This statistic shows the rate of violent crime victimizations in the United States in 2018 according to the type of violent crime. In 2018, the rate of violent crime victimization was 23.2 per 1,000 persons in the U.S. This figure was highest for simple assault, at 14.6 per 1,000 persons.
Rate of violent crime victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of crime
(per 1,000 persons)
*Includes victimization committed by intimate partners and family members.
**Includes victimization committed by current or former spouses, boyfriends, or girlfriends.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (September 10, 2019). Rate of violent crime victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of crime (per 1,000 persons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/423108/rate-of-violent-crime-victimization-in-the-us-by-type/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Rate of violent crime victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of crime (per 1,000 persons)." Chart. September 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/423108/rate-of-violent-crime-victimization-in-the-us-by-type/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2019). Rate of violent crime victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of crime (per 1,000 persons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/423108/rate-of-violent-crime-victimization-in-the-us-by-type/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Rate of Violent Crime Victimization in The United States in 2018, by Type of Crime (per 1,000 Persons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/423108/rate-of-violent-crime-victimization-in-the-us-by-type/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Rate of violent crime victimization in the United States in 2018, by type of crime (per 1,000 persons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/423108/rate-of-violent-crime-victimization-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited March 29, 2020)
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