Impact of Crime

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Individual - loss/damage to property
- 2010
- £700 million worth of property damage
Individual - injuries

less than 1% of victims said their injuries were the most upsetting part of their experience
Individual - fear on potential victims

43% of aged 60 or over never go out in their local area after dark
Individual - psychological

18% of victims who were wounded suffered from depression compared to 9% who were victims of car theft

more than half of rape victims suffer from PTSD
Societal impact - loss of social capital

women "very worried" about crime were 14% less likely to trust their neighbours
Economy
- victims of violent crime took 83 million days off work
- costing the economy £4.2 billion
Cost on NHS

£2 billion
Offending

being a victim aged 12 was the strongest indicator of offending aged 15
Impact on poor
more likely to be victims and perpetrators
- 2 times more likely to be victim of violent crime
- 3 times more likely to suffer from emotional damage