NCJ Number
208695
Date Published
2005
Length
6 pages
Annotation
This report presents findings on the victimization of young people from the 2003 Crime and Justice Survey (C&JS) conducted in England and Wales.
Abstract
The C&JS is a nationally representative survey that collects self-report data on offending behavior from roughly 12,000 individuals living in England and Wales. The 2003 survey also included questions about criminal victimization for respondents aged 10 to 15 years, the results of which are the focus of this report. Key findings indicate that 35 percent of young people aged 10 to 15 years had experienced at least one incident of criminal victimization during the previous 12 months. In comparison, 32 percent of respondents aged 16 to 25 years and 14 percent of respondents aged 26 to 65 years reported experiencing criminal victimization during the past year. Type of criminal victimization varied with age: robbery and thefts were more likely among the 16 to 17 year olds than among the 10 to 11 year olds. Repeat victimization was high for young respondents, with 19 percent reporting 5 or more incidents of criminal victimization during the previous year. The factor most significantly associated with being a victim of crime was engaging in criminal offending. Other victimization risk factors included the presence of antisocial behavior in their neighborhoods, being male, and committing antisocial behavior. Overall, crime victimization experiences among young people did not vary by ethnicity. However, White respondents were more likely to be victims of assault and less likely to be victims of robbery. Figures, tables, references