National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

U.S. Department of Justice
 
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BJS SUNDAY, MAY 15,
1994                                202-307-0784
 
RECORD NUMBER OF HANDGUN CRIMES--NEARS ONE MILLION A YEAR
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The number of non-fatal crimes committed
with a handgun rose to a record level during 1992, the
Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
announced today. Handguns were used in an estimated 917,500
non-fatal crimes...

CRIMES AFFECTING U.S. HOUSEHOLDS REACH NEW LOW

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

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CRIMES AFFECTING U.S. HOUSEHOLDS REACH NEW LOW
 
     A smaller percentage of U.S. Households were 
victimized by violent crime or thefts last year 
than in any year since the Justice Department's 
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) started counted 
in 1975...

Violent Offenders Increasingly Likely to be Armed

U.S. Department of Justice
 
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1994                     202-307-0784
 
VIOLENT OFFENDERS INCREASINGLY LIKELY TO BE ARMED
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Violent offenders are increasingly
likely to be armed, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
said today.  While the overall violent crime rate decreased
during the last decade, the rate of offenses committed with
pistols and...

CONCERN ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME DOUBLES AMONG BLACK HOUSEHOLDS

U.S. Department of Justice

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SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 1994 202-307-0784

CONCERN ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME DOUBLES
AMONG BLACK HOUSEHOLDS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Concern about neighborhood crime has
increased twice as rapidly among black households as among white
households, according to a new analysis by the Bureau of Justice 
Statistics (BJS). 
 
BJS...

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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BJS  WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1995                      
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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...

Handguns Used in More Than One Million Violent Crimes, The Use of Semi-Automatic Guns In Murders Is Increasing

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1995                                 202-307-0784

HANDGUNS USED IN MORE THAN ONE MILLION VIOLENT
CRIMES

THE USE OF SEMI-AUTOMATIC GUNS IN MURDERS IS
INCREASING
                                
     WASHINGTON, D.C.--About 1.3 million U.S. residents faced an
assailant armed with a...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS

Women Usually Victimized by Offenders They Know

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1995    202/307-0784

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Women were attacked about six
times more often by offenders with whom they had
an intimate relationship than were male violence
victims during 1992 and 1993, the Department of
Justice announced today. 

During each...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA
JUST A MOUSE CLICK AWAY

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The latest Bureau of
Justice Statistics (BJS) crime data are now
available free of charge on the Internet at BJS's
new home page.  Criminal justice reports,
spreadsheets and news releases are electronically
available in a variety of...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE    

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1996        202/307-0784

CRIME VICTIMIZATION DROPS THREE PERCENT 
FROM 1993 TO 1994

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Total violent and
property crime victimizations fell almost 3
percent from 1993 to 1994, the Justice Department
reported today.   Violent crime rates leveled off
during that period, after falling 20 percent
between 1981 and 1986 and...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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THURSDAY APRIL 11, 1996          202/307-0784

ONE-QUARTER OF THE CRIME VICTIMS WHO ARE SHOT
ARE YOUNG BLACK MALES

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A federal study of non-
fatal firearm injuries from crime shows that
almost 90 percent of such victims were male, 59
percent were black and 49 percent were from 15 to
24 years...

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     VICTIMS REPORT 9 PERCENT FEWER VIOLENT CRIMES LAST YEAR


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Violent crimes fell more than 9 percent
last year, the Department of Justice announced today.  According
to preliminary estimates by the Department's Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS), there were an estimated 9.9 million violent
crimes during 1995, compared to about...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 18, 1996           202/633-3047

  WOMEN ARE VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMS AT A LOWER RATE  
   THAN MEN, BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS NARROWING
 Women Are More Likely To Be Attacked By Intimates

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- There were 10.9 million
violent crimes during 1994, with two female
victims for every three male victims, the Justice
Department's...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1997                          202/307-0784

VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS FELL 10 PERCENT LAST YEAR
Property Crimes Declined 8 Percent

     WASHINGTON -- The nation's violent crime rate
fell 10 percent last year and was 16 percent lower
than in 1993, the Department's Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS) announced today.  Property crime was
down more than 8...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE




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SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1997            202/633-3047

         
1.4 MILLION PEOPLE TREATED IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY
ROOMS FOR VIOLENCE-RELATED INJURIES

Approximately 17 percent Injured by Intimates


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Hospital emergency departments 
treated approximately 1.4 million people for non-fatal 
injuries from confirmed or suspected violence during 1994, 
the Justice Department announced today.  Of these injuries,
1.3 million...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1998               202/307-0784
         
MURDER BY INTIMATES DECLINED 36 PERCENT SINCE 1976
DECREASE GREATER FOR MALE THAN FOR FEMALE VICTIMS

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Intimates committed fewer
murders in 1996 than in any other year since 1976,
the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS) reported today. In 1996, just
over 1,800 murders...

Criminal Victimization 1997: Changes 1996-97 
with Trends 1993-97  -- press release
     
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 


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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1998            202/307-0784
         

VIOLENT CRIME FELL ALMOST 7 PERCENT LAST YEAR
    DOWN MORE THAN 21 PERCENT SINCE 1993


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's violent
crime rate fell almost 7 percent during 1997, the
Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS)...

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SUNDAY, JULY 18, 1999                             202/307-0784 
                
         U.S. VIOLENT CRIME RATE FELL 7 PERCENT IN 1998 
27 PERCENT LOWER THAN IN 1993

Violent and Property Crimes at Lowest Levels Since Survey Began

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   The nation's violent crime rate fell 7
percent last year and was 27 percent lower than in 1993, the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics...

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2000                                                     202/307-0784 
                
PEOPLE 65 YEARS OLD AND OLDER  LESS LIKELY TO BE
VICTIMS  OF VIOLENT CRIME THAN YOUNGER U.S. RESIDENTS

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   People 65 and older are substantially less
likely to be violent crime victims than are younger men and women,
according to a new report published today by the Justice
Department's Bureau of...

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1999                    202/307-0784  
               
ABOUT 2.1 MILLION VIOLENT FEMALE OFFENDERS ANNUALLY
MOST COMMIT SIMPLE ASSAULTS AGAINST OTHER FEMALES

     WASHINGTON, D.C.   There are nearly 2.1 million
violent female offenders (or about 14 percent of all
violent offenders) annually in the U.S., the Justice
Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced
today.  Three out of four female violent...

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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FIREARMS ASSAULT INJURIES AND MURDERS FELL BETWEEN 1993 AND 1997

  WASHINGTON, D.C.   The number of gunshot wounds from
any type of crime fell nearly 40 percent during the five-year period
from 1993 through 1997, according to a new comprehensive Justice
Department report.  The Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) cites...