victimization
Example Sentences
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“Yet, the disproportionate criminal victimization of Black Americans receives little attention, even as public discourse often centers on racial injustice.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
It may be the victimization survey is “off,” she said, or that the 2025 survey due later this year will match the falloff as documented in police data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
Still, the main takeaway is that overall rates of reported crime victimization across America, in both urban and rural areas, have been dropping for decades: They are 58% lower in 2022 than in 1979.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2025
Can she break out of the mythological trap of female victimization?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
It's when mercy is least expected that it's most potent—strong enough to break the cycle of victimization and victimhood, retribution and suffering.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
