Nearly 8 million paid workdays lost annually due to intimate partner violence 40% of gunshot victims lack insurance coverage Injuries can be temporary or permanent There is no "normal" trauma response Lack of privacy and poor communication from police exacerbates trauma 22.7% of violent victimization involved injury Trauma response involves both body and mind Only 10.6% of violent crime victims receive victim services U.S. spends $295 billion annually on law enforcement, courts, and corrections Pain and suffering are the hardest costs to quantify Criminal justice proceedings increase emotional strain Not reporting allows offenders to "get away" with the crime 38% of rape/sexual assault victims injured Carrying pepper spray is a defensive behavior Reporting activates the formal criminal justice system Victim services are unavailable if the crime is not reported Fear of crime can be influenced by social factors Crime- related costs include pain and suffering USA Gymnastics paid millions in legal fees Nassar convicted of sexually abusing gymnasts Insurance companies spend $45 billion annually on crime- related issues Sleep issues often accompany PTSD People respond to trauma differently Fear of crime triggers physical responses Crime impacts victims and society economically Physical signs of fear include faster heart rate Victim emergency services cost $8 billion each year Arguments are the most common circumstance for murder PTSD diagnosis requires trauma to persist over a month Some people’s fear of crime may impact their lifestyle Survivors may avoid places and activities due to fear Reliving traumatic events can be a symptom of PTSD Victims often feel their victimization isn’t important enough to report 94% of property crimes result in financial loss Victimization can reduce self-esteem Anxiety is a common response to victimization Nearly 8 million paid workdays lost annually due to intimate partner violence 40% of gunshot victims lack insurance coverage Injuries can be temporary or permanent There is no "normal" trauma response Lack of privacy and poor communication from police exacerbates trauma 22.7% of violent victimization involved injury Trauma response involves both body and mind Only 10.6% of violent crime victims receive victim services U.S. spends $295 billion annually on law enforcement, courts, and corrections Pain and suffering are the hardest costs to quantify Criminal justice proceedings increase emotional strain Not reporting allows offenders to "get away" with the crime 38% of rape/sexual assault victims injured Carrying pepper spray is a defensive behavior Reporting activates the formal criminal justice system Victim services are unavailable if the crime is not reported Fear of crime can be influenced by social factors Crime- related costs include pain and suffering USA Gymnastics paid millions in legal fees Nassar convicted of sexually abusing gymnasts Insurance companies spend $45 billion annually on crime- related issues Sleep issues often accompany PTSD People respond to trauma differently Fear of crime triggers physical responses Crime impacts victims and society economically Physical signs of fear include faster heart rate Victim emergency services cost $8 billion each year Arguments are the most common circumstance for murder PTSD diagnosis requires trauma to persist over a month Some people’s fear of crime may impact their lifestyle Survivors may avoid places and activities due to fear Reliving traumatic events can be a symptom of PTSD Victims often feel their victimization isn’t important enough to report 94% of property crimes result in financial loss Victimization can reduce self-esteem Anxiety is a common response to victimization
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Nearly 8 million paid workdays lost annually due to intimate partner violence
40% of gunshot victims lack insurance coverage
Injuries can be temporary or permanent
There is no "normal" trauma response
Lack of privacy and poor communication from police exacerbates trauma
22.7% of violent victimization involved injury
Trauma response involves both body and mind
Only 10.6% of violent crime victims receive victim services
U.S. spends $295 billion annually on law enforcement, courts, and corrections
Pain and suffering are the hardest costs to quantify
Criminal justice proceedings increase emotional strain
Not reporting allows offenders to "get away" with the crime
38% of rape/sexual assault victims injured
Carrying pepper spray is a defensive behavior
Reporting activates the formal criminal justice system
Victim services are unavailable if the crime is not reported
Fear of crime can be influenced by social factors
Crime-related costs include pain and suffering
USA Gymnastics paid millions in legal fees
Nassar convicted of sexually abusing gymnasts
Insurance companies spend $45 billion annually on crime-related issues
Sleep issues often accompany PTSD
People respond to trauma differently
Fear of crime triggers physical responses
Crime impacts victims and society economically
Physical signs of fear include faster heart rate
Victim emergency services cost $8 billion each year
Arguments are the most common circumstance for murder
PTSD diagnosis requires trauma to persist over a month
Some people’s fear of crime may impact their lifestyle
Survivors may avoid places and activities due to fear
Reliving traumatic events can be a symptom of PTSD
Victims often feel their victimization isn’t important enough to report
94% of property crimes result in financial loss
Victimization can reduce self-esteem
Anxiety is a common response to victimization
