Patterns Of Victimization

Question 1

Gender and victimization

Answer 1

CSEW shows women more likely to have high levels of worry about burglary and violent crimes

Question 2

What is ‘honour crime’?

Answer 2

Ethnic minority women who have been sexually assaulted or raped face further victimization by threats, attacks, beatings, mutilations

Question 3

What are ‘intimate crimes’?

Answer 3

Sexual assault, domestic violence

Question 4

Domestic violence

Answer 4

One in four women
One in six men
89% committed by men
40% reported

Question 5

Rape

Answer 5

90% victims are women
Only 1 in 10 taken to police
84% women knew rapist

Question 6

Age and victimization

Answer 6

Likelihood of being a victim decreases with age

16-24 yr olds face 3X the risk of violent crime

Question 7

Ethnicity and victimization

Answer 7

Risk of being victim of personal crime higher for minority ethnic groups. May be to do with social deprivation alongside racism.
Those from black, asian or mixed ethnicity 14X more likely to be victim of racially motivated incidents

Question 8

Where are the highest rates of victimization found linked to social class?

Answer 8

• Among ‘hard pressed’- unemployed, LT sick, low income
• Areas of high physical disorder
• Areas with high levels of deprivation