The fourth cycle of the National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect collected data in 2005–2006. The National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (NIS) reports information on…
View More One child in every 25 in the United States is abused or neglectedCategory: Victimization
Crime in America Decreases in 2014
For a comprehensive overview of crime in the Unites States, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/crime-rates-united-states/ For a comprehensive analysis of crime in cities and states, see https://www.crimeinamerica.net/city-crime-rates-top-ten-cities/ Preliminary figures indicate…
View More Crime in America Decreases in 2014Do child victims of sexual abuse become sex offenders?
In JAMA Pediatrics, NIJ-funded researcher Dr. Cathy Widom discusses findings of a longitudinal study following 908 abused and neglected children and a matched control…
View More Do child victims of sexual abuse become sex offenders?Teenage Dating Violence Data Indicates Success
Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh have published an article that provides the first evidence of the potential benefits of provider-delivered education and a brief…
View More Teenage Dating Violence Data Indicates SuccessMost crime occurs at home, roads, parking lots, schools and bars per FBI/NIBRS
The FBI released details on more than 5.6 million criminal offenses reported via the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) in 2013. The Uniform Crime Reporting…
View More Most crime occurs at home, roads, parking lots, schools and bars per FBI/NIBRSCollege students experience lower rates of sexual assault-80% know their attacker
Among college-age females (ages 18 to 24), the rate of rape and sexual assault was 1.2 times higher for nonstudents than students for the period…
View More College students experience lower rates of sexual assault-80% know their attackerThe Poor Have Double the Rate of Violent Crime
Persons in poor households at or below the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) (39.8 per 1,000) had more than double the rate of violent victimization as…
View More The Poor Have Double the Rate of Violent CrimeThe Devastating Impact of Violent Crime on Victims
More than two-thirds (68 percent) of serious violent crime victims experienced socio-emotional problems as a result of the victimization per the Justice Department’s Bureau of…
View More The Devastating Impact of Violent Crime on VictimsSix Million Violent Crimes in 2013-Crime Down
46 percent of violent crimes reported to police. The overall violent crime rate declined slightly from 26.1 to 23.2 victimizations per 1,000 U.S. residents from…
View More Six Million Violent Crimes in 2013-Crime Down1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitation
In 2010 approximately 1 in 11 youth Internet users (9%) received an unwanted sexual solicitation in the past year.
View More 1 in 11 youth Internet users received a sexual solicitationWhat Are My Chances Of Being A Victim Of Violent Crime? Updated
Crime in America.Net. Updated in 2020. Summation Our chances for violent victimization are more controlled by what we do than by who we are. Notes…
View More What Are My Chances Of Being A Victim Of Violent Crime? UpdatedViolent Crime Rate for Disabled Double the National Average
Crime in America.Net Two of us are former police officers and we are not surprised that people with disabilities have a violent crime rate that…
View More Violent Crime Rate for Disabled Double the National Average28 percent of burglaries involve people at home: good doors-windows prevent violent crime
Crime in America.Net An estimated 3.7 million household burglaries occurred each year on average from 2003 to 2007. In about 28% of these burglaries, a…
View More 28 percent of burglaries involve people at home: good doors-windows prevent violent crimeNevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering Women
Dear Readers: “When Men Murder Women” is a significant contribution to the understanding of domestic and intimate partner violence if you can get beyond the…
View More Nevada, Vermont, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee Rank Highest for Men Murdering WomenRural States Have Highest Rates for Teenage Rape: Crime in America.Net
Information released by the Centers for Disease Control-High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey indicates the following: Nationally, 10.5 percent of girls and 4.5 percent of…
View More Rural States Have Highest Rates for Teenage Rape: Crime in America.NetSo Who Killed Neighborhood Watch? Crime in America.Net
None of us are sure, but it seems to us that it was decades ago that a US Department of Justice agency produced a neighborhood…
View More So Who Killed Neighborhood Watch? Crime in America.Net