Citation

Hindelang MJ. Am. Sociol. Rev. 1981; 46(4): 461-474.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1981, American Sociological Association)

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Abstract

Incidence rates--rates of offending in personal crimes (rape, robbery, assault, and personal larceny)--are studied using data from the National Crime Survey (NCS) for 1973-1977, conducted by the U. S. Bureau of the Census. The NCS data reveal that victims' reports of offenders' sex, race, and age are strongly related to incidence rates of offending. The highest incidence rate in personal crimes is for male, black, 18 to 20 year olds. Arrest data at the national level for robbery yield comparable results. Household crimes--burglary, household larceny, and vehicle theft--in which the victims saw and were able to report offenders' sex, race, and age constituted about 5% of all household crimes. The patterns in incidence rates of offending in these household crimes closely parallel those for personal crimes. (abstract Adapted from Source: American Sociological Review, 1981. Copyright © 1981 by the American Sociological Association)

1970s
Racial Factors
Age Factors
Adult Offender
Adult Violence
Adult Crime
Juvenile Crime
Juvenile Offender
Juvenile Violence
Crime Rates
Violence Rates
Arrest Rates
Rape Offender
Rape Rates
Sexual Assault Offender
Sexual Assault Rates
Physical Assault Offender
Physical Assault Rates
Robbery Offender
Robbery Rates
Burglary Offender
Burglary Rates
Violence Against Women
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