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Results for victimization survey (wyoming)
1 results foundAuthor: Furgeson, Thomas Title: Wyoming Crime Victimization Survey, 2011 Summary: Beginning in January 2011 the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center (WYSAC) at the University of Wyoming conducted a state-wide telephone survey of Wyoming residents to gather information on crime prevalence along with opinions and perceptions of crime in the state and local communities. The 2011 Wyoming Crime Victimization Survey (WCVS) was funded through the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) State Justice Statistics (SJS) program. Modeled in part on the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), this survey was customized to Wyoming during questionnaire development. An additional component to this survey was a set of questions addressing community attitudes and perceptions of law enforcement and government. The data collection period was January 26 through February 25, 2011. All Wyoming counties are represented in the survey and 1,698 completed interviews were secured. The 2011 WCVS is designed to provide a detailed picture of crime incidents, victims, and trends throughout the state of Wyoming. The survey focuses on three major themes. 1. Nature and Frequency of Crime: Two major types of crime are addressed: violent crimes and property crimes. The survey collected detailed information on the crimes of rape/sexual assault, robbery, assault, burglary, theft, and stalking. 2. Attitudes toward Policing and Government: Residents were queried about their contact with law enforcement agencies and about their attitudes toward law enforcement authorities. There were also questions about perceived injustice and profiling. 3. Information about Victims, Offenders, and Crimes: The survey gathered information about the age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status, income, and education level of crime victims. The survey also gathered information on offenders’ relationship to the victim, the physical and economic consequences of crime, and whether or not (and why not) the crime was reported to police. Generally, Wyoming residents feel safe in their communities. About 94% always or almost always feel safe, as opposed to only 1.4% who never, or almost never, feel safe. The vast majority of residents also live without fear of violent crime. About 92% are never or almost never fearful of being the victim of a violent crime. Results from the survey show that 61% of Wyoming residents feel that crime has either stayed the same or decreased in the past three years, as opposed to 33.2% who feel crime has somewhat increased and 5.8% who feel that crime has greatly increased over the past three years. There is a similar distribution with regard to estimations of how crime will change in the upcoming three years. Survey results show that over 64% of Wyoming residents feel that crime will stay the same or decrease over the next three years, while another 31.2% feeling that crime will somewhat increase. Only 4.4% indicate that they feel crime will greatly increase over the next three years. For the most part, Wyoming residents are not concerned about crime. Wyoming residents are concerned very little about most violent crime, and only marginally concerned about property crime within their home state. Property crime and theft top the list with 15.4% of Wyomingites indicating that they are very concerned about ―having [their] property vandalized‖ and 10.5% that they are concerned about ―being cheated or conned out of [their] money.‖ Residents are less concerned about violent crime and personal theft, as less than 4% indicate being very concerned about each: household burglary (while at home), sexual assault, robbery, or murder. The vast majority of Wyoming residents are confident or feel neutral about government and policing institutions whether local, state, or national. The institution with which there is the least confidence is the federal government: Data show that 42.6% of Wyoming residents are not confident in the federal government, followed by 16.1% who feel the same way—not confident—about city government. For the most part, citizens feel that Wyoming law enforcement (WLE, hereafter) officers do their job well, and interact with the public appropriately. Over 87% of Wyomingites feel that generally, WLE officers are polite and use appropriate manners during citizen contact. Similarly, over 80% feel that officers are reliable, competent, do a good job of performing their mission, treat citizens with respect, and are attentive to the questions and concerns of citizens. Notable is that 17.4% disagree or strongly disagree with the statement that WLE officers typically treat citizens the same regardless of their ethnic background. Property crime is the most frequently experienced type of crime victimization. Around 15% of residents indicate that within the past 12 months, someone stole or attempted to steal their car, broke into or tried to break into their home, or vandalized their property. Violent crime appears to occur in Wyoming far less than property crime. Robbery was experienced in the last 12 months by less than 1% of residents; 7.1% had been threatened with assault, while 1% appear to have experienced actual assault. A total of five respondents (or 0.3%) indicate to have been forced or experienced an attempt to be forced into unwanted sexual activity. Less than 7% of residents appear to have been stalked in any way, although it is noteworthy that 1 in 12 (8.5%) persons with high-speed internet have felt threatened by another person sending unsolicited messages via email, instant message, or social networks. Survey results indicate that in the past 12 months 10.6% of Wyoming residents were the victim of someone using or attempting to use their credit cards or credit card numbers without their permission. The most common aftereffect of victimization is talking with a psychologist, psychiatrist, or other mental health professional, with 12.3% of victims indicating to have taken such actions. It appears that Wyomingites report crime to police at higher rates than the national levels. Most often reported were robbery (76.9%) and assault (76.5%), with property crime not far behind at 75.9%. While it is troubling that only 20% of sexual assaults were reported to police, it should be noted that this percentage accounts for a single case out of the five total sexual assaults indicated by survey respondents. Details: Laramie, WY: Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center, University of Wyoming, 2011. 81p. Source: Internet Resource: WYSAC Technical Report No. SRC-1103: Accessed November 22, 2011 at: http://wysac.uwyo.edu/Reports.aspx?TypeId=4 Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://wysac.uwyo.edu/Reports.aspx?TypeId=4 Shelf Number: 123427 Keywords: Crime StatisticsVictimization Survey (Wyoming)Victims of Crime |