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Crime reported to police
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Percent of crime reported to the police by race of victim
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Violent
crime |
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Property
crime* |
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Total |
White |
Black |
Other |
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Total |
White |
Black |
Other |
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Average |
45.0% |
48.3% |
51.0% |
45.1% |
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35.7% |
35.4% |
37.7% |
36.2% |
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1992-1993 |
42.7 |
40.6 |
53.4 |
47.2 |
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33.4 |
33.3 |
34.6 |
29.4 |
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1994-1995 |
41.2 |
40.1 |
47.9 |
37.8 |
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33.4 |
32.9 |
36.3 |
33.8 |
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1996-1997 |
43.6 |
42.5 |
49.6 |
43.8 |
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34.9 |
34.8 |
36.6 |
29.9 |
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1998-1999 |
45.0 |
44.3 |
47.9 |
48.9 |
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34.6 |
34.6 |
35.0 |
32.6 |
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2000-2001 |
48.6 |
47.9 |
52.8 |
45.0 |
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36.4 |
36.2 |
38.3 |
33.2 |
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2002-2003 |
48.0 |
46.8 |
53.7 |
55.1 |
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39.3 |
38.6 |
43.4 |
38.9 |
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2004-2005 |
48.7 |
47.8 |
52.3 |
49.5 |
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39.3 |
38.9 |
43.5 |
41.1 |
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2006*-2007 |
48.3 |
47.0 |
53.7 |
41.9 |
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37.9 |
37.4 |
38.3 |
53.5 |
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*By race of household head.
Note: Violent crimes include: rape/sexual assault,
robbery, aggravated and simple assault. Property crimes include:
household burglary, theft, and motor vehicle theft.
Two year average percentages are presented to minimize year to year
fluctuations
that may be present because of declining sample sizes. For additional information about the methods used, see Criminal Victimization, 2007.
Source: The National Crime Victimization
Survey (NCVS)
Ongoing since 1972, this survey of households interviews about 147,300 persons age 12 and older in 82,900 households each year about their victimizations from crime. |
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