National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

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         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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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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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...

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NATIONAL VIOLENT CRIME RATE FALLS MORE THAN 10 PERCENT--  
VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS DOWN ONE-THIRD SINCE 1993       

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The nation's violent crime rate fell
by more than 10 percent during 1999, reaching the lowest level
since the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) started measuring it in 1973.  There were an estimated
28.8...

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DIFFERENCES IN RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME EXPERIENCED BY WHITES AND BLACKS NARROW

American Indians Are The Most Victimized By Violence

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Violent victimization of both blacks and whites has decreased significantly since 1993, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today in a report analyzing crime statistics from 1993-1998...

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NATION'S VIOLENT CRIME RATE FELL ALMOST 15 PERCENT LAST YEAR, PROPERTY CRIME DOWN 10 PERCENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.- The nation's violent crime rate fell almost 15 percent last year in the largest one-year decline ever recorded by the Justice Department's National Crime Victimization Survey. Americans experienced about 1 million fewer violent crimes in 2000...

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT RELEASES 1997 TO 1999 HATE CRIME STATISTICS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Almost 3,000 of the approximately 5.4 million criminal victimizations reported to police from 1997 through 1999 in more than a dozen states were considered to be hate crimes, according to a new study published today by the Justice Department's Bureau...

NATION'S VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMIZATION RATE FALLS 10 PERCENT

50 Percent Drop Since Survey Began in 1973

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The nation's violent crime rate fell 10 percent last year, continuing a trend observed since 1994, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced today. During the last 7 years the annual violent crime rate decreased...

INTIMATE PARTNERS COMMITTED 20 PERCENT OF NON-FATAL VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN 2001

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Twenty percent of all nonfatal violence against females 12 years of age and older during 2001 was committed by intimate partners, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reported today. Intimates (current or former spouses, boyfriends or...

RATE OF VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMIZATION AMONG HISPANICS DROPS MORE THAN 50 PERCENT IN LAST SEVEN YEARS

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Between 1993 and 2000, Hispanic residents aged 12 or older experienced a 56 percent decrease in the number of violent victimizations per capita, from 62.8 violent crimes per 1,000 to 27.9 per 1,000, the...

HALF OF ALL VIOLENT CRIMES AND A THIRD OF PROPERTY CRIMES WERE REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN 2000

WASHINGTON, D.C.- About one-half of all violent crimes committed against U.S. residents 12 years old and older during 2000 were reported to law enforcement authorities, the Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)...

VIOLENT CRIME AND PROPERTY CRIME LEVELS FALL TO THE LOWEST LEVELS SINCE 1973

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Criminal victimization in 2002 continued a downward trend with 23 million violent and property crimes, the lowest levels since 1973, when there were 44 million such victimizations, the Justice...

CRIME VICTIMIZATION IN U.S. HOUSEHOLDS REMAINS AT LOWEST LEVELS

15 Percent Affected in 2003 Compared to 25 Percent in 1994

WASHINGTON - The percentage of U.S. households victimized by violent crime or thefts during 2003 remained at the lowest levels since the...

NATION'S YOUNGER TEENS EXPERIENCED LARGEST DECREASE IN CRIME VICTIMIZATIONS BETWEEN 1993 AND 2003

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Juveniles 12-17 years old, like all other age groups, experienced a decline in violent crime victimizations from 1993 through 2003, with younger teens, 12-14 years old, having the...

3.6 MILLION U.S. HOUSEHOLDS LEARNED THEY WERE IDENTITY THEFT VICTIMS DURING A SIX-MONTH PERIOD IN 2004

WASHINGTON, D.C.- An estimated 3.6 million households, or about 3 percent of all households in the nation, learned that they had been the victim...