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