Bureau of Justice Statistics report: "Sex Differences in Violent Victimization"

Stumbled upon in criminological reading: this report on gender differences in violent crime victimization. It is from 1994, when violent crime was near it's peak; more recent data shows that violent crime against both males and females has decreased sharply since then. But I expect that the general patterns of differences in how violent crime affects men and women differently would still hold true today. A more recent report with a less detailed analysis shows that women are still more likely to know their attackers while men are more likely to be attacked by strangers; important stuff to consider as we work to reduce violence against all people.

This report examines how the sexes do or do not differ in the
patterns and number of violent victimizations they experienced.
Using the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the
Supplemental Homicide Reports (SHR) of the FBI, the report
presents selected characteristics of the victims, incidents, and
offenders.

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* During 1994 men experienced almost 6.6 million violent
victimizations; women experienced 5 million. For every 3
violent victimizations of males, there were 2 of females.

* Females were more likely to be victimized by persons whom they
knew (62% or 2,981,479 victimizations) while males were more
likely to be victimized by strangers (63%, or 3,949,285).

* In 1994 for every 5 violent victimizations of a female by an
intimate, there was 1 of a male. Intimates committed over
900,000 victimizations of females and about 167,000
victimizations of males.

* For homicides in which the victim-offender relationship was
known, an intimate killed 31% of female victims age 12 or older
(1,394) and 4% of male victims 12 or older (669).

* Women separated from their spouses had a violent victimization
rate (128 per 1,000) over 12 times that of separated men (79 per
1,000), divorced men (77 per 1,000), and divorced women (71 per
1,000).

* When multiple offenders committed the violence, both males
(79%) and females (65%) were more likely to be victimized by
strangers than by persons whom they knew.

* Most violent victimizations did not involve the use of
weapons. Offenders were armed in 34% of victimizations of males
(2,047,502) and in 24% of victimizations of females (1,128,100).

* Female victims were more likely than males to report robberies
and simple assaults to law enforcement agencies.

* In assaults, but not robberies, females were more likely than
males to sustain an injury. When injured during a violent
crime, male victims were more likely than female victims to be
seriously hurt.

* Females were more likely to be victimized at a private home
(their own or that of a neighbor, friend, or relative) than in
any other place. Males were most likely to be victimized in
public places such as businesses, parking lots, and open areas.