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Facts at a Glance
Crime reported to police
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Percent of crime reported to police by ethnicity of the victim
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Violent crime |
Property crime* |
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Total |
Hispanic |
Non
Hispanic |
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Total |
Hispanic |
Non
Hispanic |
| Average |
44.7% |
46.0% |
44.5% |
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35.5% |
32.1% |
35.9% |
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| 1992-1993 |
42.7 |
42.6 |
42.8 |
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33.4 |
30.6 |
33.7 |
| 1994-1995 |
41.2 |
40.0 |
41.3 |
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33.4 |
29.2 |
33.8 |
| 1996-1997 |
43.6 |
46.3 |
43.2 |
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34.9 |
28.9 |
35.6 |
| 1998-1999 |
45.0 |
43.4 |
45.1 |
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34.6 |
30.0 |
35.0 |
| 2000-2001 |
48.6 |
53.9 |
47.8 |
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36.4 |
32.2 |
36.9 |
| 2002-2003 |
48.0 |
48.0 |
47.9 |
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39.3 |
37.5 |
39.5 |
| 2004-2005 |
48.7 |
51.8 |
48.3 |
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39.3 |
37.1 |
39.7 |
*by ethnicity of household head
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.
See Criminal Victimization, 2005.
Source: 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. |
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