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1 Catherine J. Whitaker, Black Victims 1 (1990)

handle is hein.death/blkv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report Black Victims By Catherine J. Whitaker, Ph.D. BJS Statistician Data from the National Crime Survey (NCS) show that between 1979 and 1986 blacks had higher rates of violent and household crime victimization than whites. In addition, violent crimes committed against blacks tended to be more serious than those committed against whites. Major findings of this report include- e During 1979 to 1986 the violent crime victimization rate for persons age 12 or older was 44 per 1,000 blacks and 34 per 1,000 whites. Blacks experienced higher ratis of rape, robbery, and aggravated as- sault, but whites had higher rates of simple assault and personal theft. * Blacks had higher robbery rates than whites for both males and females. Robbery rates per 1,000 persons were 18 robberies for black males, 7 for white males, 9 for black females, and 4 for white females. Robbery rates were higher for blacks than for whites for all age and mari- tal status categories and nearly all levels of family income. Robbery rates for blacks and whites with family incomes of $50,000 or more did not differ. * In central cities, blacks had higher rob- bery and household burglary rates than whites regardless of the age or family in- come of the victim or household head. In the suburbs and nonmetropolitan areas, blacks had higher rates than whites for these crimes but there were fewer measur- able differences when age, family income, and home ownership were taken into account. April 1990 Analyzing data collected over 8 years, this Bureau of Justice Statistics report reveals that black Americans suffer relatively more violent crime than other Americans and that crimes against them cause greater injury than similar crimes committed against persons of other races. Moreover, compared to white victims of violent crime, black victims were more likely to report the crimes to the police. These conclusions come from the National Crime Survey, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Statistics. The NOS is the Nation's second largest ongoing household survey, asking the members of 50,000 households to describe any criminal victimization they suffered during the previous 6 months. The NCS is a rich source of data on how crime affects Ameri- cans of all races and backgrounds. Joseph M. Bessette Acting Director * Offenders were more likely to have weapons in violent crimes committed against blacks than in those against whites. The percentage of violent crimes against blacks in which the offender had a gun was nearly twice the percentage of violent crimes in which whites were the victims (11% versus 20%). * Of all crimes of violence committed by single offenders against white or black vic- tims, 69% Involved a white offender and a white victim, 15% involved a black offender and a white victim, 11% Involved a black offender and a black victim, and 2% In- volved a white offender and a black victim. (About 3% involved offenders of other races.) 9 Robbery was the violent crime most likely to have an offender and victims of different races - about 37% of all robberies com- mitted by a single offender and involving white or black victims. * Black victims were more likely than white victims to be physically attacked during a violent crime. Although white robbery vic- tims were more likely than black robbery victims to be physically attacked, offenders were more likely to attack black victims of aggravated assault than white victims (48% versus 41%). In aggravated as- saults, black victims were more likely than white victims to be injured. Black victims injured in violent crimes were more likely to sustain serious injuries than white vic- tims. This report presents NOS data on the rates and characteristics of crimes experienced by blacks and whites during the period 1979 to 1986. The NOS collects informa- tion from a nationally representative sam- ple of households about completed and attempted crimes, including incidents not reported to law enforcement authorities. Not included in this report is information about crimes experienced by other racial groups who represent about 2% of the population age 12 or older and experience about 2% of the NCS crimes. Data about ?a

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