Because of changes made in the victimization survey, data prior to 1992 are adjusted to make them comparable with data collected under the redesigned methodology. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey . Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program , Supplementary Homicide Reports. The serious violent crime victimization rate fluctuated between 34 and 43 per 1,000 from 1980 to 1990, and peaked at 44 per 1,000 in 1993. Since 1993, the rate of serious violent crime against youth has decreased to 27 per 1,000 in 1997.
Males are much more likely than females to be victims of serious violent crimes.
In 1997, the serious violent crime victimization rate was 33 per 1,000 male youth, compared to 21 per 1,000 female youth. In 1997, the serious violent crime victimization rates were 24 per 1,000 for younger teens and 31 per 1,000 for older teens. The level of youthviolence in society can be viewed as an indicator of the collective failure on the part of socializing agents such as families, peers, schools, and religious institutions to supervise or channel youth behavior to acceptable norms and of youth to control their behavior. One measure of the serious violent crime committed by juveniles is the incidence rate of serious violent juvenile crime. Because of changes made in the victimization survey, data prior to 1992 are adjusted to make them comparable with data collected under the redesigned methodology.