NCJ Number
164508
Date Published
September 1997
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This report presents data on violent victimization in 1994, based on information from the National Crime Victimization Survey and the Supplemental Homicide Reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Abstract
Uses 1994 data from the NCVS to examine similarities and differences in the magnitude and pattern of violent victimization characterized by the sex of the victim. Sections of the report contain detailed information about specific violent crime types and contextual characteristics of violence against both women and men and their relationship to those who victimize them. Data include series crimes, multiple-offender versus lone-offender crimes, demographics, crime reporting behavior, injuries, and weapon use. A methodology section is provided.