This statistic shows the annual number of people in the United States who were victims of a violent crime in 2021, by age and type of crime. In 2021, over 3,718 children aged 12 to 14 were the victims of rape or sexual assault.
Number of violent crime victims in the United States in 2021, by age group and type of crime
Characteristic
Rape/sexual assault
Robbery
Aggravated assault
Simple assault
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (March 7, 2023). Number of violent crime victims in the United States in 2021, by age group and type of crime [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/642444/number-of-victims-of-violent-crime-by-crime-and-age-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of violent crime victims in the United States in 2021, by age group and type of crime." Chart. March 7, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642444/number-of-victims-of-violent-crime-by-crime-and-age-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2023). Number of violent crime victims in the United States in 2021, by age group and type of crime. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/642444/number-of-victims-of-violent-crime-by-crime-and-age-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Number of Violent Crime Victims in The United States in 2021, by Age Group and Type of Crime." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642444/number-of-victims-of-violent-crime-by-crime-and-age-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Number of violent crime victims in the United States in 2021, by age group and type of crime Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/642444/number-of-victims-of-violent-crime-by-crime-and-age-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of violent crime victims in the United States in 2021, by age group and type of crime [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, March 7, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/642444/number-of-victims-of-violent-crime-by-crime-and-age-us/