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The
proportion of serious violent crimes committed by juveniles has generally
declined since 1993.
- Victims perceived that between 1/5 and 1/4 of violent crimes were committed by juveniles.
- According to the victim's perception of the age of the offender, the
number of serious violent offenses committed by persons ages 12 to 17
declined 61% from 1993 to 2005, while those committed by persons older
than 17 fell 58%.
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- Note: The
serious violent crimes included are rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and homicide.
- 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 2005.
- Age 12-17 includes
victimizations in which the victim perceived that at least one offender
was age 12-17.
- Sources: Rape,
robbery, and assault data are from the
National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). Ongoing since
1972, this survey of households interviews about 134,000 persons age 12 and older in 77,200 households each year about their victimizations
from crime. The homicide data are collected by the
FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) from reports from law
enforcement agencies.
For related data about
homicide offending trends by age, see Homicide
Trends in the U.S.
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