NCJ Number
160149
Date Published
1995
Length
174 pages
Annotation
This statistical victimization study of Finland and Norway presents detailed results from the 1989 International Crime Survey.
Abstract
The survey covered both household crimes (i.e., property crimes in the respondents' households) and crimes against persons; it used a sample population of 1,025 for Finland and 1,009 for Norway. With household crimes, the 1-year prevalence of victimization was 9.9 percent for Finland and 10.5 percent for Norway. Wealthy men living in large households experienced a particularly high victimization rate. Also the likelihood of victimization varied with the size of a respondent's hometown. For crimes against persons, the one-year prevalence of victimization was 9 percent for men and 5 percent for women in Finland; it was 9 percent for women and 6 percent for men in Norway. In Finland, the likelihood of victimization (crimes against persons) was highest for males with above average incomes and an active social life; in Norway, it was highest for outgoing, younger women. The difference between the two countries is mainly due to the high prevalence of threats/violence among Norwegian women aged 30-44 years. All of the results were found consistent with a national victimization study conducted in Finland in 1989 which used a much larger sample population.