However, rates of personal larceny that did not involve contact between the victim and offender were greater for whites. The elderly with the lowest incomes experience higher violence rates than those elderly with higher family incomes. Those elderly with the highest family income have the highest rates of personal theft or household crime. Elderly persons who are either separated or divorced, from among all marital statuses, have the highest rates of victimization for all types of crime. Elderly residents in cities have the highest rates of victimization for all types of crime, compared to suburban or rural elderly.
Elderly renters are more likely than owners to experience both violence and personal theft.
However, elderly homeowners are more likely than renters to be victims of household crime.