This statistic shows the percentage of victimizations reported to police in the United States from 2003 to 2013, by type of crime and age of victim. Between 2003 and 2013, around 56.2% of the elderly victims (65 or older) reported violent crime to the police while only 38.3% of the elderly victims reported for property crime.
Percentage of victimizations reported to police in the U.S. from 2003 to 2013, by type of crime and age of victim
* Estimation for rape/sexual assault victimization, for 65 years and older population, is based on 10 or fewer sample cases, or coefficient of variation is greater than 50%.
**Includes rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. Age is by victim for violent crime.
***Includes rape or sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault.
****Includes household burglary, motor vehicle theft, and theft. Age is by head of household for property crime.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (November 30, 2014). Percentage of victimizations reported to police in the U.S. from 2003 to 2013, by type of crime and age of victim [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/423035/us-victimization-reported-to-police-by-type-and-age/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of victimizations reported to police in the U.S. from 2003 to 2013, by type of crime and age of victim." Chart. November 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/423035/us-victimization-reported-to-police-by-type-and-age/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2014). Percentage of victimizations reported to police in the U.S. from 2003 to 2013, by type of crime and age of victim. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/423035/us-victimization-reported-to-police-by-type-and-age/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of Victimizations Reported to Police in The U.S. from 2003 to 2013, by Type of Crime and Age of Victim." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/423035/us-victimization-reported-to-police-by-type-and-age/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Percentage of victimizations reported to police in the U.S. from 2003 to 2013, by type of crime and age of victim Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/423035/us-victimization-reported-to-police-by-type-and-age/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Percentage of victimizations reported to police in the U.S. from 2003 to 2013, by type of crime and age of victim [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, November 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/423035/us-victimization-reported-to-police-by-type-and-age/
