NCJ Number
131367
Date Published
1988
Length
21 pages
Annotation
The 1982 Canadian Urban Victimization Survey found that households and individuals who experienced a crime had a greater change of experiencing a second similar incident than did the general population.
Abstract
Thus, one-third of all victims of household offenses recalled multiple incidents of household property crime, and one-fourth of individual victims of personal crime experienced two or more personal crimes during the previous 12 months. In addition, crime victims were also more likely than nonvictims to experience more than one type of crime. Furthermore, victims of domestic assault and incidents of domestic assault differed significantly from those of other types of assault. Women were the most frequent victims of domestic assault, which was also more likely than other assaults to involve multiple victimizations. In addition, domestic assault victims were more likely than other assault victims to be married. Results indicated the opportunity to focus limited resources on a relatively small but highly victimized population. Tables and figures.