Number of violent crime victims per 1,000 persons, by type of crime, age group, and sex: Selected years, 1995 through 2008

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Table 40.	Number of violent crime victims per 1,000 persons, by type of crime, age group, and sex: Selected years, 1995 through 2008

Age group and sex	1995	2000	2002	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Age group and sex	1995	2000	2002	2004	2005	2006	2007	Total violent crime	Rape/ sexual assault¹		Robbery	Assault
Total
16 to 19 years old	107.7	64.3	58.2	45.9	44.2	51.7	50.1	37.0	2.2	!	4.8	30.0
20 to 24 years old	78.8	49.4	47.4	43.0	46.9	44.2	35.2	37.8	2.1	!	5.4	30.3
Male
16 to 19 years old	125.0	74.4	58.4	54.7	54.0	53.7	55.8	46.5	#		7.8	38.6
20 to 24 years old	88.2	56.6	56.7	44.5	58.8	46.8	35.6	33.9	‡		5.6	27.7
Female
16 to 19 years old	89.7	53.6	58.1	36.8	34.0	49.8	44.2	27.1	4.5	!	‡	21.0
20 to 24 years old	69.5	42.2	38.3	41.6	34.8	41.6	34.7	41.7	3.7	!	5.2	32.9

# Rounds to zero.

! Interpret data with caution. The coefficient of variation (CV) for this estimate is 30 percent or greater.

‡ Reporting standards not met. Either there are too few cases or the coefficient of variation (CV) is 50 percent or greater.

¹Includes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

NOTE: Violent crimes include rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. Violent crimes exclude murder because the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) is based on interviews with victims and therefore cannot measure murder. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), Criminal Victimization in the United States, selected years, 1995–2008.