Victims and Crime

Victimology is a relatively new approach to criminology. Statistics from the BCS

Gender and Victimisation

• Men are far more likel than women to be victims of violent street crime
• Women are far more likely to victims of **** and domestic violence
• domestic violence accountsfor 16% of all violent crime
• 72% of victims of domestic violence are women

Ethnicity and Victimisation

• Minority ethnics are more likely to be victims of most crimes than whites
• All…