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Assault
rates declined since 1994.
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click on the chart.
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- Note: The National Crime Victimization Survey redesign was implemented in 1993; the area
- with the lighter shading
is before the redesign
and the darker area after the redesign. The data before 1993 are adjusted
to make them comparable with data collected since the redesign. The
adjustment methods are described in Criminal Victimization, 1973-95. Estimates for 1993 and beyond
are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data
year. For additional information about the methods used, see Criminal Victimization, 2008.
Victimization rate trends exclude NCVS estimates for 2006 because
of methodological inconsistencies between the data for that year and
the data for other years. Changes to the NCVS and their impact upon
the survey's estimates in 2006 are discussed in the Criminal Victimization, 2006 Technical Notes.
- 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.
Aggravated assault
- Attack or attempted attack with a weapon, regardless of whether or not
an injury occurred and attack without a weapon when serious injury resulted.
Simple assault
- Attack without a weapon resulting either in no injury, minor injury
(for example, bruises, black eyes, cuts, scratches or swelling) or in
undetermined injury requiring less than 2 days of hospitalization. Also
includes attempted assault without a weapon.
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