Bureau of Justice Statistics,,,,,,,,,
filename:  cv0670.csv,,,,,,,,,
"Table 70. Percent distribution of self-protective measures employed by victims, by type of measure and type of crime",,,,,,,,,
"data source: National Criminal Victimization Survey, 2006  NCJ 223436",,,,,,,,,
produced by:  Cathy Maston ,,,,,,,,,
authors:  Patsy Klaus and Cathy Maston,,,,,,,,,
refer questions to: askbjs@usdoj.gov  202-307-0765,,,,,,,,,
data of version:  08/29/08,,,,,,,,,

"Table 70. Personal crimes of violence, 2006: Percent distribution of self-protective measures employed by victims, by type of measure and type of crime",,,,,,,,,
,,Percent of self-protective measures,,,,,,,
Self-protective measure,,Crime of violence,,Completed violence,,Attempted/threatened violence,,Rape/Sexual assault/a,
Total number of self-protective measures,,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%
,Attacked offender with weapon,1.2,,1.1,*,1.2,,1.8,*
,Attacked offender without weapon,8.7,,10.7,,7.3,,6.8,*
,Threatened offender with weapon,0.5,*,0.1,*,0.8,*,0,*
,Threatened offender without weapon,2.5,,2.1,,2.7,,2.1,*,,,,
,Resisted or captured offender,22.9,,32.3,,16.5,,19.8,,,,,
,Scared or warned offender,10.8,,10.5,,11,,16.8,,,,,
,Persuaded or appeased offender,13,,9.4,,15.5,,11.5,*,,,,
,Ran away or hid,14.8,,10.9,,17.5,,13.8,*,,,,
,Got help or gave alarm,12.3,,9.2,,14.5,,14.2,,,,,
,Screamed from pain or fear,3.8,,8.6,,0.5,*,10.6,*,,,,
,Took other measures,9.3,,4.8,,12.5,,2.7,*,,,,
,,Percent of self-protective measures,,,,,,,,,,,
,,Robbery,,,,,,Assault,,,,,
Self-protective measure,,Total,,With injury,,Without injury,,Total,,Aggravated,,Simple,
Total number of self-protective measures,,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%,100,%
,Attacked offender with weapon,1.4,*,0.6,*,2.1,*,1.1,,2.6,*,0.5,*
,Attacked offender without weapon,11.1,,13.6,,8.8,*,8.5,,7.1,,9.1,
,Threatened offender with weapon,0.4,*,0,*,0.7,*,0.6,*,1.1,*,0.4,*
,Threatened offender without weapon,2.9,*,1.5,*,4.2,*,2.5,,1.4,*,2.9,
,Resisted or captured offender,23.4,,24.9,,22,,23.1,,20.9,,24
,Scared or warned offender,11.8,,15.1,,8.8,*,10.3,,11.1,,10
,Persuaded or appeased offender,18.1,,15.6,,20.5,,12.4,,9.7,,13.5
,Ran away or hid,13.5,,6.8,*,19.6,,15.1,,20.5,,12.8
,Got help or gave alarm,6.5,,7.4,*,5.7,*,13,,13.1,,13
,Screamed from pain or fear,6.7,,13.3,,0.6,*,3,,3.7,,2.8
,Took other measures,4.4,*,1.3,*,7.3,*,10.4,,8.8,,11.1
"Note: Many incident characteristics were unaffected or minimally affected by changes in methodology in the 2006 National Crime Victimization. However, caution should be used in comparing 2006 rates of individual variables, particularly those with small sample sizes, to previous years. See Criminal Victimization, 2006, at <http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/cv06.htm>.",,,,,,,,,,,,
Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.,,,,,,,,,,,,
Some respondents may have cited more than one self-protective measure employed.,,,,,,,,,,,,
*Estimate is based on about 10 or fewer sample cases.,,,,,,,,,,,,
a/Includes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.,,,,,,,,,,,,