence interval. A confidence interval is a range of numbers which has a specified probability that the average of all possible samples, which is the true unknown value of interest in an unbiased design, is contained within the interval. About 68% of the time, the survey estimate will differ from the true average by less than one standard error. Only 10% of the time will the difference be more than 1.6 standard errors, and just one time in 100 will it be greater than 2.5 standard errors. A 95% confidence interval is the survey estimate plus or minus about twice the standard error, thus there is a 95% chance that the result of a complete census would fall within the confidence interval. In addition to sampling error, the estimates in this report are subject to nonsampling error. While substantial care is taken in the NCVS to reduce the sources of nonsampling error throughout all the survey operations, by means of a quality assurance program, quality controls, operational controls, and error-correcting procedures, an unquantified amount of nonsampling error remains still. One major source of nonsampling error is caused by nonresponse. An entire household may be not be interviewed or one or more persons within the household may not be interviewed. The weights of eligible interviewed households and persons are increased to account for those who do not respond, but nonresponse error can be introduced if the crime characteristics of the interviewed households or persons differ from those not interviewed. Other sources of nonsampling error are related to the inability of the respondents to recall in detail the crimes which occurred during the six months prior to the interview. Research based on interviews of victims obtained from police files indicates that assault is recalled with the least accuracy of any crime measured by the NCVS. This may be related to the tendency of victims to not report crimes committed by offenders who are not strangers, especially if they are relatives. In addition, among certain groups, crimes which contain elements of assault could be a part of everyday life, and are therefore forgotten or not considered important enough to mention to a survey interviewer. These recall problems may result in an understatement of the actual rate of assault.

Another source of nonsampling error is the inability of some respondents to recall the exact month a crime occurred, even though it was placed in the correct reference period. This error source is partially offset by interviewing monthly and using the estimation procedure described earlier. Telescoping is another problem in which incidents that occurred before the reference period are placed within the period. The effect of telescoping is minimized by using the bounding procedure previously described. The interviewer is provided with a summary of the incidents reported in the preceding interview and, if a similar incident is reported, it can be determined whether or not it is a new one by discussing it with the victim. Events which occurred after the reference period are set aside for inclusion with the data from the following interview. Other sources of nonsampling error can result from other types of response mistakes, including errors in reporting incidents as crimes, misclassification of crimes, systematic data errors introduced by the interviewer, errors made in coding and processing the data. Quality control and editing procedures were used to minimize the number of errors made by the respondents and the interviewers. Since field representatives conducting the interviews usually reside in the area in which they interview, the race and ethnicity of the field representatives generally matches that of the local population. Special efforts are made to further match field representatives and the people they interview in areas where English is not commonly spoken. Standard errors measure only those nonsampling errors arising from transient factors affecting individual responses completely at random (simple response variance); they do not reveal any systematic biases in the data. As calculated in the NCVS, the standard errors would partially measure nonsampling error arising from some of the above sources, such as transient memory errors, or accidental errors in recording or coding answers, for example. Computation and Application of Standard Errors Deriving standard errors which are applicable to a wide variety of items and which can be prepared at a moderate cost requires a number of approximations. Therefore, three generalized variance function (gvf) constant parameters (identified as "a,@ "b," and "c") were developed for use in calculating standard errors. The parameters provide an indication of the order of magnitude of the standard errors rather than the precise standard error for any specific item. For each year, there are four sets of parameters for use with a different sets of estimates, as described below . (Also see spreadsheet at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/sheets/cvus/2008/cv08mpar.csv, for values). 2008 Parameter Set a b c

1. Overall Person Crime Estimates -0.00016656 3,886 2.401 2. Person Crime Domain Estimates -0.00028189 4,071 2.760 3. Overall Property Crime Estimates -0.00027276 2,277 2.795 4. Property Crime Domain Estimates -0.00111221 2,965 2.684

For year-to-year comparisons, an additional parameter, (rho) is used to account for year-to-year correlation. Year-to-Year Correlation Between Estimates Because of the year-to-year overlap in the sample, the same households and persons contribute to annual estimates for different years. This year-to-year correlation between estimates is measured by rho. In general:

rho = 0 when estimates are for the same year rho _ 0 for year-to-year comparisons When comparing estimates that are 1or 2 years apart, use rho as shown below. When comparing estimates that are more than 2 years apart, assume rho=0. Following are NCVS year-to-year correlation values for major crime categories. TYPE OF CRIME 2005-07 2006-07 2006-08 2007-08 CORRELATION CORRELATION CORRELATION CORRELATION ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Crimes 0.20 0.41 0.20 0.41 Total Personal Crimes 0.15 0.30 0.15 0.30 Crimes of Violence 0.15 0.31 0.15 0.31 Rape/Sexual Assault 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.04 Robbery 0.02 0.04 0.02 0.04 Assault 0.15 0.30 0.15 0.30 Purse Snatching/Pocket 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.03 Total Property Crimes 0.19 0.38 0.19 0.38 Burglary 0.10 0.21 0.10 0.21 Motor Vehicle Theft 0.04 0.08 0.04 0.08 Theft 0.17 0.34 0.17 0.34 If estimates are uncorrelated, rho = 0. Hence, omitting the term containing rho in the formula will provide an accurate standard error for the difference between uncorrelated estimates. On the other hand, if the two estimates have a strong positive correlation, omitting the last term will cause overestimation of the true standard error. (Also see spreadsheet at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/sheets/cvus/2008/cv08myy.csv, for values).

Parameter set #1 is used for the overall person crime estimates. These are the person crime estimates by crime category for the whole population, not disaggregated by any victim, offender, or incident characteristics, nor any variable related to reporting to police. Parameter set #2 is used for the person crime domain estimates. These are the person crime estimates disaggregated by victim, offender, or incident characteristics, or any variable related to reporting to police. Parameter set #3 is used for the property crime estimates for the whole population. These are the property crime estimates by crime category for the whole population, not disaggregated by any household characteristics, nor any variable related to reporting to police. Parameter set #4 is used for the property crime domain estimates. These are the property crime estimates disaggregated by household characteristics, or any variable related to reporting to police. For the statistic from Table 1 that corresponds to the crime category "all crimes" (i.e., person and property crimes together), parameter set #3 should be used. When the person and property estimates are combined (i.e., all crimes) and disaggregated by victim, household, incident characteristics, as well as any variable related to reporting to police, parameter set #4 should be used for the best estimate of the corresponding variance. Direct variances were calculated using the balanced repeated replication (BRR) method. The estimates and their corresponding variances were fit to the standard 3-parameter model to obtain the value of the parameters. The following examples explain the procedures based upon the 2007 data. The formulas used to calculate the variances are available in accompanying spreadsheets, Sigma 1 (See spreadsheet at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/sheets/cvus/2008/cv08msig1.csv, for values) and Sigma 2 (See spreadsheet at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/sheets/cvus/2008/cv08msig2.csv, for values). For each example, a spreadsheet using the formulas is also provided. Example 1. See spreadsheet at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/sheets/cvus/2008/cv08mex1.csv, for values. This example shows how to calculate a confidence interval around the count of a personal crime, the number of completed robberies in 2008. It uses parameter set #1 because the crime is not disaggregated by any characteristics such as age or race. The Sigma 1 spreadsheet was used to calculate confidence intervals around the counts. The example from Table 1 in 2008 shows 372,180 completed robberies. The confidence intervals were calculated by entering the appropriate data into the Sigma 1 spreadsheet. Using the parameters for overall person crime estimates (Parameter set #1), the following values were entered:

Aa@ parameter = -0.00016656 Ab@ parameter = 3,886

Ac@ parameter = 2.401 The population base of 372,180 completed robberies was also entered. The results show that the 95% confidence interval around the estimated number of robbery victimizations is about equal to 372,180 plus or minus twice (1.96) the standard error, or plus or minus 86,958: a confidence interval of 285,222 to 459,138. Example 2. See spreadsheet at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/sheets/cvus/2008/cv08mex2.csv, for values. This example shows how to calculate a confidence interval around a rate for a personal crime by a particular variable, the rate of robberies for persons age 20 through 24 in 2008. It uses parameter

set #2 because the crime is disaggregated by the characteristic of age. The Sigma 2 spreadsheet was used to calculate confidence intervals around the rates. The example from Table 3 in 2008 shows a robbery rate of 5.4 per 1,000 persons age 20 through 24. The confidence intervals were calculated by entering the appropriate data into the Sigma 2 spreadsheet. Using the parameters for person domain estimates (Parameter set #2), the following values were entered: Ab@ parameter = 4,071

Ac@ parameter = 2.760 The population base of 20,547,620 age 20 through 24 and the rate of 5.4 for robberies per 1,000 persons age 20 through 24 were also entered. The results show that the 95% confidence interval around the estimated rate of robbery victimizations for persons age 20 through 24 is equal to 5.4 plus or minus twice (1.96) the standard error, or plus or minus 2.2: a confidence interval of 3.2 to 7.6 per 1,000 persons age 20 through 24. Example 3. See spreadsheet at: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/sheets/cvus/2008/cv08mex3.csv, for values. This example shows how to determine if the differences between two rates or percentages are statistically significant. This example compares the rates for males and females for aggravated assault. It uses parameter set #2 because the crime is disaggregated by the characteristic of gender. The Sigma 2 spreadsheet was used to determine if the differences in rates were statistically significant. The example from Table 2 in 2008 shows an aggravated assault rate of 3.9 per 1,000 males (age 12 or older) and 2.8 per 1,000 females (age 12 or older). Using the parameters for person domain estimates (Parameter set #2), the following values were entered: Ab@ parameter = 4,071 Ac@ parameter = 2.760 For males (the first line for set #1), the population base of 123,071,020 males and the rate of 3.9 aggravated assaults per 1,000 males were entered. For females (the second line for set #2), the population base of 129,171,510 females and the rate of 2.8 aggravated assaults per 1,000 females were also entered. The results show that by comparing set #1 with set #2, the differences between males and females for aggravated assault in 2008 is statistically significant. The spreadsheet shows the ratio of a difference to the standard error or the Az@ score, which is associated with a given statistical level of significance. A ratio with an absolute value of 1.96 or greater indicates that the difference is significant at the 95% confidence level (or greater); a ratio with a absolute value between 1.65 and 1.96 indicates the difference is significant at a confidence level between 90% and 95%; a ratio with an absolute value less than 1.65 denotes a confidence level less than 90%. As indicated on the spreadsheet, the ratio of the difference (1.1 per 1,000) to the standard error (0.554) is 1.98. Thus, the spreadsheet indicates that the differences between the rates for aggravated assault for males and females was statistically significant at greater than the 95% confidence level. In BJS reports, findings are normally significant at the 95% confidence level. If the finding is significant at the 90% confidence level, words such as Asome evidence@ are used. The standards used are explained in the methodology section of each report.

Criminal Victimization Glossary Age - The appropriate age category is determined by the respondent's age on the last day of the month before the interview. Aggravated assault - Attack or attempted attack with a weapon, regardless of whether or not an injury occurred and attack without a weapon when serious injury results. With injury - An attack without a weapon when serious injury results or an attack with a weapon involving any injury. Serious injury includes broken bones, lost teeth, internal injuries, loss of consciousness, and any unspecified injury requiring two or more days of hospitalization. Threatened with a weapon - Threat or attempted attack by an offender armed with a gun, knife, or other object used as a weapon, not resulting in victim injury. Annual household income - The total income of the household head and all members of the household for the 12 months preceding the interview. Includes wages, salaries, net income from businesses or farms, pensions, interest, dividends, rent, and any other form of monetary income. Assault - An unlawful physical attack or threat of attack. Assaults may be classified as aggravated or simple. Rape, attempted rape, and sexual assaults are excluded from this category, as well as robbery and attempted robbery. The severity of assaults ranges from minor threat to incidents which are nearly fatal. Burglary ( also Household burglary) - Unlawful or forcible entry or attempted entry of a residence. This crime usually, but not always, involves theft. The illegal entry may be by force, such as breaking a window or slashing a screen, or may be without force by entering through an unlocked door or an open window. As long as the person entering has no legal right to be present in the structure a burglary has occurred. Furthermore, the structure need not be the house itself for a burglary to take place; illegal entry of a garage, shed, or any other structure on the premises also constitutes household burglary. If breaking and entering occurs in a hotel or vacation residence, it is still classified as a burglary for the household whose member or members were staying there at the time the entry occurred. Completed burglary - A form of burglary in which a person who has no legal right to be present in the structure successfully gains entry to a residence, by use of force, or without force. Forcible entry - A form of completed burglary in which force is used to gain entry to a residence. Some examples include breaking a window or slashing a screen. Unlawful entry without force - A form of completed burglary committed by someone having no legal right to be on the premises, even though no force is used. Attempted forcible entry - A form of burglary in which force is used in an attempt to gain entry. Collection year - The set of victimizations reported to NCVS in interviews conducted during the same calendar year. This set may include victimizations which occurred in the previous calendar year, due to the retrospective nature of the NCVS interview. Collection year data are used in tables beginning in 1996. See "Data year." Commercial crimes - Crimes against commercial establishments of any type are not included in the survey. Commercial establishments include stores, restaurants, businesses, service stations, medical offices or hospitals, or other similar establishments. For victimizations occurring in commercial establishments, the crime is included or not included depending upon whether the survey respondent was threatened or harmed in some way or personal property was taken.

Crime classification - Victimizations and incidents are classified based upon detailed characteristics of the event provided by the respondent. Neither victims nor interviewers classify crimes at the time of interview. During data processing, a computer program classifies each event into one type of crime, based upon the entries on a number of items on the survey questionnaire. This ensures that similar events will be classified using a standard procedure. The glossary definition for each crime indicates the major characteristics required to be so classified. If an event can be classified as more than one type of crime, a hierarchy is used which classifies the crime according to the most serious event that occurred. The hierarchy is: rape, sexual assault, robbery, assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft, theft. Data year - The set of victimizations reported to NCVS all of which occurred within the same calendar year. For all years prior to 1996, Criminal Victimization in the United States tables are based upon data year. Beginning in 1996 and later years, tables are based upon collection year. See ACollection Year.@ Ethnicity - A classification based on Hispanic culture and origin, regardless of race. Persons are asked directly if they are Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino before being asked about their racial category. Head of household - A classification which defines one and only one person in each housing unit as the head. Head of household implies that the person rents or owns (or is in the process of buying), the housing unit. The head of household must be at least 18, unless all members of the household are under 18, or the head is married to someone 18 or older. Hispanic - A person who describes himself as Mexican-American, Chicano, Mexican, Mexicano, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Central American, South American, or from some other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. Household - A person or group of people meeting either of the following criteria: (1) people whose usual place of residence is the same housing unit, even if they are temporarily absent: (2) people staying in a housing unit who have no usual place of residence elsewhere. Household Burglary - See burglary. Incident - A specific criminal act involving one or more victims and offenders. For example, if two people are robbed at the same time and place, this is classified as two robbery victimizations but only one robbery incident. Marital status - Every person is assigned to one of the following classifications: (1) married, which includes persons in common-law unions and those who are currently living apart for reasons other than marital discord (employment, military service, etc.); (2) separated or divorced, which includes married persons who are legally separated and those who are not living together because of marital discord; (3) widowed; and (4) never married, which includes persons whose marriages have been annulled and those who are living together and not in a common-law union. Metropolitan area - See "Metropolitan Statistical Area." Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) - The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines this as a population nucleus of 50,000 or more, generally consisting of a city and its immediate suburbs, along with adjacent communities having a high degree of economic and social integration with the nucleus. MSA's are designated by counties, the smallest geographic units for which a wide range of statistical data can be attained. However, in New England, MSA's are designated by cities and towns since these subcounty units are of great local significance and considerable data is available for them. Currently, an area is defined as an MSA if it meets one of two standards: (1) A city has a population of at least 50,000; (2) the Census Bureau defines an urbanized area of at least 50,000 people with a total metropolitan population of at least 100,000 (or 75,000 in New England). The Census Bureau's definition of urbanized areas, data on commuting to work, and the strength of the

economic and social ties between the surrounding counties and the central city determine which counties not containing a main city are included in an MSA. For New England, MSA's are determined by a core area and related cities and towns, not counties. A metropolitan statistical area may contain more than one city of 50,000 and may cross State lines. Motor vehicle - An automobile, truck, motorcycle, or any other motorized vehicle legally allowed on public roads and highways. Motor vehicle theft - Stealing or unauthorized taking of a motor vehicle, including attempted thefts. Completed motor vehicle theft - The successful taking of a vehicle by an unauthorized person. Attempted motor vehicle theft - The unsuccessful attempt by an unauthorized person to take a vehicle. Multiple offenders - Two or more persons inflicting some direct harm to a victim. The victim-offender relationship is determined by the offender with the closest relationship to the victim. The following list ranks the different relationships from closest to most distant: spouse, ex-spouse, parent, child, other relative, nonrelative well-known person, casual acquaintance, or stranger (See Nonstranger and Stranger). Non-Hispanic - Persons who report their culture or origin as something other than "Hispanic" as defined above. This distinction is made regardless of race. Nonstranger - A classification of a crime victim's relationship to the offender. An offender who is either related to, well known to, or casually acquainted with the victim is a nonstranger. For crimes with more than one offender, if any of the offenders are nonstrangers, then the group of offenders as a whole is classified as nonstranger. This category only applies to crimes which involve contact between the victim and the offender; the distinction is not made for crimes of theft since victims of this offense rarely see the offenders. Offender - The perpetrator of a crime; this term usually applies to crimes involving contact between the victim and the offender. Offense - A crime. When referring to personal crimes, the term can be used to refer to both victimizations and incidents. Personal crimes - Rape, sexual assault, personal robbery, assault, purse snatching and pocket picking. This category includes both attempted and completed crimes. Place of occurrence of crime - The location at which a crime occurred, as specified by the victim. Survey measures of crimes occurring in commercial establishments, restaurants, nightclubs, public transportation and other similar places include only those crimes involving NCVS measured crimes against persons, not the establishments. Crimes against commercial establishments and other places are not measured by the survey. Property crimes - Property crimes including burglary, motor vehicle theft, or theft. This category includes both attempted and completed crimes. Purse snatching/Pocket picking - Theft or attempted theft of property or cash directly from the victim by stealth, without force or threat of force. Race - For this survey respondents self identify with one or more racial categories. Racial categories for this report are white only, black only, and other race only. The "other" category is composed of Asian Pacific Islanders, and American Indians, Aleuts, and Eskimos, if only one of these races is given.

Persons reporting two or more races are included in the category of Amore than one race@. The race of the head of household is use for computing household crime demographics. Rape - Forced sexual intercourse including both psychological coercion as well as physical force. Forced sexual intercourse means vaginal, anal or oral penetration by the offender(s). This category also includes incidents where the penetration is from a foreign object such as a bottle. Includes attempted rapes, male as well as female victims and both heterosexual and homosexual rape. Attempted rape includes verbal threats of rape. Rate of victimization - see "Victimization rate." Region - The States have been divided into four groups or census regions: Midwest - Includes the 12 States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Northeast - Includes the 9 states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. South - Includes the District of Columbia and the 16 States of Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. West - Includes the 13 states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. Robbery - Completed or attempted theft, directly from a person, of property or cash by force or threat of force, with or without a weapon, and with or without injury. Completed/property taken - The successful taking of property from a person by force or threat of force, with or without a weapon, and with or without injury. Completed with injury - The successful taking of property from a person, accompanied by an attack, either with or without a weapon, resulting in injury. Completed without injury - The successful taking of property from a person by force or the threat of force, either with or without a weapon, but not resulting in injury. Attempted to take property - The attempt to take property from a person by force or threat of force without success, with or without a weapon, and with or without injury. Attempted without injury - The attempt to take property from a person by force or the threat of force without success, either with or without a weapon, but not resulting in injury. Attempted with injury - The attempt to take property from a person without success, accompanied by an attack, either with or without a weapon, resulting in injury. Rural area - A place not located inside the Metropolitan Statistical Area. This category includes a variety of localities, ranging from sparsely populated rural areas to cities with populations less than 50,000. Sample - The set of housing units selected by the U. S. Census Bureau to be interviewed for the survey. All occupants of the household age 12 or older are interviewed. See methodology for sample inclusions and exclusions.

Series - Six or more similar but separate events, which the respondent is unable to describe separately in detail to an interviewer. Sexual assault - A wide range of victimizations, separate from rape or attempted rape. These crimes include attacks or attempted attacks generally involving unwanted sexual contact between victim and offender. Sexual assaults may or may not involve force and include such things as grabbing or fondling. Sexual assault also includes verbal threats. Simple assault - Attack without a weapon resulting either in no injury, minor injury (for example, bruises, black eyes, cuts, scratches or swelling) or in undetermined injury requiring less than 2 days of hospitalization. Also includes attempted assault without a weapon. With minor injury - An attack without a weapon resulting in such injuries as bruises, black eyes, cuts or in undetermined injury requiring less than 2 days of hospitalization. Without injury - An attempted assault without a weapon not resulting in injury. Stranger - A classification of the victim's relationship to the offender for crimes involving direct contact between the two. Incidents are classified as involving strangers if the victim identifies the offender as a stranger, did not see or recognize the offender, or knew the offender only by sight. Crimes involving multiple offenders are classified as involving nonstrangers if any of the offenders was a nonstranger. Since victims of theft without contact rarely see the offender, no distinction is made between strangers and nonstrangers for this crime. Suburban areas - A county or counties containing a central city, plus any contiguous counties that are linked socially and economically to the central city. On data tables, suburban areas are categorized as those portions of metropolitan areas situated "outside central cities." Tenure - The NCVS recognizes two forms of household tenancy: (1) owned, which includes dwellings that are mortgaged, and (2) rented, which includes rent-free quarters belonging to a party other than the occupants, and situations where rental payments are in kind or services. Theft - Completed or attempted theft of property or cash without personal contact. Incidents involving theft of property from within the sample household would classify as theft if the offender has a legal right to be in the house (such as a maid, delivery person, or guest). If the offender has no legal right to be in the house, the incident would classify as a burglary. Completed - To successfully take without permission property or cash without personal contact between the victim and offender. Attempted - To unsuccessfully attempt to take property or cash without personal contact. Urban areas - The largest city (or grouping of cities) in a Metropolitan Statistical Area (see definition of Metropolitan Statistical Area). Victim - The recipient of a criminal act, usually used in relation to personal crimes, but also applicable to households. Victimization - A crime as it affects one individual person or household. For personal crimes, the number of victimizations is equal to the number of victims involved. The number of victimizations may be greater than the number of incidents because more than one person may be victimized during an incident. Each crime against a household is assumed to involve a single victim, the affected household. Victimization rate - A measure of the occurrence of victimizations among a specified population group.

For personal crimes, this is based on the number of victimizations per 1,000 residents age 12 or older. For household crimes, the victimization rates are calculated using the number of incidents per 1,000 households. Victimize - To commit a crime against a person or household. Violence, crimes of - Rape, sexual assault, personal robbery or assault. This category includes both attempted and completed crimes. It does not include purse snatching and pocket picking. Murder is not measured by the NCVS because of an inability to question the victim. Completed violence - The sum of all completed rapes, sexual assaults, robberies, and assaults. See individual crime types for definition of completed crimes. Attempted/threatened violence - The unsuccessful attempt of rape, sexual assault, personal robbery or assault. Includes attempted attacks or sexual assaults by means of verbal threats. See individual crime types for definition of attempted crimes.

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