In 2022, there were slightly more female victims of violent crime than male victims, with about 1,749,030 male victims and 1,762,840 female victims. These figures are a significant increase from the previous year, when there were 1,456,310 male victims and 1,278,390.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (September 20, 2023). Number of violent crime victims in the United States from 2005 to 2022, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/423245/us-violent-crime-victims-by-gender/
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