NCJ Number
224649
Date Published
2006
Length
87 pages
Annotation
Results are presented from the 2004-2005 British Crime Survey (BCS) which examined Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) groups' experiences of crime and racially motivated crimes and compared these with the White population.
Abstract
Findings are presented in three areas: extent and trends in victimization, racially motivated crimes, and contact with and perceptions of the police. Highlights of survey findings include: (1) no difference was found in the overall prevalence risk of victimization between ethnic groups, with the exception of people from a mixed ethnic group (29 percent) being at higher risk of victimization than White people (24 percent); (2) the decrease in the overall risk of victimization between BCS interviews in 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 was statistically significant for White, mixed, and Asian ethnic groups; (3) the risk of becoming a victim of a racially motivated crime was low across the groups with the risk being lower among White groups compared with all other ethnic groups, but the risk did not vary between BME groups; (4) in the majority of incidents thought to be racially motivated, the offender was a stranger and the offender(s) were thought to be under the influence of alcohol in just under 4 out of 10 incidents; (5) people from all African-American and minority ethnic groups had higher levels of confidence in the police compared with the White group; and (6) in general, people from Chinese and other ethnic groups were more likely to report crimes to the police than those from other ethnic groups. The BCS is a large, nationally representative, victimization survey of approximately 45,000 adults living in private households. The ethnic groups' classifications are based on the 2001 Census classifications: White, Mixed, Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, and Chinese or Other ethnic groups. Figures, tables, references, and appendixes A-D