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1. Property Victimization -Most common type of victimization
-Includes NVCS(theft, motor vehicle theft, and
burglary)
-Many other types of property crimes

2. Moat theft victims occur to--- -white individuals and younger people with a total
house-
hold income of less than $7,500
-as number of people in household increases, so
does risk of theft
-attractive items are smaller, easier to carry, and steal

3. Exposure to True
delinquents/crimi- nals will
increase risk of theft
True
4. High crime or high
disorder neighborhoods
increase risk of theft

5. Motor vehicle theft -any vehicle, not just cars, that are stolen

6. Carjacking -when someone is in a car that is taken by a
perpetrator brandishing a weapon

7. Extent of Motor vehicle theft -2019 UCR (721, 885 thefts of motor vehicles
nationwide)
-more than 6 billion was lost nationwide to motor vehicle
thefts
-75% automobiles

8. Average dollar stolen for $8,886
motor vehicle theft is---
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9. Who are victims of motor vehicle -household headed by someone 12-34 years
old
thefts? -household headed by a person who is black or reports
two or more races




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