Rape, sexual assault, personal robbery, or assault. This category includes both attempted and completed crimes. It does not include purse snatching and pocket picking. Murder is not measured by the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) because of an inability to question the victim. Completed violence: the sum of all completed rapes, sexual assaults, robberies, and assaults. See individual crime types for definitions of completed crimes. ttempted/threatened violence: the unsuccessful attempt of rape, sexual assault, personal robbery, or assault. Includes attempted attacks or sexual assaults by means of verbal threats. See individual crime types for definitions of attempted crimes. (https://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tda)
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