Violent Victimization in New and Established Hispanic Areas, 2007-2010

• NCJ Number: 246311
• Author(s): Min Xie, Ph.D., University of Maryland at College Park; Michael G. Planty, Ph.D., Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Date Published: August 2014
• Agencies: BJS
• Publication Type: Publication

Annotation

Examines violent victimization rates by victim's race and ethnicity within four Hispanic areas from 2007 to 2010.

Abstract

Examines violent victimization rates by victims' race and ethnicity within four Hispanic areas from 2007 to 2010. Hispanic areas are classified based on their historical Hispanic population and the growth in their Hispanic population between 1980 and 2001. This includes

• established slow growth areas
• established fast growth areas
• new emerging Hispanic areas
• small Hispanic areas.

The report describes Hispanic, white, and black violent victimization rates in each area by age and sex. 

Highlights

• From 1980 to 2010, the Hispanic population increased 246%, compared to 44% for non-Hispanic blacks and 9% for non-Hispanic whites.
• From 2007 to 2010, new Hispanic areas had a lower overall rate of violent victimization compared to small Hispanic areas that had relatively little growth in Hispanic populations.
• Unlike blacks and whites, Hispanics experienced higher rates of violent victimization in new Hispanic metropolitan areas (26 per 1,000) than in other areas (16 to 20 per 1,000).
• Hispanics ages 18 to 34 exhibited the largest variation in victimization rates by type of area. Those in new Hispanic areas experienced violence at higher rates than those in established and small Hispanic areas.
• Among all age groups, new Hispanic areas did not show statistically significant higher rates of violent victimization for non-Hispanic white and black residents.