Search Search our site Browse News Ideas and Initiatives Learning ... Links Site Info Violence Weapon Use and Violent Crime 1993 - 2001 (United States Document) This U.S. Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Statistics report discusses the nature and prevalence of violent crime by armed offenders, along with victim consequences, from the age 12 or older, from 1993 - 2001. Title: Weapon Use and Violent Crime 1993 - 2001 (United States Document) Author: U.S. Department of Justice - Bureau of Justice Statistics Date published: September 2003 Number of pages: Key findings Estimates from the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) indicate that between 1993 and 2001: - From 1993 through 2001 violent crime decreased 54%; weapon violence went down 59%; and firearm violence 63%. Males, American Indians, and Hispanics, the young, and those with the lowest annual household income were most vulnerable to weapon violence in general and firearm violence. Approximately half of all robberies, about a quarter of all assaults, and roughly a twelfth of all rapes/sexual assaults involved an armed assailant. About 90% of homicide victims were killed with a weapon.
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