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| ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 10:00 A.M. EDT | Bureau of Justice Statistics |
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR VIOLENT AND PROPERTY CRIME RATES INCREASED IN 2012
Increases driven by simple assaults and crime not reported to police
WASHINGTON – Violent and property crime rates rose for U.S. residents in 2012, the Bureau of Justice...
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| THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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SERIOUS INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AGAINST FEMALES DECLINED 72 PERCENT FROM 1994 TO 2011
Percentage involving physical attacks, weapons and injury showed little change
WASHINGTON – From 1994 to 2011, the rate of serious intimate partner violence, such as rape...
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| THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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NEW BJS REPORT ON CALCULATING THE PREVALENCE OF CRIME IN THE U.S.
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics released a report today on a new procedure for calculating the prevalence of crime in the U.S. each...
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| THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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U.S. RESIDENTS EXPERIENCED ABOUT 293,800 HATE CRIME VICTIMIZATIONS
IN 2012 — UNCHANGED FROM 2004
WASHINGTON – In 2012, an estimated 293,800 nonfatal violent and property hate crime victimizations occurred in...
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| WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2012 | Contact: Kara McCarthy (202) 307-1241 |
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HALF OF VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS OF THE ELDERLY IN MICHIGAN FROM
2005-2009 INVOLVED SERIOUS ACTS OF VIOLENCE
Perpetrators of elder abuse were often related to the victims
WASHINGTON – A report released today by the Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice...
