Discuss the current trends and statistics surrounding robbery
What will be an ideal response?
Examples can include: About one in 12 victim's experiences serious injuries such as rape, knife or gunshot wounds, broken bones, or being knocked unconscious; most robberies are committed by two or more people; about half of all completed robberies involve losses of $82 or less; 10 percent involve losses of $800 or more. Most theft losses are never recovered; offenders display weapons in almost half of all robberies; robbers use guns in about 40 percent of robberies; offenders using weapons are more likely to threaten than actually attack their victims; in almost nine of 10 robbery victimizations, the robbers are male; more than half of all robbery victims are attacked. Female robbery victims are more likely to be attacked than are male victims; victims age 65 and older are more likely to be attacked than younger victims.
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