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In reply to the discussion: Male Privilege, helpfully explained by a white dude [View all]KitSileya
(4,035 posts)2.54% of men (it had increased from 2.01% in 2010) and women 1.98% (1.85% in 2010) were victims of violent crimes in 2011 according to BJS. With serious violent crimes, (rape, sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault) it was .77% and .67% respectively.
Having always heard that men were at so much greater risk for violence than women, these numbers really surprised me. Especially if one looks at the 2010 numbers (I do wonder what caused the 25% increase in male victims in 2011?) there's hardly any difference in the numbers at all. Of course, there probably is a difference in what kind of violent crimes is typically visited on each gender - women being raped, and men being victims of aggravated assault, for example, tho my source doesn't say, but only someone really callous would argue about what is worse, rape or aggravated assault?
http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv11.pdf