IPW: Healthy People 2010 Injury Prevention Objectives

Healthy People 2010 - With Annotations

Chapter 15

Injury and Violence Prevention
Lead Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Goal: Reduce injuries, disabilities, and deaths due to unintentional injuries and violence.

15-35. Reduce the annual rate of rape or attempted rape.

Target: 0.7 rapes or attempted rapes per 1,000 persons.

Baseline: 0.9 rapes or attempted rapes per 1,000 persons aged 12 years and older in 1998.

Target setting method: Better than the best.

Data sources: National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Persons Aged 12 Years and Older, 1994*	Rape or Attempted Rape Rate per 1,000
TOTAL	1.5
Race and ethnicity
Other American Indian or Alaska Native Asian or Pacific Islander	1.9
Black or African American	2.4
White	1.3
Hispanic or Latino	1.6
Gender
Female	2.7
Male	DSU
Education level
Less than high school	DNA
High school graduate	DNA
At least some college	DNA

DNA = Data have not been analyzed. DNC = Data are not collected. DSU = Data are statistically unreliable.

*New data for population groups will be added when available.

Healthy People 2010 - With Annotations

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