National Crime Victimization Survey: Criminal Victimization, 2004   [open pdf - 168KB]

"In 2004 U.S. residents age 12 or older experienced an estimated 24 million violent and property victimizations, according to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS). [...] These criminal victimizations included an estimated 18.6 million property crimes (burglary, motor vehicle theft, and theft), 5.2 million violent crimes (rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault), and 224,000 personal thefts (pocket picking and purse snatching). Victimization rates for every major type of crime measured were unchanged from their 2003 levels."