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

This helps the empathizer make sense of things, but it sounds more like victimization and a savior complex than empathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025

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

As a result, we end up feeling like victims of fire, and victimization will be an obstacle to problem-solving.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

These fictional dramas, like the evening news, tend to focus on individual stories of crime, victimization, and punishment, and the stories are typically told from the point of view of law enforcement.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander