| Violent Crime Victimization |
| Q: |
Does the victim-offender relationship vary with the age of the victim or the age of the offender in sexual assault victimization of juveniles? |
| A: |
Age and relationship characteristics of sexual assault offenders vary with the age of the juvenile victim. |
Juveniles as victims of sexual assault
Relationship
to victim |
Age of offender |
| Under 12 |
12-17 |
18-24 |
25-34 |
35 & older |
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| In a typical 1,000 sexual assaults of children age 6 or younger |
| Family member |
40 |
126 |
71 |
136 |
125 |
| Acquaintance |
93 |
159 |
61 |
77 |
84 |
| Stranger |
3 |
8 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
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| In a typical 1,000 sexual assaults of young juveniles ages 7-11 |
| Family member |
16 |
117 |
42 |
109 |
157 |
| Acquaintance |
46 |
148 |
68 |
100 |
148 |
| Stranger |
4 |
11 |
7 |
10 |
15 |
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| In a typical 1,000 sexual assaults of juveniles ages 12-17 |
| Family member |
1 |
26 |
31 |
56 |
121 |
| Acquaintance |
5 |
196 |
270 |
122 |
101 |
| Stranger |
0 |
15 |
23 |
19 |
14 |
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- Between 1991 and 1996, older juvenile acquaintances and family members age 25 and older were the most common offenders in sexual assaults against very young children (persons ages 6 or younger).
- About half of offenders who sexually assaulted young juveniles (persons ages 7 to 11) between 1991 and 1996 were older juvenile acquaintances and family members/ acquaintances age 35 and older.
- Nearly half of all offenders who sexually assaulted older juveniles (persons ages 12 to 17) were acquaintances between ages 12 and 24.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/victims/qa02403.asp?qaDate=19990930.
Released on September 30, 1999. Adapted from Snyder, H. & Sickmund, M. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report, p. 29. Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1999. Data Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. National Incident-Based Reporting System Master Files for the years 1991–1996 [machine-readable data files]. Washington, D.C.: FBI.
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