Sexual assault

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...

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 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...

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)...