Criminal Justice 9 19 14 Forcible Rape Forcible Rape the carnal knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will Trend constant decrease in number of rapes over time different from homicide which has had periods of decrease and increase over time 1 Location 2 Time 26 of rapes occur in the victim s home 19 occur in the home of a relative friend or neighbor 2 3 of all rapes occur at night 3 Victim Offender Relationship Based on official UCR statistics 42 53 of rapes involve strangers Rape victim NCVS stats for 2000 34 stranger 17 intimate relationship 43 friend acquaintances 4 unknown Like violent crimes in general rapes are intraracial events 4 Race 5 Age Rapists are young in age 15 25 years old 6 Premeditation Rapes are more likely to be planned than other incidents of violence Most rapes aren t reported to the police 63 of completed rapes are not reported and 65 of attempted rapes are not reported Why Victim believes the police cannot apprehend the subject Victim believes they might receive unsympathetic treatment from the police and go through uncomfortable procedures e g medical evidence Victim fears reprisal Victim fears re victimization by the criminal justice system Assualt Aggravated Assault attack or attempted attack with a weapon regardless of whether or not an injury occurred Attack without a weapon when serious injury resulted Simple Assault attack without a weapon resulting either in no jury or minor injury or in undetermined injury requiring less than 2 days of hospitalization Also includes attempts Males are engaged in assaults much more than females Trend steadily declined over time 1 Gender 2 Age 3 Race 18 24 Same as age group for homicides No distinct race associated with Intraracial Reasons for not reporting Victim considers the offense a personal matter Victim believes he she got what they deserved Victim fears revenge if charges are pursued
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