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Victims of violent crime

Criminal Victimization 1993 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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BJS  WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1995                      
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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, 1996: Changes 1995-96 with Trends 1993-96 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1997                          202/307-0784

VIOLENT VICTIMIZATIONS FELL 10 PERCENT LAST YEAR
Property Crimes Declined 8 Percent

     WASHINGTON -- The nation's violent crime rate
fell 10 percent last year and was 16 percent lower
than in 1993, the Department's Bureau of Justice
Statistics (BJS) announced today.  Property crime was
down more than 8...

Criminal Victimization, 1998: Changes 1997-98 with Trends 1993-98 

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SUNDAY, JULY 18, 1999                             202/307-0784 
                
         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...

Crimes against Persons Age 65 or Older, 1992-97 

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2000                                                     202/307-0784 
                
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...

Criminal Victimization, 2001: Changes 1999-2001 with Trends 1993-2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BJS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2002 202/307-0703

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...