Victimization rates and traits of sexual and gender minorities in the United States: Results from the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017

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dc.contributor.authorFlores, A. R., Langton, L., Meyer, I. H., & Romero, A. P.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-14T18:40:17Z
dc.date.available2021-12-14T18:40:17Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractDo sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) in the United States encounter disproportionate rates of victimization as compared with their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts? Answering this question has proved elusive because nationally representative victimization data have not included victims’ sexual orientation or gender identity. The National Crime Victimization Survey, the nation’s primary source of representative information on criminal victimization, began documenting sexual orientation and gender identity in 2016 and released data publicly for the first time in 2019. We find SGMs disproportionately are victims across a variety of crimes. The rate of violent victimization for SGMs is 71.1 victimizations per 1000 people compared with 19.2 victimizations per 1000 people for those who are not SGMs. SGMs are 2.7 times more likely to be a victim of violent crime than non-SGMs. These findings raise the importance of further considering sexual orientation and gender identity in victimization and interventions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFlores, A. R., Langton, L., Meyer, I. H., & Romero, A. P. (2020). Victimization rates and traits of sexual and gender minorities in the United States: Results from the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017. Science advances, 6(40), eaba6910.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aba6910
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5290
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherScience advancesen_US
dc.subjectviolent victimizationen_US
dc.subjectgender minoritiesen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectinterventionen_US
dc.titleVictimization rates and traits of sexual and gender minorities in the United States: Results from the National Crime Victimization Survey, 2017en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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