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Effectiveness of victim resistance methods,
injury rates in percent grouped by crime
[1]
Method of Defense
Employed by Victim
Against Offender
Confrontational
Robbery[2]
Assault[2] Burglary[2][3]
Injury
(pre)
Injury
(post)
Loss Injury
(pre)
Injury
(post)
Loss Injury
(post)
Loss
Shoot 8.5 0.0 8.5 48.9 5.9 26.5 0.0 4.2
Threaten with a gun 13.5 9.0 16.3 24.9 3.0 10.0 2.6 16.6
Any defense w/ firearm 12.7 7.7 15.2 27.9 3.6 9.5 2.2 15.0
Other weapon 41.9 1.6 34.4 60.7 7.8 30.4 7.3 6.3
Fists 52.1 7.7 46.9 82.7 8.6 64.3 5.4 13.5
Threaten w/ other weapon 15.9 0.0 23.3 30.6 2.8 15.8 0.0 0.0
Threaten without weapon 52.1 7.7 46.9 82.7 8.6 64.3 5.4 13.5
Defended self/property[4] 51.4 9.8 52.1 83.3 10.0 61.9 12.8 12.0
Chased/tried to
catch offender
34.4 9.6 60.3 58.2 9.0 10.2 0.0 26.7
Yelled at offender,
turned on lights
40.2 10.6 49.8 63.3 10.8 17.0 4.4 9.7
Pretended to cooperate
w/ offender
12.6 6.5 81.5 37.6 14.7 38.1 15.5 37.9
Argued/reasoned with attacker 31.0 14.1 52.8 56.9 15.2 39.3 11.7 11.8
(tried to) Run/drive away 32.3 4.9 41.5 38.4 5.4 36.2 29.3 14.9
Called police/guard 23.6 3.4 56.0 48.5 4.6 12.9 2.8 14.3
Try to attract attention 45.6 14.0 41.1 70.4 6.7 39.5 21.2 16.1
Screamed from fear/pain 69.3 22.0 68.6 94.1 12.6 73.6 21.6 19.4
Other methods of
self-protection
25.2 8.4 58.8 42.4 6.8 8.2 2.3 10.5
All resistances (avg.) 34.0 7.2 52.8 58.1 7.8 20.4 4.1 12.5
None at all 23.6 n/a 83.6 55.2 n/a 6.6 n/a 52.8
All incidents 30.2 4.5 69.9 57.4 5.9 14.2 2.2 30.5

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Statistics based upon data gathered from the US Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey (1992-1998) and compiled by criminologist Gary Kleck. Please insert newer data if you have it.

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  1. Statistics based upon data gathered from the US Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey (1992-1998) and compiled by criminologist Gary Kleck. Please insert newer data if you have it.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Crime type of each incident was defined according to Bureau of Justice Statistics Type of Crime classification, which is based on the most serious crime element in the incident in question.
  3. Unauthorized person entered or tried to enter resident's home while resident was in the home.
  4. Struggled, ducked, blocked blows, hung onto property.
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