Glossary:Violent crime

Violent crime is defined as violence against the person (such as physical assault), robbery (stealing by force or by threat of force), and sexual offences (including rape and sexual assault).

Further information

• Statistics on crime and the criminal justice system: Offence definitions and explanatory notes for countries unable to meet the standard definition

Related concepts

• Homicide
• Robbery

Statistical data

• Crime statistics

Source

• Crime and Criminal Justice - statistics in focus 36/2009