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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > individual protection actions > protection against violence

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protection against violence  

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  • Violence in the United States is common. According to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS), more than 6 million rapes, sexual assaults, robberies, and assaults were reported in the United States in 2006. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Violence, Protection against]

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