NCJ Number
124667
Date Published
1989
Length
37 pages
Annotation
Using national data from the National Crime Survey sample and Missouri household estimates from the "1986 Editor and Publisher: Market Guide," this study synthetically estimates the amount of crime and resulting victimization economic costs for Missouri in 1986.
Abstract
Victimization costs are presented for rape, robbery, assault, larceny with contact, larceny without contact, burglary, household larceny, and motor vehicle theft. The cost data cover property losses, medical expenses, property repair expenses, wage losses, and recovered property values. In 1986, 491,100 Missouri households were victimized by crime. The total victimization cost was $258,816,000. The largest victimization loss was stolen property, which accounted for $223,079,000 (86.2 percent of the total cost). This was followed by property repairs in the amount of $15,093,000. The next most expensive loss was cash stolen in the amount of $10,027,000. Medical expenses amounted to $7,397,000. Lost pay or wages accounted for $3,219,000. Motor vehicle theft was the most expensive type of crime, accounting for $90,657,000. Additional research is required to quantify the crime costs not analyzed in this study, so as to provide a more complete picture of crime's impact on society. 9 tables, 21 figures.