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Assault
rates declined since 1994.
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click on the chart.
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- Note: The National Crime Victimization Survey redesign was implemented in 1993; the area
- with the lighter shading
is before the redesign
and the darker area after the redesign. The data before 1993 are adjusted
to make them comparable with data collected since the redesign. The
adjustment methods are described in Criminal
Victimization 1973-95. Estimates for 1993 and beyond
are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data
year. For additional information about the methods used, see Criminal Victimization 2005.
- Source:
The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)
- Ongoing since 1972 with a redesign in 1993, this survey of households
interviews about 134,000 persons age 12 and older in 77,200 households
each year about their victimizations from crime.
Aggravated assault
- Attack or attempted attack with a weapon, regardless of whether or not
an injury occurred and attack without a weapon when serious injury resulted.
Simple assault
- Attack without a weapon resulting either in no injury, minor injury
(for example, bruises, black eyes, cuts, scratches or swelling) or in
undetermined injury requiring less than 2 days of hospitalization. Also
includes attempted assault without a weapon.
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