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Trends in victimization rates by age
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Violent victimization rates by age, 1973-2008
Violent crimes included
are homicide, rape, robbery, and both simple and aggravated assault.
Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons in age group
| |
Age of victim |
| Year |
12 to 15 |
16 to 19 |
20 to 24 |
25 to 34 |
35 to 49 |
50 to 64 |
65+ |
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| 1973 |
81.8 |
81.7 |
87.6 |
52.4 |
38.8 |
17.2 |
9.1 |
| 1974 |
77.5 |
90.6 |
83.5 |
58.6 |
37.5 |
15.5 |
9.5 |
| 1975 |
80.3 |
85.7 |
80.9 |
59.5 |
36.9 |
17.8 |
8.3 |
| 1976 |
76.4 |
88.8 |
79.7 |
61.5 |
35.9 |
16.1 |
8.1 |
| 1977 |
83.0 |
90.2 |
86.2 |
63.5 |
35.8 |
16.8 |
8.0 |
| 1978 |
83.7 |
91.7 |
91.1 |
60.5 |
35.8 |
15.0 |
8.4 |
| 1979 |
78.5 |
93.4 |
98.4 |
66.3 |
38.2 |
13.6 |
6.2 |
| 1980 |
72.5 |
91.3 |
94.1 |
60.0 |
37.4 |
15.6 |
7.2 |
| 1981 |
86.0 |
90.7 |
93.7 |
65.8 |
41.6 |
17.3 |
8.3 |
| 1982 |
75.6 |
94.4 |
93.8 |
69.6 |
38.6 |
13.8 |
6.1 |
| 1983 |
75.4 |
86.3 |
82.0 |
62.2 |
36.5 |
11.9 |
5.9 |
| 1984 |
78.2 |
90.0 |
87.5 |
56.6 |
37.9 |
13.2 |
5.2 |
| 1985 |
79.6 |
89.4 |
82.0 |
56.5 |
35.6 |
13.0 |
4.8 |
| 1986 |
77.1 |
80.8 |
80.1 |
52.0 |
36.0 |
10.8 |
4.8 |
| 1987 |
87.2 |
92.4 |
85.5 |
51.9 |
34.7 |
11.4 |
5.2 |
| 1988 |
83.7 |
95.9 |
80.2 |
53.2 |
39.1 |
13.4 |
4.4 |
| 1989 |
92.5 |
98.2 |
78.8 |
52.8 |
37.3 |
10.5 |
4.2 |
| 1990 |
101.1 |
99.1 |
86.1 |
55.2 |
34.4 |
9.9 |
3.7 |
| 1991 |
94.5 |
122.6 |
103.6 |
54.3 |
37.2 |
12.5 |
4.0 |
| 1992 |
111.0 |
103.7 |
95.2 |
56.8 |
38.1 |
13.2 |
5.2 |
| 1993 |
115.5 |
114.2 |
91.6 |
56.9 |
42.5 |
15.2 |
5.9 |
| 1994 |
118.6 |
123.9 |
100.4 |
59.1 |
41.3 |
17.6 |
4.6 |
| 1995 |
113.1 |
106.6 |
85.8 |
58.5 |
35.7 |
12.9 |
6.4 |
| 1996 |
95.0 |
102.8 |
74.5 |
51.2 |
32.9 |
15.7 |
4.9 |
| 1997 |
87.9 |
96.3 |
68.0 |
47.0 |
32.3 |
14.6 |
4.4 |
| 1998 |
82.5 |
91.3 |
67.5 |
41.6 |
29.9 |
15.4 |
2.8 |
| 1999 |
74.4 |
77.5 |
68.7 |
36.4 |
25.3 |
14.4 |
3.8 |
| 2000 |
60.1 |
64.4 |
49.5 |
34.9 |
21.9 |
13.7 |
3.7 |
| 2001 |
55.1 |
55.9 |
44.9 |
29.4 |
23.0 |
9.5 |
3.2 |
| 2002 |
44.4 |
58.3 |
47.6 |
26.4 |
18.2 |
10.7 |
3.4 |
| 2003 |
51.6 |
53.1 |
43.5 |
26.5 |
18.6 |
10.3 |
2.0 |
| 2004 |
49.7 |
46.0 |
43.2 |
23.8 |
18.0 |
11.0 |
2.1 |
| 2005 |
43.8 |
44.4 |
46.8 |
23.6 |
17.6 |
11.3 |
2.4 |
| 2006* |
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| 2007 |
43.4 |
50.2 |
35.4 |
24.8 |
17.8 |
11.6 |
2.5 |
| 2008 |
42.2 |
37.0 |
37.8 |
23.4 |
16.7 |
10.7 |
3.1 |
Note: Because of
changes made to the victimization survey, data prior to 1992 are adjusted
to make them comparable to data collected under the redesigned methodology.
Estimates for 1993 and beyond are based on collection year while earlier
estimates are based on data year. Because of changes in the methods used, these
data differ from earlier versions. 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 theCriminal Victimization, 2006 Technical Notes.
Sources: Rape, robbery,
and assault data are from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).
The homicide data are collected by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (CUR)
(Supplementary Homicide Reports) from reports from law enforcement agencies. |
