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Crime Against People with Disabilities, 2007
Presents the first findings about nonfatal violent and property crime experienced by persons with disabilities, based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The report includes data on nonfatal violent victimization (rape/sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) and property crime (burglary, motor vehicle theft, theft) against persons with disabilities in 2007. It compares the victimization experience of persons with and without disabilities, using population estimates based on the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS). Data are presented on victim and crime characteristics of persons with and without disabilities, including age, race and gender distribution; offender weapon use; victim injuries; and reporting to the police.
Highlights include the following:
- Persons
with disabilities were victims of about 47,000 rapes,
79,000 robberies, 114,000 aggravated assaults, and
476,000 simple assaults.
- Age-adjusted rate of nonfatal violent crime against
persons with disabilities was 1.5 times higher than the
rate for persons without disabilities.
- Females with a disability had a higher victimization rate
than males with a disability; males had a higher rate
than females among those without a disability.
10/09 NCJ 227814
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