Table 3.

Rates of Experiencing Violence by Race and Ethnicity^a

Type of Violence		(Non-Hispanic)			Non-Hispanic		Black:White Non-Hispanic Ratiob
	Year	White	Black	Hispanic	American Indian/Alaska Native	Asian/Pacific Islander
Homicides per 100 000 populationc	2013	2.5	18.7	4.5	8.4	1.6	7.5
Aggravated assaults per 1000 population	2013	3.4	6.0	3.7			1.8
Women reporting experiencing rape in their life, %d	2011	20.5	21.2	13.6	27.5		1.0
Women reporting experiencing physical violence by an intimate partner in their life, %	2011	30.5	41.2	29.7	51.7	15.3	1.4
Annual child maltreatment cases per 1000 childrene	2013	8.1	14.6	8.5	12.5	1.7/7.9	1.8
High school students in physical fight in past year, %	2013	20.9	34.7	28.4			1.7

^aData sources: homicide data from National Vital Statistics System; assault data from National Crime Victimization Survey; rape and intimate partner violence data from the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey; child maltreatment data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System; fight data from the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System.

^bThe ratio is calculated by dividing the non-Hispanic black figure by the non-Hispanic white figure; this column is shown to highlight the magnitude of the disparity between fatal and nonfatal violence by race.

^cRates of homicide are age adjusted.

^dRape is defined as completed or attempted forced penetration, or alcohol or drug-facilitated penetration. An intimate partner can include current or former spouses (including married spouses, common-law spouses, civil union spouses, and domestic partners), boyfriends or girlfriends, dating partners, and ongoing sexual partners.

^eChild maltreatment is defined as determination that maltreatment was substantiated or indicated; or the child was considered an alternative response victim. Rates of child maltreatment are reported separately for Asian and Pacific Islander.