Prison Index: Crime: Who is at the Greatest Risk?

 Crime

• Percent of violent offenses that resulted in an emergency room visit: 19%
• Percent of state felony convictions that were for violent offenses, 1996: 16.8%
• Percent of state felony convictions that were for murder, 1996: 0.9%
• Percent of state felony convictions that were for rape, 1996: 1.4%
• Percent of state felony convictions that were for property offenses , 1996: 29.9%
• Percent of state felony convictions that were for drug offenses (all), 1996: 34.8%
• Percent of state felony convictions that were for drug possession, 1996: 13.6%
• Percent of state felony convictions that were for weapons offenses , 1996: 3.3%
• Percent of all crimes reported to the police: 36.3%
• Percent of completed auto thefts reported to the police: 94%
• Percent of all assaults reported to the police: 42.6%
  

Victims of Crime: Who is at the Greatest Risk?

• Number of burglaries per 1,000 households with an income under $7,500: 67.0
• Number of burglaries per 1,000 households with an income between $7,500-$14,999: 44.2
• Number of burglaries per 1,000 households with an income between $15,000-$24,999: 38.9
• Number of burglaries per 1,000 households with an income between $25,000-$34,999: 37.1
• Number of burglaries per 1,000 households with an income between $35,000-$49,999: 30.9
• Number of burglaries per 1,000 households with an income between $50,000-$74,999: 24.1
• Number of burglaries per 1,000 households with an income of $75,000 or more: 23.1
  

• Percent of people in 2000 making more than $50,000 reporting they were afraid to walk alone in the dark near their homes: 28%

• Percent of people in 2000 making less than $20,000 reporting they were afraid to walk alone in the dark near their homes: 50%
  

This page is an excerpt from The Prison Index: Taking the Pulse of the Crime Control Industry (2003) by Peter Wagner, published by the Western Prison Project and the Prison Policy Initiative. You can see the Table of Content for the Prison Index here. Footnotes for all facts are available in the print version available for online order from the Prison Policy Initiative website.