Aggravated Assault

Assault - a threat to do bodily harm by someone whose ability to carry out the threat is such that the victim fears he or she is in imminent danger; the victim does not have to be physically touched to be assaulted (Dobelis, 1991, p. 70);

Battery - the execution or accomplishment of the assault; Battery is considered an intentional act (ibid., p. 71);

Aggravated Assault - a serious or dangerous attack, such as with a knife (ibid., p. 28).

It should be noted in these definitions what is not included under the aegis of Aggravated Assault. Acts of violence resulting in the death of the victim (Homicide/Murder, Manslaughter) are excluded. Sexual violence, which often could fi

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ll picture. Some key statistics derived from the Statistical Abstract of the United States 1992 (U. S. Census Bureau): TABLE 287 1980 - 1990: Aggravated Assault cases reported At rates of 673 versus 1,055 - Aggravated Assault cases show a 56.8% increase over the decade. TABLE 288 1989 - Urban cases of Aggravated Assault - 435 per 100,000; Rural cases - 147 per 100,000. 1990 - Urban cases - 478 per 100,000; Rural cases - 163 per 100,000. Noted: Aggravated Assault is increasing in Rural areas at a faster rate than in Urban localities. TABLE 291 1990 - Felonies involving weapons - 20.5% of total. Arguments involving weapons - 34.5% of total. Guns used as weapons - 64.1% of total. TABLE 295 1980 - Crimes against persons and households - 9.3 per 1,000. 1990 - Crimes against persons and households - 7.9 per 1,000. (TABLE 295 continued...) TABLE 295 (continued) Noted: Felony crime rate against persons and households decreased over the decade. TABLE 296 1990 - Victims - Percentage per 1,000 victims: White Black Hispanic Total 36% 53% 37% Male 36% 53% 50% Female 21% 28% 25% Victimized by Stranger - 18% Victimized by Acquaintance - 12% TABLE 297 19
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