Lifetime Number of Perpetrators and Victim–Offender Relationship Status Per U.S. Victim of Intimate Partner, Sexual Violence, or Stalking

The aim of this study was to describe the U.S. population-level prevalence of multiple perpetrator types (intimate partner, acquaintance, stranger, person of authority, or family member) per victim and to describe the prevalence of victim–offender relationship status combinations. Authors analyzed U...

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Published in:Journal of interpersonal violence Vol. 36; no. 13-14; pp. NP7284 - NP7297
Main Authors: Peterson, Cora, Liu, Yang, Merrick, Melissa, Basile, Kathleen C., Simon, Thomas R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2021
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:
Acquaintances
Adult
Adults
Crime Victims
Criminals
Domestic violence
Family Violence
Female
Humans
Intimate Partner Violence
Lifetime
Male
Offenders
Perpetrators
Prevention
Respondents
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Partners
Sexual violence
Stalking
Victim offender relations
Victimization
Victims
Victims of crime
Violence
United States > US
intimate partner violence
sexual violence
stalking
ISSN:0886-2605, 1552-6518, 1552-6518
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Summary:The aim of this study was to describe the U.S. population-level prevalence of multiple perpetrator types (intimate partner, acquaintance, stranger, person of authority, or family member) per victim and to describe the prevalence of victim–offender relationship status combinations. Authors analyzed U.S. nationally representative data from noninstitutionalized adult respondents with self-reported lifetime exposure to intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or stalking in the 2012 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS). An estimated 142 million U.S. adults had some lifetime exposure to intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or stalking. An estimated 55 million victims (39% of total victims) had more than one perpetrator type during their lifetimes. A significantly higher proportion of female victims reported more than one perpetrator type compared with male victims (49% vs. 27%). Among both female and male victims with >1 perpetrator type, the most prevalent victim–offender relationship status combinations all included an intimate partner perpetrator. Many victims of interpersonal violence are subject to multiple perpetrator types during their lifetimes. Prevention strategies that address polyvictimization and protect victims from additional perpetrators can have a substantial and beneficial societal impact. Research on victim experiences to inform prevention strategies is strengthened by comprehensively accounting for lifetime victimizations.
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Cora Peterson conceived of the study, led the study design and interpretation of results, and drafted the manuscript. Yang Liu and Cora Peterson conducted data analysis. Yang Liu, Melissa Merrick, Kathleen C. Basile, and Thomas R. Simon assisted with the study design and interpretation of results. All authors edited the manuscript and approved the final manuscript as submitted.
ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260518824648