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LET’S
START
THE
COVERSATION
ON
RACE

U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Bureau of Justice Statistics

Criminal Victimization in the United States Statistical Tables
Table 42. Personal crimes of violence, 2005:

See for yourself...SOURCE:

Percent distribution of single-offender victimizations,
based on race of victims, by type of crime
and perceived race of offender

Crimes of violence
White only
Black only

Number of
single-offender
victimizations

Percent of single-offender victimizations
Perceived race of offender

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Type of crime
and race of victim

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Total

White

Black

Other

Not known
and not
available

3,201,320
507,210

100.0 %
100.0 %

49.0 %
10.4

13.5 %
63.5

9.8 %
5.6 *

27.7 %
20.5

916,130
192,040

100.0 %
100.0 %

51.2
4.7 *

14.3
69.7

9.8
0.0 *

24.7
25.6

2,285,190
315,170

100.0 %
100.0 %

48.1
13.9

13.2
59.7

9.8
9.1 *

29.0
17.3

Rape/Sexual assault/a
White only
Black only

111,490
36,620

100.0 %
100.0 %

44.5
0.0 *

33.6
100.0

19.6 *
0.0 *

2.3 *
0.0 *

Robbery
White only
Black only

266,900
54,990

100.0 %
100.0 %

33.6
4.9 *

27.8
87.9

14.2
0.0 *

24.4
7.2 *

Completed/property taken
White only
Black only

141,910
46,480

100.0 %
100.0 %

40.1
5.8 *

22.9 *
85.7

15.3 *
0.0 *

21.7 *
8.5 *

100.0 %*
100.0 %*

32.1 *
0.0 *

38.5 *
100.0 *

0.0 *
0.0 *

29.4 *
0.0 *

Completed violence
White only
Black only
Attempted/threatened violence
White only
Black only

With injury
White only
Black only

33,400 *
8,290 *

Without injury
White only
Black only

108,520
38,180

100.0 %
100.0 %

42.6
7.1 *

18.1 *
82.6 *

20.0 *
0.0 *

19.3 *
10.4 *

Attempted to take property
White only
Black only

124,990
8,510 *

100.0 %
100.0 %*

26.1 *
0.0 *

33.4
100.0 *

13.0 *
0.0 *

27.5 *
0.0 *

With injury
White only
Black only

34,160 *
2,670 *

100.0 %*
100.0 %*

39.0 *
0.0 *

20.8 *
100.0 *

8.8 *
0.0 *

31.4 *
0.0 *

Without injury
White only
Black only

90,830
5,840 *

100.0 %
100.0 %*

21.3 *
0.0 *

38.2 *
100.0 *

14.5 *
0.0 *

26.0 *
0.0 *

2,822,940
415,600

100.0 %
100.0 %

50.6
12.1

11.4
57.0

9.0
6.9 *

540,290
150,150

100.0 %
100.0 %

52.0
12.2 *

14.7
59.2

11.6
13.4 *

2,282,650
265,450

100.0 %
100.0 %

50.3
12.0 *

10.6
55.8

8.3
3.1 *

Assault
White only
Black only
Aggravated
White only
Black only
Simple
White only
Black only

Note: Detail may not add to total shown because of rounding.
Excludes data on persons of "Other" races and persons indicating two or more races.
*Estimate is based on about 10 or fewer sample cases.
a/Includes verbal threats of rape and threats of sexual assault.

29.1
24.0
21.7
15.2 *
30.8
29.0