Description
In a violent crime, a victim is harmed by or threatened with violence. Violent crimes include rape and sexual assault, robbery, assault and murder.
NIJ supports research that strives to understand and reduce the occurrence and impact of violent crimes. This includes describing the scope of these crimes, such as how and when they occur and their consequences. NIJ also supports evaluations of existing programs, practices and policies meant to prevent violent crime or to assist victims.
On this page, find links to articles, awards, events, publications, and multimedia related to violent crime.
Publications and Grant Reports
- Do the criminal histories of vacant properties matter? Evidence from demolition and rehab interventions in Cleveland, Ohio
- Assessing Methods to Enhance and Preserve Proteinaceous Impressions from the Skin of Decedents during the Early Stages of Decomposition
- Exploring the Interplay Between Environmental Design and Management Practices and Their Association with Crime at Multi-Unit Apartments
Awards
Related Programs and Practices from CrimeSolutions
- Practice Profile: Metal Detectors and Security Screenings at Airports as a Counterterrorism Strategy
- Program Profile: Pretrial GPS Supervision of Intimate Partner Violence Defendants (Western Region, United States)
- Program Profile: Web-Based Sexual Assault Risk Reduction (SARR) for College Women
- Program Profile: Project Green Light Detroit
- Program Profile: Kansas City (MO) Gun Experiment
Find Programs and Practices addressing Violent Crime
The first step in knowing what to do is knowing what works … and what hasn’t.
