Criminal Victimization on a Caribbean Island

1998 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate A. Painter
Keyword(s):  
Random Sample ◽  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
International Crime ◽  
Crime Victims ◽  
National Crime Victimization Survey ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Caribbean Island ◽  
Criminal Victimization ◽  
High Level

This paper reports results from the first national crime victimization survey carried out on a Caribbean island. Astratified random sample of 491 persons were interviewed, with a 90% response rate. Results were compared with those obtained in the International Crime Victims Survey for 10 countries. The prevalence and incidence of theft of vehicles, theft from vehicles, vehicle vandalism, robbery and personal theft were relatively low on the island. The prevalence and incidence of bicycle theft, burglary, attempted burglary, outside theft, assault/threats and sexual incidents were relatively high on the island. The probability of reporting a crime to the police was relatively low on the island, but confidence in the police was relatively high. Despite the relatively high level of crime on the island, fear of crime was relatively low.

Gender Identity Disparities in Criminal Victimization: National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 111 (4) ◽  
pp. 726-729
Author(s):  
Andrew R. Flores ◽  
Ilan H. Meyer ◽  
Lynn Langton ◽  
Jody L. Herman
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Hate Crime ◽  
The United States ◽  
National Crime Victimization Survey ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Criminal Victimization ◽  
Victimization Survey ◽  
Nationally Representative

Objectives. To estimate the prevalence of personal and household victimizations among transgender people in the United States. Methods. We analyzed pooled 2017 and 2018 data from the National Crime Victimization Survey, the first nationally representative sample that allows identification of transgender respondents. Results. Transgender people experienced 86.2 victimizations per 1000 persons compared with cisgender people’s 21.7 per 1000 persons (odds ratio [OR] = 4.24; 90% confidence interval [CI] = 1.49, 7.00). Households that had a transgender person had higher rates of property victimization (214.1 per 1000 households) than households with only cisgender people (108 per 1000 households; OR = 2.25; 90% CI = 1.19, 3.31). Transgender victims whose sex assigned at birth was male were more likely to perceive their victimization as a hate crime than cisgender victims whose sex assigned at birth was male. There were no disparities in reporting victimizations to authorities: only about half of the victimizations of both transgender and cisgender people were reported. Conclusions. Public policy and administration need to consider the unique vulnerabilities transgender people routinely encounter, resulting in disparities in criminal victimization.

Community Safety in a Rural Housing Area

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 01-08
Author(s):  
Nurwati Ashikkin Ahmad-Zaluki
Keyword(s):  
Fear Of Crime ◽  
International Crime ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Community Safety ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Home Safety ◽  
Rural Housing ◽  
Safety Control ◽  
Housing Area

Objective - This study investigates the nature of community safety in a rural housing area. The types of home safety control mechanisms were also investigated. Methodology/Technique - Face-to-face interviews were conducted on a randomly selected sample of 87 residents in a rural area located in the Northern region of Malaysia. Findings - Results show that the feeling of safety is quite high. Females are found to be more fearful than men. The study also found that more than half of the residents used special window/door grills for home safety control. As expected, the level of feeling very unsafe living at home alone after dark was double when their home was not protected by special windows or door grills. Novelty - The results of this study are important and provide the police with information on how they can get involved to help improve community safety. Future studies should investigate the type of crimes and experiences of crime victimization using the International Crime Victim Survey (ICVS). Type of Paper - Empirical Keywords: Community Safety; Fear of Crime; Feeling of Safety; Malaysia; Interview JEL Classification: H55, H83, O18.

Gender Differences in Acknowledgment of Stalking Victimization: Results From the NCVS Stalking Supplement

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 560-579 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine M. Englebrecht ◽  
Bradford W. Reyns
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
National Crime Victimization Survey ◽  
Male Victims ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Criminal Victimization ◽  
Victimization Survey ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Stalking Victims ◽  
Stalking Victimization

Research suggests that a significant portion of victims of interpersonal violence do not acknowledge or label their experience as a criminal victimization. Studies exploring unacknowledged victimizations have found that individuals are more likely to acknowledge victimization when the experience meets certain, often stereotypical criteria. This study addressed this issue by integrating literature on victim acknowledgment and stalking victimization to identify correlates of victimization acknowledgment among stalking victims. Data were drawn from the 2006 stalking supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), and the sample included both female and male victims of stalking. Findings revealed support for a “classic stalking script,” which included a reliance on stereotypical types of stalking behavior (i.e., being spied on) that were shown to increase acknowledgment for victims of stalking. Results also described gender based correlates of victimization acknowledgment.

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