- Persons age 12 or older who had disabilities experienced 1.3 million nonfatal violent crimes in 2012.
- In 2012, the age-adjusted rate of violent victimization for persons with disabilities (60 per 1,000 persons with disabilities) was nearly three times the rate among persons without disabilities (22 per 1,000 persons without disabilities).
- In 2012, the age-adjusted rate of violent victimization was higher for persons with disabilities than for those without disabilities for both males and females.
- For each racial group measured, persons with disabilities had higher age-adjusted violent victimization rates than persons without disabilities in 2012.
- In 2012, 52% of nonfatal violent crime against persons with disabilities involved victims who had multiple disability types
Crime Against Persons With Disabilities, 2009–2012 – Statistical Tables
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