TABLE 2—
Violent Victimization Rates, by Type of Crime, Sex, and Sexual Orientation: Weighted National Crime Victimization Survey Data, United States, 2017–2018
| Gay or Lesbian |
Bisexual |
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| Rate (95% CI) | Ratio | Rate (95% CI) | Ratio | Heterosexual, Rate (95% CI) | |
| Male | |||||
| Type of violent victimization | |||||
| Total violence | 38.6* (26.3, 50.9) | 2.0 | 76.7* (43.6, 109.8) | 4.0 | 19.4 (17.4, 21.4) |
| Rape or sexual assault | 6.3* (1.9, 10.7) | 19.2 | 7.5a (0, 17.1) | 22.9 | 0.3 (0.2, 0.5) |
| Robbery | 6.8 (2.2, 11.3) | 2.8 | 13.4 (0.4, 26.4) | 5.6 | 2.4 (1.9, 2.9) |
| Aggravated assault | 6.1 (1.8, 10.5) | 1.5 | 20.7* (4.3, 37.0) | 5.1 | 4.1 (3.4, 4.8) |
| Simple assault | 19.4 (11.1, 27.7) | 1.5 | 35.1* (13.3, 56.9) | 2.8 | 12.6 (11.1, 14.1) |
| Serious violence | 19.2* (10.9, 27.5) | 2.8 | 41.6* (17.7, 65.5) | 6.1 | 6.8 (5.8, 7.8) |
| Characteristics of victimization | |||||
| Intimate partner violence | 2.2a (0, 4.7) | 4.1 | 9.0a (0, 19.5) | 16.4 | 0.5 (0.4, 0.7) |
| Other known persons | 17.9* (9.9, 25.8) | 3.1 | 40.3* (16.8, 63.7) | 7.0 | 5.7 (4.8, 6.6) |
| Stranger violence | 15.4 (8.1, 22.7) | 1.6 | 22.8 (5.5, 40.1) | 2.4 | 9.7 (8.4, 10.9) |
| Violent crime with injury | 16.5* (8.9, 24.0) | 4.9 | 12.9 (0.2, 25.6) | 3.9 | 3.3 (2.7, 4.0) |
| Multiple offender incidents | 4.6 (0.9, 8.3) | 1.6 | 14.3 (0.8, 27.7) | 4.9 | 2.9 (2.3, 3.5) |
| Female | |||||
| Type of violent victimization | |||||
| Total violence | 78.4* (57.9, 98.9) | 3.7 | 189.1* (155.0, 223.3) | 9.0 | 21.0 (18.9, 23.1) |
| Rape or sexual assault | 3.8a (0, 7.6) | 1.2 | 40.9* (25.9, 55.9) | 12.6 | 3.2 (2.6, 3.8) |
| Robbery | 0.8a (0, 2.4) | 0.4 | 24.9* (13.6, 36.3) | 13.7 | 1.8 (1.4, 2.2) |
| Aggravated assault | 5.0 (0.6, 9.3) | 1.6 | 21.7* (11.2, 32.3) | 6.9 | 3.1 (2.6, 3.7) |
| Simple assault | 68.9* (49.8, 88.0) | 5.4 | 101.6* (76.8, 126.4) | 7.9 | 12.8 (11.3, 14.3) |
| Serious violence | 9.6 (3.3, 15.8) | 1.2 | 87.5* (64.6, 110.4) | 10.7 | 8.2 (7.1, 9.3) |
| Characteristics of victimization | |||||
| Intimate partner violence | 6.1 (1.2, 11.0) | 1.2 | 38.7* (24.2, 53.3) | 7.6 | 5.1 (4.3, 5.9) |
| Other known persons | 22.0* (12.0, 32.0) | 3.0 | 50.8* (33.9, 67.8) | 7.0 | 7.3 (6.3, 8.3) |
| Stranger violence | 48.9* (33.2, 64.7) | 8.8 | 87.5* (64.6, 110.4) | 15.8 | 5.5 (4.7, 6.4) |
| Violent crime with injury | 7.8 (2.2, 13.4) | 1.3 | 41.4* (26.3, 56.5) | 6.9 | 6.0 (5.1, 6.9) |
| Multiple offender incidents | 17.0* (8.3, 25.6) | 9.0 | 45.5* (29.6, 61.5) | 24.2 | 1.9 (1.5, 2.3) |
Note. CI = confidence interval.
*
Male rate is significantly different from heterosexual male rate at P < .05. Adjacent ratio represents rate divided by heterosexual male rate. Female rate is significantly different from heterosexual female rate at P < .05. Adjacent ratio represents rate divided by heterosexual female rate.
a
Rate and ratio should be interpreted with caution: CI includes zero and the coefficient of variation is greater than 50%.