The New Jersey Police Chief Magazine | October 2022
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The Antietam Leadership Experience focused on the strategies , command structures and battlefield leadership that we hope will help evolve the leadership and decision-making skills of those that participated .
As usual , Professor William “ Pat ” Schuber served as our program facilitator and guide , along with the able assistance of a licensed Battlefield Guide .
While Violent Victimization Declined from 1993 To 2021 , Reporting To Police Rose from 2020 to 2021
From 1993 to 2021 , the rate of violent victimization in the United States declined from 79.8 to 16.5 victimizations per 1,000 persons age 12 or older , the Bureau of Justice Statistics has announced . Violent victimization includes rape or sexual assault , robbery , aggravated assault and simple assault . The overall violent victimization rate did not change between 2020 and 2021 .
The rate of violent victimization reported to police fell from 33.8 victimizations per 1,000 persons in 1993 to 7.5 per 1,000 in 2021 . Although the rate of violent victimization reported to police in 2021 ( 7.5 per 1,000 persons ) was similar to the rate in 2020 , the percentage of violent victimizations reported to police in 2021 ( 46 %) was higher than in 2020 ( 40 %).
From 2020 to 2021 , the violent victimization rate increased from 19.0 to 24.5 victimizations per 1,000 persons in urban areas while remaining unchanged in suburban or rural areas . Veterans experienced 247,290 violent victimizations ( 14.4 per 1,000 ) in 2021 , which was not statistically different from 2020 . A larger percentage of violent victimizations in 2021 ( 9 %) than in 2020 ( 6 %) resulted in the victim receiving assistance from a victim service provider .
In 2021 , about 0.98 % ( 2.7 million ) of persons age 12 or older nationwide experienced at least one violent crime . About 6.25 % ( 8.1 million ) of households in the country experienced one or more property victimizations ( burglary or trespassing , motor vehicle theft , or other household theft ).
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U . S . Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting , analyzing and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States . Alexis R . Piquero is the director .
The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership , grants , training , technical assistance and other resources to improve the nation ’ s capacity to prevent and reduce crime , advance racial equity in the administration of justice , assist victims and enhance the rule of law . More information about OJP and its components can be found at
www . ojp . gov .
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