RAPE VICTIMIZATION IN 26 AMERICAN CITIES

• NCJ Number: 55878
• Author(s): M J MCDERMOTT
• Date Published: 1979
• Length: 80 pages
• Grant Number(s): 75-SS-99-6029
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: The Urban Institute
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: APPLICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL CRIME SURVEY VICTIMIZATION AND ATTITUDE DATA

Annotation

NATIONAL CRIME SURVEY DATA FROM 26 AMERICAN CITIES ARE USED IN THIS REPORT TO EXAMINE RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE VICTIMIZATION.

Abstract

RATES OF RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE VICTIMIZATION WITHIN AGE, RACE, MARITAL STATUS, MAJOR ACTIVITY, AND INCOME CATEGORIES ARE REPORTED. THE REPORT ALSO EXAMINES A NUMBER OF CHARACTERISTICS AND CONSEQUENCES OF RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE VICTIMIZATION, INCLUDING TIME AND PLACE OF OCCURRENCE, OFFENDER CHARACTERISTICS, WEAPON USE, THEFT, INJURY, THE USE OF SELF-PROTECTIVE MEASURES BY RAPE VICTIMS, AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE RAPE AND ATTEMPTED RAPE REPORTED IN THE SURVEYS WERE ALSO REPORTED TO THE POLICE. SURVEY DATA AND HIGHLIGHTS FOR SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ARE PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED--DAG)