victimization

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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

Some researchers caution that victimization surveys don’t line up with the fall in reported crime, possibly muddying the picture for some offenses.

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

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