Post by ck4829 on Jul 16, 2017 10:29:04 GMT
In the US, people with disabilities are three times as likely to be victims of serious violence
People with disabilities who live in the US are two-and-a-half times as likely to be victims of violent crimes than those without disabilities—and three times as likely to be targets of rape, robbery, or aggravated assault.
New data from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) explores this disparity for the period between 2011 and 2015. According to the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 14% of the US population over 12 years of age has a disability. A large proportion of this group is elderly—42%, compared to 12% of the general population—and the BJS data is adjusted for age distribution.
The rate of so-called “violent victimization” for those with disabilities is 32.3 per 1,000, compared to 12.7 per 1,000 for those without. For the most serious violent crimes, the disparity is even starker: 12.7 per 1,000 versus 4 per 1,000.
The perpetrators of the crimes committed against people with disabilities were more likely to know them well or be casual acquaintances—40% versus 32% for the attackers of other types of victims.
qz.com/1029694/people-with-disabilities-in-the-us-are-three-times-as-likely-to-be-victims-of-serious-violent-crimes/
People with disabilities who live in the US are two-and-a-half times as likely to be victims of violent crimes than those without disabilities—and three times as likely to be targets of rape, robbery, or aggravated assault.
New data from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) explores this disparity for the period between 2011 and 2015. According to the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 14% of the US population over 12 years of age has a disability. A large proportion of this group is elderly—42%, compared to 12% of the general population—and the BJS data is adjusted for age distribution.
The rate of so-called “violent victimization” for those with disabilities is 32.3 per 1,000, compared to 12.7 per 1,000 for those without. For the most serious violent crimes, the disparity is even starker: 12.7 per 1,000 versus 4 per 1,000.
The perpetrators of the crimes committed against people with disabilities were more likely to know them well or be casual acquaintances—40% versus 32% for the attackers of other types of victims.
qz.com/1029694/people-with-disabilities-in-the-us-are-three-times-as-likely-to-be-victims-of-serious-violent-crimes/