* Intimate partner includes current or former spouses, boyfriends, and girlfriends.
Serious violent crimes are rape or sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault. Simple assaults are excluded.
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U.S.: violent victimizations, by victim–offender relationship & gender 2003-2012
This statistic shows the percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the United States from 2003 to 2012 distinguished by victim-offender relationship and the victim's gender. Between 2003 and 2012, around **% of all serious violent crime against women was committed by someone the victim knew. In comparison, around **% of all serious violent crime against men was committed by a stranger.
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (April 30, 2014). Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender." Chart. April 30, 2014. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2014). Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Percentage of Victimizations of a Serious Violent Crime in The U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by Victim–offender Relationship & Victim's Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Apr 2014, /statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
Percentage of victimizations of a serious violent crime in the U.S. from 2003 to 2012, by victim–offender relationship & victim's gender [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, April 30, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/425126/violent-victimizations-in-the-us-by-relationship-and-gender/
