CRJ 270 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Criminology
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Figure 2. 5 highlights from the 2015 criminal victimization survey. No significant change occurred in the rate of violent crime from 2013 (23. 2 victimizations per 1,000) to 2014 (20. 1 per 1,000). From 2013 to 2014, no statistically significant change was detected in the rate of serious violence, domestic violence, intimate violence, intimate partner violence, violence resulting in an injury, and violence involving a firearm. No significant change was found in the percentage of violent crime reported to police from 2013 to 2014 (46%). About 12% of victims of serious violence and 28% of intimate partner violence victims received assistance from a victim service agency. No change was observed in the percentage of violent crime victims who received assistance from a victim service agency from 2013 to 2014. The rate of property crime decreased from 131. 4 victimizations per 1,000 households in 2013 to 118. 1 over 1,000 in 2014.
