BJS Releases Crime Against Persons With Disabilities, 2009-2011 - Statistical Tables

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2011 – Statistical Tables. This report presents estimates of nonfatal violent victimization (rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) against persons age 12 or older with disabilities from 2009 to 2011. Findings are based on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS).

TITLE: Crime Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2011 – Statistical Tables

AUTHOR: Erika Harrell, Ph.D.

WHERE: http://www.bjs.gov

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), headed by Acting Assistant Attorney General Mary Lou Leary , provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist victims. OJP has six components: the Bureau of Justice Assistance; the Bureau of Justice Statistics; the National Institute of Justice; the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; the Office for Victims of Crime; and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking. More information about OJP can be found at http://www.ojp.gov.

SOURCE Office of Justice Programs

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