U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics



National Crime Victimization Survey
Changes in Criminal Victimization, 1994-95
April 1997, NCJ-162032
With additional tables.

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By  Bruce M. Taylor, Ph.D.
BJS Statistician 


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Highlights
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* Major declines from 1994 to 1995 occurred in rates of both
personal crime, which includes violent crime and personal theft,
and property crime.

* Significant declines also occurred for most individual types
of crime included in the overall categories.  Motor vehicle
theft was the only type of crime for which rates did not
register a significant decline.

* Some changes varied with household income.  Most declines in
personal victimization were recorded for respondents in
households earning less than $15,000 a year.  None of the
differences in property crime for households earning less than
$7,500 a year was statistically significant.

* Personal victimization rates for the oldest and youngest age
groups declined less than those for the intermediate age groups.

*Personal crime declined slightly for blacks and Hispanics, 
from 1994 to 1995. Among blacks, aggravated assault declined 
significantly.

*Hispanic households showed declines for all types of property
crime.  Although black households showed a drop in overall
property victimization, none of the changes in burglary or 
household and motor vehicle theft was statistically significant.

* Except for motor vehicle theft, rates for all types of
household victimization declined more in the West than in other
regions.

In 1995 criminal victimization rates for U.S. residents age 12
or older declined for both personal and property crimes,
according to data collected from the National Crime
Victimization Survey.

The overall personal crime rate of 46.2 per 1,000 persons fell
13% from 1994.  Violent crime dropped 12.4% to 44.5 crimes per
1,000 persons age 12 or older.  Overall property crime declined
by 9.1% to a rate of 279.5 per 1,000 households.

These declines are the largest changes recorded for the broad
categories of crime since the survey began. (The overall crime
classifications changed slightly after 1992.)

The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) measures as
personal crimes the violent offenses of rape and sexual assault,
robbery, and simple and aggravated assault.  Personal thefts are
also included among these personal crimes.  The NCVS measures
the property crimes of household burglary, motor vehicle theft,
and theft.

The decline was generally evident across a wide range of crime,
persons, and households.  Among personal crimes, simple assault
(-7.1%), aggravated assault (-24.1%), and personal theft
(-26.1%) had significant drops in victimization rates, with
robbery and rape/sexual assault also showing some evidence 
of decline.   All types of property crime contributed to the overall drop. 
However, only burglary (a 12.9% decrease, 1994-95) and household
theft (8.4%) registered declines strong enough to be statistically 
significant.

Although these reductions in victimization were broad-based,
different subpopulations varied in the degree to which they
experienced the reductions.

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Finding the latest crime victimization information
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This BJS report introduces a more complete presentation of the
recent results from the NCVS.  It departs from a concentration
on a single year by including the rates of crimes for over a
dozen categories of persons or households, 1992-95; however, 
findings from only 1994 and 1995 are discussed.  

The following three sources provide the fullest access to 
statistics from the victim survey:

*Thirteen tables, titled A to M on pages 6 to 12, contain the
rates per 1,000 summarized in the text.  Analysis may cut across
data from several tables so that table references are omitted
from the next four pages.

*The BJS Internet site (http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/) features
spreadsheets for the Bulletin tables, as well as for other data,
like those summarizing reporting to the police.

*BJS will publish companion NCVS reports to estimate long-term
trends, 1993-95 and to describe specific types of victimizations or
categories of victims, 1992-95.

Table 1.  Criminal victimizations and victimization rates, 1992-95

                                                        Victimization rates
							 (per 1,000 persons 
	                       Number of victim-         age 12 or older or            Percent
                               izations (1,000's)        per 1,000 households          change,  
Type of crime	       1992    1993    1994   1995      1992   1993    1994   1995    1993-95   1994-95

All crimes	     42,834  43,547  42,362  38,446    . . .   . . .  . . .   . . .		
											
Personal crimesa     10,618  11,365  11,350   9,966     50.7   53.7    53.1   46.2     -14.0%*   -13.0%*
Crimes of violence   10,249  10,848  10,861   9,601     49.0   51.3    50.8   44.5     -13.3*    -12.4*
Completed violence   32,290   3,213   3,205   2,779     15.7   15.2    15.0   12.9     -15.1*    -14.0
Attempted/threatened
 violence	      6,958   7,635   7,655   6,822     33.2   36.1    35.8   31.6     -12.5*    -11.7
Rape/Sexual assault     607     485     433     340      2.9    2.3     2.0    1.6     -30.4*    -20.0**
Rape/attempted rape     374     313     316     234      1.8    1.5     1.5    1.1     -26.7*    -26.7*
Rape	                175     160     168     141       .8     .8      .8     .7     -12.5     -12.5
Attempted rape	        200     152     149      93      1.0     .7      .7     .4     -42.9*    -42.9*
Sexual assault          233     173     117     106      1.1     .8      .5     .5     -37.5*       0   
Robbery               1,272   1,291   1,299   1,142      6.1    6.1     6.1    5.3     -13.1**   -13.1**
Completed/property
   taken	        844     815     795     745	 4.0    3.9     3.7    3.5     -10.3      -5.4
With injury             307     274     288     218	 1.5    1.3     1.3    1.0     -23.1     -23.1**
Without injury          538     541     507     527	 2.6    2.6     2.4    2.4      -7.7        0   
Attempted to
  take property         428     476     504     397      2.0    2.3     2.4    1.8     -21.7**   -25.0*
With injury	         81      96     122      95       .4     .5      .6     .4     -20.0     -33.3**
Without injury	        346     381     382     302      1.7    1.8     1.8    1.4     -22.2**   -22.2**
Assault	              8,370   9,072   9,129   8,119     40.0    42.9   42.7   37.6     -12.4*    -11.9*
Aggravated	      2,317   2,563   2,478   1,892     11.1    12.1   11.6    8.8     -27.3*    -24.1*
With injury	        671     713     679     509      3.2     3.4    3.2    2.4     -29.4*    -25.0*
Threatened with
   weapon             1,646   1,850   1,800   1,382      7.9     8.7    8.4    6.4     -26.4*    -23.8*
Simple                6,053   6,509   6,651   6,227     28.9    30.8   31.1   28.9      -6.2      -7.1*
With minor injury     1,142   1,356   1,466   1,291      6.9     6.4    6.9    6.0      -6.3     -13.0*
Without injury        4,611   5,153   5,185   4,936     22.0    24.4   24.3   22.9      -6.1      -5.8
Personal theftb         369     517     489     365      1.8     2.4    2.3    1.7     -29.2*    -26.1*
											
Property crimes      32,217  32,182  31,012  28,480    325.3   322.1  307.6  279.5     -13.2%*   -9.1%*
Household 
  burglary            5,803   5,984   5,483   4,825     58.6    59.9   54.4   47.4     -20.9*	 -12.9*
Completed             4,744   4,824   4,573   4,072     47.9   4 8.3   45.4   40.0     -17.2*	 -11.9*
Forcible entry        1,841   1,856   1,725   1,507     18.6	18.6   17.1   14.8     -20.4*	 -13.5*
Unlawful entry 
  without force       2,903   2,968   2,847   2,566     29.3	29.7	28.2  25.2     -15.2*	 -10.6*
Attempted 
  forcible entry      1,059   1,160     910     752     10.7	11.6	 9.0   7.4     -36.2*	 -17.8*
Motor vehicle
   theft              1,835   1,961   1,764   1,654     18.5	19.6	17.5  16.2     -17.3*     -7.4
Completed             1,200   1,291   1,172   1,098     12.1	12.9	11.6  10.8     -16.3*	  -6.9
Attempted               635     670     591     556      6.4	 6.7	5.9    5.5     -17.9*	  -6.8
Theft                24,579  24,238  23,766  22,002    248.2   242.6  235.7  215.9     -11.0*	  -8.4*
Completedc           23,488  23,020  22,744  21,149    237.1   230.4  225.6  207.6      -9.9*	  -8.0*
Less than $50        10,318   9,653   9,377   8,238    104.2	96.6   93.0   80.9     -16.2*	 -13.0*
$50-$249              7,992   7,682   7,874   7,589     80.7	76.9   78.1   74.5	-3.1	  -4.6**
$250 or more          4,145   4,253   4,251   4,163     41.8    42.6   42.2   40.9	-4.0	 .-3.1
Attempted             1,091   1,218   1,022	852     11.0    14.3   10.1    8.4     -41.3*	 -16.8*
	
Note:  Completed violent crimes include rape, sexual assault,
robbery with or without injury, aggravated assault with injury,
and simple assault with minor injury.  In 1993 the total population 
age 12 or older was 211,524,770 ; in 1994, 213,747,400; and in 1995,
215,709,450.  The total number of households in 1993 was 99,926,400; 
in 1994, 100,808,030; and in 1995, 101,888,380.
...Not applicable.
*The difference is significant at the 95% confidence level.
**The difference is significant at the 90% confidence level.	
aThe victimization survey cannot measure murder because of the 
inability to question the victim.  
bIncludes pocket picking, purse snatching, and attempted purse
snatching.
cIncludes thefts with unknown losses.  In 1993 this category 
accounted for 1,433,000 victimizations; in 1994, 1,241,000; 
and in 1995, 1,159,100.
						
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Personal crime, 1994-95
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Sex of victim
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Overall violent crime rates declined for both male and female
victims from 1994 to 1995.  The rate for male victims had a
reduction of 10.7% to 53.2 per 1,000, while that for females
dropped by 14.4% to 36.4 per 1,000.  Total assault and
aggravated assault among both male and female victims declined. 
In addition, the rate of rape and sexual assault for female
victims dropped by 24.3% to 2.8 per 1,000.  Although estimates
for personal theft rates for males and females are lower in
1995, only that for males is a statistically significant change.

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Age of victim
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Declines in victimization rates varied, depending on the
age of the victim.  Most of the rate changes were focused on
intermediate ages.  The only significant change from 1994 to
1995 for those age 12-15 was a decline of 30.6% in the
aggravated assault rate to 15.4 per 1,000.

Except for personal theft, none of the declines among personal
crimes with victims age 50 or older was statistically
significant.  A significant decline in personal theft did occur
among those age 65 or older.

All intermediate age groups had significant declines in the
overall violent crime rate. All of the personal crime rate
declines for those age 20 to 24 were significant, except for
robbery.  The decline in simple assault, however, was a return
to a level more typical for this age group, after the peak of
56.4 per 1,000 in 1994.

In contrast to the 1994-95 drops in rates of total assault
among those age 16 to 49, differences for those age 50 or older
were not significant. Total assault includes aggravated and simple 
assault.  In contrast to the 1994-95 drops in rates of total assault 
among those age 16 to 49, there was a nonsignificant increase for 
those age 65 or older.  The total assault rate for the 16-19 age 
group declined, driven by the reduction in the rate of aggravated 
assault.  The total assault rate for persons age 35 to 49 also dropped,
largely as a consequence of a decline in simple assault for this 
age group.


Table 2.  Personal crime victimization, by sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, 
household income, region, and location of residence of victims, 1995 
									

                            Rates of personal crime in 1995 (per 1,000 persons)                                                                      Violent crimes	                
                                         Rape/
Characteristic                           Sexual                                      Personal   
of victims	Population  Total  Total assault Robbery  Total Aggravated  Simple   theft 	
									
Sex									
Male	       104,268,820   54.4   53.2    .3	   7.5	   45.3	    11.9      33.5     1.3
Female	       111,440,640   38.5   36.4   2.8	   3.2	   30.4	     5.9      24.6     2.1
									
Age
									
12-15	        15,575,940  110.9  107.1   2.2	   9.5	   95.4     15.4     80.1      3.8
16-19	        14,539,170  110.3  107.7   5.7	   9.0	   93.0     24.4     68.6      2.7
20-24	        17,813,630   79.8   78.8   3.0	  10.8	   65.0     15.4     49.6      1.1
25-34	        41,138,060   55.9   54.7   2.0	   6.9	   45.8     11.7     34.1      1.2
35-49	        60,635,010   35.6   33.8   1.4	   4.7	   27.7      6.8     20.9      1.8
50-64	        34,451,280   15.6   14.0    .1	   1.8	   12.1      2.6      9.5      1.6
65 or  older	31,556,350    6.9    5.9   0.0      1.3     4.6      1.3      3.3      1.0
									
Race	
								
White	       181,880,850   44.6   43.1   1.6     4.2	   37.3	     8.2     29.1      1.4
Black	        25,998,040   58.4   55.4   1.6    12.5	   41.3	    12.6     28.7      3.1
Other	         7,830,570   43.8   40.9   1.2     6.3	   33.4	     9.2     24.2      2.9
									
Hispanic origin	
								
Hispanic        19,674,030   56.1   53.4   1.3	  10.6	   41.5	    13.6     27.9      2.6
Non- Hispanic  193,918,300   45.0   43.4   1.6	   4.8	   37.0	     8.2     28.8      1.6
									
Household Income
									
Less than$7,500	15,917,890   74.6   71.0   3.5	  11.8	   55.7	    16.5     39.2      3.6
$7,500-14,999	25,169,790   49.7   48.4   1.6	   9.1	   37.7	    10.0     27.7      1.3
$15,000-24,999	32,095,240   49.2   47.7   1.6	   6.5	   39.5	     9.1     30.4      1.5
$25,000-34,999	29,608,960   48.1   46.4   1.5	   5.1	   39.8	     8.9     30.8      1.7
$35,000-49,999	34,914,380   45.8   44.2   1.8	   3.6	   38.9	     8.8     30.1      1.5
$50,000-74,999	29,657,010   44.1   42.7   1.2	   3.1	   38.4	     8.5     29.9      1.5
$75,000 or more	22,091,400   37.9   36.2    .8	   2.4	   33.0	     5.5     27.6      1.7
									
Region	
								
Northeast	42,930,170   41.1   38.5   1.3	   6.2	   31.0	     5.5     25.5      2.6
Midwest	        51,592,700   46.7   45.2   2.3	   4.3	   38.6	     7.9     30.7      1.5
South	        75,910,170   39.6   38.4    .9	   4.3	   33.1	     8.4     24.8      1.3
West	        45,276,420   61.5   59.7   2.1	   7.2	   50.4	    13.5     36.9      1.8
									
Residence	
								
Urban	        62,255,840   59.9   56.8   2.0	   9.7	   45.1	    11.7     33.4      3.1
Suburban	98,073,550   43.5   42.1   1.6	   4.0	   36.6	     8.1     28.4      1.4
Rural	        55,380,060   35.5   34.9   1.2	   2.6	   31.1	     6.6     24.5      0.6

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Race of victim
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Between 1994 and 1995 whites had significant reductions in
violent crime overall and in total assault, as well as
aggravated assault.  The overall violent crime rates for whites
declined by 12.8% to 43.1 per 1,000.

The only statistically reliable change for blacks was a drop of
24% in the aggravated assault rate to 12.6 per 1,000, although
there was some evidence of reductions in the overall personal
and violent crime rates and in rape/sexual assault.

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Hispanic origin
---------------------

Victimization rates for Hispanic respondents had no significant 
change in either violent crime or personal theft between 1994 
and 1995, although there was some evidence of declines in overall 
personal victimization rates, total violent crime, and total assault.

There was also some evidence of a decline in overall personal
victimization rates, total violent crime, and total assault for
Hispanics.  No significant differences existed between the
Hispanic and non-Hispanic populations in the degree of change
from 1994 to 1995 for any personal or violent crime.

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Household income
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Most significant declines in personal victimization from 1994 to
1995 were experienced by respondents in households earning less
than $15,000 a year.  Rates for these respondents declined for
total violent crime, rape/ sexual assault, and total assault. 
In addition, there was a drop in the victimization rates for
those in households earning between $7,500 and $14,999 per year
for both aggravated and simple assault.

The other measurable changes in victimization rates among income
groups were a drop in aggravated assault rates for those in
households with $15,000 to $24,999 annual income, an increase in
rape and sexual assault for respondents in households earning
between $35,000 and $49,999 yearly, and a decline in robbery
victimization for those with household incomes of $75,000 or
more.

When patterns of 1994-95 victimization rate changes are compared
across household income categories, no income level departed
significantly from the patterns present in other income groups.


Table 3. Household property crime victimization, by race, 
Hispanic origin, household income, region, and home ownership 
of households victimized, 1995


				   Rate of household property crime                            
Characteristic of  Number of       (per 1,000 households)
household or head  households,                      Motor
of household	   1995	           Total  Burglary  vehicle theft   Theft                                                        
			
Race					
White             86,369,290      272.9    45.4         14.0         213.6
Black             12,380,170      322.3    61.6         30.4          30.3
Other              3,138,930      292.6    46.4         21.9         224.3
					
Hispanic origin					
Hispanic           7,758,960      364.1    59.0         27.8         277.3
Non-Hispanic      93,478,170      272.7    46.3         15.3         211.1
					
Household income					
Less than $7,500   9,865,540      290.7    71.4         13.9         205.4
$7,500 - 14,999   13,610,140      256.1    55.0         15.6         185.5
$15,000 - 24,999  15,901,710      286.9    48.7         15.7         222.4
$25,000 - 34,999  13,694,260      283.0    42.0         16.5         224.5
$35,000 - 49,999  14,746,080      293.6    42.6         18.3         232.6
$50,000 - 74,999  11,763,840      317.1    41.8         17.2         258.1
$75,000 or more    8,627,350      336.1    43.3         19.1         273.7
					 
Region					
Northeast         20,386,280      223.7    32.4         14.3         177.0
Midwest           24,613,340      256.3    45.4         13.6         197.3
South             35,992,910      264.1    48.4         14.2         201.5
West              20,895,860      387.8    62.5         24.6         300.7
					
Residence					
Urban             31,186,290	  347.9    59.9	        25.7         262.3
Suburban          45,038,890	  267.0	   39.0	        15.0         213.0
Rural             25,663,190	  218.4	   46.8	         6.9         164.8
					
Home ownership					
Owned             65,971,450      244.2	   40.6         12.3         191.3
Rented            35,916,930	  344.4	   59.8         23.5         261.1


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Region
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Changes in personal victimization rates from 1994 to 1995 were
not uniform across regions.

Northeast-- The only significant change  was a 27.6% decline 
in aggravated assault to a 1995 rate of 5.5 per 1,000
persons.

Midwest-- Rates for total violent crime and aggravated assault
fell, and robbery was down 30.6% to 4.3 per 1,000.

South-- Rates for total violent crime and aggravated assault
fell. Rates for rape/sexual assault (0.9 per 1,000) and robbery
(4.3 per 1,000) also dropped.

West-- Typically the region experiencing the highest rates of
violent victimization, the West had significant declines in all
categories of violent crime except rape/sexual assault and
robbery.

The declines of violent crimes overall, assault overall, and
simple assault in the West were greater than those in the
Northeast.  The decreases in robbery rates in the South and
Midwest were also a significant departure from the pattern in
the Northeast.

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Urbanization
-----------------------

Urban areas have typically recorded the highest rates of violent
victimization, and rural areas the lowest.  In 1995 the rate of
violent victimization per 1,000 persons age 12 or older was 56.8 in
urban areas, 42.1 in suburban areas, and 34.9 in rural locations.

The broadest decline in violent victimization rates in 1995 from 
those in 1994 occured in the suburbs. The suburbs had significant
declines in all types of personal victimization except rape and 
sexual assault. The overall decrease was 15.1%.  This compares to a 10.7% 
drop in total violent victimization in urban areas and 11.0% drop
in rural areas.  In addition, urban and rural areas also showed
drops in victimization rates for total and aggravated assault.

Differences among urban, rural, and suburban areas in patterns
of change between 1994 and 1995 were not large enough to be
statistically significant.

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Property crime, 1994-95
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Race of head of household
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White households showed reductions in rates of overall property
crime, burglary, and theft.  No decline for any type of property
crime was large enough for black households to produce a
statistically significant change, although there was an overall
decline in property crimes for black households.  

There was no significant change in motor vehicle theft rates for
either racial group, nor were the patterns of change for any
type of property crime statistically different between
households headed by a white or black.  

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Hispanic origin of head of household
---------------------------------------------

Both Hispanic and non-Hispanic households showed declines in
rates of burglary, household theft, and overall household
property crime.  The Hispanic, households also had significantly 
lower rates of motor vehicle theft, 1994-95, in contrast to 
non-Hispanic households, which did not experience such a
decrease.

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Household income
--------------------------

No 1994-95 change in the rate of motor vehicle theft was
significant for any income grouping.  Households earning less
than $7,500 had no significant increase or decrease in any type
of property crime.  Households in all other income groups,
except for those earning $75,000 a year, showed a significant
decline in overall property crime victimization rates. 
Households in income categories from $7,500 to $49,999 a year
had a decline in burglary rates from 1994 to 1995.

Theft rates also declined 14.1% for households earning $7,500 to
$14,999 for a 1995 rate of 185.5 per 1,000 households.  This
compares to drops of 9.6% for households in the $35,000 -
$49,999 bracket (a 1995 rate of 232.6), 12.8% for households
earning $50,000 to $74,999 (a rate of 258.1), and 8.1% for those
earning $75,000 or more (a 1995 rate of 273.7 per thousand).

Household with incomes between $7,500 and $14,999 experienced
larger decreases in the rates of overall property crime and
theft than did households earning less than $7,500 or $15,000 to
$24,999.

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Regions
------------------

Although all regions of the country showed a decline in property
victimization rates in 1995, the individual types of crime
contributing to the overall drop varied across regions.  

All regions except the Northeast experienced a drop in theft
victimization in 1995.  All regions except the South had a
significant drop in burglary rates. The declines in the West for
property crime overall, burglary, and theft were significantly
larger than those in other regions.

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Urbanization
----------------------

Urban, suburban, and rural localities showed a decline in total
property victimization in 1995.  Property victimization in urban
areas dropped 7.6% for an overall rate of 347.9 per 1,000
households.  Property crime rates in suburban areas dropped 9.9%
(a rate of 267), and the rate in rural areas declined 11.4% (a
rate of 218.4 per 1,000 households).  All types of localities
registered a decline in theft victimization, while burglary
rates for urban and suburban areas also declined significantly
in 1995.  Motor vehicle theft rates for each category of
locality showed no significant change.

Urban, suburban, and rural households did not differ
significantly from each other in the amount of change for any
type of property crime.

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Home ownership
----------------------------

Residents of rental housing typically experience property
victimization rates that are approximately 1.5 to 2 times those
of households in which the residents either own or are buying
their home.  In 1995 residents of both categories of housing
generally showed significant decreases in victimization rates
for overall property crime and its component crimes.  The one
exception was the lack of a significant change in motor vehicle
theft between 1994 and 1995 for respondents in rental housing.

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Murder
*****************

Data on murder and nonnegligent homicide are collected by the
FBI Uniform Crime Reports program.  Since 1993 both the number
and rate of murders nationally have steadily declined.  In 1995
the total number of murders recorded was 20,043, with a rate of
8.2 per 100,000 residents.  Rates have declined in all regions
of the country and in  larger cities.

Uniform Crime Reports data indicate that the characteristics of
murder victims and the types of weapons used have remained
relatively stable since 1992, with small proportionate decreases
in murders committed with firearms and against black or male 
victims.


Table A.  Murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, 
by region, urban character, type of weapon, and sex, race, and 


Characteristic of murder/
nonnegligent manslaughter        1992     1993     1994     1995

Rate per 100,000

   Total U.S.                    9.3      9.5      9.0      8.2

Region
 Northeast                       7.8      8.2      7.1      6.2
 Midwest                         7.6      7.6      7.5      6.9
 South                          11.1     11.3     10.7      9.8
 West                            9.7      9.9      9.4      9.0

Urban character
 Metropolitan cities*           10.4     10.6     10.0      9.1
 Smaller cities*                 5.4      5.3      4.8      4.7
 Rural counties                  5.2      5.4      5.0      5.0

Percentage of characteristic

Type of weapon used            100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%
 Firearm                        68.2     69.6     70.0     68.2
 Knife                          14.5     12.7     12.7     12.7
 Blunt object                    4.6      4.4      4.1      4.5
 Personal weapon                 5.0      5.0      5.3      5.9
 Other                           7.8      8.2      7.8      8.7

Race of victim                 100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%
 White                          47.2     46.0     46.2     48.0
 Black                          49.6     50.7     50.8     48.4
 Other                           2.4      2.4      2.3      2.7
 $25,000 - 34,999               14.6     21.2     20.0     16.5
 $35,000 - 49,999               21.8     18.6     17.0     18.3
 $50,000 - 74,999               17.5     22.4     20.7     17.2
 $75,000 or more                27.9     26.4     17.7     19.1

Region
 Northeast                      16.0     19.4     17.9     14.3
 Midwest                        14.5     14.7     12.2     13.6
 South                          14.3     17.8     14.7     14.2
 West                           31.7     28.7     28.1     24.6

Residence
 Urban                          31.7     34.2     29.3     25.7
 Suburban                       16.7     17.0     15.6     15.0
 Rural                           7.4      7.3      6.9      6.9

Home ownership
 Owned                          15.7     15.8     14.5     12.3
 Rented                         23.5     26.5     22.8     23.5
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Table B.  Number of personal crimes per 1,000 
persons, by victims' sex, age, race, and 
other characteristics, 1992-95

Victim 
 
                  
Victim            Personal crime rates (per 1,000 person)
characteristic        1992     1993     1994     1995

 Male                 61.2     63.2     61.7     54.4*
 Female               40.9     44.9     45.1     38.5*

Age
 12-15               118.2    125.2    117.4    110.9
 16-19               111.6    120.5    125.9    110.3*
 20-24               100.3     97.7    102.5     79.8*
 25-34                58.6     60.9     63.2     55.9*
 35-49                39.9     44.5     41.4     35.6*
 50-64                15.0     18.3     16.8     15.6
 65 or older           6.7      7.8      7.2      6.9

Race
 White                49.4     51.7     51.5     44.6*
 Black                60.o     71.7     65.4     58.4+
 Other                52.1     41.6     49.1     43.8

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic             58.2     62.5     63.3     56.1+
 Non-Hispanic         50.1     52.9     51.9     45.0*

Household income
 Less than $7,500     83.0     92.6     88.3     74.6*
 $7,500 - 14,999      57.8     59.3     60.8     49.7*
 $15,000 - 24,999     58.1     53.6     51.7     49.2
 $25,000 - 34,999     49.5     51.4     51.3     48.1
 $35,000 - 49,999     43.7     51.4     49.3     45.8
 $50,000 - 74,999     42.1     47.4     47.6     44.1
 $75,000 or more      41.1     40.8     42.7     37.9

Region
 Northeast            37.5     45.6     42.7     41.1
 Midwest              53.4     58.5     55.4     46.7*
 South                39.9       43     45.2     39.6*
 West                 74.7     73.3     73.5     61.5*

Residence
 Urban                63.7     73.4     67.6     59.9*
 Suburban             49.8     47.5     51.8     43.5*
 Rural                39.1     43.4     39.8     35.5*

Note:  Personal crimes measured by the National Crime Victimation
Survey include rape/sexual assault, robbery, aggravated
simple assault, and pocket picking/purse snatching.
*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
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****************
Murder
*****************

Data on murder and nonnegligent homicide are collected by 
the FBI Uniform Crime Reports program.  Since 1993 both 
the number and rate of murders nationally have steadily 
declined.  In 1995 the total number of murders recorded 
was 20,043, with a rate of 8.2 per 100,000 residents.  
Rates have declined in all regions of the country 
and in  larger cities.

Uniform Crime Reports data indicate that the characteristics 
of murder victims and the types of weapons used have remained 
relatively stable since 1992, with small proportionate 
decreases in murders committed with firearms and against 
black or male victims.




Table C.  Number of violent crimes per 1,000 
persons, by victims' sex, age, race, and 
other characteristics, 1992-95

 
                 
Victim               Rates of violent crime (per 1,000 persons)
characteristic       1992     1993     1994     1995
                    
Sex
 Male                   59.5     60.9     59.6     53.2*
 Female                 39.1     42.3     42.5     36.4*

Age
 12-15                 114.1    120.6    114.8    107.1
 16-19                 107.3    116.8    121.7    107.7*
 20-24                  98.3     93.6     99.2     78.8*
 25-34                  57.7     58.6     60.9     54.7*
 35-49                  38.6     42.5     39.5     33.8*
 50-64                  13.4     17.1     15.1     14.0
 65 or older             5.1      5.5      5.1      5.9

Race
 White                  47.8     49.7     49.4     43.1*
 Black                  57.3     66.1     61.8     55.4*
 Other                  49.5     39.4     47.5     40.9

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic               55.6     59.1     59.8     53.4+
 Non-Hispanic           48.4     50.6     49.8     43.4*

Household income
 Less than $7,500       80.9     88.5     83.6     71.0*
 $7,500 - 14,999        55.1     57.4     58.6     48.4*
 $15,000 - 24,999       56.5     50.6     49.9     47.7
 $25,000 - 34,999       47.7     49.7     49.3     46.4
 $35,000 - 49,999       43.0     49.1     46.8     44.2
 $50,000 - 74,999       39.9     45.7     46.1     42.7
 $75,000 or more        38.1     38.1     40.0     36.2

Region
 Northeast              36.4     42.4     39.3     38.5
 Midwest                51.4     56.8     53.3     45.2*
 South                  38.2     41.2     43.6     38.4*
 West                   72.5     69.7     71.0     59.78

Residence
 Urban                  61.2     68.8     63.6     56.8*
 Suburban               48.0     45.8     49.6     42.1*
 Rural                  38.2     42.1     39.2     34.9*

Note:  Violent crimes measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey
 rape/sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated and simple assault.
*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
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Table D.  Number of rape/sexual assaults per 
1,000 persons, by victims' sex, age, race, and 
other characteristics, 1992-95
 
                  
Victim                     Rates of rape/sexual assault per 1,000 persons
characteristic             1992     1993     1994     1995

Sex
 Male                      0.5      0.4      0.2      0.3
 Female                    5.2      4.0      3.7      2.8*

Age
 12-15                     4.1      4.5      3.1      2.2
 16-19                     8.3      7.2      5.1      5.7
 20-24                    10.2      5.7      5.0      3.0*
 25-34                     2.6      2.4      2.9      2.0
 35-49                     1.9      1.6      1.6      1.4
 50-64                     0.5      0.2      0.2      0.1
 65 or older               0.1      0.3      0.1      0.0

Race
 White                     2.8      2.3      1.9      1.6
 Black                     4.3      2.7      2.7      1.6+
 Other                     1.8      2.0      2.5      1.2

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic                  2.2      2.1      2.6      1.3+
 Non-Hispanic              3.0      2.3      2.0      1.6*

Household income
 Less than $7,500          5.8      5.5      6.7      3.5*
 $7,500 - 14,999           6.0      2.7      3.3      1.6*
 $15,000 - 24,999          3.6      2.5      2.3      1.6
 $25,000 - 34,999          1.4      2.3      1.2      1.5
 $35,000 - 49,999          2.4      1.9      0.9      1.8*
 $50,000 - 74,999          0.3      1.1      0.8      1.2
 $75,000 or more           1.2      1.9      0.9      0.8

Region
 Northeast                 2.3      1.8      1.9      1.3
 Midwest                   3.5      2.5      1.5      2.3+
 South                     3.0      1.9      2.3      0.9*
 West                      2.6      3.3      2.3      2.1

Residence
 Urban                     3.2      3.4      2.7      2.0
 Suburban                  2.4      1.7      1.8      1.6
 Rural                     3.5      2.2      1.7      1.2

*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
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Table E.  Number of robberies per 1,000 persons, 
by victims' sex, age, race, and other characteristics,
1992-95
 
                  
Victim               Rates of robbery per 1,000 persons
characteristic         1992     1993     1994     1995

Sex
 Male                   8.1      8.4      8.1      7.5*
 Female                 4.2      3.9      4.1      3.2+

Age
 12-15                 13.0     13.6     12.0      9.5
 16-19                 11.0     11.5     11.8      9.0
 20-24                 13.8     10.5     11.3     10.8
 25-34                  7.9      7.3      7.5      6.9
 35-49                  3.6      5.0      5.2      4.7
 50-64                  2.2      3.0      2.3      1.8
 65 or older            1.9      1.2      1.4      1.3

Race
 White                  4.7      5.1      4.8      4.2
 Black                 14.8     12.7     14.0     12.5
 Other                  9.1      7.9      9.0      6.3

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic              11.4     10.8      9.8     10.6
 Non-Hispanic           5.6      5.7      5.6      4.8+

Household income
 Less than $7,500      13.3     11.8     11.1     11.8
 $7,500 - 14,999        9.4      8.9      7.1      9.1
 $15,000 - 24,999       6.6      5.9      5.9      6.5
 $25,000 - 34,999       4.9      4.5      4.6      5.1
 $35,000 - 49,999       4.4      5.0      4.8      3.6
 $50,000 - 74,999       3.4      4.6      4.2      3.1
 $75,000 or more        3.5      4.2      4.5      2.4*

Region
 Northeast              5.8      7.2      5.3      6.2
 Midwest                6.2      6.0      6.2      4.3*
 South                  5.3      4.1      5.9      4.3*
 West                   7.4      8.4      6.9      7.2

Residence
 Urban                 10.8     10.7    10.9      9.7
 Suburban               5.5      5.0     5.1      4.0*
 Rural                  2.3      3.0     2.6      2.6

*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
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Table F.  Number of assaults per 1,000 persons, 
by victims' sex, age, race, and other characteristic
1992-95
 
                       
Victim               Rates assault per 1,000 persons
characteristic       1992     1993     1994     1995

Sex
 Male                50.9     52.1     51.3     45.3*
 Female              29.7     34.3     34.7     30.4*

Age
 12-15               97.0    102.5     99.8     95.4
 16-19               88.0     98.1    104.8     93.0*
 20-24               74.3     77.4     82.9     65.0*
 25-34               47.1     48.9     50.6     45.8+
 35-49               33.2     35.9     32.8     27.7*
 50-64               10.7     13.9     12.6     12.1
 65 or older          3.1      4.1      3.6      4.6

Race
 White               40.3     42.3     42.7     37.3*
 Black               38.3     50.8     45.1     41.3
 Other               38.6     29.5     36.1     33.4

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic            42.0     46.2     47.4     41.5+
 Non-Hispanic        39.8     42.6     42.1     37.0*

Household income
 Less than $7,500    61.9     71.2     65.8     55.7*
 $7,500 - 14,999     39.7     45.7     48.2     37.7*
 $15,000 - 24,999    46.3     42.2     41.7     39.5
 $25,000 - 34,999    41.5     43.0     43.5     39.8
 $35,000 - 49,999    36.2     42.2     41.1     38.9
 $50,000 - 74,999    36.3     40.0     41.1     38.4
 $75,000 or more     33.4     32.0     34.6     33.0

Region
 Northeast           28.3     33.5     32.1     31.0
 Midwest             41.8     48.3     45.6     38.6*
 South               29.9     35.2     35.4     33.1
 West                62.5     58.0     61.7     50.4*

Residence
 Urban               47.2     54.6     50.1     45.1*
 Suburban            40.2     39.1     42.7     36.6*
 Rural               32.3     36.9     34.9     31.1*

*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
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Table G.  Number of aggravated assaults per 1,000 persons
by victims' sex, age, race, and other characteristics, 1992-95

 
                  
Victim               Rates of aggravates assault per 1,000 persons
characteristic       1992     1993     1994     1995

Sex
 Male                15.6     16.3     15.3     11.9*
 Female               6.8      8.2      8.1      5.9*

Age
 12-15               20.3     23.3     22.2     15.4*
 16-19               26.8     30.0     33.7     24.4*
 20-24               22.7     26.7     26.6     15.4*
 25-34               12.6     14.8     13.7     11.7
 35-49                9.6      8.8      7.6      6.8
 50-64                3.0      4.0      3.3      2.6
 65 or older          1.4      1.1      1.2      1.3

Race
 White               10.4     11.3     10.9      8.2
 Black               15.2     18.7     16.6     12.6+
 Other               14.2      8.8     11.9      9.2*

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic            14.4     17.2     16.2     13.6
 Non-Hispanic        10.8     11.7     11.1      8.2*

Household income
 Less than $7,500    23.8     22.7     20.5     16.5
 $7,500 - 14,999     12.0     14.3     13.8     10.0*
 $15,000 - 24,999    11.4     13.0     13.2      9.1*
 $25,000 - 34,999     9.5     11.5     11.3      8.9*
 $35,000 - 49,999     8.1     11.7     10.1      8.8
 $50,000 - 74,999    10.1      8.6      9.5      8.5
 $75,000 or more      9.0      6.4      8.0      5.5

Region
 Northeast            7.0      8.0      7.6      5.5*
 Midwest              9.3     13.2     11.6      7.9*
 South               10.1     11.3     10.6      8.4*
 West                18.0     16.0     17.1     13.5*

Residence
 Urban               14.7     15.1     14.8     11.7*
 Suburban            10.4     11.1     11.0      8.1*
 Rural                8.6     10.6      9.2      6.6*

*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
----------------------------------------------------------



Table H.  Number of simple assaults per 1,000 persons
by victims' sex, age, race, and other characteristics
1992-95

                
Victim            Rates of simple assault per 1,000 persons     
characteristic    1992     1993     1994     1995

Sex
 Male             35.3     35.7     36.0     33.5
 Female           22.9     26.1     26.6     24.6

Age
 12-15             76.6     79.1     77.6     80.1
 16-19             61.2     68.1     71.1     68.6*
 20-24             51.6     50.7     56.4     49.6
 25-34             34.5     34.1     36.9     34.1
 35-49             23.6     27.2     25.2     20.9*
 50-64              7.7      9.9      9.3      9.5
 65 or older        1.7      3.0      2.4      3.3

Race
 White             29.9       31     31.8     29.1*
 Black             23.1     32.1     28.4     28.7
 Other             24.4     20.8     24.2     24.2

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic          27.6     29.0     31.2     27.9
 Non-Hispanic      29.0     30.9     31.0     28.8+

Household income
 Less than $7,500  38.1     48.5     45.3     39.2+
 $7,500 - 14,999   27.7     31.5     34.4     27.7*
 $15,000 - 24,999  34.9     29.2     28.5     30.4
 $25,000 - 34,999  32.0     31.4     32.3     30.8
 $35,000 - 49,999  28.1     30.5     31.0     30.1
 $50,000 - 74,999  26.2     31.4     31.6     29.9
 $75,000 or more   24.4     25.5     26.5     27.6

Region
 Northeast         21.4     25.5     24.5     25.5
 Midwest           32.5     35.1     34.0     30.7+
 South             19.8     23.9     24.8     24.8
 West              44.4       42     44.7     36.9*

Residence
 Urban             32.5     39.5     35.2     33.4
 Suburban          29.8     28.0     31.7     28.4*
 Rural             23.7     26.2     25.8     24.5

*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
---------------------------------------------------------------





Table I.  Number of personal thefts per 1,000 persons, 
by victims' sex, age, race, and other characteristics, 
1992-95

                 
Victim                  Rates of personal theft per 1,000 persons   
characteristic          1992     1993     1994     1995

Sex
 Male                     1.7      2.3      2.0      1.3
 Female                   1.8      2.6      2.5      2.1

Age
 12-15                    4.1      4.5      2.6      3.8
 16-19                    4.2      3.7      4.2      2.7
 20-24                    2.0      4.1      3.3      1.1
 25-34                    0.9      2.3      2.3      1.2*
 35-49                    1.3      1.9      1.9      1.8*
 50-64                    1.6      1.2      1.7      1.6
 65 or older              1.6      2.2      2.1      1.0*

Race
 White                    1.6      2.0      2.1      1.4
 Black                    2.7      5.6      3.6      3.1
 Other                    2.6      2.2      1.6      2.9

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic                 2.6      3.4      3.5      2.6
 Non-Hispanic             1.7      2.3      2.1      1.6*

Household income
 Less than $7,500         2.0      4.0      4.7      3.6
 $7,500 - 14,999          2.7      1.9      2.2      1.3
 $15,000 - 24,999         1.6      3.0      1.8      1.5
 $25,000 - 34,999         1.8      1.7      2.0      1.7
 $35,000 - 49,999         0.7      2.3      2.6      1.5+
 $50,000 - 74,999         2.2      1.7      1.5      1.5
 $75,000 or more          3.0      2.7      2.7      1.7

Region
 Northeast                1.1      3.2      3.4      2.6
 Midwest                  1.9      1.7      2.1      1.5*
 South                    1.7      1.8      1.6      1.3
 West                     2.2      3.6      2.5      1.8

Residence
 Urban                    2.5      4.6      4.0      3.1
 Suburban                 1.8      1.8      2.2      1.4*
 Rural                    1.0      1.3      0.6      0.6

*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
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Table J.  Number of property crimes per 1,000 
households by race, Hispanic origin, income, 
and other household characteristics, 1992-95


Characteristic of  
household or head     Rates of property crime per 1,000 households*
of household           1992     1993     1994     1995

Race
 White                315.6    314.8    301.9    272.9*
 Black                390.6    368.8    341.3    322.3*
 Other                347.2    343.7    334.9    292.6

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic             426.6    442.2    425.5    364.1*
 Non-Hispanic         318.2    313.2    298.0    272.7*

Household income
 Less than $7,500     327.1    314.9    295.8    290.7
 $7,500 - 14,999      291.9    299.4    296.6    256.1*
 $15,000 - 24,999     299.5    310.4    307.0    286.9*
 $25,000 - 34,999     332.8    335.8    307.1    283.0*
 $35,000 - 49,999     368.0    340.8    325.8    293.6*
 $50,000 - 74,999     368.8    371.7    356.3    317.1*
 $75,000 or more      389.0    388.5    356.6    336.1

Region
 Northeast            218.3    248.3    239.1    223.7*
 Midwest              312.3    314.0    290.5    256.3*
 South                305.9    301.9    284.3    264.1*
 West                 461.5    434.6    479.2    387.8*

Residence
 Urban                403.3    410.4    376.4    347.9*
 Suburban             321.8    304.4    296.5    267.0*
 Rural                246.8    250.9    246.4    218.4*

Home ownership
 Owned                284.1    286.1    272.2    244.2*
 Rented               398.6    386.0    371.2    344.4*


Note:  Property crimes that the NCVS measures for households
motor vehicle theft, and theft from the household.
*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
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Table K.  Number of burglaries per 1,000 households,
by race, Hispanic origin, income, and other 
characteristics, 1992-95


Characteristic of    
household or head        Rates of burglary per 1,000 households
of household             1992     1993     1994     1995

Race
 White                   53.1     56.6     51.7     45.4*
 Black                   98.2     85.6     70.8     61.6+
 Other                   59.9     51.2     64.3     46.4

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic                70.3     87.1     71.0     59.0*
 Non-Hispanic            57.8     57.9     53.1     46.3*

Household income
 Less than $7,500        97.1     97.3     78.7     71.4
 $7,500 - 14,999         64.4     66.9     65.5     55.0*
 $15,000 - 24,999        53.9     58.0     60.5     48.7*
 $25,000 - 34,999        50.6     50.8     50.9     42.0*
 $35,000 - 49,999        49.7     54.3     51.6     42.6*
 $50,000 - 74,999        47.6     49.7     39.6     41.8
 $75,000 or more         58.3     51.2     40.9     43.3

Region
 Northeast               36.4     44.1     38.7     32.4*
 Midwest                 59.9     61.2     56.3     45.4*
 South                   61.2     59.5     52.8     48.4
 West                    72.3     73.9     70.2     62.5*

Residence
 Urban                   78.3     84.1     69.4     59.9*
 Suburban                51.1     46.8     46.5     39.0*
 Rural                   50.2     53.6     49.6     46.8

Home ownership
 Owned                   50.3     50.0     45.5     40.6*
 Rented                  73.3     77.5     70.3     59.8*

*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
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Table L.  Number of motor vehicle thefts per 1,000 household, 
by race, Hispanic origin, income, and other characteristics, 
1992-95

                         
Characteristic of          Rates of motor vehicle theft
household or head          per 1,000 households
of household              1992     1993     1994     1995

Race
 White                    16.3     17.2     15.6     14.0
 Black                    34.9     33.7     26.6     30.4
 Other                    17.0     33.8     34.1     21.9

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic                 36.7     36.8     39.9     27.8*
 Non-Hispanic             17.4     18.4     15.6     15.3

Household income
 Less than $7,500         10.5     14.1     13.9     13.9
 $7,500 - 14,999          19.0     18.9     15.2     15.6
 $15,000 - 24,999         18.7     18.6     16.3     15.7
 $25,000 - 34,999         14.6     21.2     20.0     16.5
 $35,000 - 49,999         21.8     18.6     17.0     18.3
 $50,000 - 74,999         17.5     22.4     20.7     17.2
 $75,000 or more          27.9     26.4     17.7     19.1

Region
 Northeast                16.0     19.4     17.9     14.3+
 Midwest                  14.5     14.7     12.2     13.6
 South                    14.3     17.8     14.7     14.2
 West                     31.7     28.7     28.1     24.6*

Residence
 Urban                    31.7     34.2     29.3     25.7
 Suburban                 16.7     17.0     15.6     15.0
 Rural                     7.4      7.3      6.9      6.9

Home ownership
 Owned                    15.7     15.8     14.5     12.3*
 Rented                   23.5     26.5     22.8     23.5

*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
+The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence
level.
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Survey methodology
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The National Crime Victimization Survey measures personal and
household offenses, including crimes not reported to police, by
interviewing all the occupants age 12 and older of housing units
that have been selected to comprise a representative sample. 
The sample also includes persons living in group quarters, such
as dormitories, rooming houses, and religious group dwellings. 
Excluded are crew members of merchant vessels, Armed Forces
personnel living in military barracks or temporary housing, and
institutionalized persons, such as correctional facility inmates
and hospital or hospice patients.

A Bureau of the Census representative interviews each housing
unit at 6-month intervals, spreading out the complete sample of
household interviews over the entire year.  In 1995 the Bureau
of the Census interviewed approximately 100,000 residents in
56,000 housing units about the crimes they had experienced in
the previous 6 months.  Response rates were 96% of eligible
housing units and 92% of individuals in interviewed households.

Since sample survey data provide the estimates in the Bulletin,
these estimates are subject to sampling variation.  Comparisons
resented in this report without mention of  significance are
statistically significant at the 95% confidence level, meaning
that the estimated difference is greater than twice the standard
error.  The text also mentions patterns that were consistent
across multiple crime types but were not significant for
individual crime types.


Table M.  Number of thefts per 1,000 households,
by race, Hispanic origin, income, and other 
characteristics, 1992-95


Characteristic of      
household or head      Rates of theft per 1,000 households
of household             1992     1993     1994     1995

Race
 White                   246.2    241.0    234.6    213.6*
 Black                   257.6    249.6    243.8    230.3
 Other                   270.4    258.8    236.5    224.3

Hispanic origin
 Hispanic                319.5    318.4    314.5    277.3*
 Non-Hispanic            243.0    236.9    229.3    211.1*

Household income
 Less than $7,500        219.5    203.5    203.2    205.4
 $7,500 - 14,999         208.5    213.5    216.0    185.5*
 $15,000 - 24,999        226.8    233.8    230.2    222.4
 $25,000 - 34,999        267.6    263.9    236.3    224.5
 $35,000 - 49,999        296.5    267.9    257.2    232.6*
 $50,000 - 74,999        303.8    299.6    296.0    258.1*
 $75,000 or more         302.8    310.9    297.9    273.7

Region
 Northeast               165.9    184.9    182.6    177.0
 Midwest                 237.9    238.2    222.0    197.3*
 South                   230.4    224.6    216.8    201.5*
 West                    357.6    332.0    335.8    300.7*

Residence
Urban                   293.3    292.0    277.7    262.3*
Suburban                254.0    240.6    234.3    213.0*
Rural                   189.2    189.9    189.9    164.8*

Home ownership
Owned                   218.1    220.3    212.2    191.3*
Rented                  301.7    282.1    278.1    261.1*

*The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 95% confidence
level.
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The Bureau of Justice Statistics is the statistical agency 
of the U.S. Department of Justice. Jan M. Chaiken, Ph.D., 
is director.

Bruce M. Taylor wrote this report.  Cathy Maston provided
statistical review.  Tom Hester edited and produced the report. 
Marilyn Marbrook, assisted by Jayne Robinson and Yvonne Boston,
administered final production.

April 1997, NCJ-162032


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Change in publication series 
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This report belongs to the BJS Bulletin series for Criminal
Victimization. The last publication in the series was Criminal
Victimization 1994 (April 1996, NCJ-158022). 

Readers who want additional data, analyses, and graphs about
criminal victimization in the United States should access the
BJS Internet Web site:

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/  

Data presented in this report may be obtained from the National
Archive of Criminal Justice Data at the University of Michigan,
1-800-999-0960.  The archive may also be accessed through the
BJS Web site.  When at the archive site, search for  data set
ICPSR 6406. 


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Comparison of numbers and percent of victimizations reported to the police, 1994-95

                       Victimizations reported to the police

                          Number                               Percent of total 
                                                                                  Difference
                                              Percent                             between
                                              change,                             percents,
Type of crime              1994       1995    1994-95          1994     1995      1994-95

   All crimes           15,186,570 13,586,610    -10.5%        35.8%    35.3%        -0.5%

Personal crimes          4,673,130  4,142,330    -11.4%        41.2%    41.6%         0.4%
Crimes of violence       4,513,540  4,004,310    -11.3%        41.6%    41.7%         0.1%
Rape/sexual assault        137,110    109,030    -20.5%        31.7%    32.0%         0.3%
Robbery                    718,990    628,860    -12.5%        55.4%    55.1%        -0.3%
Assault                  3,657,440  3,266,430    -10.7%        40.1%    40.2%         0.1%

Property crimes         10,513,440  9,444,270    -10.2%        33.9%    33.2%        -0.7%
Household burglary       2,770,210  2,429,750    -12.3%        50.5%    50.4%        -0.1%
Motor vehicle theft      1,379,040  1,229,940    -10.8%        78.2%    74.4%        -3.8%**
Theft                    6,364,190  5,784,570     -9.1%        26.8%    26.3%        -0.5%

**The 1994-95 difference is significant at the 90% confidence level.


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Victim-offender relationship, victim's activity, weapons, and characteristics
of the criminal incident, by crimes of violence, 1995


                                                      Crimes of violence
                                       Total      Rape/                     Assault
                                       violence   sexual                    aggra-
Characteristics of incident            crime      assault   Robbery   Total vated  Simple
  
            Total                       100 %       100 %     100 %    100 %  100 % 100 %

Victim/offender relationship*
     Relatives                            9          12         5       10      9    10
     Well-known                          23          33        11       24     22    25
     Casual acquaintance                 15          25         6       16     12    17
     Stranger                            50          29        74       47     54    45

Time of day
     6 a. m. to 6 p. m.                  54          34        44       57     50    59
     6 p. m. to midnight                 33          37        41       32     36    31
     Midnight to 6 a.m.                  11          25        14       10     13     8

Location of crime
     At or near victim's home
       or lodging                        26          43        26       26     25    26
      Friend's/relative's/
        neighbor's home                   9          24         6        8     12     7
     Commercial places                   12           4         4       14     10    15
     Parking lots/garages                 7           5        10        8      7     8
     School                              14           4         6       16      6    19
     Street other than near 
        victim's home                    19           5        39       17     28    14
     Other/1                             12          15        11       12     12    12

Victim's activity
     At work or traveling
       to or from work                   21          13        17       22     19    23
     School                              13           3         7       14      7    16
     Activities at home                  21          43        15       21     23    21
     Shopping/errands                     4           2        10        4      4     4
     Leisure activities
       away from home                    23          28        24       22     26    21
     Traveling                            9           5        18        8     12     7
     Other                                8           5         9        8     10     8

Distance from victim's home
     Inside home or lodging              14          40        12       13     13    13
     Near victim's home                  14           7        14       15     16    14
     1 mile or less                      21          13        31       20     23    19
     5 miles or less                     24          12        19       26     21    27
     50 miles or less                    22          20        16       23     25    23
     More than 50 miles                   4           7         6        3      3     3

Weapons/2
     No weapons present                  67          88        37       70      5    89
     Weapons present                     24           5        51       21     95     0
         Firearm                          9           3        28        7     31     0
         Other type of weapon/3          14           2        22       14     61     0
      Unknown if weapon was present       9           7        11        9      0    11

*Excludes "don't know" relationships.
1/Includes areas on street other than near victim's home, on public transportation
or inside station, in apartment yard, park, field, playground, and other areas.
2/An aggravated assault is any assault in which an offender possesses or uses a 
weapon or inflicts serious injury.
3/Includes knives, other sharp objects, blunt objects, and other types of weapons




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