8. A More Complete Picture of Crime and Victimization

Victim Offender Relationship Probabilities in an Average 1,000 Violent Sexual Assault Victimizations Known to Law Enforcement, by Offense Location, Offender Age, and Victim Age, 2011

		Female victims of sexual violence age 11 or younger victimized by a—
		All offenders		Intimate partner		Other family member		Friend or acquaintance		Stranger
Location: Residence		Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside
All offenders		843	157	--	--	541	50	293	97	9	10
Age	7 to 17	315	71	--	--	188	14	124	54	2	2
	18 to 24	99	13	--	--	60	6	37	6	2	1
	25 to 34	174	28	--	--	123	14	49	12	1	2
	35 to 49	155	24	--	--	104	10	50	12	2	3
	50 or older	101	20	--	--	66	6	34	12	1	2
		Female victims of sexual violence age 12 to 17 victimized by a—
		All offenders		Intimate partner		Other family member		Friend or acquaintance		Stranger
Location: Residence		Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside
All offenders		678	322	65	23	223	23	371	246	19	30
Age	7 to 17	170	150	28	10	34	2	106	132	3	6
	18 to 24	208	84	33	11	32	3	135	61	8	8
	25 to 34	107	37	3	2	42	6	57	23	5	6
	35 to 49	137	33	1	0	81	9	52	18	2	6
	50 or older	56	17	0	0	34	3	21	10	1	4
		Female victims of sexual violence age 18 to 24 victimized by a—
		All offenders		Intimate partner		Other family member		Friend or acquaintance		Stranger
Location: Residence		Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside
All offenders		635	365	88	23	74	9	424	235	50	98
Age	7 to 17	20	15	1	0	2	1	15	10	1	4
	18 to 24	261	129	45	12	8	1	188	88	19	28
	25 to 34	186	106	32	9	14	1	121	62	19	33
	35 to 49	116	82	8	1	32	4	70	51	7	26
	50 or older	52	32	1	0	17	2	30	23	4	7
		Female victims of sexual violence age 25 or older victimized by a—
		All offenders		Intimate partner		Other family member		Friend or acquaintance		Stranger
Location: Residence		Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside	Inside	Outside
All offenders		657	343	167	26	54	8	379	192	57	116
Age	7 to 17	10	11	0	0	3	1	4	6	3	4
	18 to 24	57	35	7	2	3	0	35	15	12	19
	25 to 34	186	105	56	10	8	1	105	52	18	43
	35 to 49	266	114	82	11	15	3	150	67	19	34
	50 or older	138	78	23	4	25	4	85	53	5	17

Note:  Shaded cells indicate the locations, offender ages, and victim-offender relationships that made up at least half (50%) of the sexual assault victimizations of female victims. Detail may not sum to 100% due to rounding. "Residence" does not include incidents that occurred in a hotel or motel; "nonresidence" includes incidents that occurred in public places, commercial businesses and buildings, and locations classified as "other/unknown."

Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation, National Incident Based Reporting System, 2011.

Of the sexual violence cases reported to NIBRS in 2011, most incidents of sexual violence perpetrated against female victims occurred behind closed doors inside a residence and were committed by someone known to the victim, regardless of the victim’s age. Depending on the victim’s age, however, different patterns were found regarding the age of the offender and the relationship of the victim to the offender.

Among female victims of sexual violence age 11 or younger, more than half of the sexual violence occurred inside a residence and was perpetrated by a non-intimate family member or a friend or acquaintance. Offenders who perpetrated sexual violence against these young girls were often juveniles themselves, or were between the ages of 25 and 49. Older juvenile and young adult female victims of sexual assault were more likely to be victimized by a friend or acquaintance than any other type of offender, regardless of location. Offenders involved in sexual violence against female victims age 25 or older were typically older than 25. More than half of all sexual violence among females age 25 or older was perpetrated by an intimate partner or a friend or acquaintance of the victim and occurred inside a residence.