Table 1.

Status and Progress Made on Fatal and Nonfatal Violence, United States

Type of Violence	Rate or %	Data Source, Data Type	Year	Summary and Progress
Fatal
Homicide rate, per 100 000 population	5.1	NVSS, administrative (death certificates)	2013	Homicide rates have decreased from peak of 10.7 per 100 000 population in 1980; current rate equals 1964 rate2 From 2004 to 2013, homicide rates decreased 23% in large central metropolitan counties, 10% in suburbs, and were unchanged in rural areas8
Nonfatal
Aggravated assault rate, per 100 000 population	242	UCR, administrative (law enforcement)	2012	Rates have decreased 45% from a peak of 442 per 100 000 population in 19924
Violence among high school students, %
In physical fight in preceding year	24.7	YRBS, health survey	2013	In 1991, 42.5% of high-school students reported being in a physical fight in the preceding year9
Carried a weapon	17.9	YRBS, health survey	2013	In 1991, 26.1% of high-school students reported carrying a knife, gun, or club in preceding 30 d9
Child maltreatment, %
Experience maltreatment by age 18 y that is reported to and confirmed by child protective service agenciesa	12.5	NCANDS, 2011 administrative (child protective services reports)10	2011	From 1992 to 2012, substantiated sexual abuse declined by 62%; physical abuse by 54%, and neglect by 14%11 Research on 1997–2009 hospitalization rates have detected no change in injury from child abuse among young children12 and a 4.9% increase in severe physical maltreatment among children <18 y13
Aged 14–17 y who have experienced maltreatment in their life (reported and unreported)b	41.2	NatSCEV, health survey	2011	Long-term data not available
Partner violence in lifetime, %
Rapec	Women, 8.8, Men, 0.5	NISVS, health survey	2011	Long-term NISVS data not available. National 1994–2011 crime survey data indicates the rate of intimate partner violence against females (including rape/sexual assault, robbery, and aggravated assault by a current or former spouse, boyfriend, or girlfriend) decreased from 5.9 episodes per 1000 persons to 1.6 per 1000, a 72% decrease.14
Physical violence	Women, 31.5 Men, 27.5	NISVS, health survey	2011
Dating violence among high school students, %
Physical or sexual violence during the past year among students who dated	Girls, 20.9 Boys, 10.4	YRBS, health survey	2013	Long-term trend data on this specific measure not available
Sexual violence, %
Raped by any perpetratorc	Women, 19.3 Men, 1.7	NISVS, health survey	2011	Long-term NISVS data not available. 1995–2010 NCVS data indicates rates of rape or sexual assault among women declined 58% from 5.0 episodes per 1000 population to 2.1 per 1000, although rates have plateaued since 200515
Unwanted, nonpenetrative sexual contact in their lifetime	Women, 27.3 Men, 10.8	NISVS, health survey	2011
Elder abuse, %
Community-dwelling adults ≥60 y who experienced emotional abuse, potential neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse over past year	11.4	National health research survey16	2008	Long-term data not yet available

Abbreviations: NatSCEV, National Survey of Children’s Exposure to Violence; NCANDS, National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System; NCVS, National Crime Victimization Survey; NISVS, National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey; NVSS, National Vital Statistics System; YRBS, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System; UCR, Uniform Crime Reports.

^aDefinitions of child maltreatment in NCANDS data can vary slightly from state to state but generally include neglect, physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, and sexual abuse.

^bChild maltreatment in NatSCEV defined as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, or custodial interference/family abduction.

^cRape defined as completed or attempted forced penetration, or alcohol or drug-facilitated penetration.