The Damages of Crime. Blog #3

 Statistics show that men are more likely to be victimized than women.  However, women fear being victimized.  Although, women receive less victimization than men, women are subjected to much more violent crimes than men (rape & domestic abuse).  This is indicative that women typically tend to be physically weaker than men, which makes women more susceptible to crime and attractive to a perp.

     Minorities tend to fear being victimized more than the majority.  Blacks fear being victimized far more than Caucasian’s. Conversely, Caucasian’s fear being victimized by “young” black males than any other ethnicity. A social consequence of crime is strong racial distrust. A problematic social consequence of crime is people’s perception of a certain area or ethnic group.  (metropolitian area) ie east LA, Detroit.

    Costs of crime can be short term or long term, expanding out to the duration of a person’s life.   The ulimate cost of crime is the loss of life, often innocent.  However, there are many other costs associated with crime: medical costs, property loss, and loss of income. The costs of crime often result in pain, suffering, and lower quality of life. Crime impacts not only the victim, but will forever change the lives of their family, friends, and the quality of the neighborhood. It was reported in the early 21^st century that the annual cost of crime in the United States exceeded 1.7 trillion.

Work Cited

<a href="http://law.jrank.org/pages/12122/Economic-Social-Effects-Crime-Who-crime-affects-most.html">Economic and Social Effects of Crime - Who Crime Affects Most</a>