Guns Used in Crime: Firearms, Crime, and Criminal Justice
Date Published
July 1995
Publication Type
Publication
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT BJS WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1995 202-307-0784 YOUNGEST TEENS AT GREATEST CRIME RISK WASHINGTON, D.C. During 1993, the youngest age group surveyed--those 12 through 15 years old--had the greatest risk of being violent crime victims, the Department of Justice announced today. The risk decreased steadily with age, from 1 in 8 young people 12-15 years old...