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According to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports, most murder victims were male, 78% in 2007.
See also Homicide Trends in the United States and Data Online for characteristics of homicide victims by State and large locality.
Men were more likely than women to be the victim of a carjacking (2 men and 1 women per 10,000 persons).
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Criminal Victimization, 2009 Presents the annual estimates of rates and levels of violent crime (rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault), property crime (burglary, motor vehicle theft, and property theft), and personal theft (pocket picking and purse snatching). | |
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