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The proportion of serious violent crimes committed by juveniles are well below the peak of 1993. Victims perceived that between 1/5 and 1/4 of violent crimes were committed by juveniles. To view data, click on the chart. 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, 2007. 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 147,300 persons age 12 and older in 82,900 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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