Impact of Crime

• 2010
• £700 million worth of property damage 

less than 1% of victims said their injuries were the most upsetting part of their experience

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

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

women "very worried" about crime were 14% less likely to trust their neighbours

• victims of violent crime took 83 million days off work
• costing the economy £4.2 billion

£2 billion

being a victim aged 12 was the strongest indicator of offending aged 15

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