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Use of Victim Service Agencies by Victims of Serious Violent Crime, 1993-2009

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NINE PERCENT OF SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMS RECEIVED HELP OR ADVICE
FROM A VICTIM SERVICE AGENCY BETWEEN 1993 AND 2009


WASHINGTON – From 1993 to 2009, about nine percent of victims of serious violent crime―rape or other sexual assault...

Female Victims of Sexual Violence, 1994-2010

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OVER 60 PERCENT DECLINE IN SEXUAL VIOLENCE AGAINST FEMALES
FROM 1995 TO 2010

WASHINGTON – From 1995 to 2005, sexual violence against U.S. female residents age 12 or older declined 64 percent from 5.0 per 1,000 females to 1.8...

Intimate Partner Violence: Attributes of Victimization, 1993-2011

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SERIOUS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST FEMALES DECLINED 72 PERCENT FROM 1994 TO 2011

Percentage involving physical attacks, weapons and injury showed little change

WASHINGTON – From 1994 to 2011, the rate of serious intimate partner violence, such as rape...