Highlights 7 percent of 24 million identity theft victims reported the incident to law enforcement. 42 percent of violent crimes are reported. 32 percent of…
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Category: Victim Rights
Who’s Charged With Human Trafficking?
Highlights The numbers for human trafficking seem low compared to the scope of the problem. Out of those charged 68% had no prior convictions. Due…
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Is Fear The Most Important Crime Statistic?
Highlights Public safety is the highest priority for people moving. Fear of crime is at record levels. Crime was a top concern during the midterm…
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Violent Victimization Increases For Urban Areas in 2021 Per USDOJ
Highlights From 2020 to 2021, the violent victimization rate increased from 19.0 to 24.5 victimizations per 1,000 persons in urban areas while remaining unchanged in…
View More Violent Victimization Increases For Urban Areas in 2021 Per USDOJPublic Opinion And Crime-Fear-Policy And Politics
Highlights Polling by Gallup showed that violent crime is a concern among 80% of Americans. National and local perceptions/fear about crime are at or near…
View More Public Opinion And Crime-Fear-Policy And PoliticsMost Americans Are Victimized By Crime-National Crime Victims’ Rights Week
Highlights National Crime Victims Rights Week is April 24-30. Most Americans are victimized by crime. We examine a survey of 711 crime survivors in California;…
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The Homeless Are Far More Likely To Commit Crimes And To Be Victims
Highlights San Diego: experiencing homelessness have been involved with crime “at dramatically higher rates than the rest of the population,” whether as victims or offenders.…
View More The Homeless Are Far More Likely To Commit Crimes And To Be VictimsWomen Have Higher Or Equal Rates of Violent Criminal Victimization
Highlights Female victimization increased in recent years. It’s substantially different than historical patterns. Crime prevention programs need to be gender-specific with women and girls having…
View More Women Have Higher Or Equal Rates of Violent Criminal Victimization“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”Everything You Wanted To Know About Stalking-Bureau Of Justice Statistics
Highlights An estimated 67% of victims of both traditional stalking and stalking with technology were fearful of being killed or physically harmed. Twenty-four percent of…
View More Everything You Wanted To Know About Stalking-Bureau Of Justice StatisticsPer Federal Data-Progressive Prosecutors Create More Crime
Highlights Per media reports, progressive prosecutors are not charging an array of serious events including major thefts, felonies, weapon charges, and violent crimes. Based on…
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The Latest News Of Another Killing Breaks My Heart
Highlights “I’M SICK OF BEING QUIET ABOUT IT! It needs to stop!!! They’re killing a piece of me with each bit of tragic news.” “The…
View More The Latest News Of Another Killing Breaks My HeartCrime And Violence Harshly Impacts Most Americans
Highlights Vicariously or directly, the overwhelming majority of Americans are significantly impacted by violence and crime. University of California: “Our main conclusion is that almost…
View More Crime And Violence Harshly Impacts Most AmericansWill Progressive Crime Policies Destroy Cities-And Democrats?
Highlights My “progressive” thought? Americans should live in peace and prosperity. You do that by holding criminal offenders accountable. Doubt that? Just ask the #MeToo…
View More Will Progressive Crime Policies Destroy Cities-And Democrats?Criminals Prey On The Disabled And Vulnerable
Highlights The rate of violent victimization against persons with disabilities was nearly four times the rate for persons without disabilities. But the story regarding vulnerable…
View More Criminals Prey On The Disabled And VulnerableLaw Enforcement Is The Primary Provider Of Victim Services
Highlights Most referrals for services provided to crime victims come from law enforcement per the Department of Justice. If you include services from Victim Service…
View More Law Enforcement Is The Primary Provider Of Victim ServicesLowest Number Of Juvenile Arrests In 40 Years-DOJ Lauds The Reductions
Highlights Juvenile arrests dropped to their lowest level in 40 years. Juvenile arrests overall fell by 58% between 2010 and 2019. The data shows that…
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Violent Victims Are Often Violent Offenders
Highlights The overlap between victims and offenders is substantial. For violent crimes such as homicide, most victims have been offenders. In Chattanooga, for example, more…
View More Violent Victims Are Often Violent OffendersMost Prisoners Serve Less Than Two Years-Violent Serve Less Than Three
Highlights An overview of time served in prison from the US Department of Justice. Most offenders are out of prison in less than two years.…
View More Most Prisoners Serve Less Than Two Years-Violent Serve Less Than ThreeGun Purchases Hit Record Highs-Why?
Highlights 2020 ended with a total of 39.7 million background checks, the highest annual count recorded. Why? “Government fell on its face in 2020 and…
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