This study shows that young male and females are more likely to experience both violent and theft victimization than older male and female (Bachman 1994). Therefore, age matters. Males and Females with higher family income experience fewer crimes than those with lower family income (Bachman 1994). The risk of theft victimization is higher for a female with a higher family income than those in a lower family income (Bachman 1994). This study shows that women with less education experience higher rates of aggravated and simple assault than women with more education (Bachman …show more content…
This time, of violence, is called an Intimate partner violence (IPV) meaning violence committed by a current or former boyfriend or girlfriend, spouse or ex-spouse (Modi, Palmer, and Armstrong 2014). This study shows that each year 1.3 to 5.3 million women in the United State experience IPV (Modi et al. 2014). This has a larger number of individuals affected, enormous health costs, and a multidisciplinary approach to making it an important healthcare issues (Modi et al. 2014). The Violence against Women Act (VAWA) is about addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (Modi et al. 2014). Starting the year of 2013, VAWA did not address a large amount of intimate partner violence (Modi et al. 2014). Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) includes physical, sexual, psychological harm including acts of physical aggression, sexual coercion, and psychological abuse and controlling behavior (Modi et al. 2014). This study shows that in 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NVAWS) 30% of women experience physical violence, 9% are raped, 17% experience sexual violence other than rape and 48% experienced psychological aggression (Modi et al.