U.S.
Department of Justice · Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics |
Key
Facts at a Glance
|
Total population |
Gender of victim | ||
---|---|---|---|
Males | Females | ||
1973 | 48.5 | 68.0 | 31.4 |
1974 | 49.1 | 69.4 | 31.3 |
1975 | 48.9 | 66.8 | 33.1 |
1976 | 48.5 | 65.8 | 33.3 |
1977 | 50.5 | 71.1 | 32.4 |
1978 | 50.2 | 70.0 | 32.8 |
1979 | 51.5 | 69.7 | 35.3 |
1980 | 49.4 | 68.1 | 33.0 |
1981 | 52.6 | 70.9 | 36.5 |
1982 | 51.0 | 66.9 | 36.9 |
1983 | 46.2 | 61.7 | 32.4 |
1984 | 46.2 | 60.6 | 33.4 |
1985 | 44.7 | 59.5 | 31.6 |
1986 | 41.9 | 54.3 | 30.9 |
1987 | 43.7 | 56.8 | 32.0 |
1988 | 44.2 | 55.0 | 34.4 |
1989 | 43.4 | 56.8 | 31.4 |
1990 | 44.0 | 57.6 | 32.0 |
1991 | 48.0 | 64.5 | 33.4 |
1992 | 47.8 | 59.3 | 37.2 |
1993 | 49.9 | 59.8 | 40.7 |
1994 | 51.8 | 61.1 | 43.0 |
1995 | 46.6 | 55.7 | 38.1 |
1996 | 42.0 | 49.9 | 34.6 |
1997 | 39.2 | 45.8 | 33.0 |
1998 | 36.6 | 43.1 | 30.4 |
1999 | 32.8 | 37.0 | 28.8 |
2000 | 27.9 | 32.9 | 23.2 |
2001 | 25.1 | 27.3 | 23.0 |
2002 | 23.1 | 25.5 | 20.8 |
2003 | 22.6 | 26.3 | 19.0 |
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. Due to changes in the methods used, these data differ from earlier versions.
Sources: Rape and sexual assault, robbery, and assault data are from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). The homicide data are collected by the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) (Supplementary Homicide Reports) from reports from law enforcement agencies. Homicide estimates for 2003 are based on 2003 Preliminary Annual Release data.
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