This statistic shows the percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the United States from 2003 to 2012 distinguished by victim-offender relationship and the victim's gender. Between 2003 and 2012, around 65% of all serious violent crime against women was committed by someone the victim knew. In comparison, around 55% of all serious violent crime against men was committed by a stranger.
Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender
* Intimate partner includes current or former spouses, boyfriends, and girlfriends.
Serious violent crimes are rape or sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault. Simple assaults are excluded.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (April 30, 2014). Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender." Chart. April 30, 2014. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2014). Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of Victimizations of a Serious Violent Crime in The U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by Victim–offender Relationship & Victim's Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2014, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
