Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Needs Assessment Gaps Analysis

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

5-1-2017

Publication Title

Report to Strategic Progress, LLC.

Abstract

In 2014, official statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that there were an estimated 5.4 million violent victimizations and 15.3 million property victimizations (Truman & Langton, 2015). These most recently available statistics were similar to the prior year’s numbers. This means that for every 1,000 persons, 20.1 will be a victim of crime in a year. It is important to note that these figures are official data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and only represent arrests for crimes. Many more individuals are victims of crimes and do not report (e.g., domestic violence, sexual assault, and interpersonal crimes) while others report the crime, yet an arrest is never made (e.g., larceny, theft, and property crimes).

Language

eng


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