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. |
