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| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 4:30 P.M. EST | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2003 | Contact: Stu Smith 202-307-0784 After hours: 301-983-9354 |
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...
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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...
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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...
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| 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)...
