Highlights We may want to rethink our traditional assessment of older individuals as being safe from violent and property crimes. Those in the 50-65 and…
View More Crime Victims By Age-Those 50 And Above Have Surprisingly High NumbersCategory: Elder Abuse
Older Offenders-Riskier Than You Think
Highlights There were 546,000 older offenders arrested for criminal activity in 2019 per the FBI. High percentages of older offenders are arrested after release from…
View More Older Offenders-Riskier Than You Think“It’s African American Communities That Are Bearing The Brunt Of Violence”
Highlights Violence is pounding many distressed communities and groups. Higher rates of violence and crime are affecting lower-income communities, African Americans, the elderly, Asians, Hispanics,…
View More “It’s African American Communities That Are Bearing The Brunt Of Violence”The Probability of Being A Victim of Violent Crime
Highlights Who has the highest risk for violent crime? What are the circumstances? Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Retired federal senior spokesperson. Thirty-five years of…
View More The Probability of Being A Victim of Violent CrimeDisturbingly High Numbers For Crime And The Elderly
Highlights The elderly have high numbers of victimizations for a variety of property crimes. From 2003 to 2013 rates of nonfatal violent crime against the…
View More Disturbingly High Numbers For Crime And The ElderlyCrime Victimization Increases for the Elderly-Women and Disabled. Why?
Subtitles Criminal victimization increases for older Americans, women and the disabled. Arrests for older Americans and women increase. Author Leonard Adam Sipes, Jr. Thirty-five years…
View More Crime Victimization Increases for the Elderly-Women and Disabled. Why?Arrests and Criminal Victimizations for Older Americans Increase
Overview This article offers insight as to the rise in crimes against older Americans, and increases in arrests for those over the age of 55.…
View More Arrests and Criminal Victimizations for Older Americans IncreaseCrime Victims by Age Widespread-Those Age 66 and Above Have High Numbers
Subtitles Those age 66 and above have the highest raw numbers for burglary-breaking and entering and other categories. Violent crime is concentrated for victims in…
View More Crime Victims by Age Widespread-Those Age 66 and Above Have High NumbersViolent Crimes Against the Elderly Increase 27 Percent
From 2003 to 2013 rates of nonfatal violent crime against the elderly increased 27 percent, from 3.4 to 4.4 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 65…
View More Violent Crimes Against the Elderly Increase 27 PercentSerious violent crime nearly four times higher against the disabled
An estimated 1.3 million nonfatal violent crimes occurred against persons with disabilities in 2012, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced. While the annual number…
View More Serious violent crime nearly four times higher against the disabled