A publication of the Justice Center	Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center

See also:       > Sex offenses > Domestic violence > Violence against women > National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)         Abstract: More than 2.5 million women in the United States experience violence annually, according to this National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) report, which is based upon a nationally representative survey of 400,000 American women. Although women are significantly less likely to become victims of violent crime than men, they are more vulnerable to particular types of perpetrators, including intimates such as husbands or boyfriends. Based on the BJS report "Violence Against Women," NCJ-145325.