New report examines the age of victims and offenders in violent crime incidents

BJS has released Violent Incidents by Victim and Offender Age, 2023. This Just the Stats report presents findings on the age of victims and the perceived age of the offenders for violent crime incidents compared to their shares of the U.S. population for persons age 12 or older. The data used to produce the statistical estimates in this report are from BJS’s National Crime Victimization Survey. 

Read the Just the Stats Report

Violent Incidents by Victim and Offender Age, 2023 (NCJ 310142) was written by former BJS Fellow Miles Wang and BJS statistician Alexandra Thompson. The report, related documents, and additional information about BJS’s statistical publications and programs are available on the BJS website at bjs.ojp.gov. 

The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States.

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