People with disabilities are 50 percent more probable to be victims of violent crimes than are people without disabilities, according to a government study released Thursday.
The first national study of its kind found that a wide range of disabled people, including blind, deaf, developmentally disabled, and others with physical and mental limitations - were victims of assaults, rapes and robbery in 716,000 cases in 2007.
The study by the U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics said instances of aggression against disabled people occurred overall 1½ times the rate of those without disabilities, but the numbers varied by age group.
The most weak groups were disabled people ages 12 to 19 and 35 to 49, for whom persecution occurred at nearly twice the rate of non-disabled persons.
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The first national study of its kind found that a wide range of disabled people, including blind, deaf, developmentally disabled, and others with physical and mental limitations - were victims of assaults, rapes and robbery in 716,000 cases in 2007.
The study by the U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics said instances of aggression against disabled people occurred overall 1½ times the rate of those without disabilities, but the numbers varied by age group.
The most weak groups were disabled people ages 12 to 19 and 35 to 49, for whom persecution occurred at nearly twice the rate of non-disabled persons.
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