Crime victims

Were you aware of the fact that more often than not, victims of violent crimes are between the ages of 12 and 24 years old? Were you aware that victims of these crimes were predominately African American? Victims are also more commonly single and male. It suprised me that victims were often male. This is due to the fact that women are often depicted as vulnerable, or an easy target. It also suprised me that the percentage of victims that were 65 years old and over was not higher for the same reason. While males are more often the victim of violent crimes on a whole, that does not mean that women can breathe a sigh of relief and think that they are safe. The gender numbers are fairly close.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cvict_v.htm#age