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Key Facts at a Glance

Key Facts at a Glance
Trends by offending rates by gender of victim

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Violent victimization rates by gender, 1973-2005

Violent crimes included are homicide, rape, robbery, and both simple and aggravated assault.

Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons age 12+

  Total
population
Gender of victim
  Males Females
       
1973 48.5 68.0 31.4
1974 49.1 69.4 31.3
1975 48.9 66.8 33.1
1976 48.6 66.0 33.4
1977 50.6 71.3 32.5
1978 50.3 70.2 32.9
1979 51.6 69.9 35.4
1980 49.5 68.3 33.1
1981 52.7 71.1 36.6
1982 51.1 67.1 37.0
1983 46.3 61.9 32.4
1984 46.3 60.8 33.4
1985 44.8 59.7 31.6
1986 42.0 54.5 31.0
1987 43.8 57.0 32.1
1988 44.3 55.2 34.5
1989 43.5 57.0 31.4
1990 44.1 57.8 32.0
1991 48.1 64.7 33.5
1992 47.9 59.5 37.2
1993 49.2 59.6 39.4
1994 51.2 61.2 41.8
1995 46.2 55.8 37.2
1996 41.6 49.9 33.8
1997 38.7 45.8 32.1
1998 36.1 43.2 29.4
1999 32.0 36.9 27.4
2000 27.4 32.9 22.3
2001 24.7 27.2 22.3
2002 22.8 25.5 20.2
2003 22.3 26.3 18.5
2004 21.1 25.1 17.2
2005 21.0 25.6 16.6

Note: Because of changes made to the victimization survey, data prior to 1992 are adjusted to make them comparable to data collected under the redesigned methodology. Estimates for 1993 and beyond are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data year. Because of changes in the methods used, these data differ from earlier versions. For additional information about the methods used, see Criminal Victimization 2005.

Sources: Rape, robbery, and assault data are from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The homicide data are collected by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) (Supplementary Homicide Reports) from reports from law enforcement agencies.

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