A violent crime or crime of violence is a crime in which the offender uses or threatens violent force upon the victim. This entails both crimes in which the violent act is the objective, such as murder, as well as crimes in which violence is the means to an end, such as robbery. Violent crimes include crimes committed with and without weapons. With the exception of rape (which accounts for 6% of all violent crimes), males are the primary victims of all violent crime.
The United States Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) counts five categories of crime as violent crimes: murder, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. According to BJS figures, the rate of violent crime victimization in the United States declined by more than half between the years 1994 and 2001. [1] The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ... Aggravated assault is a form of violent crime. ...
Violentcrime is composed of four offenses: murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault.
In 2002, violentcrimes decreased 1.2 percent in the Nation's rural counties from the 2001 estimate; however, suburban counties experienced a 1.0 percent increase.
The violentcrime rate in cities ranged from 326.5 in those with populations of 10,000 to 24,999 to 1,029.9 in those with populations in excess of 250,000.
A violentcrime or crime of violence is a crime in which the offender uses or threatens violent force upon the victim.
This entails both crimes in which the violent act is the objective, such as murder, as well as crimes in which violence is the means to an end, such as robbery.
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