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National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) Redesign

CRIME RATE ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED LAST YEAR


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BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS
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CRIME RATE ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED LAST YEAR

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The number of Americans who were the victims of
crime remained essentially unchanged last year, according to a 
redesigned annual survey the Department of Justice published today.  
The new...

Criminal Victimization 1993

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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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...

Criminal Victimization 1994

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...

Sex Offenses and Offenders

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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     SIXTY PERCENT OF CONVICTED SEX OFFENDERS
            ARE ON PAROLE OR PROBATION

        Rapes and Sexual Assaults Decline

     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- According to a report
released today by the Justice Department's Bureau
of Justice Statistics (BJS), on any given day in
1994 almost 60 percent of the 234,000 convicted
sex...

Recidivism of Sex Offenders Released from Prison in 1994

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2003 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
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5 PERCENT OF SEX OFFENDERS REARRESTED FOR ANOTHER SEX CRIME WITHIN 3 YEARS OF PRISON RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Within 3 years following their 1994 state prison release, 5.3 percent of sex offenders (men who had committed rape or sexual assault) were rearrested for...

Indicators of School Crime and Safety, 2006

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2006 www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs
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  After hours: 301-983-9354

SERIOUS VIOLENT CRIME AT SCHOOL CONTINUES TO FALL

WASHINGTON - The rate of serious violent crime rape, sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault at the nation's schools fell from six victimizations per 1,000 students in 2003 to four per 1,000...

Black Victims of Violent Crime

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2007 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
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BLACK AMERICANS WERE VICTIMS IN 15 PERCENT OF ALL NONFATAL VIOLENT CRIMES AND 49 PERCENT OF ALL HOMICIDES DURING 2005

WASHINGTON - Black Americans accounted for 13 percent of the U.S. population in 2005 but were the victims of about 15 percent...

State Court Processing of Domestic Violence Cases

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 9 A.M. EST Bureau of Justice Statistics
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2008 Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENDANTS MORE LIKELY TO BE CONVICTED THAN NON-DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENDANTS

WASHINGTON - State felony defendants charged with domestic violence (DV) were prosecuted, convicted and incarcerated at rates either equal to or higher than felony defendants charged with non-domestic violence (non-DV)...