Reassessing who contributed most to the decline in violence during the 1990s: A reminder that size does matter

Author: Rennison, Callie Marie / Planty, Mike
Publication: Violence and Victims
Link to Published Abstract
Topics: Age Group Crime Ethnicity Gender Surveillance/Data Collection U.S./National
Keywords: CRIME fatal violence firearm violence nonfatal violence young Black urban males
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Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey, including approximately 200,000 interviews annually, were used to examine the trends in nonfatal, serious violence from 1994 through 2001. Firearms violence declined 15% over the time period. Young, Black, urban males experienced similar proportions of nonfatal firearm violence from 1994-2001. Young, White, non-urban males experienced a 47% decline in nonfatal firearm violence. Young, White, urban females experienced a 65% increase in nonfatal firearm violence.