Table US-1: Effectiveness of victim resistance methods

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Effectiveness of victim resistance methods,
injury rates in percent grouped by crime
[1]
Method of Defense
Employed by Victim
Against Offender
Confrontational
Robbery[2]
Assault[2] Burglary[2][3]
Injury
(pre)
Injury
(post)
Loss Injury
(pre)
Injury
(post)
Loss Injury
(post)
Loss
Shoot 8.5 0.0 8.5 48.9 5.9 26.5 0.0 4.2
Threaten with a gun 13.5 9.0 16.3 24.9 3.0 10.0 2.6 16.6
Any defense w/ firearm 12.7 7.7 15.2 27.9 3.6 9.5 2.2 15.0
Other weapon 41.9 1.6 34.4 60.7 7.8 30.4 7.3 6.3
Fists 52.1 7.7 46.9 82.7 8.6 64.3 5.4 13.5
Threaten w/ other weapon 15.9 0.0 23.3 30.6 2.8 15.8 0.0 0.0
Threaten without weapon 52.1 7.7 46.9 82.7 8.6 64.3 5.4 13.5
Defended self/property[4] 51.4 9.8 52.1 83.3 10.0 61.9 12.8 12.0
Chased/tried to
catch offender
34.4 9.6 60.3 58.2 9.0 10.2 0.0 26.7
Yelled at offender,
turned on lights
40.2 10.6 49.8 63.3 10.8 17.0 4.4 9.7
Pretended to cooperate
w/ offender
12.6 6.5 81.5 37.6 14.7 38.1 15.5 37.9
Argued/reasoned with attacker 31.0 14.1 52.8 56.9 15.2 39.3 11.7 11.8
(tried to) Run/drive away 32.3 4.9 41.5 38.4 5.4 36.2 29.3 14.9
Called police/guard 23.6 3.4 56.0 48.5 4.6 12.9 2.8 14.3
Try to attract attention 45.6 14.0 41.1 70.4 6.7 39.5 21.2 16.1
Screamed from fear/pain 69.3 22.0 68.6 94.1 12.6 73.6 21.6 19.4
Other methods of
self-protection
25.2 8.4 58.8 42.4 6.8 8.2 2.3 10.5
All resistances (avg.) 34.0 7.2 52.8 58.1 7.8 20.4 4.1 12.5
None at all 23.6 n/a 83.6 55.2 n/a 6.6 n/a 52.8
All incidents 30.2 4.5 69.9 57.4 5.9 14.2 2.2 30.5

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Statistics based upon data gathered from the US Department of Justice's National Crime Victimization Survey (1992-1998) and compiled by criminologist Gary Kleck. Please insert newer data if you have it.

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