Understanding and Preventing Violence, Volume 4: Consequences and Control

TABLE 8 Victim Compensation by Offense, 1987

Offense	Total Compensation	Number of Cases	Average Compensation per Case
Murder	$15,371,643	5,868	$2,620
Sex offenses	5,329,206	4,551	1,171
Assault	57,666,244	24,508	2,353
Child abuse	1,917,658	896	2,140
Child sexual abuse	9,031,115	7,880	1,146
Spouse abuse	232,375	259	897
Other violent	9,275,201	3,987	2,326
DWI/DUI	4,358,973	1,457	2,992
MV assault	1,901,870	696	2,733
Other	5,479,615	6,130	894
Total	110,563,900	56,232	1,966
NOTE: DWI = driving while intoxicated; DUI = driving under the influence; MV = motor vehicle. SOURCE: Office for Victims of Crime (1988).

TABLE 9 Average Victim Compensation, 1987

Offense	Total Victims	Compensated Victims	Percentage Compensated	Average Payment	Average Compensation Over All Victims
Murder	20,100	5,868	29	$2,620	$765
Rape	147,286	4,551	3	1,171	36
Assault	4,930,149	24,508	0.5	2,353	12
NOTE: Includes attempted rape and attempted assault. SOURCE: Table 3 (number of victims) and Table 8 (compensation).

times were estimated from a survey we conducted of several police departments (i.e., Dade County, Florida; San Antonio, Texas; San Jose, California). Since these data represent crimes known to the police, the final figures have been adjusted to account for the percentage of crime not known to the police (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1989a:Table 92).

Unit costs of police response were calculated as salary multiplied by the average time spent on a case per category of crime.

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R8

Public Perceptions and Reactions to Violent Offending and Victimization 1-66

The Costs and Consequences of Violent Behavior in the United States 67-166

Violence and Intentional Injuries: Criminal Justice and Public Health Perspectives on an Urgent National Problem 167-216

Predicting Violent Behavior and Classifying Violent Offenders 217-295

Incarceration and Violent Crime: 1965-1988 296-388

Index 389-397